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World War II

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

2.
Appeasement means....
a)
To fight only if invaded
b)
To surrender entirely
c)
To fight both through imperial demands and naval battles
d)
o give into someone’s demands in the hopes that they will be content
3.

In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States?

a)

D-Day on the shores of France

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Invasion of Poland

d)

V-E Day

4.

Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?

a)

U.S., Italy, and Great Britain

b)

U.S., Great Britain, and France

c)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

d)

Germany, France, and Japan

5.

What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

a)

They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.

b)

They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.

c)

The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.

d)

They took control of many Japanese islands.

6.

Who was Rosie the Riveter?

a)

The first woman to work in a factory during WWII

b)

a representation of American women that went to work during WWII

c)

A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements

d)

A famous pilot

7.
What was the reaction of the United States to the attack?
a)
They declared war on Japan the next day
b)
They fled back to the US coast and let Japan have Southeast Asia 
c)
They asked Great Britain for help 
d)
They waited several months to see what would happen next 
8.
What was the date of  Pearl Harbor
a)
December 7 ,1941
b)
February 3 ,1956
c)
August 2 ,1478
d)
September 28 ,2000
9.

Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?

a)

They were angry about WWI

b)

They wanted to be better than Germany

c)

They needed to destroy the US Navy to be able to take over the Pacific

d)

They wanted to be friends

10.
Why was Pearl Harbor important?
a)
It had many pearls around it
b)
It was a great tourist area
c)
It was an American Naval Base
d)
The President lived there
11.

Emperor of Japan during WW2

a)

Mussolini

b)

Hirohito

c)

Hitler

d)

Khan

12.

German strategy to strike an enemy fast...

a)

Island Hopping

b)

Kamikaze

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Holocaust

13.

Which country did Hitler invade which started WWII?

a)

Spain

b)

Greece

c)

Poland

d)

Great Britain

14.
The First Atomic Bomb was dropped on the city of __________, Japan in August of 1945
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Tokyo
d)
Koyto
15.
The top secret project to develop the atomic bomb was called the ___________ project
a)
Chicago
b)
Los Alamos, New Mexico
c)
Manhattan
d)
Einstein
16.

This President made the final decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

17.
One given justification for the use of the bomb was it would...
a)
Scare the Germans into surrender
b)
Stop the spread of Chinese Communism
c)
Save American lives lost in an Invasion of Japan
d)
Eliminate people of the lower end of the social darwinistic  line
18.
a policy in which a nation avoids entanglement in foreign wars
a)
Militarism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Fascism
19.
a form of government in which the person or party in charge has absolute control over all aspects of life
a)
Militarism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Fascism
20.
laws passed to limit U.S. involvement in future wars; based on the belief that loans and trade had drawn the nation into World War I
a)
Cash-and-Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Selective Training and Service Act
d)
Neutrality Acts
21.
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
a)
A policy allowing the president to provide resources and weapons to Great Britain at the beginning of World War II
b)
A statement of war aims compiled by Roosevelt and Churchill
c)
An order to shoot German U-boats on sight
d)
A nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union
22.
Throughout WWII, the United States government called for rationing.  This meant that Americans had to:
a)
recycle materials such as scrap iron
b)
limit their purchases of certain goods, such as gasoline, sugar, and meat
c)
volunteer to join various homeland defense organizations
d)
share their goods and resources with poor people in their communities
23.
During WWII, women in the United States did all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Created a secret code that was unbreakable by the Japanese
b)
planted victory gardens so their families would have food
c)
worked in factories making war time goods
d)
purchased war bonds to support the war
24.
What did President Roosevelt and the government do in reaction to the fear that any American with Japanese decent might attack the U.S.?
a)
Treated the Japanese soldiers in Japan terribly
b)
Used the atomic bomb in Japan because of this
c)
Relocated Japanese Americans to internment camps in the U.S.
d)
Removed all Japanese-Americans and sent them back to Japan
25.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
26.
What was the end date of the war in Europe?
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
V-8 day 
d)
VH 1 day
27.

How excited are you for summer?!

a)

VERY!

b)

Not at all

c)

Meh

d)

What?

28.

