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WW2 Review Game

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Japanese Americans were interned as a result of what major event?

a)

Germany invading Poland

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

The Appeasement Policy

d)

the death of Franklin Roosevelt

2.
What was the reaction of the United States to the attack?
a)
They declared war on Japan the next day
b)
They fled back to the US coast and let Japan have Southeast Asia 
c)
They asked Great Britain for help 
d)
They waited several months to see what would happen next 
3.

This man sued the U.S. on the constitutionality of the executive order of the internment of Japanese Americans

a)

Korematsu

b)

Mitsubishi

c)

Akasuki

d)

Chang

4.
Which of the following is NOT true about the United States during World War II?
a)
The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
b)
Factories produced war goods and  natural resources were rationed. 
c)
Most women stayed home to raise children and tend to their husbands.
d)
The Tuskegee Airmen helped the allies defeat the Axis powers.
5.
Who was Rosie the  Riveter?
a)
The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
b)
a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
c)
A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
d)
A famous pilot
6.

Which group campaigned for victory in the war and equality at home?

a)

Japanese Americans

b)

Native Americans

c)

African Americans

d)

Women

7.
When Japanese Americans had to report to the camps what did most of the families  have to do? 
a)
Sale or store all of their belongings because they could only take what they could carry in a suitcase 
b)
Find a neighbor or family member to leave their children with 
c)
Give all of their money and property to the US government 
d)
Enlist in the US Army
8.

TRUE or FALSE: Some interned Americans fought in the armed forces during World War 2.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.
What as the purpose of this image?
a)
Encourage women to work in Defense plants
b)
vote for Hitler
c)
Encourage women to stay at home
10.

Process of assembling troops & supplies to become ready for war.

a)

Collaboration

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Mobilization

d)

Annexation

11.
Regulating the amount of goods a consumer can obtain
a)
Office of War Information
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
rationing
d)
war bonds
12.
What did U.S. civilians do to help win WWI?
a)
They grew "Victory Gardens"
b)
They bought "Liberty Bonds"
c)
They joined the military to fight alongside the Allied Powers
d)
All of the above
13.
What is the message of the propaganda poster above? 
a)
Rationing 
b)
Demonization of Germany 
c)
Enlisting in the army 
d)
Buying war bonds 
14.
This image is an example of:
a)
Rationing
b)
Propaganda
c)
Assassination
d)
Unconditional
15.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Korematsu v. US?
a)
The US Constitution cannot be used to check the power of the military in a time of war  
b)
Segregation in the military is unconstitutional  
c)
While Japanese citizens can be sent to internment camps, US citizens of Japanese ancestry cannot 
d)
Any person of Japanese ancestry is considered a national security risk and is subject to internment  
16.
The Act that allowed the U.S. to give War supplies to Britain in early WW2?
a)
United Nations
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Manhattan Act
d)
New Deal
17.
American society changed by all of the following reasons except
a)
the civil rights movement built off of minorities serving alongside whites in war
b)
women served in the military and provided a huge amount of labor towards mobilization
c)
military units were segregated throughout the war
18.
Americans who stayed at home wanted to help the Allied Powers win World War II. They changed many of their daily habits to help the soldiers who were fighting far away. They also donated items to help the war effort. Women's metal hairpins were needed to make vehicles and weapons. Rubber was needed for tires. When tires on cars at home wore out, they were not replaced. Often people grew their own food, so that farmers could ship their crops to the army. Family gardens were called "Victory Gardens." Food from grocery stores was rationed. Coupons allowed shoppers to buy small amounts of certain foods. If you wanted to make a cake, you had to save a lot of coupons for sugar first.
The passage is about
a)
soldiers fighting in the Pacific
b)
battle plans in North Africa
c)
gardening
d)
war efforts at home during WWII
19.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these words, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which shall live in infamy” to describe the 
a)
German invasion of Poland
b)
Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day invasion of Normandy
d)
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
20.
"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible."  This quotation supports a foreign policy of
a)
imperialism
b)
neutrality
c)
appeasement
d)
economic sanctions
21.
An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that
a)
Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War I 
b)
the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact
c)
Japan declared war against the United States 
d)
the United States provided critical aid to Great Britain 
22.
What famous scientist wrote President Franklin D. Roosevelt about the power of an atomic bomb? 
a)
Albert Einstein 
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Neil deGrasse Tyson
d)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
23.

Some military experts said that the US would lose a million soldiers_______

a)

before Japan would surrender

b)

if they dropped a bomb

c)

if they didn't attack Japan

24.

What 2 Japanese cities did we drop atomic bombs on?

a)

Berlin and Paris

b)

Okinawa and Beijing

c)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

25.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
26.
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
a)
“Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
b)
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
c)
Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
d)
State governments should have more power over the economy than the national government
27.

To fight the Depression, the first thing President Roosevelt set out to do was to

a)

provide direct relief to the unemployed.

b)

restore confidence in the nation’s banking system.

c)

provide mortgage assistance to farmers

d)

set up massive public works programs.

28.
What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?
a)
The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
b)
The power of the federal government was expanded
c)
The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans
29.

These were passed after WWII broke out to allow the US to stay out of the war.

a)

Island Hopping

b)

Internment Camps

c)

Neutrality Acts

d)

Liberty Bonds

30.

This was the American forces effort to retake the Pacific Islands from Japanese Control

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Holocaust

d)

Island Hopping

31.
The two deadliest battles of the war in the Pacific as the US neared the mainland? 
a)
Pelilu and Saipan
b)
Leyte Gulf and Saipan
c)
Midway and Okinawa
d)
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
32.
Which battle is considered to be the turning point in the Pacific?
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Midway
c)
Okinawa
d)
Guadalcanal
33.
Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan because
a)
He was unaware of the amount of destruction and suffering the bomb would cause
b)
He hoped to avoid an invasion that would result in massive Allied casualties and firebombing had not yet forced Japan to surrender
c)
He wanted to punish Japanese civilians for refusing to surrender 
d)
He hoped to force Hitler to surrender alive
34.

This term describes all the presidents approach in regards to government involvement in the 1920s.

a)

Egalitarianism

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Liberty

d)

Popular Sovereignty

35.
The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that
a)
F.D.R.'
s relief programs were unsuccessful.
b)
many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.
c)
protests by veterans during the Depression were effective.
d)
the U.S. Army had increased in size and power during the Depression.
36.
Who created the Share Our Wealth Program
a)
O.K. Allen
b)
Earl Long
c)
Huey Long
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
37.

This act promoted industrial growth by establishing codes of fair practice for individual industries.

a)

National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)

Social Security Act

d)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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