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U.S. - WWII Unit Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

After World War I, President Woodrow Wilson played a role in shaping the Treaty of Versailles. Despite President Wilson’s efforts, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty. Which concern led the U.S. Senate to reject the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

The treaty would be too forgiving on Germany following its defeat in the war.

b)

The treaty would allow the League of Nations to develop its own powerful standing army

c)

The treaty would force the United States to surrender territorial gain it made during the war.

d)

The treaty would draw the United States into foreign entanglements through the League of Nations.

2.

One objective of the Immigration Act of 1924 was to reduce the number of immigrants entering the United States each year. This legislation reflects a pattern of intolerance that was present in the 1920s. Which other development of the 1920s also reflects this pattern of intolerance?

a)

The importation of liquor in violation of the Volstead Act

b)

The ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

c)

The renewal of racial violence encouraged by the Ku Klux Klan

d)

The growth of African-American arts in the Harlem Renaissance

3.

What foreign policy did the United States pursue after its involvement in World War I?

a)

The United States limited its involvement in international affairs.

b)

The United States led the League of Nations to promote peace.

c)

The United States paid for the rebuilding of Great Britain and France

d)

The United States seized territories from its European rivals to build its empire.

4.

Which of the following was not a provision of the Treaty of Versailles that angered many Germans leading up to WWII?

a)

Germany lost land

b)

Germany had to pay $33 billion in war reparations

c)

Germany had to dissolve into multiple, different countries

d)

Germany had to limit the size of its military

5.

Government exercises complete control over its citizens’ lives.

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Command Economy

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

6.

During WWII, Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated from their homes on the West Coast of the United States to internment camps in the U.S. interior. This action reflected the widespread fear that Japanese Americans were…

a)

A threat to national security

b)

Immigrating to the U.S. in large numbers

c)

Competitors for jobs in wartime factories

d)

Members of the Communist Party

7.

What was the significance of the Manhattan Project?

a)

Resulted in the drafting of 10 million Americans to fight during WWII

b)

Resulted in the publication of the most famous American photograph

c)

Resulted in the development of the atomic bomb

d)

Resulted in the internment of over 110,000 Japanese Americans

8.

The systematic genocide of the Jews and other ethnic and political groups during WWII was called the…

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Krystal Nacht

c)

Nazism

d)

Holocaust

9.

The treaty signed between Germany and the Soviet Union vowed that they would never attack each other and led to the start of WWII…

a)

Nonaggression Pact

b)

Rome-Berlin Axis

c)

Potsdam Declaration

d)

Treaty of Versailles

10.

The giving of concessions to a hostile power in order to maintain peace and avoid war is called…

a)

Annexation

b)

Scorched Earth

c)

Appeasement

d)

Succession

11.

This event marked the start of WWII on September 1, 1939

a)

Annexation of Austria

b)

Invasion of Poland

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

Remilitarization of the Rhineland

12.

This event led to the U.S. entry into WWII

a)

Attack on Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Battle of Iwo Jima

13.

The main beneficiary of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 with America was:

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

14.

This was a suicide plane strategy employed by Japanese pilots during WWII

a)

Firebombing

b)

Seppuku

c)

Kamikaze

d)

Scorched Earth

15.

This Japanese city was the first in history to be hit by an atomic bomb

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Kyoto

d)

Tokyo

16.

During WWII, the U.S. Government created a system to ration the distribution of certain resources such as petroleum. How did this new system of regulation affect the distribution of resources in the United States?

a)

It granted more privileges to wealthy business owners.

b)

It provided more goods and services to the working class.

c)

It limited the number of goods individuals could purchase.

d)

It supplied members of the upper class better qualities of goods.

17.

The attack on Pearl Harbor caused changes in American domestic policies. Which event was a consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

The United States bombed Berlin in retaliation, causing Germany to declare war.

b)

Congress passed the Neutrality act of 1939, which permitted Britain to buy U.S. weapons.

c)

The United States government forced Japanese Americans to relocate to internment camps.

d)

The Roosevelt administration created New Deal agencies to help prepare the country for war.