WorksheetsWWII Review (Unit 5)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
How did the United States respond to growing aggression from Italy and Germany in the 1930s?
President Franklin Roosevelt stationed military troops in Europe to monitor the situation and act as a rapid reaction force.
President Franklin Roosevelt made a pact with England and France to defend them if they were attacked by any other nation.
Congress passed several laws that restricted the sale of arms and banned loans to countries at war.
Congress offered economic aid to Germany in exchange for its promise to not expand beyond its current borders.
What was the purpose of the "cash and carry" policy adopted by the US government in 1939?
to preserve US neutrality
to punish aggressor nations
to gain access to new trade markets
to spread democracy around the world
This cartoon from the 1930's suggests that the cartoonist
Wished to see Europe destroyed
Believed that Europe was doomed to Communism
Believed that the United States must enter the war to make the world safe for democracy
Did not distinguish the danger European belligerents (warring countries) posed to democracy
What was the major purpose of the legislation that is illustrated in the graphic above?
contribute to the success of the Axis powers
relieve unemployment caused by the Great Depression
aid the Allies without involving the U.S.. in the war
guarantee a third term to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
How did the German and Japanese governments MOST LIKELY view America's passing of the Lend-Lease Act?
as a guarantee that the United States would stay neutral
as a symbol of the United State aggressive foreign policy
as the United States making an unofficial declaration of war
as the United States moving away from isolationist policies
Use this quote and your knowledge of U.S. History to answer the following question.
“I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.” President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, December 8, 1941.
This speech was a response to which of the following events?
The battle of Midway
The invasion of Normandy
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Dresden
The diagram provides details about Europe in the 1930s.
Which phrase completes the diagram?
French responses to the rise of Nazism
Examples of German-Italian cooperation
Important successes of the League of Nations
Ways in which Adolf Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles
Which statement is accurate concerning the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the action as a military necessity.
Few of those relocated were actually United States citizens.
The Japanese American experience was similar to what happened to German Americans at the time.
Widespread Japanese American disloyalty and sabotage preceded the forced relocation.
At the Yalta Conference, what did President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill promise to Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in exchange for the Soviet Union joining the war against Japan?
the research and technology necessary to construct rockets that could boost a satellite into orbit
the research and technology necessary to construct nuclear reactors for power generation
a Soviet sphere of influence in Manchuria, China, and a share in industrial manufacturing and the rail industry in the region
a Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe spanning from the border of the Soviet Union to the inner German border
Which federal policy was enacted during World War II and justified as a wartime necessity?
exclusion of Chinese immigrants from entry
internment of Japanese Americans
adoption of the quota system of immigration
a ban on German-language books
The chart graph below details the number of victims at the Auschwitz concentration camps.
Looking at the pie chart above, which of the following is a true statement?
More Jews died at Auschwitz than any other group
Jews were the only ethnic group to die at concentration camps
Poles, Gypsies, and POWs made up half of the Auschwitz victims
Jews made up half of the Auschwitz victims
During his rise to power, Hitler gained popularity and helped stir extreme anti-Semitic sentiment by
convincing Germans that the United States was responsible for their many hardships.
making the people of Germany believe that the Soviet Union was going to attack them.
blaming the collapse of world trade and other economic failures on Jewish financiers.
destroying the rule of law in Germany so that Germans would seek retribution on each other.
The rulings of the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), Plessy v. Ferguson(1896), and Korematsu v. United States (1944) all demonstrate that the Supreme Court has
protected itself from internal dissent
continued to extend voting rights to minorities
sometimes failed to protect the rights of minorities
often imposed restrictions on free speech during wartime
During World War II, women and minorities made economic gains mainly because
labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these group
a shortage of traditional labor created new opportunities in the workplace
new civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices
more educational opportunities increased the number of skilled workers in these groups
Use the excerpt and your knowledge of Social Studies to answer the question.
What conclusion can BEST be made based on this excerpt?
Jobs for African Americans increased during World War II because of manpower needs and because of an anti-discrimination order from the president.
