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Worksheetshudsong - World War 2 Review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?
a)
Through diplomatic negotiations
b)
By capturing their capital city
c)
By dropping atomic bombs on two Japanese cities
d)
By isolating Japan with the U.S. Navy, effectively cutting off the island
2.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace throughout the World
d)
To protect Europe against a rising Soviet Union
3.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Korematsu v. U.S.?
a)
The US Constitution can be used to check the power of the US military during times of war
b)
Segregation in the US military is unconstitutional
c)
While Japanese citizens can be sent to internment camps, US citizens of Japanese ancestry cannot
d)
Any person of Japanese ancestry is considered a national security risk and is subject to internment
4.
What was NOT true about the Battle of the Bulge?
a)
The Allies were finally able to gain control of North Africa
b)
German spies were utilized to cause confusion among the Allied troops
c)
The loss of soldiers and supplies prevented Germany from conducting further large-scale offenses in the war
d)
Despite the surprise German attack, causing a dent in the Allied lines, the Allies won the battle
5.
Which country used the U-boat submarine to the greatest military advantage during the early years of World War II?
a)
United States
b)
USSR
c)
France
d)
Germany
6.
What is the largest amphibious assault in world history?
a)
Invasion of Normandy
b)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
Battle of Guadalcanal
d)
Battle of the Bulge
7.
Which of the following countries remained NEUTRAL at the beginning of World War II?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
United States
8.
Who began working in the factories more during WW2 in the United States?
a)
Elderly men and women
b)
Children and young women
c)
Japanese Americans and elderly men
d)
Women and Mexican immigrants
9.
Which of the following were NOT utilized by the United States to help win World War II?
a)
Drafting soldiers to increase the size of the army
b)
Government regulation of production
c)
Propaganda posters to increase public morale
d)
The decision to imprison anyone of German ancestry, in the U.S.
10.
What does the term “Phony War” refer to?
a)
The Allies use of a "fake" army to distract the Germans
b)
A stalemate between Allied and German troops early in the war
c)
French resistance in the war after its conquest by Germany
d)
Russia's belief that Germany would honor its Non-Aggression pact
11.
In the Battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to the Soviet victory EXCEPT?
a)
A brutal Russian winter
b)
Stalin's refusal to order a Soviet retreat
c)
A massive Allied invasion of Western Europe
d)
Hitler's refusal to order a German retreat
12.
Which of the following did Stalin repeatedly urge Churchill & Roosevelt to do in order to relieve German pressure on the Soviet Union?
a)
Invade Nazi-occupied France
b)
Invade Italy and Southern Europe
c)
Invade Germany itself
d)
Invade North Africa
13.
The main target of kamikazes was
a)
American air bases
b)
American ground troops
c)
American ships
d)
American Civilian Populations
14.
The strategy of “island hoping” in the Pacific involved Allied attacks on
a)
All Japanese held islands
b)
Only islands within the vicinity of Japan itself
c)
only islands with large Japanese civilian populations
d)
Any island with an airstrip that moved Americans closer to Japan itself
15.
In 1940, the remaining British and French army in mainland Europe was rescued from
a)
Dunkirk/Calais
b)
Paris
c)
Normandy
d)
Vichy France
16.
In response to Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia in mid-1941, the United States
a)
Declared war on Japan
b)
Broke off peace talks with Japan
c)
Cut oil supplies to Japan
d)
Began a boycott of Japanese made products
17.
Where were the atomic bombs dropped?
a)
Hiroshima, Nagasaki
b)
Tokyo, Shaihan
c)
Dresden, Tokyo
d)
Leyte, Midway
18.
Where was the Battle of Britain fought?
a)
On British soil
b)
On French beaches
c)
In British Waters
d)
In British Skies
19.
Hitler's Final Solution was known as
a)
Luftwaffe
b)
The Holocaust
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Anschluss
20.
This flyer describes Executive Order 9066, which
a)
removed Japanese-Americans from the West Coast because Americans feared for the safety of the Japanese-Americans
b)
removed Japanese-Americans from the West Coast because of the fear that they would help the Japanese in their war against the United States
c)
forced Japanese-American citizens to sign loyalty oaths to the United States after Pearl Harbor because Americans were concerned about loyalty
d)
imprisoned hundreds of Japanese-Americans who were accused of stealing information from the U.S. government
21.
The Manhattan Project created what you see in the pictures. All of the following are impacts of this project EXCEPT
a)
Two Japanese cities were destroyed
b)
Firebombs were used to destroyed Dresden and Berlin
c)
The world entered the nuclear age
d)
World War II came to an end
22.
The Navajo pictured here were influential in World War II because
a)
Their communication skills were not utilized by the military as much as they should have been
b)
many of them defected, joining the Axis powers in their fight against the United States
c)
they were able to help develop nuclear technology for the United States and her allies
d)
their language was a valuable tool because the Germans couldn't decipher their "Code Talking."
23.
