World War II Test

In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor
• Bombing of England
• Bombing of Normandy
• Bombing of London

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Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?

• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• Adolf Hitler
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What does philanthropy mean?

• generously donating money to good causes

• future generations; your kid's kids

• being wealthy and leaving all of your money to 1 son

• a place where different nationalities and religions are mixed together

In response to the Axis aggression in the 1930s, western democracies followed a policy of

• containment
• appeasement
• aggression
• genocide

When this ship was sunk at Pearl Harbor, over one thousand US soldiers lost their lives.      

• USS Arizona
• USS Utah 
• USS Oklahoma 
• USS Chicago

In what way did Americans at home contribute to the war effort?

• Working in War Related Industries

• Rationing

• Buying War Bonds

• All of the Above

What event led Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

• Germany invaded Poland.
• Germany and Italy formed the Rome-Berlin Axis.
• Germany invaded Sudetenland.
• Germany and the Soviet Union agreed not to attack each other.

What was the purpose of the Lend Lease Act? 

• To help German Military  
• For the U.S. to officially enter WW2
• To let countries borrow or lease weapons to fight the Axis powers  
• To get more government funding for the War

By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed? 

• 2 Million
• 4 Million
• 6 Million
• 8 Million

The Manhattan Project was

• the secret plan to build an atomic weapon
• the secret German plan to bomb New York
• the Japanese plan to bomb New York
• the American plan to build a wall around New York