Outcomes of World War II

How did the role of women change during World War II?

• Women were expected to enlist in the military as soldiers.

• Women were needed to start working in jobs that used to belong to men.

• Women were expected to run for political office to start negotiating for peace.

• Women were expected to leave jobs and start staying home with their children.

What was the effect of the United States' use of atomic weapons in the war in the Pacific?

• The use of atomic weapons resulted in a massive "kamikaze"-style counter-offensive from the Japanese military.

• It gave the U.S. military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland Japan.

• It brought about the unconditional surrender of Germany and stopped the Soviet Union from occupying Berlin.

• It brought about the unconditional surrender of Japan and ended the Second World War.

Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers (it was also known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis)

• Japan, U.S., Russia

• Japan, Germany, Soviet Union

• Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union

• Japan, Germany, Italy

Two superpowers that emerged after World War II

• Soviet Union and Germany

• United States and Germany

• Soviet Union and China

• United States and Soviet Union 

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

• Opened a new Allied front in Europe

• Increased the amount of resources available to the Allies

• Provided a strategic advantage to the Allies in the Pacific theater

• Pushed back the German forces to the Eastern Front

The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to:

• ban the use of chemical and biological warfare

• develop the atomic bomb

• coordinate troop movements between New York and Europe

• supply the Allies with more fighter planes    

Answer explanation

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during World War II was called

• the Progressive Movement

• Internment camps

• the Marshall Plan

• the Holocaust

What was one of the major political outcomes of World War II?

• The establishment of the League of Nations

• The division of Germany into East and West

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The unification of Korea

Which international organization was created after World War II to prevent future conflicts?

• The League of Nations

• The United Nations

• NATO

• The European Union

What was the economic plan called that aimed to rebuild European economies after World War II?

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

• The Molotov Plan

• The Dawes Plan