Jobs for African Americans decreased during World War II because of manpower needs, and the anti-discrimination order was probably not really needed.
A. Philip Randolph was just bluffing about planning a March on Washington.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was not really worried about African Americans marching on Washington, but he gave in to Randolph's request for an Executive Order anyway.
To finance the war, the federal government did all of the following EXCEPT
reduce corporate profits.
launch bond drives.
use deficit spending.
increase an income tax.
Which national campaign did this World War II poster publicize?
creating agricultural projects to relieve an economic depression
encouraging a healthy diet for future soldiers
lowering the cost of living by creating a surplus of food
supporting the war effort by reducing demand for commercially grown food
What was the purpose of this World War II cartoon?
encourage Americans to buy war bonds
encourage Americans to conserve natural resources
discourage Americans to serve in the armed forces
discourage Americans to work in war industries
During World War II, unemployment in the U.S. for civilians went from 14 percent in 1940 to 1.2 percent in 1944. Which choice below BEST describes a cause and an effect of this drop in unemployment?
Cause: The internment of Japanese Americans made for less competition for factory jobs.
Effect: Decreased the need for rationing food because more was being produced in factories.
Cause: The New Deal programs were finally helping end unemployment.
Effect: A third round of New Deal programs were passed by Congress.
Cause: Wartime economic boom expanded industrial production, with less workforce competition due to need for wartime soldiers.
Effect: Helped end the Great Depression.
Cause: Increased opportunity for women and minorities to gain employment.
Effect: There was increased racism as there was increased competition for remaining jobs.
Why did President Harry S. Truman give the orders to use nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
He hoped to destroy the centers of Japan’s defense industry.
He wanted to respond to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
He believed Japan was developing nuclear weapons in those cities.
He desired to end the war as quickly as possible in order to save lives.
"I wish to draw your attention to the development which has taken place since the conference that was arranged through your good offices in October last year between scientists engaged in this work and governmental representatives. Since the outbreak of the war, interest in uranium has intensified in Germany. I have now learned that research there is carried out in great secrecy and that it has been extended to another of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institutes, the Institute of Physics." —Letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt from Albert Einstein, March 7, 1940
What concern is Einstein expressing in this letter?
The Axis powers may be developing an atomic weapon.
The deployment of an atomic weapon may have unforeseen effects.
The deployment of an atomic weapon may be ineffective in ending the war.
The Allies may deploy an atomic weapon without thoroughly testing it first.
Which of the following is one reason behind the use of the atomic bombs to bring about the end of World War II instead of continuing ground and naval assaults?
Japan was preparing for an assault on Europe, and the Allies knew no other way to stop them.
A massive contingent of Japanese forces were stationed in Japan in order to prevent an invasion.
The Allies sought to completely decimate the Japanese economy by destroying their industrial infrastructure.
The atomic bomb had already been developed by the Japanese, who threatened to launch an attack on the United States.
How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of Nations?
It was created to prevent the spread of communism.
It was set up to promote international efforts to stop war.
It was intended to prevent another global Great Depression.
It was boycotted by both the United States and the Soviet Union.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
to bring Nazi war criminals to justice
to punish Soviet leaders for human rights abuses
to remove Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini from power
to determine the role of Chinese officials in the Nanking Massacre
The excerpt below is from an order issued in Florida during World War II.
You are hereby requested to take the following steps to comply with the recent blackout order . . .
(1) . . . have extinguished all street lights on waterfront
streets and highways at once . . .
(2) Screen water front side lights on all streets running
down to the waterfront . . .
(3) Screen all advertising lights and lighted windows near
beach front . . .
(4) Screen all bright lights on seawards side, directly
visible from the sea, and within two miles from the
water front . . .
(5) In case of brightly lighted installation near beach have
the light so directed and screened so that no direct
light can be seen from off shore.
By order of the: Palm Beach Civilian Defense Council
O.B. Carr, Executive Director
Why did the state of Florida issue this order?
To limit community social activities during the war.
To conserve scarce energy resources during the war.
To conceal coastal military operations from German spies.
To protect civilian coastal settlements from German submarine attacks.
