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WWII- home front + Pacific

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
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1.

Which is most accurate concerning the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII?

a)

President FDR authorized the action as a military necessity

b)

Few of those relocated were actually US citizens

c)

Widespread Japanese American disloyalty forced officials to relocate

d)

The Japanese American experience was very similar to what happened to German Americans at this time.

2.

A major cause of internment of Japanese Americans during WWII was

a)

national segregation policies

b)

immigration quotas

c)

economic depression

d)

racial prejudice

3.

which WWII action was later determined to be a violation of civil liberties

a)

rationing of scarce commodities

b)

employment of women

c)

internment of Japanese Americans

d)

use of military draft

4.

The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII illustrates that

a)

The Supreme Court can be relied on to defend civil rights

b)

Threats to national security are often ignored by the government

c)

Minorities are not allowed to enlist in the US military

d)

Civil liberties are sometimes limited during times of national crisis.

5.

Truman decided to use the atomic bomb in WII mainly to

a)

satisfy allied demands

b)

gain valuable information for future peacetime use of atomic power

c)

increase the prestige of the US

d)

bring an immediate end to the war

6.

Because of the Nuremburg trials,

a)

war crimes are no longer overlooked

b)

only a nation's leader can be charged with war crimes

c)

War crimes are taken less seriously

d)

the use of atomic bombs are less controversial

7.

A major difference btw WWI and WWII is that AFTER WWII, the US

a)

became a world leader

b)

adopted a policy of isolationism

c)

suffered a major economic depression

d)

rejected membership in a world peacekeeping organization

8.

a reason that president Truman decided to use atomic weapons against Japan was to

a)

end the war while limiting the loss of American lives

b)

punish the Japanese people by destroying their country

c)

increase japan;s potential as a future aggressor

d)

divert forces to fight Germany

9.

a controversial issue that resulted from WWII was the

a)

future role of the league of nations

b)

morality of nuclear weapons

c)

commitment of troops without congressional approval

d)

civilian control of the military

10.

The purpose of the Nuremberg trials were to

a)

bring Hitler, Tojo, and Mussolini to justice

b)

force Japan to pay for Pearl Harbor

c)

make German leaders accountable for the holocaust

d)

punish German government for bombing England

11.

Women volunteers who served in non-combat positions

a)

women's auxiliary army corps

b)

manhattan project

c)

war production board

d)

Women's production project

12.

secret research project that resulted in the atomic bomb

a)

manhattan project

b)

rationing board

c)

war production board

d)

Nagasaki project

13.

agency of the federal government that fought inflation

a)

office of price administration

b)

rationing

c)

manhattan project

d)

war production board

14.

government agency that decided which companies would make war materials and how to distribute raw materials

a)

office of price administration

b)

rationing

c)

manhattan project

d)

war production board

15.

restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the miltiary

a)

rationing

b)

manhattan project

c)

office of price administration

d)

war production board

16.

Allied invasion to liberate Europe

a)

d day

b)

ve day

c)

kristallnacht

d)

battle of midway

17.

Victory in Europe day, May 8 1945

a)

V-E day

b)

D-Day

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Midway

18.

American Commander in the Phillippines

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Chester Nimitz

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

George Patton

19.

33rd president of the US (When WWII ended)

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Chester Nimitz

20.

Japanese suicide planes

a)

kamikaze

b)

nuremberg

c)

hiroshima

d)

internment

21.

american victory that was the turning point in the war

a)

battle of midway

b)

hiroshima

c)

nagasaki

d)

Berlin

22.

City that was the site of the FIRST atomic bomb drop in Japan

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

23.

Japanese city that was the site of the SECOND atomic bomb drop

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

24.

Trial that tried Nazi leaders for war crimes

a)

Nuremberg trials

b)

Hiroshima Trials

c)

Nimitz Trials

d)

Holocaust Trials

25.

Law passed by congress to help servicemen readjust to civilian life

a)

GI bill of rights

b)

Congress of racial equality

c)

internment

d)

Nuremberg laws

26.

confinement under guard, especially during war time

a)

internment

b)

concentration camp

c)

kamikaze

d)

gi bill of rights

27.

set free from oppression, imprisonment, or foreign control

a)

liberate

b)

internment

c)

concentration

d)

surrender

28.

giving up to an enemy without any demands or requests

a)

unconditional surrender

b)

race riots

c)

outpost

d)

tribunal

29.

On D-day the allies

a)

landed in Normandy to liberate Europe

b)

defeated Japan

c)

Defeated Germany

30.

The Battle of the Bulge was

a)

an allied campaign in north africa

b)

a battle against Japan in the pacific

c)

the final German counterattack in Europe

31.

The manhattan project

a)

sent japanese americans to internment camps

b)

planned the allie's strategy

c)

developed the atomic bomb

32.

In the Nuremberg trials, the Nazis

a)

desegregated the armed forces

b)

were tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity

c)

starved and froze outside of a soviet city

d)

destroyed jewish property

33.

the GI bill of Rights

a)

desegregated the armed forces

b)

paid for veterans to go to college

c)

allowed women to serve in the military

d)

reinstitutes the draft

34.

Rationing was

a)

the scientific process of developing the atomic bomb

b)

the percentage of women allowed to work in defense industries

c)

a way of allotting scarce products, like meat and gasoline

d)

an internment camp in the US

35.

Hiroshima was

a)

the japanese city where the first bomb was dropped

b)

the emperor of japan

c)

an internment camp in the US

36.

communist dictator of the soviet union

a)

joseph stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

adolf hitler

d)

francisco franco

37.

Fascist dictator of italy

a)

joseph stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

adolf hitler

d)

francisco franco

38.

nazi dictator of germany

a)

joseph stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

adolf hitler

d)

francisco franco

39.

Laws passed by congress to ban the sale of arms or loans to nations at war

a)

neutrality acts

b)

nonagression pact

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

appeasement

40.

trying to pacify an aggressor in order to avoid war/keep peace

a)

neutrality acts

b)

nonagression pact

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

appeasement

41.

in order to defeat the Japanese in the pacific, the US used which of the following military tactics?

a)

island hopping

b)

genocide

c)

trench warfare

d)

blitzkrieg

42.

Which advertising campaign represents the expanding role of women in the workplace?

a)

rosie the riveter

b)

loose lips sink ships

c)

the harvest is plentiful

d)

sweetless, meatless, wheatless days

43.

Which of the following is MOST aligned to the US's goal for WWII?

a)

Unconditional surrender of the Axis powers

b)

End the war quickly

c)

Preserve freedom and democracy

d)

Bring about a just and lasting peace

44.

(No timer on this question) In which pair of events is the second event a response to the first?

a)

Truman Doctrine --> D-day invasion

b)

Manhattan Project --> Lend lease act

c)

Holocaust --> Nuremberg War trials

d)

Germany's invasion of Poland --> Munich Conference