This veteran served in WWI and was imprisoned by the Japanese in WWII

a)

Henry Ward

b)

Frank Buckles

c)

Frederick Soles

d)

Jonathan Buttons

29.
How are dictators able  to rise to power after countries suffer hardships? 
a)
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
b)
Dictators promise freedom. 
c)
Dictators allow everyone to vote. 
d)
Dictators promise to end fascism.
30.
American involvement in World War II brought an end to __________________
a)
The Great Depression
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Great Recession 
d)
The Great War
31.
"Rosie the Riveter" was a representation of all the _____________ who stepped up and joined the war effort to help make supplies.
a)
Women
b)
Men
c)
Children
d)
Immigrants
32.

Americans at home supported the war effort by conserving and _________________ resources to leave more for the troops.

a)

Rationing

b)

Reserving

c)

Retiring

d)

Recognizing

33.

____________ gardens were planted all over the country so families could have fresh produce, and save some for the troops.

a)

Victory

b)

Variegated

c)

Variety

d)

Vengeance

34.

The need for workers temporarily broke down some racial barriers, although discrimination against ________________________________ continued.

a)

African Americans

b)

Japanese Americans

c)

Mexican Americans

d)

German Americans

35.

Even though many Japanese Americans served on the front lines and for their country, many were treated with ___________.

a)

Distrust and prejudice

b)

Honor and glory

c)

Respect and loyalty

d)

Love and hate

36.

Which of the following items were among those rationed?

a)

Coffee, Meat, gas, sugar

b)

Grapes, nuts, cereal

c)

Water, milk, juice

d)

Toys, clothes, books

37.
Millions of American _________ took jobs in defense plant, since millions men were away at war.
a)
Women
b)
Men
c)
Children
d)
Immigrants 
38.
Life in the United States during a war is often known as _________
a)
Homefront
b)
Homeward
c)
Homebound
d)
Homestead
39.

Japanese Americans were sent to __________________ camps, due to many Americans fearing they were spies.

a)

internment

b)

concentration

c)

death

d)

work

40.

___________________________ helped to provide the military and industry with metal and materials needed for production

a)

Victory Gardens

b)

Victory Drives

c)

Scrap Metal Drives

d)

War bonds

41.

To keep America focused on the war effort ____________________ was used extensively

a)

propoganda

b)

intimidation

c)

spot checking citizens to make sure they were following the rules

d)

monitoring cell phone usage

42.
This man protested going to interment camps and argued that his rights had been violated and took his case to the Supreme Court...
a)
Fred Korematsu
b)
George Takei
c)
Masato Nakae
d)
Pat Morita
43.

Aside from taxes, _______ was responsible for most of the war funding...

a)

Rationing Coupons

b)

International Donations

c)

Government Savings

d)

War Bonds

44.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
45.

What was a concentration camp?

a)

a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned

b)

A place where prisoners of war are placed

c)

A camp where people go to do work for the government

d)

A camp where criminals are forced to work to repay their debt to society

46.
What does persecution mean?
a)
Treating people well because of their political views
b)
Treating someone cruelly due to their race, religion, or political views
c)
Treating someone well because you really like them
d)
Treating people bad because you dislike the same people they dislike 
47.
By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed? 
a)
2 Million
b)
4 Million
c)
6 Million
d)
8 Million
48.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

Ethnic killings in Rwanda between the Hutus and the Tutsis

b)

The systematic killing of Jews by Nazi Germany

c)

The destruction of Islamic holy sites in the Middle East

d)

The genocide in Kosovo

49.

What was the purpose of the Nuremburg trials?

a)

to try the Japanese for their secret attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

to show the world that the Nazi leaders were guilty of crimes against humanity and responsible for their actions

c)

to punish the Italians for their totalitarian rule over France

d)

to punish the Soviets for their invasion of Germany

50.
Why did the United States decide to drop the bomb rather than invade Japan with soldiers?  
a)
Because they wanted to see if the bomb would work  
b)
Because they estimated that 500,000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion 
c)
Because they did not have the soldiers or weapons left to attack Japan 
d)
Because they did not think they could defeat the Japanese
51.

What cities were the victims of the United States atomic bomb attacks?

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Iwo Jima and Nagasaki

c)

Iwo Jima and Okinawa

d)

Hiroshima and Okinawa

52.
What event happened that pulled the United States into WWII?
a)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
b)
Germany invaded Poland
c)
Germany invaded the Soviet Union
d)
Japan attacked England
53.
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
54.
Japanese Americans were sent where after Pearl Harbor?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
They stayed at their farms
c)
Internment camps
d)
Japan

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