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WorksheetsWWII Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
US diplomatic position just prior to WWII
a)
Imperialism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Democracy
d)
Constitutionalism
2.
The name given to Japanese pilots who flew suicide missions was
a)
Japanese
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Tuskeegee
d)
Flyers
3.
The dictator of Italy during WWII who was killed by his own people was
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hitler
d)
Churchill
4.
What happened immediately after the atomic bombings in Japan?
a)
The Nazis surrendered
b)
Japan surrendered
c)
Italy surrendered
d)
The Soviet Union surrendered
5.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
6.
Passed so the US could isolate itself from conflicts in Asia and Europe
a)
Washington's Farewell Address
b)
Isolation Acts
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937
7.
Soviet leader during WWII
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
d)
Roosevelt
8.
Was invaded by Japan in 1937?
a)
China
b)
Germany
c)
US
d)
Australia
9.
Fascist dictator of Italy from 1925 to 1943
a)
Stalin
b)
Hitler
c)
Tojo
d)
Mussolini
10.
What happened December 7, 1941?
a)
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
b)
D Day
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
11.
Chamberlain's policy of giving Hitler the Sudetenland in exchange for his promise to not take more land.
a)
forgiveness
b)
appeasement
c)
apology
d)
stupidity
12.
When did France fall to the Nazis?
a)
1939
b)
1940
c)
1941
d)
1945
13.
What country did Germany try to invade in Operation Barbarossa? They were ultimately unsuccessful due to the harsh winter.
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Italy
14.
What event caused the US to join WWII?
a)
The occupation of France by Germany
b)
The surrender of Japan
c)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
D Day
15.
Who was openly and legally discriminated against in the US during WWII?
a)
Germans
b)
Japanese
c)
Italians
d)
No one
16.
What Supreme Court case determined that individual rights can be restricted under certain circumstances, such as wartime?
a)
Brown v US
b)
Korematsu v US
c)
Roe v Wade
d)
NJ v TLO
17.
Deliberate extermination of a specific group of people
a)
Homocide
b)
Holocaust
c)
Genocide
d)
Racism
18.
What famous icon encouraged women to join the workforce?
a)
Rosie the Riviter
b)
Susie the Sailor
c)
Mary the Mathematician
d)
Nellie the Nurse
19.
What was it called when Hitler and the Nazis tried to get rid of all Jewish people as well as other people they considered undesirable?
a)
D Day
b)
Holocaust
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Blitzkreig
20.
Where was WWII NOT fought?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
South America
21.
France, Great Britain, Australia, and the US were all
a)
Allied powers
b)
Axis powers
22.
What was the main country the US fought in the Pacific?
a)
China
b)
Australia
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
23.
British Prime Minister for most of WWII
a)
Chamberlain
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Churchill
d)
Stalin
24.
Leader of Japan during WWII?
a)
Hitler
b)
Tojo
c)
Stalin
d)
Mussolini
25.
What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?
a)
to make New York the greatest city in the world
b)
to build new, faster, airplanes
c)
to have a member swim the Hudson river from NY to Buffalo
d)
build the Atomic bomb
26.
Last German offensive battle
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Bulge
c)
Coral Sea
d)
Iwo Jima
27.
forced march in the Philippines led by the Japanese in which about 10,000 Filipinos and Americans died
a)
Bataan Death March
b)
March on Washington
c)
Sherman's March to the Sea
d)
Ides of March
28.
What country was invaded on D Day?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Poland
d)
US
29.
What was May 8, 1945?
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D Day
d)
4th of July
30.
Conference where Germany was divided after the wR
a)
Yalta
b)
Potsdam
c)
Munich
d)
Berlin
31.
Trials where Nazi leaders responsible for the Holocaust were tried for their crimes
a)
OJ Simpson Trial
b)
Trial of the century
c)
Nuremberg Trials
d)
Berlin Trials
32.
What is a War bond?
a)
An investment on the winning country's army
b)
Investments that financed the war
c)
Donations to help provide the families of US soldiers with bomb shelters
d)
Promises to fight in the war
33.
President who dropped the Atomic Bomb on Japan
a)
T Roosevelt
b)
F Roosevelt
c)
Nixon
d)
Truman
34.
Which of the following was NOT a superpower that emerged after WWII?
a)
US
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
35.
American strategy in the Pacific
a)
Sea skipping
b)
Island Hopping
c)
Volcano Vaulting
d)
Blow Japan off the map
36.
Leader of Germany during WWII
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Goebbels
d)
Mussolini
37.
Why was the Battle of Britain significant?
a)
it was the first German defeat of the war, if Britain had not won, the outcome of the war might have been different
b)
it wasn't
c)
it was the first battle of the war in the pacific
d)
it they battle where the British surrendered to the Germans and allowed them to occupy their country
38.
Program that allowed allied countries to borrow supplies they needed from the US to fight the war
a)
Lend Lease
b)
Take it or leave it
c)
Cash and Carry
d)
Borrowed Time
39.
What did African Americans in the US military face during the war?
a)
Discrimination and segregation
b)
Fair treatment
c)
Desegregation and equal pay
d)
they were not allowed in the military
40.
What event happened on September 1, 1939 that was the start of WWII?
a)
Germany invaded Poland
b)
US invaded Japan
c)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
d)
Germany invaded Italy
41.
Island hopping, atomic bomb, and the Bataan Death March all have what in common?
a)
War in Europe
b)
War in the Pacific
c)
Hitler was in charge of all three
d)
All were run by the US
42.
What were women in America expected to do during the war?
a)
join the army
b)
sit at home and wait for the men to return
c)
join the workforce
d)
take care of foreign prisoners of war
43.
Movement of African Americans to cities during the war
a)
Great Migration/ 2nd Great Migration
b)
Movin' on up!
c)
Exodus to the city
d)
The big move
44.
Why did Japan invade Manchuria and China?
a)
They liked their food
b)
for raw materials
c)
Hitler asked them to
d)
they thought it would be fun
45.
Led the allied invasion of D Day and would later become US President
a)
Patton
b)
MacArthur
c)
Truman
d)
Eisenhower
46.
Prime Minister of Britain for most of WWII
a)
Chamberlain
b)
Churchill
c)
Truman
d)
Hitler
47.
Commander of allied troops in the Pacific
a)
MacArthur
b)
Patton
c)
Eisenhower
d)
Hoover
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