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WorksheetsCh. 6--WWII
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 24mins
Why did Germany end up in an economic depression after World War I?
The stock market crashed and many banks and businesses in Germany closed.
Germany went into debt during WWI building too many factories to make war goods.
The treaty that ended WWI blamed Germany and forced it to pay for damages.
A dictator named Adolf Hitler took control of the government and forced businesses to shut down.
What is a dictator?
Someone who helps a country recover from an economic depression.
Someone who forces a country to go to war against other countries.
Someone who forces Congress to pass harsh and cruel laws.
Someone who has total control of a government and rules in a harsh way.
Many countries including Germany, France, and Russia became part of the fascist movement after WWII. Why?
There was a world-wide economic depression and problem with unemployment, so people were looking for a strong leader and new ideas.
Fascism and democracy worked well together.
Many people wanted their countries to have a strong military again.
Citizens blamed the government for all of their problems.
What does this symbol stand for? Select all 3 that apply.
peace
violence
inner strength
death
destruction
What does this symbol stand for? Select the 2 that apply.
peace
violence
death
destruction
inner strength
What did Hitler do to try to bring economic prosperity(wealth) back to Germany? Select THREE.
Rebuild the German army
Put Jewish people in concentration camps
Manufacture war goods
Expand Germany's borders
Establish Hitler Youth Program
Why did Hitler want the Germans to begin hating the Jewish people?
He feared the Jewish people would lead a rebellion against the German government.
He wanted to take away all of the wealth from the Jewish businesses in order to help Germany.
He wanted to go to war with all of the other countries where Jewish people lived.
He wanted to unite the German people against a common enemy, and make them feel good about themselves.
What was the purpose of the Jewish concentration camps?
To build an atomic bomb to use against the Allied nations
To teach German citizens how to ration food and supplies.
To keep the Jewish people safe from invading forces.
To imprison and kill Jewish and other people
FDR believed that all people in the world should have Four Freedoms. Select all FOUR freedoms.
Freedom from fear
Freedom from want
Freedom to vote
Freedom of speech
Freedom of worship
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
An act that allowed the United States to borrow money from other countries in order to help pull them out of the depression.
An act that allowed Japan to borrow oil from the U.S.
An act that allowed the U.S. to lend weapons to Great Britain and other Allied powers.
An act that allowed Allied powers to lend weapons to the U.S.
Why was the U.S. involved in WWI?
To make the world safe for democracy
To fight against Hitler
To fight back and protect its citizens
To protect our allies
Why was the U.S. involved in WWII?
To make the world safe for democracy
To fight against Hitler
To defend the safety of our citizens
To fight against fascism
How did WWII help bring the Great Depression to an end?
After the war started, FDR created the New Deal programs to improve our economy.
After the war started, the demand for wartime goods created thousands of new jobs for Americans.
After the war started, many Americans moved to Europe to help Great Britain build war goods factories.
After the war, the stock market went up.
Which members of the Axis powers are shown on the map? Select BOTH.
Italy
France
USSR (Russia)
Great Britain
Germany
Which axis power is not shown on the map?
Canada
China
Japan
United States
Which allied powers are shown on the map? Select ALL.
USSR (Russia)
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
France
What is the effect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
US decides to lend/lease military equipment to Great Britain and other allies.
Europe falls into an economic depression.
German sends the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico.
FDR delivers a now famous speech and Congress votes to enter WWII.
Why was the attack on Pearl Harbor a major reason for Germany losing the war?
Germany attacked Pearl Harbor which caused America to declare war on Germany and Japan since they were allies.
Japan and Germany were allies, so it brought American power into the war against Germany when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
The attack on Pearl Harbor made Japan angry with Germany, so they left the alliance they had formed with Germany.
Germany would have won the war if they had made an alliance with Japan before they attacked Pearl Harbor.
A type of government where all power belongs to only a few leaders around the world is called:
Socialism
Capitalism
Fascism
Communism
Americans at war also helped with the war effort. Select all of the ways they helped listed below.
