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WorksheetsWW2 Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Benito Mussolini
Josef Stalin
Which person imposed totalitarian rule over the Soviet Union in the early twentieth century?
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Josef Stalin
The primary Allied Powers were:
Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, United States
Great Britain, Japan, United States
Germany, France, United States
Japan, Germany, Italy
The primary Axis powers were:
Japan, U.S., Russia
Japan, Germany, Soviet Union
Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union
Germany, Japan, Italy
Hitler’s use of fast traveling airplanes and tanks followed by massive infantry forces to conquer Poland in 1939 was referred to as _____.
blitzkrieg.
Anschluss.
isolationism.
appeasement.
Why did the United States approve the Lend-Lease Act & Cash and Carry during World War II?
to remain formally neutral while helping the Allied nations
to export free war materials to neutral nations
to import donated war materials in preparation for war
to announce its foreign alliances to the world
What was the goal of Hitler's "Final Solution"?
to divide up territories among his generals
to win the war before the Americans entered
to increase the number of German soldiers for the invasion of the USSR
to murder all those the Nazis considered inferior
How did the Cash & Carry Plan benefit the U.S.?
it helped the U.S. economy through the selling of arms (weapons) to the Allies
it lent the Allies American troops in exchange for European goods
It allowed the Allies to purchase food and medicine from the U.S.
all are true
What event occurred on the day described as "a date which will live in infamy"?
bombing of Hiroshima
Battle of Guadalcanal
attack on Pearl Harbor
signing of the Atlantic Charter
What was the main reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
They wanted to invade the Untied States
The wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference
They wanted to stop the United States from selling war materials to Britain
They wanted to seize the natural resources of Hawaii
Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...
Stay at home for their children
Work in factories
Join the military as nurses
Enlist as soldiers
Regulating the amount of goods a consumer can obtain
Office of War Information
Bataan Death March
rationing
war bonds
Permitted military commanders to require Japanese Americans to relocate to interior internment camps with primitive and crowded conditions away from Western coastal regions
anti-Semitism
rationing
war bonds
Executive Order 9066
This letter was written by President George H. W. Bush.
Which event is President George H. W. Bush referring to in this letter?
The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
The military service of Japanese Americans during World War II
A ban on Japanese immigration to the United States after World War II
The bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II
It was the turning point of the war in Japan.
Which strategy did the Allies adopt against Japan in World War II?
blitzkrieg
island hopping
air superiority
appeasement
President Harry Truman decided to use atomic bombs near the end of World War II because ______. (Select the answer below that best completes the sentence)
conquering Japan by invasion would cost many more American lives.
the majority of Americans wanted the total destruction of Japan.
Allied nations demanded that the United States use its atomic bombs.
the Russians were close to building their own atomic bombs.
What is appeasement?
A hard type of concrete
a policy of giving Hitler what he wanted in order to avoid a conflict
A period of peace after a war
Major fighting in Japan
Which of the following best defines Antisemitism?
Views or actions that protect Jews
Policies, views, or actions that harm or discriminate against Jews
Actions that discriminated against Xenophobics
Policies that protect racists
In the Supreme Court case Korematsu vs US what was Korematsu's argument?
That imprisoning Japanese-Americans was okay
That imprisoning Japanese-Americans was against their rights
That Japanese-Americans should move to Japan
That Japanese-Americans can fight in the war
What characteristics do dictators, such as those who ruled during WW2, have in common?
Their main goal is the furthering of peace with neighboring countries.
They are always democratically elected and uphold the Constitutions of their countries.
They grant the citizens of their counties freedoms such as press and speech.
They take rights away from the citizens of their countries & use extreme punishments for those who speak out.
Why was it so difficult to fight Japan?
The Japanese were not ready to surrender.
The Japanese pilots crashed their planes into US ships, fully expecting to die.
The Japanese were fierce warriors.
All of the Above
Why was Iwo Jima so important?
It was in the mainland of Japan.
It was close to Japan and a good place for U.S. planes to land.
There was nothing there.
It was easy to invade.
Why did the United States hesitate to invade Japan?
They were worried that they would not meet any resistance and look silly.
They were worried that Japan would surrender.
They were worried that too many soldiers would die.
They were worried about their ships making it that far on the amount of fuel they had.
Oh August 6, 1945, an American bomber plane dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in war on which city in Japan?
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
Where was the second atomic bomb dropped a few days later?
Nagasaki
Iwo Jima
Hiroshima
Pearl Harbor
Which was a major cause of the rise dictators in Europe after WW1?
economic prosperity
Treaty of Versailles
redrawing of European borders
German win of WWI
At first many Americans were against the war and supported ________________________.
fascism
communism
isolationism
internationalism
The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to
test the newly developed atomic bomb.
determine how the holocaust happened.
punish German leaders for war crimes.
remove the emperor of Japan from power.
Japan's goal was to take over
North America
Soviet Union
Eastern Asia
Western Asia
Why were the Japanese unable to decipher the messages of the Navajo code talkers?
The code consisted of a series of whistle-like noises.
The code talkers had an advanced code machine.
They used the Navajo language, which had no written alphabet.
They used a math code based on the Navajo numeric system.
reason why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
US stopped selling oil to Japan
US stopped buying oil from Japan
Japan wanted to conquer the US
Japan wanted to spread communism
During the war, American civilians were expected to help by doing all of the following EXCEPT...
raise wages & prices
recycle scrap metal
grow victory gardens
buy war bonds
What was the purpose of this poster?
To keep up soldier morale
To show that soldiers were still able to eat and drink while at war
To encourage Americans to ration items like coffee for the soldiers
