6th Grade WWII Test

Why did the US enter WWII?

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

• Germany invaded Poland

• The Allied forces asked for help to land in Normandy

• Germany broke its agreement with the Soviet Union

Which group of people did the Nazis most target during the Holocaust?

• The Jewish people

• The Gypsy people

• People with disabilities

• The Polish people

Most Americans did not want to get involved in the problems of Europe because they were:

• Nationalists

• Isolationists

• Communists

• Senators

After Franklin Roosevelt died, what responsibility was left to President Truman?

• Setting up trials at Nuremburg

• Taking in victims of the Holocaust

• Getting Japan to surrender

• Stopping discrimination of American troops

What did President Truman do about this responsibility?

• Sent representatives to Germany.

• Outlined a refugee program.

• Ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• Called on General MacArthur to plan a defense

What were concentration camps?

• Places where Jews and others were imprisoned and murdered.

• Ghettos in which many Jews were forced to

• Places where Japanese Americans were relocated.

• Secret hiding places where people hid from the Nazis.

The end of WW2 in Europe began with D-Day on June 6, 1944. What happened on D-Day that enable the Allies to win the war?

• The Allies dropped atomic bombs on Germany.

• Parades were held all over Europe to celebrate American soldiers.

• The Allies began a massive surprise attack on German forces in France.

• The Allies dropped atomic bombs on HIroshima, Japan.

The Allied powers fought the Axis Powers in WW2. Who was the dictator of Italy at the time?

• Winston Churchill

• Emperor Hirohito

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

Which event led to changing roles for women?

• Involvement in WW2

• The beginning of the Cold War.

• The formation of the League of Nations

• The end of WW1

Which statement was true of the Tuskegee Airmen?

• They served in the same US Army Air Corps as white troops

• They worked in airplane factories before the war

• They repaired US Army Air Corps planes

• They received the right to fly military planes.