SS CDA3 Review

In order to help create a peaceful world, World War II leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin agreed to found which of the following?

• The United Nations

• The European Union

• The League of Nations

• the World Health Organization

Which former first lady of the United States worked with the United Nations to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

• Betty Ford

• Eleanor Roosvelt

• Lady Bird Johnson

• Jacqueline Kennedy

During World War II, MOST African American soldiers serving in the US military

• were only allowed to work in combat jobs.

• served in the same military units as white soldiers.

• required to serve in segregated units of soldiers

• had the same opportunities as other service members.

Which grouping shows the correct ranking of countries from lowest to highest number of military deaths during World War II?

• Germany, China, Soviet Union

• Japan, United States, Germany

• United States, China, Soviet Union

• United Kingdom, Japan, United States

What was the outcome of the Battle of Iwo Jima?

• Allied troops captured an island in Japan.

• Allied bombers destroyed most of Japan's naval fleet.

• Japanese bombers sank most of the Allied ships in the Pacific.

• Japanese troops captured thousands of Allied troops in the Pacific.

Which of the following events is NOT in the correct order on the timeline?

• Germany invades Poland.

• Germany surrenders in Europe.

• Japan surrenders, ending the war in the Pacific.

• The United States uses nuclear weapons against Japan.

The date on which Japan formally surrendered to the United States in 1945 is commonly referred to as

• D-Day.

• UN Day.

• VE Day.

• VJ Day.

Which of the following BEST describes why the United States entered World War II?

• Japan invaded China.

• Germany sank a US ship.

• Germany invaded Poland.

• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

Why did President Harry S. Truman decide to use nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II?

• He believed Japan was forming an alliance with the Soviet Union.

• He believed Japan was building nuclear weapons in those cities.

• He wanted to respond quickly to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• He wanted to end the war quickly in order to save lives.

Which World War II leader was responsible for ending the conflict with Japan?

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

• Harry Truman