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WWII REVIEW

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Aerial battle fought over England. 
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Stalingrad
d)
Battle of Britain
2.
U.S. isolationism was ended when?
a)
German Invasion of Poland
b)
Pearl Harbor was attacked
c)
Battle of Iwo Jima
d)
Sinking of the USS Maine 
3.
The genocide of approximately 6 million Jews
a)
Holocaust
b)
Kristallnach
c)
Anti-semitism
d)
Nuremberg Laws
4.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Korematsu v. US?
a)
The US Constitution cannot be used to check the power of the military in a time of war  
b)
Segregation in the 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  
5.
To keep America focused on the war effort ____________________ was used extensively on the home front.
a)
propaganda
b)
intimidation
c)
spot checking citizens to make sure they were following the rules
d)
a curfew
6.
What did the US do to try and make Japan stop attacking China?
a)
bombed them
b)
cut off supplies of food
c)
cut off supplies of iron, steel, and oil
d)
nothing
7.
To pay for the War the federal government sold? 
a)
Stocks 
b)
War bonds 
c)
Land 
d)
Silver/Gold 
8.

Regulating the amount of goods a consumer can obtain in order to ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods

a)

Office of War Information

b)

Bataan Death March

c)

rationing

d)

war bonds

9.

Home project raising about one third of the nation’s vegetables during World War II


Helped reduce demand for commercially grown food

a)

anti-Semitism

b)

carpet bombing

c)

rationing

d)

victory gardens

10.

-Commanded the invasion of Normandy known as D-Day


-Led the Allied forces in Europe


-Later was elected President of the United States

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Vernon Baker

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Harry Truman

11.

President who decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan


Decided to drop the bomb in hopes of saving lives as opposed to invading Japan.

a)

Omar Bradley

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

John J. Pershing

12.

General who helped U.S. troops retake the Pacific using a strategy of island-hopping (used for establishing military bases to use in further attacks)

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

George Patton

c)

Erwin Rommel

d)

John J. Pershing

13.

African American awarded the medal of honor 52 years after he had heroically faced combat in Europe. He was the only living African American veteran of WWII to ever receive the medal.

a)

John J. Pershing

b)

George Marshall

c)

Vernon Baker

d)

Neville Chamberlain

14.

Developed the atomic bomb


Represents how science helped win the war

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Geneva Convention

c)

Holocaust

d)

appeasement

15.
The Battle of __?__ was a 1942 battle in the Pacific during which American planes sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers.
a)
Bulge
b)
Midway
c)
Britain
d)
Normandy
16.
The Battle of Coral Sea was significant because ______________.
a)
It was the first time Allied forces had stopped a Japanese advance
b)
It represented the first time that Allied naval strength exceeded Japanese naval strength
c)
It was the first time that the Allies fought a land, sea, and air battle
d)
It represented the first major Allied defeat in the Pacific
17.

Which battle is considered to be the turning point in the Pacific because of the loss of 4 aircraft carriers and stopping Japanese advancement?

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Midway

c)

Okinawa

d)

Guadalcanal

18.
The two deadliest battles of the war in the Pacific as the US neared the mainland? 
a)
Pelilu and Saipan
b)
Leyte Gulf and Saipan
c)
Midway and Okinawa
d)
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
19.
Why was the Battle of Midway the turning point in the Pacific War?
a)
Germans never won any battles after it
b)
U.S. lost its entire fleet
c)
Japanese never won after it
d)
U.S. now could launch planes to bomb mainland Japan
20.

Group of Americans who played a key role in the Pacific campaign by encoding military communications

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Tuskegee Airmen

c)

Flying Tigers

d)

Navajo Code Talkers

21.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
22.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
23.

Dictator of the Soviet Union during WW2


Became an ally of the U.S. against Hitler

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Hirohito

d)

Churchill

24.
The Act that allowed the U.S. to give War supplies to Britain in early WW2?
a)
United Nations
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Manhattan Act
d)
New Deal
25.
Permitted military commanders to require Japanese Americans to relocate to interior internment camps with primitive and crowded conditions away from Western coastal regions
a)
anti-Semitism
b)
Executive Order 9066
c)
war bonds
d)
rationing
26.
______were the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners in the final stages of the war. On July 23, 1944, they entered the Majdanek camp in Poland. 
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
United States
d)
Russia (Soviet Union)
27.

Approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on were forced to make an arduous 65-mile (105 km) march to prison camps with many dying along the way. This event was known as....

a)

Bataan Death March

b)

Philippines Death March

c)

Bataan Death Walk

d)

WWII Death March

28.

The most famous group of black Americans to fight in WWII were the _________________. They helped create momentum towards a desegregated armed forces.

a)

Tiger Tank Battalion

b)

442nd Combat Regiment Team

c)

Fighting Seabees

d)

Tuskegee Airmen

29.

This organization was created to make propaganda for the war & censor any anti-American speech.


