World War 2 Quiz

Which government does this list BEST describe?

• promoted extreme nationalism and racism  

• abolished civil liberties 

• forcibly eliminated all opposition

• the democratic government of America

• the Nazi government of Germany

• the militarist government of Japan

• the communist government of the USSR

Which of these allowed the United States to send "all aid short of war" to Britain despite its status as a neutral nation early in World War II?

• Atlantic Charter

• Double V campaign

• Lend-Lease Act

• Selective Training and Service Act

On December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war. Which of these events led to this request?

• Churchill's desperate need for help in the Battle of Britain

• Germany's lightning war that ended with the fall of France

• Stalin's agreement to sign a nonaggression pact with Hitler

• Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor

What did Hitler take advantage of in order to spread his ideas?

• A strong alliance with the United States

• Germany’s need for oil in the Dutch East Indies

• The aggressive actions of Great Britain in the Rhineland region

• Germany’s economic depression following World War I

The Double V (Victory) Campaign sought to fight against fascism and

• end racism in the United States.

• create a new League of Nations.

• promote a communist government.

• revert back to the policy of neutrality.

Which of these organizations was created after World War II to "reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small"?

• World Bank

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• International Monetary Fund

What did the freedoms listed on this poster come to be known as?

• Atlantic Charter

• Four Freedoms

• UN Charter

• Universal Bill of Rights

What event that ultimately drew the United States into World War II is depicted in the image? What was an immediate cause of this event? 

What was the importance of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War 2? 

Opinion: If you were the president in 1945, would you have used the atomic bomb on Japan? Write your answer using 1-2 sentences.