Victory Gardens
Mailing extra food to troops
Rationing
Recycling scrap metal and tires
Community Service
Select all of the following facts that are true about the Holocaust.
More than 12 million people were enslaved and murdered as a result of Nazi policies, both in and out of concentration camps.
As Hitler rose in power, the German government began passing laws that took away the rights of Jewish citizens.
Japanese-Americans were forced to live in internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Germany forced European Jews to wear an armband with a Star of David on it, and live in concentration camps.
Fascist movements happened in many countries as a result of the worldwide Great Depression.
What problem did many Japanese-Americans face after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
They were suspected of being spies, faced prejudice, and were put into camps.
They were unable to find employment in the war goods factories.
They were not allowed to serve in the military.
They were forced to plant Victory Gardens.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
She was a character created by the Nazi government to spread their message of racial superiority.
She was the first female pilot from Tennessee.
She was a suffragist to fight for women's rights.
She was a character created by the government to encourage women to take jobs in the war goods factories.
Which image shows Rosie the Riveter?
What is V-E Day, and why is it important?
The day that Japan surrendered.
They day that the U.S. invaded Germany
The day that the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy.
The day Germany surrendered to the Allies.
Who was the Jewish-American scientist who warned FDR that the Nazi's were working on an atomic bomb?
Cornelia Fort
Dinah Shore
Albert Einstein
J. Robert Oppenheimer
After being warned that Nazi's were working on an atomic bomb, when did FDR order the U.S. government to begin building an atomic bomb?
The day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Just after Hitler rose to power
The day Germany surrendered
Two years before the U.S. entered the war
What was the Manhattan Project?
Top-secret government project to build the first atomic bomb.
Project to rebuild Manhattan after bombings during WWII
Program to provide homes to Japanese-Americans in Manhattan
Program providing jobs to Americans in Manhattan during the Great Depression
How did WWII end?
Nazi regime surrendered on V-E Day
Top-secret spy killed Hitler
U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor
Who was the Jewish American scientist in charge of creating the atomic bomb?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dinah Shore
Albert Einstein
Cornelia Fort
Who was the Jewish American singer who entertained the troops during WWII?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dinah Shore
Albert Einstein
Cornelia Fort
Who was the woman from Nashville who joined the Women's Auxillary Ferrying Squadron to fly planes in WWII and was also the first female to die on active duty?
Ida B. Wells
Bessie Smith
Cornelia Fort
Rosie the Riveter
What fears did Oppenheimer have after helping to build the first atomic bomb?
Afraid Hitler would have him killed.
Afraid the bomb would lead to new threats of mass destruction in future wars.
Afraid the Japanese had built a larger bomb to use on the U.S.
Afraid it would accidentally kill U.S. soldiers.
Why was the city of Oak Ridge, TN created by the federal government?
To provide a location to train soldiers using the Tennessee Maneuvers
To provide a location to test the atomic bomb
To provide a location for factories to secretly make materials for an atomic bomb
To provide a location for Japanese Internment camps
What was the name of the day when U.S. and Great Britain stormed the beaches off the coast of France?
V-E Day
V-J Day
D-Day
Normandy Day
Who is the WWII leader pictured below?
Capitalist leader, Tojo Hideki, Prime Minister
Communist leader, Tojo Hideki, Emperor
Socialist leader, Tojo Hideki, Emperor
Fascist leader, Tojo Hideki, Prime Minister
Which of the following pictures show the fascist leader of Italy during WWII?
Who was the leader of the National Socialist Party during WWII?
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?
Which of the following men was the President of the United States who made the difficult decision to drop the atomic bombs on two Japanese cities?
What were the several thousand African Americans called who were trained in the Army Air Force to fly as pilots in WWII?
Jubilee Singers
Jim Crow Rebels
Little Rock Nine
Tuskegee Airmen
