World War II Review

Where is Pearl Harbor located on the map?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to which important event?

• D-Day

• The Holocaust

• V-E Day

• V-J Day

During WWII, who was known as "the Big Three"

• France, Germany, Japan

• United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union

• United States, Germany, & France

• Germany, Italy, Soviet Union

Why were posters like this produced during WWII?

• to encourage women to join community defense organizations

• to encourage women to work in defense industries

• to encourage women to serve in government

• to encourage women to join the military and fight in the war

Why did President and First Lady Roosevelt support the creation of the United Nations?

• The wanted to promote peaceful relationships and prevent war.

• They wanted to stop communism from spreading.

• They believed it would help the US control other nations

• The believed the whole world should vote to punish the Axis powers.

Why was D-Day important to WWII?

• The Allies recaptured territory taken by Germany, making it a turning point.

• The Axis recaptured territory taken by the Allies, making it a turning point.

• It was the day that officially ended WWII.

• It changed how American citizens viewed the Allies.

After President Roosevelt said those words, what happened next?

• The US bombed Hiroshima & Nagasaki

• Germany and Japan formed an alliance

• The US entered WWII

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

What were TWO efforts used, on the American home-front, to conserve resources during WWII?

• Rationing of food and other resources

• Issuing of war bonds

• Formation of labor unions

• the planting of victory gardens

• the implementation of the draft.

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• African-American men who flew Tuskegee airplanes.

• African-American men who were already pilots and joined the army late in the war.

• African-American men who trained to become the first African-American pilots to fly during WWII.

• African-American men who flew airplanes made in Tuskegee, Alabama.

What was a major effect the end of WWII had on women and African-Americans who were not in the war?

• Families were reunited and life went back to normal.

• Most women and African-Americans lost their jobs to the soldiers who came back from war.

• Women gained new rights and African-Americans got the right to vote.

• They were able to keep their jobs and work with the soldiers who returned home.