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WorksheetsUnit 6: WWII
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 53mins
The last effort of the Nazis to regain control of Europe; ended in an Allied victory.
Operation Torch
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Victory in Europe Day
On which two cities did the United States drop 2 bombs?
Nagasaki and Osaka
Hiroshima and Tokyo
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Osaka and Morioka
3 million worked in factories during the war building materials/resources needed to win the war.
Men
Women
Japanese Americans
African Americans
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. tried to follow this foreign policy
Isolationism
Imperialism
Rationing
Island Hopping
Top secret plan to build an atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
Enigma Code
Operation Fortitude
Operation Overlord
President of the United States who made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan? This ended WWII.
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Hitler was able to take control of Germany and establish a dictatorship because
of his military experience.
he promised to restore the German economy.
he announced his disdain for the Jewish population.
he attempted to overthrow the government 10 years earlier.
What event led the United States to join World War II?
Germany invaded Poland.
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
U.S., Great Britain, and France
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Germany, France, and Japan
Why were natural resources, such as gasoline, scarce during World War II?
The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural resources.
The U.S. had all the natural resources it needed.
Natural resources were scarce because they were needed for the war effort.
Americans were greedy and did not want to share natural resources.
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the United States during World War II?
The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Factories produced war goods and natural resources were rationed.
Most women stayed at home to raise children and attend to their husbands.
The Tuskegee Airmen helped the Allies defeat the Axis powers.
Which famous World War II leader was the dictator of the Soviet Union who had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined the Allied Forces?
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Which World War II leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?
island hopping
total war
Anaconda Plan
blockade
What was the main reason for the U.S. neutrality in the 1930s?
The U.S. didn't care.
The U.S. had committed to a policy of total non-violence.
The economic and emotional effects of World War I made Americans reluctant to get involved in another war.
The U.S. trusted that Britain and France could handle the situation.
What role did women play during World War II?
housewives who took care of the home and children
drove tanks and fought in the war
created blackout curtains for everyone
held many traditionally male jobs
What event started World War II?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Invasion of Poland
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Munich Conference
This day was the largest seaborne invasion in history and liberated France from Germany.
Victory in Europe Day
Victory over Japan Day
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
On this day in history, Germany surrenders to the Allied Powers.
Victory in Europe Day
Victory over Japan Day
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
During World War II, families received government coupons to use on things like meat and gasoline. The government agency that led this campaign was the
Office of Scientific Research and Development
War Production Board
Executive Order 9066
Office of Price Administration
The entertainment industry played an important role in ensuring that Americans the war effort by creating propaganda cartoons, short films, etc.
supported
expressed their concerns
rationed goods for
fought
Which is NOT an argument for using the atomic bomb?
It would kill many civilians.
It would save American lives because we wouldn't have to invade Japan.
It would end the war faster.
It would show the world the technological power of the U.S.
How did the President of the United States justify the use of atomic bombs in Japan?
to punish Japan
to make Germany surrender
to make the war last longer
to save American lives
How did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II?
It called for the dissolution of the League of Nations, thus eliminating an organization to resolve future conflicts
It gave Germany too much power by allowing it to retain the Alsace-Lorraine region from France
It weakened the Allied countries by making France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies
It imposed severe reparations payments on Germany, leading to economic and political instability
The United States attempted to justify the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II with the argument that
the wartime necessity of ensuring
national security was more important than protecting individual rights
most of the relocated people
were not United States citizens and therefore had few legal rights
Japanese Americans refused to
serve in the armed forces
Japanese Americans should be
treated the same way as German Americans
Important battle between the Nazis and the Soviet army that ended with more than 1 million Soviet deaths and stopped the Nazi advance along the Eastern Front.
Operation Torch
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Battle of Stalingrad
Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to
work on the development of an
atomic bomb
increase economic production to
meet war demands
defend New York City against a
nuclear attack
recruit men for military
services
Which president executed Order 9066?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Donald Trump
Franklin Roosevelt
The turning point in the war against Japan, June 1942; four Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk. The U.S. takes the offensive.
Battle of the Atlantic
Operation Torch
D-Day Operation Overlord
Battle of Midway
1944 Supreme Court ruling that declared the government had the right to keep Japanese Americans in internment camps due to the idea of "national security threat."
Korematsu v. United States
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
Germany's plan to send all Jews to Israel
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
Hitler's plan to kill the Jews
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the USA
What did Jews have to wear in Nazi-controlled areas to identify themselves as Jews?
a yellow Star of David
a sign that said Jew
Black clothing
A yellow cross
What happened on September 11, 1938, when Adolf ordered the destruction of Jewish businesses and synagogues?
Lieben
Schmerzhaft
Kristallnacht
Glucklich
If they were chosen for death, some of the victims would be sent to the ______ often disguised as showers, or they would be shot.
gas chambers
fire pits
crematorium
transit camps
What was the time period during which Adolf Hitler had 6 million Jews killed because he wanted a pure Aryan race?
Holocaust
Reign of Terror
Middle Passage
Rwandan Genocide
