World War II Test

Rosie the Riveter is shown in which picture?

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• 2

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What event on December 7, 1941 brought America out of its isolationist state?

• Russia’s invasion of Poland

• Japan’s loss at the Battle of Midway

• Germany’s declaration of war

• Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

Due to distrust and prejudice during World War II, many Japanese Americans who were not serving in the armed forces were forced into—

• concentration camps in Europe

• internment camps in the United States

• death camps in Europe

• prison work camps in the United States

What country did Germany invade that set off war in Europe?

• France

• Poland

• Austria

• Baltic nations

What would be the best title for this list of people? - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Harry S. Truman - Winston Churchill - Joseph Stalin

• Fascist Dictators

• Western European Presidents

• Allied Leaders

• European Tyrants

How did American involvement in World War II affect the Great Depression?

• Factories had to close as men were drafted into the armed forces.

• America spread the Depression economy to other Allied countries.

• The Depression ended as workers were needed to produce goods for the war.

• The cost of sustaining a war caused the Depression to last through the 1940s.

Which is true of the Battle of Britain?

• America declared war against England.

• Germany relentlessly bombed London.

• British troops invaded the European mainland.

• Japan destroyed the British islands.

Match the dictator to the country he led during World War II.

Adolf Hitler

• Germany
• Italy

• Japan

• United States

Match the dictator with the country he led during World War II.

Benito Mussolini

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• United States

Match the dictator to the country he led during World War II.

Hideki Tojo

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• United States