World War 2 Practice

Where did the Japanese attack prompting the US to enter World War 2?

​ ​ (a)   invaded Poland at the start of World War 2

• Italy

• Japan

• Germany
• France

​ ​ (a)   invaded the Soviet Union at the start of World War 2

• Italy

• Japan

• Germany
• France

​ ​ ​ (a)   attacked Pearl Harbor during World War 2

• Italy

• Germany
• France
• Japan

What happened on December 7, 1941?

• Japanese aggression in the Pacific forced the US to enter the war.

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

• Germany's invasion of Western Europe caused the United States to go free France.

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

What was the purpose of Executive Order 9066?

• Create a draft for military service for all eligible citizens

• Set up military defense bases in locations in the United States

• Intern American citizens of Japanese ancestry

• Establish a new hierarchy in the United States military

What was the justification for Executive Order 9066?

• War requires every protection against sabotage and espionage.

• Japanese Americans were funding Japan's war effort.

• The Germans were winning the war.

• The president was worried about communist traitors.

After leading the war effort in Europe, General Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke out against which atorcity he witnessed during the war?

• the Bataan Death March

• Nazi concentration camps

• Japanese American internment camps

• the bombing of Hiroshima

How did many in the the scientific community feel during the development of the atomic bomb?

• Prominent scientists were united in agreement about how to proceed.

• A postwar scientific alliance with Russia would be guaranteed after a successful demonstration.

• Additional testing on smaller Japanese communities would be necessary.

• Concerns were raised over the potential long-term effects of changes in relations

  between countries.

Match the following

• the end of the Great Depression

• The increased spending on defense led to...

• woman in non traditional roles

• An increased need for industrial goods led to...

• the need to ration consumer goods

• The increased size of the military led to...