Tried to sell the war to Americans and to encourage them not to leak information to spies.

a)

Office of Price Administration

b)

War Production Board

c)

Office of War Information

d)

Office of Scientific Research & Development

30.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
December 14, 1971
31.
Between 1936 and 1938, Hitler re militarized this area.
a)
Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Versailles
c)
Rhineland
d)
Normandy
32.
In September of 1938, Hitler demanded this land from Czechoslovakia
a)
Rhineland
b)
Sudentenland
c)
Versailles
d)
Belgium
33.
Who met with Hitler and arranged the Munich Agreement
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c)
Woodrow WIlson
d)
Neville Chamberlain
34.
In the Munich Agreement, Hitler agreed he would not take any more land from which country?
a)
Czechoslovakia
b)
Britain
c)
Sudetenland
d)
France
35.
In order to keep the peace, Britain (and other European countries) pursued this policy with Hitler. (It didn't work)
a)
atonement
b)
mediation
c)
appeasement
d)
nationalism
36.
On September 1, 1939 Hitler invaded this country and effectively initiated WWII
a)
France
b)
Poland
c)
Austria
d)
Britain
37.
By 1938, Hitler rebuilt his military in Germany.  What treaty did he violate with this action?
a)
The Munich Agreement
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
d)
Treaty of Paris
38.
Which of the following did NOT occur in the U.S. as a result of WWII?
a)
Increased volunteerism 
b)
Purchasing of War Bonds
c)
Growing of "Victory Gardens" by citizens
d)
Reduction of job opportunities for minorities
39.
American pilots who volunteered to fight for China
a)
kamikaze
b)
Flying Tigers
c)
R. A. F.
d)
troops
40.
Commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific - led Island hopping
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
George Patton
d)
Douglas MacArthur
41.
Commander of the U.S. Navy and Allied land and sea forces in the Pacific; Commands at Battle of Midway; he's from Texas!
a)
Admiral Chester Nimitz
b)
General George Patton
c)
General Douglas MacArthur
d)
General George Marshall
42.
Character who represented the women who worked during WWII
a)
Uncle Sam
b)
Axle Rose
c)
Rosie the Riveter
d)
Betty Boop
43.
WORLD WAR 2
When did it happen? 
a)
1914-1918
b)
1962- 1967
c)
1939-1945
d)
1950-1953
44.
What was the Bataan Death March?
a)
The march by U.S. soldiers on Bataan to liberate the island
b)
The traditional march held by by Filipinos to celebrate deceased ancestors
c)
The march made by U.S. troops inland from their landing point in Bataan
d)
The forced march of captured American and Filipino soldiers by the Japanese 
45.
What happened on June 6, 1944, D-Day?
a)
The Allied invasion of Normandy, France
b)
The end of the World War II in Europe
c)
Operation "Market Garden"
d)
The dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan occurred
46.
Which famous scientist wrote the letter alerting the U.S. President, FDR, about the German's discovery of nuclear fission?
a)
Marie Curie
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Robert Oppenheimer
d)
Katherine Johnson
47.

Why was the U.S. actively pursuing women to enlist in programs like the Nurse Corps?

a)

growing demand for equal pay for equal work

b)

growing demand for personnel to support the war effort

c)

lack of women with the skills necessary to join the labor force

d)

lack of women able to serve in combat

48.

Which of the following best explains how WWII helped end the Great Depression

a)

military production created jobs

b)

relaxation of production standards increased productivity

c)

Reduced immigration led to higher wages

d)

Government rationing created a surplus of supplies

49.

Which of the following were reasons the United States tried not to enter the war against the Germans?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Public opinion against the war

c)

Memory of WWI

d)

Fear of losing to Hitler

50.

What is one of the reasons Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese?

a)

Island hopping was messing up trade routes

b)

Japanese defeat at the island of Midway

c)

The relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps

d)

A trade embargo that created shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.

51.

How did WWII change the position of the U.S. in the world?

a)

The US became a superpower and the most powerful nation in the world.

b)

The US became a huge empire by claiming land

c)

The US became isolated from other nations

d)

The US was overrun by foreign nations following defeat.

52.

Which title correctly replaces the question mark?

a)

Events that encouraged the United States to join NATO

b)

Events that inspired U.S. Nationalism during WWI

c)

Events that contributed to U.S. rejection of the League of Nations

d)

Events that led to U.S. involvement in WWII

53.

Which statement correctly summarizes the reason for this speech?

a)

Axis violations of international law caused the United States to hold criminal trials.

b)

German expansion in Western Europe caused the United States to assist France.

c)

Japanese aggression in the Pacific caused the United States to declare war.

d)

Allied defeats on the battlefield caused the United States to develop new weapons.

54.

Which phrase best defines the Holocaust?

a)

The U.S. plan to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps.

b)

The Allied plan to liberate concentration camps in Eastern Europe.

c)

The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews.

d)

The Japanese military strategy to destroy U.S. aircraft carriers.

55.

What action did the Allied powers take in response to what was described in this letter?

a)

Imposed economic sanctions on Germany

b)

Began a bombing campaign to destroy key military bases

c)

Charged Nazi officials with war crimes in the Nuremburg trials

d)

Permitted Nazi officials to leave the country

56.

This photograph shows an example of -

a)

U.S. citizens contributing to the war effort.

b)

the effects of trade sanctions on enemy nations

c)

U.S. citizens attempting to follow new dietary guidelines

d)

the effects of allowing farmland to go unused while farmers were at war

57.

What was the purpose of this WWII poster?

a)

To encourage women to purchase food ration coupons

b)

To encourage families to put more money into bank savings accounts

c)

To encourage to help pay for the costs of war

d)

To persuade women to pay for the release of prisoners of war

58.

What was one effect of this type of advertising during World War II?

a)

Women's colleges closed as wartime employment opportunities grew.

b)

The number of women in nontraditional roles increased.

c)

Women's organizations secured passage of the GI Bill for returning veterans.

d)

Congress passed laws guaranteeing equal pay for equal work for women.

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