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WorksheetsFinal Victory
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Vice President who succeeded President Franklin Delano Roosevelt upon FDR's sudden death.
a)
John Nance Garner
b)
Henry Agard Wallace
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
None of these are correct
2.
What was the Allies strategy to obtain its goals in the Pacific against the Japanese?
a)
Beat Hitler First
b)
Free Fortress Europe
c)
Island Hopping
d)
Manhattan Project
3.
The "Island Hopping" strategy would be using captured islands as "stepping stones" to _________.
a)
the Philippines
b)
Iwo Jima
c)
Okinawa
d)
Japan
4.
The U.S. and Allied capture of Japanese held islands would be ___________.
a)
pretty easy
b)
extremely difficult
5.
The Japanese soldiers were followers of a code of the Samurai warrior called __________ which required the Japanese soldiers to fight to their death or commit suicide and not ever surrender.
a)
Banzai
b)
Bushido
c)
Barrios
6.
This U.S. General was ordered by FDR to escape from the Philippines. When he arrived safely in Australia . . . he said, " I shall Return."
a)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
General George S. Patton
c)
General Ulysses S. Grant
d)
General Douglas MacArthur
7.
The Japanese in an attempt to stop the successes of the U.S. and Allied forces began to use ___________ pilots to attack Allied ships.
a)
Banzai
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Seppuku
d)
Harakiri
8.
Kamikaze pilots would dive their bomb laden planes into Allied ships in a suicide mission to destroy the Allied ship.
a)
False
b)
True
9.
Kamikaze means ____________. A reference to early victories against the Mongols because of favorable winds.
a)
Banzai
b)
Bushido
c)
Divine Winds
d)
Harakiri
10.
By April 1945, U.S. military forces were close enough to launch repeated attacks against the Japanese home islands.
a)
False
b)
True
11.
U.S. air strikes against Japan were killing thousands of people, destroying factories, and destroying homes.
a)
False
b)
True
12.
The heavy U.S. bombing of Japan led the emperor of Japan and his military leaders to surrender.
a)
False
b)
True
13.
The U.S. made plans to invade Japan and Truman was warned that an Allied invasion of Japan could cost 150,000 to 250,000 casualties.
a)
False
b)
True
14.
Late in 1945 . . . where did Allied leaders meet to discuss the plan(s) for occupied Europe and defeating Japan.
a)
Oslo, Norway
b)
Paris, France
c)
Potsdam, Germany
d)
Rome, Italy
15.
What was the name of the U.S. secret project to build the first atomic bomb?
a)
New York Project
b)
Fort Bliss Project
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
Fort Apache
16.
What was the name of the first successful test of the U.S. made atomic bomb?
a)
Banzai
b)
Mahattan
c)
Little Boy
d)
Trinity
17.
Before the Potsdam Conference, Joseph Stalin the leader of the Soviet Union __________ about the Manhattan Project and the U.S. development of the atomic bomb.
a)
did not know
b)
did know
18.
What did the Potsdam Declaration say?
a)
Japan was to surrender but would be able to keep the Emperor.
b)
Japan was to surrender or face prompt and utter destruction
c)
told the Japanese that the U.S. and Allies now had an atomic bomb
d)
None of these are correct
19.
The Potsdam Declaration led Japan to immediately surrender.
a)
False
b)
True
20.
The name of the U.S. B29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945.
a)
Little Boy
b)
Fat Man
c)
Trinity
d)
Enola Gay
21.
The pilot of the Enola Gay that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945.
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
Paul Tibbetts
c)
Charles W. Sweeney
d)
Harry S. Truman
22.
After approximately 75,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers surrendered to the Japanese during the battle for the Philippines . . . and were forced marched for 65 miles leading to the death and murder of approximately 10,000 U.S. and Filipino solders . . . this event was called .____________.
a)
The Potsdam Declaration
b)
Nuremberg War Trials
c)
Bataan Death March
d)
The Holocaust
23.
The _______________ was the systematic killing by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party of over 6 million Jews.
a)
Potsdam Declaration
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Nuremberg Trials
d)
Holocaust
24.
In 1945 and 1946, the Allies conducted trials in Germany to determine the guilt of Germans for war crimes committed during the war.
a)
Potsdam Trials
b)
Nuremberg Trials
25.
The name of the pilot who dropped the second atomic bomb on Japan on 9 August 1945.
a)
Captain Frederick Bock
b)
Major Charles Sweeney
c)
Major James Hopkins, Jr.
d)
Captain Kermit Beahan
26.
What was the name of the second city of Japan which had an atomic bomb exploded. And as of today . . . the last atomic bomb exploded in combat.
a)
Kokura
b)
Tokyo
c)
Nagasaki
d)
Yokohama
27.
What was the code name given to the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan?
a)
Little Boy
b)
Big Man
c)
Big Boy
d)
Fat Man
28.
Kokura was the primary target of Major Charles Sweeney and the B-29 Bomber Bockscar on 9 August 1945.
a)
False
b)
True
29.
This Japanese General was executed by a firing squad for his role in the Bataan Death March that resulted in over 10,000 Filipino and American soldiers deaths.
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Sadao Araki
c)
Masaharu Homma
d)
Yoshio Kozuki
30.
The commander of the B - 29 bomber Enola Gay was . . .
a)
Captain Frederick Bock
b)
Major Charles Sweeney
c)
Colonel Paul Tibbetts
d)
First Lieutenant Charles Donald Albury
31.
