WWII Practice Quiz

What was the primary reason for the Japanese Internment camps in the United States during World War II?

• To provide Japanese immigrants with jobs

• To integrate Japanese Americans into the military

• As a response to the attack on Pearl Harbor

• To protect Japanese Americans from wartime hostility

Which executive order authorized the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

• Executive Order 8802

• Executive Order 9066

• Executive Order 9981

• Executive Order 9102

What was the main goal of the Final Solution?

• The deportation of Jews from Europe

• The forced emigration of Jews from Germany

• The extermination of the Jewish people

• The internment of Jews in concentration camps

Which event marked the beginning of the Holocaust?

• The invasion of Poland by Germany

• The passing of the Nuremberg Laws

• Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass)

• The Wannsee Conference

On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?

• December 7, 1941

• November 11, 1941

• September 1, 1939

• June 22, 1941

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• The United States declared war on Japan

• Japan surrendered to the United States

• The United States entered World War II

• Anti-Japanese sentiment increased in the United States

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during most of World War II?

• Neville Chamberlain

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

What role did women primarily play on the homefront during World War II in the United States?

• They served as combat soldiers overseas

• They worked in factories and shipyards

• They were encouraged to stay at home

• They served as diplomats in foreign countries

Which of the following leaders was NOT part of the Allied Powers during World War II?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

What was the main purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

• To rebuild Germany after the war

• To provide financial reparations to Holocaust survivors

• To prosecute Nazi war criminals

• To establish a new government in Germany