WWII -- unit 5 assessment

Submarines were used during World War II for what purpose?

• to control ocean shipping lanes

• to observe enemy troop movements

• to take soldiers onto enemy beaches

• to bomb enemy coastal locations

The United Nations was created in 1945 in response to World War II. The United States, along with many other countries in the world, decided the main purpose of the United Nations would be to

• guard against the spread of communism.

• settle problems between countries peacefully.

• encourage trade between countries.

• stabilize the currency of the U.S. and Europe.

Under the Lend Lease program, adopted in 1941, the United States supplied food, oil, and military supplies to countries fighting Germany and Japan. This program showed the beginning of a gradual change in American policy from

• neutrality to a position of more direct involvement in World War II.

• direct involvement in the war to a position of strict neutrality.

• neutrality to an even stronger position against involvement in World War II.

• direct involvement in the war to a position of total isolationism.

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan, begun shortly after World War II?

• to create new governments in European countries

• to make European countries rely on American trade

• to place European countries under American control

• to rebuild heavily damaged European countries

Why did Holocaust survivors need support in finding new places to live?

• Many survivors did not want to purchase new homes.

• Many survivors only spoke one or two languages.

• Many survivors were left with no family to help them.

• Many survivors wanted to go back to their homes.

What was one way that the United States helped Europe recover after World War II?

• The United States sent people to teach new farming methods.

• The United States showed people how to use new economic systems.

• The United States sent tons of food to feed starving populations.

• The United States provided weapons to rebuild defeated armies.

VJ Day was an important event in World War II. It was the day that

• the German army surrendered.

• Germany invaded Poland.

• Allied armies landed in France.

• Japan surrendered to the U.S.

Which of the following is the best title for the list?

• Communist Dictators

• Socialist Leaders

• Democratic Leaders

• Fascist Dictators

The United States developed the first atomic bomb in the 1940s. Two bombs were used against which country at the end of World War II?

• Germany

• USSR

• Japan

• France

As the poster shows, women were encouraged to take jobs during the war. What impact did this trend have on society after the war?

• A. Men wanted different jobs when they returned home.

• B. Men were able to get better jobs after the war.

• C. Women continued to work after soldiers came home.

• D. Women gave up their jobs to men when they returned.