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CW/WWII

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?
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
2.
What was the code name for the development of the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Captain Connery
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Fat Boy
d)
Eye in the Sky
3.
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.
4.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
5.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
6.
What policy did other European nations adopt when dealing with Germany before WWII?
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Appeasement
d)
Aggressionism
7.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
8.
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
9.
How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?
a)
Through diplomatic negotiations
b)
By capturing their capital city
c)
By dropping two atomic bombs on them
d)
By surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave
10.
What happened to Germany after the war?
a)
The country was completely overtaken by the Russians.
b)
The U.S. occupied the entire country.
c)
The country was divided up into 4 zones 
d)
The Nazis reclaimed power
11.
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 Russia
12.
What was this poster promoting?
a)
war production
b)
voting rights for women
c)
equality in pay
d)
sexism
13.
How did war bonds, victory gardens, & scrap drives impact the war effort?
a)
they provided needed supplies for the troops
b)
they convinced people to work in war factories
c)
they caused anti-war rallys
d)
they had no impact
14.
The United States joined World War II because: 
a)
They wanted to fight back after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
They feared Germany.
c)
They wanted to help the Axis powers.
d)
They wanted to fight Germany after they invaded Poland.
15.
Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:
a)
VJ-Day
b)
VE-Day
c)
D-Day
d)
E-Day
16.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II was:
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
17.
Women began working where during World War II?
a)
home
b)
factories
c)
schools
d)
offices
18.
The Korean war occurred when North Korea attacked:
a)
China to spread democracy
b)
The United States of America to spread communism
c)
South Korea to spread communism
d)
Japan to spread democracy
19.
The Berlin airlift allowed: 
a)
The United States to get supplies across Soviet lines
b)
bombs to be spread over Berlin
c)
Stalin to control the airways
d)
enemies to attack Berlin
20.
Joseph McCarthy was a U.S senator that:
a)
helped the U.S win World War II
b)
became convinced that democracy was trying to be spread in the U.S government
c)
became convinced that communists were trying to gain control of the U.S government
d)
helped the U.S win the Cold War
21.
How did World War II begin in Europe?
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)
the sinking of the Lusitania
c)
the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor
d)
the assassination of an Austrian Archduke
22.
Which of these was an accomplishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
a)
It improved tourism by building hotels.
b)
It brought electricity to thousands of people.
c)
It taught workers how to organize unions.
d)
It provided a police force for large urban areas. 
23.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
European nations needed to build more factories
b)
Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe
c)
The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful
d)
There was a division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.