World War II Practice Questions (Part 1)

What was the main purpose of the Neutrality Laws passed between 1935–1939?

• To prepare the U.S. military for war

• To support the Allied Powers

• To punish Axis Powers

• To keep the United States out of World War II

Which policy allowed the U.S. to sell goods to nations at war as long as they paid cash and transported the goods themselves?

• War Bond Program

• Lend-Lease Act

• Marshall Plan

• Cash and Carry Policy

The Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to:

• Lend war supplies to Allies

• Avoid involvement in the war

• Remain completely neutral

• Sell weapons only to Axis Powers

What does the term “mobilization” refer to during World War II?

• Transitioning a nation from peacetime to wartime

• Ending military production

• Moving civilians overseas

• Signing peace treaties

What event directly caused the United States to enter World War II?

• The Lend-Lease Act

• The signing of the Neutrality Acts

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The Four Freedoms Speech

Pearl Harbor was attacked on:

• November 11, 1941

• June 6, 1944

• December 7, 1941

• August 6, 1945

Which freedom was NOT included in Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms Speech?

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom to Worship

• Freedom of the Press

• Freedom from Want

Which nations were part of the Allied Powers?

• United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• France, Italy, USSR

• China, Japan, United States

Internment camps during World War II primarily affected:

• Soviet diplomats

• Japanese Americans

• Italian immigrants

• German prisoners of war

Korematsu v. United States upheld:

• The end of segregation

• Voting rights protections

• The legality of internment camps

• The right to free speech