World War 2 Study Guide

1. What resulted from the Battle of the Bulge?

• The US and Allies won and Germany was left extremely weakened so that it could no longer stop the Allies from entering Germany.

• Germany won due to its final, massive desperate attempt to force the Allies out of France

• The US and Allies won, but Germany was still able to keep the Allies from entering Germany and ending the war

• Winston Churchill was banned from all public beaches

2. Which battle was a major turning point in the war in the Pacific as the US (prepared for another surprise attack by the Japanese) shot down 28 planes, sank 4 carriers and put Japan on defensive action rather than offensive?

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of the Atlantic

• Battle of Midway

• D-Day

3. What was the importance of the Doolittle Raid?

• It boosted American morale because even though the bombers had to crash land in China, for the first time, American bombs fell on Japan.

• It boosted American morale because for the first time America had a victory over Germany and put German forces on defensive action.

• It lowered American morale because American pilots were captured by the Japanese and America was exposed as being weak and unprepared.

4. What was the main idea of Executive Order 9066?

• It allowed the President to declare war on Japanese Americans by ordering them all to be executed.

• It banned Americans from travelling on fighting nations' ships until the war was over.

• It allowed the War Department to declare any part of the US a military zone and evacuate anyone seen as a threat from that zone (namely Japanese Americans)

• It allowed people to loan money to the government and be paid back with interest later.

Which of the following was NOT a major impact of women in the war effort?

• Women took jobs left by men joining the army and fighting to keep America's wartime industry and production going

• Women joined the military and fought next to men in combat

• Women took clerical/office jobs in the army to free up more men to fight

• Women became military pilots delivering materials and supplies to troops

The main idea of the Neutrality Act was:

• All fighting nations could receive American goods as long as they paid on a "Cash & Carry" basis and the US would stay out of hostile waters

• The president could sell, trade, lend or lease American goods to Allied nations fighting in WWII

• The government would pay a company to make war goods and give them a guaranteed percentage of the costs as profit

Which of the following is an example of Appeasement?

• The Munich Agreement

• The Austrian Anschluss

• Japanese Internment

• Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

What nations made up the Allies in WWII?

• United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union & France

• Germany, Italy & Japan

• Italy, United States & Great Britain

• Great Britain, Soviet Union & Germany

What nations made up the Axis Powers in WWII?

• United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union & France

• Germany, Italy & Japan

• Italy, United States & Great Britain

• Great Britain, Soviet Union & Germany

Which statement best describes the change in US foreign policy from the beginning of WWII to Pearl Harbor?

• The US initially was heavily involved in the war and then backed off due to public backlash and criticism

• The US was initially an isolationist nation and did not want to get involved, but over time became increasingly involved to protect global democracy

• The US was initially an isolationist nation and remained completely neutral in the war until the Japanese attacked at Pearl Harbor