World War II Quiz A

Which action replaces the question mark on this cause-and-effect diagram?

• Implements an embargo against Japan

• Sends ground troops to fight the Chinese

• Bans the sale of weapons to China

• Appeases Japanese demands for new territory

What was one direct effect of World War II activities like those promoted by this poster?

• Changes in the traditional roles of women

• The establishment of women's suffrage

• Combat training for women

• The election of women political leaders

In this excerpt, President Clinton is apologizing for-

• The passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

• The verdict of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial

• The hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee

• The internment of Japanese Americans

Which action prompted the United States to officially enter World War II? (TEK 7A)

• The German use of blitzkrieg tactics in Europe

• Japanese military actions in Indochina

• German submarine attacks on U.S. merchant ships

• The Japanese bombing of a U.S. military base

What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

• Battle of Britain
• D-Day
• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Stalingrad

Where were the two atomic bombs dropped to prompt the Japanese to surrender in World War II?

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Iwo Jima and Midway

• Pearl Harbor and San Francisco

• Beijing and Berlin

Why were the Japanese Americans living on the west coast of America sent to interment camps during WWII?

• British intelligence found out about a bombing plot planned by Californians of Japanse decent and the nation of Japan.
• Many could not speak English and were being harassed by other Americans.
• There was a mistaken belief that they were aiding our enemy, Japan.
• Evidence was seized from Japanese-American spies.

The goal of this government-sponsored advertisement in the United States was to encourage-

• American soldiers to give Allies additional supplies
• Americans to reduce their use of consumer goods
• Americans to give their weapons to soldiers
• Americans to support foreign troops

What did Rosie the Riveter symbolize?

• Women working in peace gardens
• Women raising children at home
• Women serving in combat jobs in the war
• Women replacing men in the workforce

Which of the following was known as the turning point of World War II?

• Gettysburg
• The Battle of the Bulge
• D-Day
• Vicksburg