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WorksheetsWWII- home front + Pacific
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which is most accurate concerning the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII?
President FDR authorized the action as a military necessity
Few of those relocated were actually US citizens
Widespread Japanese American disloyalty forced officials to relocate
The Japanese American experience was very similar to what happened to German Americans at this time.
A major cause of internment of Japanese Americans during WWII was
national segregation policies
immigration quotas
economic depression
racial prejudice
which WWII action was later determined to be a violation of civil liberties
rationing of scarce commodities
employment of women
internment of Japanese Americans
use of military draft
The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII illustrates that
The Supreme Court can be relied on to defend civil rights
Threats to national security are often ignored by the government
Minorities are not allowed to enlist in the US military
Civil liberties are sometimes limited during times of national crisis.
Truman decided to use the atomic bomb in WII mainly to
satisfy allied demands
gain valuable information for future peacetime use of atomic power
increase the prestige of the US
bring an immediate end to the war
Because of the Nuremburg trials,
war crimes are no longer overlooked
only a nation's leader can be charged with war crimes
War crimes are taken less seriously
the use of atomic bombs are less controversial
A major difference btw WWI and WWII is that AFTER WWII, the US
became a world leader
adopted a policy of isolationism
suffered a major economic depression
rejected membership in a world peacekeeping organization
a reason that president Truman decided to use atomic weapons against Japan was to
end the war while limiting the loss of American lives
punish the Japanese people by destroying their country
increase japan;s potential as a future aggressor
divert forces to fight Germany
a controversial issue that resulted from WWII was the
future role of the league of nations
morality of nuclear weapons
commitment of troops without congressional approval
civilian control of the military
The purpose of the Nuremberg trials were to
bring Hitler, Tojo, and Mussolini to justice
force Japan to pay for Pearl Harbor
make German leaders accountable for the holocaust
punish German government for bombing England
Women volunteers who served in non-combat positions
women's auxiliary army corps
manhattan project
war production board
Women's production project
secret research project that resulted in the atomic bomb
manhattan project
rationing board
war production board
Nagasaki project
agency of the federal government that fought inflation
office of price administration
rationing
manhattan project
war production board
government agency that decided which companies would make war materials and how to distribute raw materials
office of price administration
rationing
manhattan project
war production board
restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the miltiary
rationing
manhattan project
office of price administration
war production board
Allied invasion to liberate Europe
d day
ve day
kristallnacht
battle of midway
Victory in Europe day, May 8 1945
V-E day
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Midway
American Commander in the Phillippines
Douglas MacArthur
Chester Nimitz
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Patton
33rd president of the US (When WWII ended)
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
Japanese suicide planes
kamikaze
nuremberg
hiroshima
internment
american victory that was the turning point in the war
battle of midway
hiroshima
nagasaki
Berlin
City that was the site of the FIRST atomic bomb drop in Japan
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Japanese city that was the site of the SECOND atomic bomb drop
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Trial that tried Nazi leaders for war crimes
Nuremberg trials
Hiroshima Trials
Nimitz Trials
Holocaust Trials
Law passed by congress to help servicemen readjust to civilian life
GI bill of rights
Congress of racial equality
internment
Nuremberg laws
confinement under guard, especially during war time
internment
concentration camp
kamikaze
gi bill of rights
set free from oppression, imprisonment, or foreign control
liberate
internment
concentration
surrender
giving up to an enemy without any demands or requests
unconditional surrender
race riots
outpost
tribunal
On D-day the allies
landed in Normandy to liberate Europe
defeated Japan
Defeated Germany
The Battle of the Bulge was
an allied campaign in north africa
a battle against Japan in the pacific
the final German counterattack in Europe
The manhattan project
sent japanese americans to internment camps
planned the allie's strategy
developed the atomic bomb
In the Nuremberg trials, the Nazis
desegregated the armed forces
were tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity
starved and froze outside of a soviet city
destroyed jewish property
the GI bill of Rights
desegregated the armed forces
paid for veterans to go to college
allowed women to serve in the military
reinstitutes the draft
Rationing was
the scientific process of developing the atomic bomb
the percentage of women allowed to work in defense industries
a way of allotting scarce products, like meat and gasoline
an internment camp in the US
Hiroshima was
the japanese city where the first bomb was dropped
the emperor of japan
an internment camp in the US
communist dictator of the soviet union
joseph stalin
Benito Mussolini
adolf hitler
francisco franco
Fascist dictator of italy
joseph stalin
Benito Mussolini
adolf hitler
francisco franco
nazi dictator of germany
joseph stalin
Benito Mussolini
adolf hitler
francisco franco
Laws passed by congress to ban the sale of arms or loans to nations at war
neutrality acts
nonagression pact
blitzkrieg
appeasement
trying to pacify an aggressor in order to avoid war/keep peace
neutrality acts
nonagression pact
blitzkrieg
appeasement
in order to defeat the Japanese in the pacific, the US used which of the following military tactics?
island hopping
genocide
trench warfare
blitzkrieg
Which advertising campaign represents the expanding role of women in the workplace?
rosie the riveter
loose lips sink ships
the harvest is plentiful
sweetless, meatless, wheatless days
Which of the following is MOST aligned to the US's goal for WWII?
Unconditional surrender of the Axis powers
End the war quickly
Preserve freedom and democracy
Bring about a just and lasting peace
(No timer on this question) In which pair of events is the second event a response to the first?
Truman Doctrine --> D-day invasion
Manhattan Project --> Lend lease act
Holocaust --> Nuremberg War trials
Germany's invasion of Poland --> Munich Conference