Posters like these promoted
a)
the purchase of war bonds
b)
rationing by Americans
c)
war production in factories
d)
farmers increased production
24.
Posters such as this encouraged women
a)
to press for women's voting rights
b)
to contribute to the war effort
c)
to fight for equality in pay
d)
to battle against workplace sexism
25.
Charles Lindbergh was a spokesperson for _________, a group focused on ____________
a)
Republicans
economic power
economic power
b)
Democrats
industry
industry
c)
FDR's Brain Trust
the New Deal
the New Deal
d)
America First
isolationism
isolationism
26.
Germany conquered all of the following lands EXCEPT:
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Poland
27.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
28.
What was the biggest reason for the U.S. NOT declaring war on Germany when they began invading and taking over European countries?
a)
Many Americans supported Isolationism
b)
Germany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression Pact
c)
The U.S. feared Hitler's retaliation
d)
The Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
29.
What ended the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
The WPA, CCC, and the PWA
c)
World War II
d)
The Spread of Communism
30.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
31.
All of the following are true about the Soviet Union’s (Russia) army during World War II EXCEPT
a)
They did not have enough weapons or supplies for their entire army
b)
They threatened to shoot any Russian soldiers who retreated in battle
c)
They used the cold winter weather to help defeat the Germans
d)
The Russian killed and wounded totals were much smaller than the German casualty counts
32.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
33.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasement
34.
Which famous general led the D-Day invasion?
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Charles De Gaulle
35.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
36.
Who was the top American General in the Pacific Theater during WW2?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
FDR
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Douglas MacArthur
37.
Which World War II naval battle (the biggest ever) resulted in the crippling of Japan’s naval forces
a)
Battle of Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Battle of Leyte Gulf
d)
Battle of the Bulge
38.
All of the following are true about the Holocaust EXCEPT
a)
Many Jews were executed inside gas chambers in concentration camps and death camps
b)
Many experienced heavy weight loss and other serious health issues
c)
The Germans cremated many bodies to try and hide the evidence
d)
The Germans only put Jews in these camps
39.
What Act did the U.S. pass after the Battle of Britain?
a)
Atlantic Charter
b)
Cash and Carry Act
c)
Lend-Lease Act
d)
Kellogg-Briand Pact
40.
Where did the U.S. engage in Amphibious Assaults (water-to-land offensives)?
a)
Iwo Jima & Okinawa
b)
Midway Island
c)
The Island of Japan
d)
Leyte Gulf
41.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
The German invasion of Poland
b)
Invasion of Midway Island
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
The fall of France
42.
Which involved the trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the Axis Powers?
a)
The Potsdam Conference
b)
The Atlantic Charter
c)
The Nuremberg Trials
d)
The Versailles Conference
43.
What U.S. state was affected the most by Japanese Internment during World War II?
a)
California
b)
Illinois
c)
New York
d)
Hawaii
44.
How did the US Navy diminish the effectiveness of Germany’s Atlantic submarine fleet during World War II?
a)
By disguising warships as cargo ships to reduce the threat of attacks
b)
The Allies used airplanes to deliver most war materials to Europe instead of ships
c)
Through the use of sonar, the convoy system, and the breaking of the Enigma Code
d)
Through agreements with Canada, Greenland, and Iceland to provide safe harbors
45.
Which of the following is the CORRECT order of events in the years leading up to WWII?
a)
Isolationism in the US
The Neutrality Acts
Cash and Carry
Destroyer Deal
The Neutrality Acts
Cash and Carry
Destroyer Deal
b)
Cash and Carry
Destroyer Deal
Isolationism in the US
The Neutrality Acts
Destroyer Deal
Isolationism in the US
The Neutrality Acts
c)
Destroyer Deal
The Neutrality Acts
Isolationism in the US
Cash and Carry
The Neutrality Acts
Isolationism in the US
Cash and Carry
d)
The Neutrality Acts
Cash and Carry
Destroyer Deal
Isolationism in the US
Cash and Carry
Destroyer Deal
Isolationism in the US
46.
Hitler used a new style of warfare to invade Poland known as
a)
Maginot warfare
b)
Radar warfare
c)
Luftwaffe warfare
d)
Blitzkrieg warfare
47.
FDR speech where he warned Americans of the growing unrest in the world and told them that peaceful nations had to act together to quarantine (isolate) aggressive nations.
a)
Quarantine Speech
b)
Embargo Speech
c)
Inaugural Speech
d)
That Big Chicago Speech
48.
Japanese military leaders believed that Pearl Harbor was necessary for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a)
U.S. criticized the Japanese occupation of China
b)
The U.S. stopped trading oil to Japan
c)
The U.S. was expanding its navy in the Pacific
d)
The U.S. was planning an invasion of Japan
49.
Dr. Seuss would have
a)
strongly agreed with President FDR's opinion about Hitler
b)
somewhat disagreed with President FDR's opinion about Hitler
c)
slightly agreed with the America First Committee
d)
slightly disagreed with the America First Committee
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