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WorksheetsWWII test review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 25mins
Japan had great military success in the early years of WWII
True
False
On December 7, 1941, German planes bombed the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
True
False
What brought the United States into WWII?
sinking the Lusitania
Lend-Lease program
bombing of Pearl Harbor
Hitler's holocaust
Which two countries agreed not to attack each other at the beginning of WWII?
France and Germany
Soviet Union and Japan
Japan and Germany
Germany and Soviet Union
The United States helped the Soviet Union by
giving them money
giving them supplies
training their military
supporting their government
During the war, more than _____ million men were drafted into the military
10
15
5
25
A limit on certain types of food
shortage
selfish
abundance
rationing
A group of African American pilots that flew combat missions
U.S. Kingsmen
Tuskegee Airmen
U.S. Flying Eagles
Tuskegee Trainees
People planted these during WWII to help provide more food
Small Gardens
Victory Gardens
War Farms
War Crops
Children organized ________ to collect materials such as metal for the war
scrap drives
ration stamps
factory work
food drives
In the United States in 1941, most Japanese American lived on the _________ coast
northern
east
west
southern
In 1942, FDR signed _______________ that allowed the military to remove anyone they thought was a threat, mainly Japanese Americans
Bill of Internment
Internment Law
Executive Order 2831
Executive Order 9066
The United States and the Soviet Union were friendly toward each other
True
False
Axis Powers are
Japan, Italy, Germany
Japan, Italy, Soviet Union
Germany, Soviet Union, Italy
Italy, Japan, France
Allied Powers are
France, Germany, Britain, Soviet Union
Germany, United States, Soviet Union, Britain
United States, Britain, Soviet Union, France
Britain, Soviet Union, United States, Holland
Which event officially started WWII?
Germany invades Poland
German forms an alliance with Italy and Japan
Germany invades Austria
Hitler became the dictator of Germany
Why did the U.S. enter WWII?
Germany bombed Great Britain
Germany took over western Europe
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Japan took over much of China and Southeast Asia
Which of the following does NOT describe a role of women during WWII?
Pilots
soldiers
mechanics
factory workers
Most Americans did not want to get involved in the problems of Europe because they were
nationalists
isolationists
communists
senators
What was the Manhattan Project?
radio beams used to determine location of targets
the world's first computer
the effort by the U.S. to build an atomic bomb
a code machine used by the Germans
After which battle did Japan's navy become too weak to capture islands in the Pacific?
Battle of the Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Iwo Jima
After which battle was Germany forced to retreat from the Soviet Union?
Battle of Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Pearl Harbor
Where did the largest water to land invasion in world history take place?
Hiroshima, Japan
Nagasaki, Japan
Normandy, France
Berlin, Germany
How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII?
Germany was forced to surrender
Japan was forced to surrender
Germany was forced to retreat from Europe
Japan was forced to retreat from the Pacific Islands
What were concentration/death camps?
Places where Jews and others were imprisoned and murdered
Ghettos where Jews were forced to live
places where Japanese Americans were relocated
secret hiding places to hide from Nazis
About how may Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6 Hundred
6 thousand
6 million
60 million
Name two ways Americans helped in the war effort at home
scrap drives and victory gardens
quitting jobs, and shutting down factories
voting and speeches
protests and violence
Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs?
force Japan to surrender
force Italy to surrender
force Germany to surrender
save Japanese lives
Were Japanese Americans treated fairly during WWII?
yes. They were sent to internment camps
no. They were sent to internment camps
yes. we gave the Japanese more rights
no. we deported them to Japan
Leader of Germany during WWII
Mussolini
Hirohito
Hitler
FDR
Leader of Italy during WWII
Mussolini
Hirohito
Hitler
Stalin
Communist dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII
Hitler
Mussolini
Hirohito
Stalin
Leader of the U.S. during the Great Depression and WWII
FDR
Truman
Hitler
Stalin
policy through which the U.S. let Britain borrow military supplies
WWI success
fascism
rent program
lend-lease
leader who gains completes control of a country's government
president
dictator
prime minister
knight
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Tojo
Hirohito
Stalin
Churchill
The end of the war in the European Theater was known as
VE Day
VJ Day
Veterans Day
Armistice Day
The end of the war in the Pacific Theater (Japan) was known as
VJ Day
VE Day
Armistice Day
Free Japan Day
Which countries fought in the battle of Iwo Jima?
Japan and Great Britain
U.S. and Great Britain
Germany and Japan
U.S. and Japan
Many factories in the U.S. had to change and expand to produce military equipment
true
false
What was the importance of the battle of Iwo Jima?
U.S. suffered many losses but took over the small island
Japan surrendered to the U.S.
Japan realized the Americans would defeat them
Germany surrendered to the Allies
What is the significance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Major battles were fought in these cities
American troops were outnumbered and retreated
Atomic bombs were dropped on these cities and led to VJ Day
Atomic bombs were dropped on these cities and led to VE Day
American, British, and Canadian troops invade a coast in Europe to make Germany withdraw
D-Day
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Iwo Jima
Operation Delta
Which group of people did the Nazis MOST target during the Holocaust?
gypsies
Jewish
Polish
disabled
After FDR dies, what responsibility is left to President Truman?
getting Japan to surrender
stopping discrimination of American troops
rescuing victims of the Holocaust
setting up trials at Nuremburg
Who ordering the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan?
Stalin
Hirohito
FDR
Truman
