World War II Review

What was an immediate effect of the Lend Lease Act?

• The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact.

• Japan declared war against the United States.

• Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War I.

• The United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and the Allies.

What was the purpose of creating the Lend-Lease Act?

• to end United States isolationism

• to improve United States relations with Japan

• to protect the United States by arming our allies

• to create jobs to improve the United States economy

Use the information to answer the following question.

Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was at peace with the nation...The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost…

Based on the speech by President Roosevelt, what does he want Congress to do?

• to end World War II

• to declare war on Japan

• to start arresting Japanese Americans

What was the primary reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

• Japan wanted to capture American oil reserves.

• Japan wanted the destruction of American naval power in the Pacific.

• Japan wanted to force China to surrender more territory to the United States.

Use the information to answer the following question.

The Japanese ruling groups are aware of the desperate military situation...but still find unconditional surrender unacceptable. The basic policy of the present government is to fight as long and as desperately as possible in the hope of avoiding complete defeat and of acquiring a better bargaining position in a negotiated peace. The Japanese believe that unconditional surrender would be the equivalent of national extinction.

Because of this report’s conclusions, what did American leaders decide?

• the decision to use nuclear weapons

• the decision to sell weapons to the Allies

• the decision to intern Japanese Americans

Use the outline to answer the following question.

The Battle of__________________________

● Only lost 1 United States carrier● 6 months after Pearl Harbor● Morale boost for United States troops● Shifted the war in the Pacific

Which battle is described in the outline?

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Okinawa

Why did President Truman choose to drop an atomic bomb on Japan instead of ordering a land invasion?

• American forces were too defeated for a land invasion.

• Japan’s geography would not allow a land invasion.

• A land invasion would result in too many American casualties.

• It was not possible to supply troops with weapons for a land invasion.

Use the text to answer the following question.

...This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable-though much less certain-that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may thus be constructed…

Yours truly,

Albert Einstein

—Letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from Albert Einstein, 1939

How did the administration of President Roosevelt react to the information written in this letter?

• proposing the Lend-Lease Act

• creating the Manhattan project

• declaring war on the Axis powers

Why were the Normandy landings (D-Day) considered an important turning point in World War II?

• They allowed the Allied Powers to attack all Germany’s forces at once.

• They forced Germany to fight on multiple fronts, which divided and weakened its military strength.

• They showed the effectiveness and safety of beach invasions, which led to more successful Allied invasions.

Which of the following statements BEST characterizes the Battle of Berlin?

• It went almost according to plan and represented the most successful Allied invasion of World War II.

• It was insignificant from a strategic military perspective and failed to slow Hitler’s Final Solution plans.

• It was one of the bloodiest battles in history and one of the final battles of World War II’s European theater.