World War II Test

Which of the following statements BEST describes the U.S. involvement in World War II prior to 1941?

• The U.S. was completely neutral, supporting no nations at war

• The U.S. was neutral until President Roosevelt involved the War Powers Act in 1941

• The U.S. did not involve military in the war but lent weapons to Allied nations

• The U.S. was the primary fighting force among the Allied Nations prior to 1941

What major event led the United States to enter World War II?

• Germany's invasion of Poland

• Knowledge about Hitler's concentration Camps

• Japan's island hoping campaign in the Pacific Ocean

• Japan's attack on U.S Naval Base at Pearl Harbor

Why did President Truman make the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

• He wanted to test the bomb to see how well it worked

• He wanted to eradicate (get rid of) Japan's own atomic weapon before they could use it

• He wanted to prevent mass numbers of Americans from dying in prolonged war

• He wanted to use it to persuade Germany to surrender

Look at the propaganda poster from the World War II era. What is the message in the advertisement?

• The armed forces has fully incorporated women as soldiers

• Women have no role in supporting the war effort

• American women can help the army by saving and collecting items, such as food

• Women are needed to work in factories to produce goods for WW2

Which would be the most credible primary source about conditions in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust?

• a novel set in a concentration camp

• an account of camp life by a survivor of a concentration camp

• a film about the camps directed by a person whose parents were in a concentration camp

• a 2020 newspaper article reciting the events of German concentration camp

What is one way in which the federal government extended support to American troops returning home from World War II?

• Free PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) counseling for all returning veterans

• College educations, mortgage loans, and hospitals for all returning veterans as part of the G.I. Bill of 1944

• Automatic rank advancement and corresponding raises for all returning veterans

• The federal government did nothing to support American troops returning home

What coutnry was created at the end of World War 2 as the home state for people of Jewish faith?

• Israel

• Palestine

• Jordan

• Iran

Executive Order 9066 did which of the following?

• It desegregated the armed forces

• It authorized the evacuation of all Japanese-Americans to relocation camps

• It placed a limit on the amount of terms a U.S. president could serve

• It brought World War 2 to an end

Which of the following battles resulted in the liberation (taking back) of France?

• The Battle of the Bulge

• The Battle at Midway

• D-Day invasion

• Battle of Stalingrad

Which president made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Woodrow Wilson

• Herbert Hoover