World War II STAAR Quiz

Which technological advance from World War II fulfilled this mission?

• Sonar
• Jet engines
• Radar
• Cipher machines

How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?

• It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union
• It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes
• It enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan
• It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force

In this excerpt, General Eisenhower is describing his reaction to - 

• the Bataan Death March
• Nazi concentration camps
• Japanese American internment camps
• the bombing of Hiroshima

This diagram indicates that during World War II the federal government - 

• provided technological training for soldiers on the battlefield
• developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies
• instituted a disaster-preparedness program for the civilian population
• nationalized industries considered essential to national security

What was the main effect of the event reported in this headline?

• The Soviet Union invaded Japan to gain access to natural resources.
• The United States initiated the Marshall Plan to help with the rebuilding of Japan
• Germany surrendered to the Allies and promised to help in the fight against Japan
• World War II ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies

Why did the United States seize Pacific islands during World War II?

• To gain access to vital natural resources
• To fulfill commitments to military alliances
• To protect shipping routes for neutral countries
• To establish military bases for use in further attacks

The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to - 

• give the United States an advantage in military encryption
• encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War II
• decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces
• increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II

The disastrous effects of World War I and the Great Depression led

• to the rise of totalitarian regimes in some countries

• to strong democracies taking shape throughout Europe

• totalitarian regimes to die out worldwide

• people throughout the world to feel more hopeful about the future

After coming to power in Italy, Benito Mussolini

• became a communist dictator and ally of Joseph Stalin

• built a strong democratic government to lead his country

• banned political parties, took over the press, and suppressed strikes

• denounced Italian nationalism as a dangerous threat to peace

After World War I, the Weimar Republic

• enthusiastically embraced the terms of the Versailles Treaty

• appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor of Germany

• ended Germany's high unemployment, homelessness, and hunger

• fought Nazism by banning Adolf Hitler from government