The B-29 bomber named Bockscar which dropped the second atomic bomb named "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, Japan ____________.
a)
was shot down by the Japanese
b)
ran out of fuel and crashed
c)
had a mechanical failure which led to the airplane crashing into the ocean
d)
almost ran out of fuel and barely was able to make an emergency landing with only 5 minutes of fuel left.
32.
The term for people who break the normal rules of war . . . the conduct of war are called "War __________."
a)
People
b)
Hitlers
c)
Criminals
d)
Chiefs
33.
The Nuremberg Trials were held by the victorious Allies to put on trial military leaders who had violated normal rules of conducting war.
a)
False
b)
True
34.
Many historians believe the U.S. did not have to drop the atomic bomb on Japan to make them surrender.
a)
False
b)
True
35.
The U.S. __________ bombing the mainland of Japan killing thousands of Japanese people and destroying thousands of buildings almost every day prior to the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
a)
was
b)
was not
36.
General Douglas MacArthur of the United States accepted the formal surrender of Japan aboard the USS ___________.
a)
Alabama
b)
Arizona
c)
North Carolina
d)
Missouri
37.
Japan surrendered after the Enola Gay commanded by Colonel Paul Tibbetts dropped the atomic bomb named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.
a)
False
b)
True
38.
Japan surrendered after the B-29 bomber commanded by Major Charles Sweeney dropped the second atomic bomb named "Fat Man" on the alternate target Nagasaki on 9 August 1945.
a)
False
b)
True
39.
WWII __________ the deadliest war in history.
a)
was
b)
was not
40.
WWII was fought ___________
a)
the same as WWI
b)
differently than WWI
41.
President Harry S. Truman _____ of war plans.
a)
was very informed
b)
was not informed as he should have been
42.
The two goals of the U.S. in the fight against Japan was to __________ and invade Japan to force them to surrender.
a)
retake Iwo Jima
b)
Hawaii
c)
Midway
d)
the Philippines
43.
U.S. officials later learned than thousands of Japanese that survived the atomic blasts at Hiroshima and Nagasaki will die from exposure to __________.
a)
weather
b)
floods
c)
radiation
d)
small pox
44.
This German born but British scientist will be arrested and sentenced to 14 years in prison for his spying role in giving atomic secrets to the Soviets.
a)
David Greenglass
b)
Harry Gold
c)
Julius Rosenberg
d)
Klaus Fuchs
45.
Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl, with her family hid from the Germans for almost two years before being captured.
a)
False
b)
True
46.
The name of Anne Frank's diary was -------
a)
Kitty
b)
Freddy
c)
Suzie
d)
Lizzie
47.
Anne Frank and her family survived the war and Anne's diary was published and became a world wide best seller.
a)
False
b)
True
48.
____________ will become one of the most decorated war heroes of World War II and will be awarded the Medal of Honor.
a)
Ira Hayes
b)
Rene Gagnon
c)
Thomas Strank
d)
Audie Murphy
49.
When the USS Juneau was sunk the ________ Sullivan brothers perished.
a)
two
b)
three
c)
four
d)
five
50.
When the USS Dorchester was sunk _________ chaplains lost their lives but not before saving and comforting as many men as they could.
a)
two
b)
three
c)
four
d)
five
51.
The Pima Indian (Marine) that was one of the men who raised the second (an larger flag) flag on Mount Suri Bachi, Iwo Jima during WWII.
a)
Rene Gagnon
b)
Ira Hayes
c)
Mike Strank
d)
James Bradley
52.
The famous picture made during WWI on Mt. Suri bachi on Iwo Jima by five marines and one navy corpsman was the ________
a)
first flag raised
b)
second flag raised
53.
The USS ________________ was sunk by the Japanese on its way from Tinian Island to the Philippines with eventually only approximately 312 survivors of a crew of 1,195.
a)
USS Alabama
b)
USS Indianapolis
c)
USS Arizona
d)
USS Missouri
54.
Major Charles Sweeney was the pilot of _____________ which dropped the atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki.
a)
Bockscar
b)
The Big Stink
c)
The Enola Gay
d)
The Great Artiste
55.
Captain Charles McVay the commander of the USS Indianapolis ____________ court martialed for his failure to "Zigzag"
a)
was
b)
was not
56.
General Mashahuru Homma commander of the 14th Japanese Army was arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in the Bataan Death March.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Anne Frank's Diary was named
a)
Kitty
b)
Maria
c)
Ava
d)
Susie
58.
Anne Frank and her entire family except her father Otto survived the concentration camp where they had been confined after their arrest.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
Anne Frank's diary name Kitty . . .
a)
became a best selling book
b)
was discovered by the Germans and burned
c)
was lost after Anne's arrest by the Germans and most likely destroyed.
d)
none of these answers are correct
60.
The iconic picture made of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima was the . . .
a)
first flag raised
b)
the second flag raised
c)
the third flag raised
d)
the fourth flag raised
61.
Which of the following does not belong
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolph Hitler
62.
Everyone agreed with President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs Little Boy and Fat man on Japan on 6 and 9 August 1945.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
The Japanese government immediately accepted President Truman's Potsdam Declaration and avoided the U.S. bringing prompt and utter destruction upon them.
a)
True
b)
False
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