World War II

Which World War II battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

• Battle of Guadalcanal

• Battle of Midway

• Battle ofIwo Jima

• Battle of the Coral Sea

Which World War II–era agreement does this map reflect?

• The Yalta Conference

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Nazi-Soviet Pact

• The Potsdam Conference

Which action MOST helped end the Great Depression?

• he creation of Square Deal programs

• the regulations placed on trusts

• the outbreak of World War II

• the rationing of natural resources

Based on the timeline below, what was one of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s top priorities?

• finding ways to slow the effects of the Great Depression

• increasing the size of state governments

• focusing on keeping the country out of World War II

• limiting the power of the federal government

Which outcome is MOST closely related to the consequences of the Holocaust in World War II?

• the creation of the state of Israel

• the establishment of the Marshall Plan

• the announcement of the Truman Doctrine

• the division of Germany into four zones

Which event contributed to this declaration?

The State of Israel will be open for Jewish immigration and for the Ingathering of the Exiles; it will foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants . . . and it will be faithful to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

—The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 1948

• Soviet collectivization of Ukrainian peasants

• Hitler’s persecution of religious groups

• U.S. internment of Japanese residents during World War II

• Tojo’s refusal to surrender during World War II

Use the list below to answer the question.

• 1941—The U.S. enters World War II and sends troops to the Pacific

• 1942—The U.S. invades North Africa and Italy to strike at Europe

• 1943—U.S. forces begin to “island hop” in the Pacific to get within range of an invasion of mainland Japan

• 1944—U.S. and Allied forces launch the Normandy invasion

Which phrase BEST describes this list of events of World War II?

• protecting Great Britain from a sea invasion

• fighting on multiple fronts

• ending the threat of German submarines

• preventing the spread of communism

Which post-World War II event fulfilled the goal expressed in this excerpt?

We have surveyed the problems of the future. We shall seek the cooperation and active participation of all nations, large and small, whose peoples in heart and mind are dedicated, as are our own peoples, to the elimination of tyranny and slavery, oppression and intolerance. We will welcome them, as they may choose to come, into a world family of Democratic Nations.

—Tehran Conference, 1943

• the Marshall Plan

• the establishment of the United Nations

• the Berlin Airlift

• the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Which statement describes the result of the partition of Korea after World War II?

he partition of Korea into two zones dominates the political and economic life of the peninsula. The division . . . at the 38th parallel has turned into a hard and fast boundary. . . .

—Office of Reports and Estimates, 1947

• It prevented the outbreak of a civil war by establishing an official border.

• It aided reconstruction by dividing responsibilities between two countries.

• It led to the creation of a United Nations territorial mandate.

• It contributed to the start of a major conflict in the Cold War.

Which U.S. policy provided Great Britain with military supplies duringWorld War II?

• isolationism

• multilateralism

• containment

• lend-lease