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World War II Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

U.S. Marines were victorious in this battle to obtain islands from Japan. This battle took place where?

a)

D-Day

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Hiroshima

2.

What happened as a result of Japan's surrender?

a)

Harry Truman was defeated in his re-election as president.

b)

Americans celebrated the surrender, which was called VJ Day.

c)

Atomic bombs were outlawed for future use.

d)

Japanese-Americans started immigrating to Japan again.

3.

On June 6, 1944, Allied troops arrived onshore at Normandy and surprised the Germans. This operation was known as

a)

Normandy

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

D-Day

d)

VE Day

4.

The first atomic bomb was dropped on

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Nagasaki

d)

Germany

5.

World War II began when

a)

Japan invaded Manchuria

b)

Japan invaded Vietnam

c)

Germany invaded Austria

d)

Germany invaded Poland

6.

Select the THREE countries that were apart of the Axis Powers.

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Japan

e)

Italy

7.

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

8.

Which U.S. President brought an end to World War II?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

9.

Pearl Harbor is located in what U.S. state?

a)

California

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Oahu

d)

Hawaii

10.

Which of these was NOT a cause for German aggression in Europe?

a)

imperialism

b)

isolationism

c)

militarism

d)

nationalism

11.

Which country attacked Pearl Harbor?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

12.

Which of the following countries was not a member of the Allied Powers during World War II?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Italy

d)

Great Britain

13.

The following are associated with which event:

-Concentration Camps

-Jews

-Adolf Hitler

a)

D-Day invasion

b)

Battle at Iwo Jima

c)

formation of the United Nations

d)

the Holocaust

14.

Which of the following was one of Eleanor Roosevelt's roles in forming the United Nations?

a)

She created the headquarters in New York.

b)

She wrote the Bill of Rights.

c)

She wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

d)

She created the name of the United Nations.

15.

Which number on the map represents the December 7, 1941 event that brought the United States into World War II?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

16.

Which of the following were reasons why President Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs?

a)

He wanted war to end quickly.

b)

Japan was going to surrender anyways.

c)

A land invasion would cause too many casualties.

d)

Too many Americans and Japanese would die.

17.

Which of the following was not a group of people that Eleanor Roosevelt advocated for?

a)

African-Americans

b)

the underpriveleged

c)

the rich

d)

women

18.

Victory in Europe Day or VE Day marked the end of...

a)

World War II

b)

war in Italy

c)

rationing for troops in Europe

d)

fighting in Europe

19.

Who was "Rosie the Riveter?"

a)

a famous riveter

b)

the name of a notable spy

c)

a symbol for working women during World War II

d)

the first female military leader of the United States

20.

What role did the Tuskegee Airmen play during World War II?

a)

They encouraged men to join the military.

b)

They helped American citizens ration more.

c)

They escorted bomber planes into enemy territory.

d)

They were the main cause for segregation in the military during the war.

21.

Why did Japan invade Manchuria and Korea in the early 1900s prior to war?

a)

They wanted to gain more power.

b)

They were in need of natural resources to fuel industrialization.

c)

They were capturing lands previously stolen from them during WWI.

d)

They wanted to show their dominance over the United States.

22.

Which organization was created to promote peace after World War II?

a)

the Treaty of Versailles

b)

the League of Nations

c)

the Treaty of Paris

d)

the United Nations

23.

In which way did the United States NOT play a role in the formation of the United Nations?

a)

A conference was held in California to create the charter or rules for the organization.

b)

A meeting was held in Washington, D.C. to outline the structure and purpose of the organization.

c)

The idea for the organization originated from President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

d)

The United States decides which countries can join.

24.

What did NOT happen during World War II?

a)

African-Americans fought in special military units.

b)

Women went to work to help the war effort.

c)

The U.S. military was integrated.

d)

People accepted rationing (the government limiting) the amount of food they had.