EOC Review - World War II

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked..."

--President Franklin D. Roosevelt, address to Congress, December 8, 1941

Which statement correctly summarizes the reason for this speech?

• Axis violations of international law caused the United States to hold criminal trials

• German expansion in Western Europe caused the United States to assist France

• Japanese aggression in the Pacific caused the United States to declare war

• Allied defeats on the battlefield caused the United States to develop new weapons

What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?

• The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes

• The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway

• Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps

• U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber

Which nationalities correctly replace the three question marks on this notice?

Pick THREE

• German

• Russian

• Italian

• Spanish

• Japanese

Which phrase best defines the Holocaust?

• The U.S. plan to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps

• The Allied plan to liberate concentration camps in Eastern Europe

• The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews

• The Japanese military strategy to destroy U.S. aircraft carriers

"Atomic Bombs Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki"

What was the main effect of the event reported in this headline?

• The Soviet Union invaded Japan to gain access to natural resources

• The United States initiated the Marshall Plan to help with the rebuilding of Japan

• Germany surrendered to the Allies and promised to help in the fight against Japan

• World War II ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies

Why did the United States seize Pacific islands during World War II?

• To gain access to vital natural resources

• To fulfill commitments to military alliances

• To protect shipping routes for neutral countries

• To establish military bases for use in further attacks

"Japanese Forces Occupy Bataan Peninsula"

Many of the U.S. soldiers involved in the event mentioned in this headline --

• remained in trenches and resisted Japanese invasion

• were exchanged for Japanese prisoners of war

• escaped and were redeployed to the European theater

• died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines

This photograph shows an example of --

• U.S. citizens contributing to the war effort

• the effects of trade sanctions on enemy nations

• U.S. citizens attempting to follow new dietary guidelines

• the effects of allowing farmland to go unused while farmers were at war

What important military contribution did Navajo Code Talkers make during World War II?

• They were part of a volunteer group of U.S. pilots that defended China from Japanese aggression

• They were one of the groups that transmitted secret military information in the Pacific Theater

• They were among the first black servicemen to fly as military aviators in the U.S. armed forces

• They were members of the tank division that helped liberate France after the invasion of Normandy

What were two economic effects of World War II on the home front?

Select TWO

• Increased number of women working in industrial jobs

• Decreased size of the national debt

• Increased production of consumer goods

• Decreased government funding for nuclear weapons research

• Increased income tax rates