World War II Study for Test

Which term describes the location where U.S. forces dropped the first atomic bomb?

• Nagasaki

• Hiroshima

• Tokyo

• Kyoto

The Marshall Plan provided assistance to which region after WWII?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

The term "Aryan Race" refers to whose concept of a "pure" German race?

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What does the term "Anti-Semitism" refer to?

• Discrimination against Muslims

• Discrimination against Jewish people

• Discrimination against Christians

• Discrimination against Buddhists

Fascism is best described as:

• A form of democracy

• A political philosophy where complete power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are lost

• A type of socialism

• A pacifist ideology

Rosie the Riveter was an American propaganda campaign used to:

• Encourage men to join the military

• Convince women to work in factories

• Promote rationing

• Support the war effort through bond sales

Who was the leader of the United States throughout most of WWII?

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

WWII began after Germany invaded __.

• France

• Belgium

• Poland

• The Soviet Union

The United States entered WWII after Japan bombed __.

• Poland

• Great Britain

• Midway

• Pearl Harbor

Which of the following describes why the United States dropped atomic weapons on Japan? (Select all that apply)

• The Japanese refused to surrender even though they had lost the war.

• The Japanese were keeping Americans in concentration camps.

• The United States did not want to lose any more American lives.

• The United States wanted to repay the Japanese for Pearl Harbor.