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WWII test review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Japan had great military success in the early years of WWII

a)

True

b)

False

2.

On December 7, 1941, German planes bombed the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What brought the United States into WWII?

a)

sinking the Lusitania

b)

Lend-Lease program

c)

bombing of Pearl Harbor

d)

Hitler's holocaust

4.

Which two countries agreed not to attack each other at the beginning of WWII?

a)

France and Germany

b)

Soviet Union and Japan

c)

Japan and Germany

d)

Germany and Soviet Union

5.

The United States helped the Soviet Union by

a)

giving them money

b)

giving them supplies

c)

training their military

d)

supporting their government

6.

During the war, more than _____ million men were drafted into the military

a)

10

b)

15

c)

5

d)

25

7.

A limit on certain types of food

a)

shortage

b)

selfish

c)

abundance

d)

rationing

8.

A group of African American pilots that flew combat missions

a)

U.S. Kingsmen

b)

Tuskegee Airmen

c)

U.S. Flying Eagles

d)

Tuskegee Trainees

9.

People planted these during WWII to help provide more food

a)

Small Gardens

b)

Victory Gardens

c)

War Farms

d)

War Crops

10.

Children organized ________ to collect materials such as metal for the war

a)

scrap drives

b)

ration stamps

c)

factory work

d)

food drives

11.

In the United States in 1941, most Japanese American lived on the _________ coast

a)

northern

b)

east

c)

west

d)

southern

12.

In 1942, FDR signed _______________ that allowed the military to remove anyone they thought was a threat, mainly Japanese Americans

a)

Bill of Internment

b)

Internment Law

c)

Executive Order 2831

d)

Executive Order 9066

13.

The United States and the Soviet Union were friendly toward each other

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Axis Powers are

a)

Japan, Italy, Germany

b)

Japan, Italy, Soviet Union

c)

Germany, Soviet Union, Italy

d)

Italy, Japan, France

15.

Allied Powers are

a)

France, Germany, Britain, Soviet Union

b)

Germany, United States, Soviet Union, Britain

c)

United States, Britain, Soviet Union, France

d)

Britain, Soviet Union, United States, Holland

16.

Which event officially started WWII?

a)

Germany invades Poland

b)

German forms an alliance with Italy and Japan

c)

Germany invades Austria

d)

Hitler became the dictator of Germany

17.

Why did the U.S. enter WWII?

a)

Germany bombed Great Britain

b)

Germany took over western Europe

c)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

d)

Japan took over much of China and Southeast Asia

18.

Which of the following does NOT describe a role of women during WWII?

a)

Pilots

b)

soldiers

c)

mechanics

d)

factory workers

19.

Most Americans did not want to get involved in the problems of Europe because they were

a)

nationalists

b)

isolationists

c)

communists

d)

senators

20.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

radio beams used to determine location of targets

b)

the world's first computer

c)

the effort by the U.S. to build an atomic bomb

d)

a code machine used by the Germans

21.

After which battle did Japan's navy become too weak to capture islands in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of the Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Iwo Jima

22.

After which battle was Germany forced to retreat from the Soviet Union?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of Pearl Harbor

23.

Where did the largest water to land invasion in world history take place?

a)

Hiroshima, Japan

b)

Nagasaki, Japan

c)

Normandy, France

d)

Berlin, Germany

24.

How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII?

a)

Germany was forced to surrender

b)

Japan was forced to surrender

c)

Germany was forced to retreat from Europe

d)

Japan was forced to retreat from the Pacific Islands

25.

What were concentration/death camps?

a)

Places where Jews and others were imprisoned and murdered

b)

Ghettos where Jews were forced to live

c)

places where Japanese Americans were relocated

d)

secret hiding places to hide from Nazis

26.

About how may Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?

a)

6 Hundred

b)

6 thousand

c)

6 million

d)

60 million

27.

Name two ways Americans helped in the war effort at home

a)

scrap drives and victory gardens

b)

quitting jobs, and shutting down factories

c)

voting and speeches

d)

protests and violence

28.

Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs?

a)

force Japan to surrender

b)

force Italy to surrender

c)

force Germany to surrender

d)

save Japanese lives

29.

Were Japanese Americans treated fairly during WWII?

a)

yes. They were sent to internment camps

b)

no. They were sent to internment camps

c)

yes. we gave the Japanese more rights

d)

no. we deported them to Japan

30.

Leader of Germany during WWII

a)

Mussolini

b)

Hirohito

c)

Hitler

d)

FDR

31.

Leader of Italy during WWII

a)

Mussolini

b)

Hirohito

c)

Hitler

d)

Stalin

32.

Communist dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Hirohito

d)

Stalin

33.

Leader of the U.S. during the Great Depression and WWII

a)

FDR

b)

Truman

c)

Hitler

d)

Stalin

34.

policy through which the U.S. let Britain borrow military supplies

a)

WWI success

b)

fascism

c)

rent program

d)

lend-lease

35.

leader who gains completes control of a country's government

a)

president

b)

dictator

c)

prime minister

d)

knight

36.

Emperor of Japan during WWII

a)

Tojo

b)

Hirohito

c)

Stalin

d)

Churchill

37.

The end of the war in the European Theater was known as

a)

VE Day

b)

VJ Day

c)

Veterans Day

d)

Armistice Day

38.

The end of the war in the Pacific Theater (Japan) was known as

a)

VJ Day

b)

VE Day

c)

Armistice Day

d)

Free Japan Day

39.

Which countries fought in the battle of Iwo Jima?

a)

Japan and Great Britain

b)

U.S. and Great Britain

c)

Germany and Japan

d)

U.S. and Japan

40.

Many factories in the U.S. had to change and expand to produce military equipment

a)

true

b)

false

41.

What was the importance of the battle of Iwo Jima?

a)

U.S. suffered many losses but took over the small island

b)

Japan surrendered to the U.S.

c)

Japan realized the Americans would defeat them

d)

Germany surrendered to the Allies

42.

What is the significance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

Major battles were fought in these cities

b)

American troops were outnumbered and retreated

c)

Atomic bombs were dropped on these cities and led to VJ Day

d)

Atomic bombs were dropped on these cities and led to VE Day

43.

American, British, and Canadian troops invade a coast in Europe to make Germany withdraw

a)

D-Day

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Operation Delta

44.

Which group of people did the Nazis MOST target during the Holocaust?

a)

gypsies

b)

Jewish

c)

Polish

d)

disabled

45.

After FDR dies, what responsibility is left to President Truman?

a)

getting Japan to surrender

b)

stopping discrimination of American troops

c)

rescuing victims of the Holocaust

d)

setting up trials at Nuremburg

46.

Who ordering the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan?

a)

Stalin

b)

Hirohito

c)

FDR

d)

Truman