World War II

World War II

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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World War II

World War II

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Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This poster was used during World War II to...


  1. encourage citizens to volunteer to serve in the Armed Forces

  1. remind citizens not to be wasteful during the war

  1. promote the sale of war bonds

encourage women to seek jobs in war-related industries

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The main purpose of the World War II coupons shown in this illustration was to


  1. choose men for the draft

  1. conserve essential goods for military use

  1. encourage increased production of consumer goods

pay defense contractors for military hardware

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which statement most accurately expresses the point of view of the cartoonist?


England can defend itself against Axis aggression.

  1. Trade restrictions are more of a threat than leaders recognize.

  1. The United States is ignoring the threat caused by foreign aggression.

  1. Isolationism is the safest policy for these countries to follow.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During World War II, the Manhattan Project was the name of the plan to


  1. open a second front in Europe

  1. capture Pacific islands held by the Japanese

  1. develop the atomic bomb

liberate German concentration camps

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The United States justification for dropping atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was that


  1. the bombs’ destructive power might end the war quickly

  1. Japan’s military power was centered in these two cities

  1. Japan had attacked major cities in other nations

Japan was on the verge of developing its own atomic weapons

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One reason the Nuremberg trials following World War II were held was to


  1. bring Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo to justice

  1. force Japan to pay for the attack on Pearl Harbor

  1. make German leaders accountable for the Holocaust

punish the German government for bombing England

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The D-Day invasion in June 1944 was important to the outcome of World War II because it


  1. opened a new Allied front in Europe

  1. avoided use of the atomic bomb against civilian targets

  1. forced Italy to surrender

stopped Soviet advances in eastern Europe

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