Worksheets08 World War II
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Political system rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism and blind loyalty to the state
Fascism
Appeasement
Neutrality
Which of the following was an example of how Benito Mussolini remained in power? Select all that apply!
Banned all political parties except his own.
Made it illegal to criticize the government.
Had critics murdered
Which of the following was a reason for Hitler's rise to power in Germany?
Germans were angry over the Treaty of Versailles
Germans liked his hair style.
Hitler promised to get Germany into the League of Nations
Which of the following was an example of discrimination suffered by Jews in Nazi Germany?
Took away citizenship.
Were not allowed to have pets.
Denied the use of vehicles.
A country where a single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives.
Totalitarian State
Neutrality State
Concentration State
Which of the following methods was used by the Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin to stay in power?
He had political enemies arrested and executed.
He gave out free kittens to children.
He protected the rights of citizens to own guns.
Legislation by the U.S. Congress that banned the sale or loan of weapons to countries at war.
Neutrality Acts
Good Neighbor Policy
Appeasement
Why was the U.S. concerned about Japan's advances into China?
Could limit American trade.
Chinese citizens being mistreated.
Could limit American tourism in China.
The act of giving into aggression in order to avoid conflict.
Appeasement
Neutrality
Concentration
Agreement that permitted Germany to take over part of Czechoslovakia in exchange for peace.
Munich Conference
Neutrality Acts
Good Neighbor Policy
Agreement that divided Poland between the Soviet Union & Germany.
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Munich Conference
Good Neighbor Policy
Event that marked the beginning of World War II.
Germany's invasion of Poland
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Germany annexed the Sudetenland
Permitted the sale or loan of war materials to any country whose defense was vital to the defense of America.
Lend-Lease Act
Cash & Carry Plan
Good Neighbor Policy
Why would Germany oppose the United States' Lend-Lease Act?
U.S. would supply Britain with weapons.
U.S. would enter the war against Germany.
U.S. would provide aid to European Jews.
Which of the following was a method used by the U.S. to punish Japan's aggression in the Pacific?
U.S. refused to sell oil and metal to Japan.
U.S. banks denied Japan loans.
U.S. citizens were not permitted to vacation in Japan.
Which event brought the United States into World War II?
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Germany invaded Poland
Japan attacked the Philippines
Germany, Japan, and Italy
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
Neutral Countries
Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, United States
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Neutral Countries
Agency to help factories shift from consumer products to war materials.
War Production Board
Tuskegee Airmen
War Rationing Administration
Government limits how much of specific goods people can buy.
Rationing
Victory Gardens
Food Stamps
Why would the government set up strict rationing during war?
Control supply shortages.
To help Americans lose weight.
Protect food from would be attackers.
Which of the following were methods used by the U.S. government to raise money for the war? Select all that apply!
Raised taxes
Sold war bonds
Borrowed money from European powers
Which of the following was an economic impact of World War II?
Ended the Great Depression
Led to increased unemployment
Wages decreased as more immigrants moved to America
Which of the following is an example of how women contributed to the war effort?
Took jobs held by men who went off to fight
Women fought on the front lines of Europe
Women wrote letter to soldiers to keep their spirits up
Which of the following was a goal of the 'Double V Campaign'?
End discrimination against African Americans
Promote peace in Europe by limiting weapons production.
Establish communist laws in America.
Which of the following is an example of discrimination faced by minority soldiers during World War II?
Forced to fight in segregated units.
Were always give the most difficult mission.
Were only allowed to fly planes marked with red wings
Why were Japanese Americans forced into relocation camps?
Feared they were spies
They were taking American jobs.
They were illegally selling sushi
Why would the D-Day invasion be difficult for Allied forces?
Germany had built a variety of defenses along the coast.
The Allies had fewer soldiers than Germany.
The Allies did not have enough weapons.
German counterattack that slowed Allied forces in their attempt to defeat Germany.
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Britain
Battle of El Alamein
What were the goals of the Allied bombing campaigns against Germany?
Destroy factories and oil refineries
Kill German civilians
Destroy farms
American plan of capturing Japanese held islands to take back control of the Pacific.
Island-Hopping
Operation Overlord
D-Day
Japanese belief in loyalty, honor, and sacrifice that led to the use of suicide missions and kamikaze pilots.
Bushido
Buddhism
Shinto
American military strategy to keep messages secret from the Japanese.
Navajo Code
The Enigma Machine
Island-Hopping
Why did President Truman decide to use atomic weapons against Japan?
To end the war quickly and prevent more American casualties.
To punish Japanese citizens for their support of the military.
To eliminate all Japanese resources that could be used in warfare.
Nazi camps designed to imprison and eventually kill 'undesirable' members of society.
Concentration Camp
Jewish Camp
Winnipesaukee Camp
The systematic murder of Europe's Jewish population by the Nazis.
Holocaust
Nuremberg
Operation Overlord
Trials that punished Nazi and Japanese leaders for their role in World War II.
Nuremberg Trials
Holocaust Trials
Overlord Trials
