WorksheetsUS History Through Film WW2 - Casablanca, Saving Private Ryan, and text
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 54mins
Where did WW2 take place?
Europe
The Pacific islands
North Africa
Asia
All of these are where WW2 took place
What caused the U.S. to finally begin fighting in World War II?
Germany invading Poland
Sinking of the Lusitania
Attack on Pearl Harbor
France being taken over
Zimmerman Telegram
Name of the genocide perpetrated against over 6 million Jews and millions of other "undesirables" by the Nazis:
Holocaust
Night of Broken Glass
Great Purge
Great Leap Forward
Which 3 countries made up the major Axis Powers?
American, England, and Russia
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
Italy, Russia, and Austria
Italy, Germany, and Japan
Where is Casablanca located?
Sicily
France
Portugal
Morocco
Why did the Germans want Victor Lazlo?
He killed two German couriers and stole papers
He escaped a concentration camp and was a symbol of the Resistance
He was a spy for the British with information about the Nazi rocket program
He robbed a German train and caused it to crash.
The German Commander was in love with Ilsa and wanted the competition removed.
What was meant by Rick saying "They are asleep in New York. They are asleep all over the world"?
Everyone was tired from working so hard
People were not aware of German aggression in the Maldives.
People were unaware of the threat Nazis posed to world freedom.
It was night time in America
What was the relationship between Rick and Ilsa?
Related by marriage
Kissing Cousins
Brother and Sister
Former lovers
What is Rick's Cafe called?
Rickety's
Rick's Cafe Americain
Ricks European Cafe
Rick's Casablanca Cafe
“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.”
Rick and Ilsa were romantically involved before Rick went to Casablanca to start a new life away from the Nazis. Where did they meet and fall in love?
Berlin
Paris
London
Brussels
Sam wasn't just a friend of Rick's, he was also the__________ at Rick's.
bar manager
leader of the French Underground
piano player/singer
bodyguard
What does Rick decide to do regarding Ilsa?
Let her leave on the plane without him
Leave with her
Let her stay in Casablanca
Let her decide
What does Rick have that the other characters want?
The Gun used to kill the German Couriers
Plane tickets to Berlin
Exit Visas/Letters of transit to Lisbon
A hidden radio that could reach US forces
What reason did the French police officer Renault use to close Rick’s Café?
Underage patrons were in the bar.
Germans were being rowdy.
The French were being rowdy
Gambling was going on in the casino
What was the real reason they closed Rick’s café?
The Germans were embarrassed over being drowned out by the French band.
Underage Patrons were in the bar.
Rick derailed the French policeman's plans
Casablanca was under siege by the German Army
Private Ryan refuses to return with Captain Miller because _______.
he wants to die in combat because doesn't want to live without his brothers.
he doesn't want anyone else on Miller's team to die for him
his unit has orders to keep control of the Ramelle bridge and he doesn't want to abandon his fellow soldiers
he is afraid that leaving with the Rangers would be more dangerous than staying and fighting it out with his own Airborne unit.
What occured on December 7, 1941?
VE Day
Pearl Harbor was bombed
VJ Day
Germany invaded Poland
The three Ryan brothers all died in Normandy.
True
False
The 5 Sullivan brothers of Iowa and the 5 Bixby brothers of Boston died in which wars, respectively?
WW2, Civil War
Revolutionary War, WW1
WW1, Iraq War
Civil War, WW1
The captured German soldier sings the American national anthem to _____.
show his respect for the American soldiers
make the American soldiers relax and accept being captured
get help from the American soldiers
stop the American soldiers from executing him
Captain Miller finally tells his men that he is a ________ back home in order to stop Sarge & Reiben from _______.
husband, yelling
teacher, fighting
husband, killing the German
taxi driver, deserting
A Blue Star in a window back home in the USA represented a serviceman serving overseas. What did a Gold Star indicate?
A serviceman killed in the war
A family member working in a vital war industry
a dog serving as a Military Working Dog
A serviceman from the house had earned a Bronze Star or above
This organization was founded during the war in order to promote minority hiring in gov't offices, plants with war contracts, etc:
Tennessee Valley Authority
National War Labor Board
Fair Employment Practices Commission
American Civil Liberties Union
Matt Damon played the title character of Saving Private Ryan. His full name was:
Ryan Arnold Miller
James Francis Ryan
Ryan James Francis
John Franklin Ryan
The opening scene of "Saving Private Ryan" takes place at:
Omaha Beach landings
An American retirement home
The Airborne drop for Private Ryan's platoon
An American War Cemetery in Normandy
The Rangers with Captain Miller are first seen landing as part of which invasion:
Normandy
North Africa
Iwo Jima
Sicily
The reason the War Department wants to retrieve Private Ryan is because:
He knows top Secret information that can't fall into Nazi hands
He inherited a major fortune back home and needs to take over the family business
All of his brothers have been killed in combat within a few days of one another
He is selected to go home on a Victory Bond tour
Private Caparzo goes against orders and it gets him killed. What did he do?
Tried to help a family get their young daughter to a safer place
Failed to bring extra machine gun ammunition to the soldiers that needed it
Let a German soldier escape
Opened up a bobby trapped door
Private Mellish has an extra motivation to kill Nazis and win the war. What is it?
He is Jewish
He is wanted by the German Gestapo
He has a baby on the way back home
He is hoping to return back home to a free Germany
The Battle of Normandy, Omaha Beach, and all of Saving Private Ryan, took place in what country?
Germany
Italy
France
Holland
Over 110,000 people of ____________ - American descent were put into detention camps in the American Southwest with no due-process because of fears they may be disloyal to the US.
German
Japanese
Russian
Polish
When Germany invaded Poland, President Roosevelt declared US neutrality, but implemented this plan that would allow us to sell arms to the Allies:
Cash and Carry
Lend-Lease
Wilkins Plan
There was no plan. We would not sell any weapons to a nation at war.
After Germany knocked out France and numerous other countries, and appeared to be winning the war, the US adopted a very pro-British and Russia program that let them immediately receive war goods as long as they returned or replaced them called:
Cash and Carry
Lend-Lease
Free Armaments
Miller Plan
Private Jackson, played by Barry Pepper, served what role in Captain Miller's Ranger team?
Medic
Tracker
Linguist/Translator
Sniper/Sharp-shooter
Tech-4 Wade, played by Giovanni Ribisi, served what role in Captain Miller's Ranger team?
Medic
Tracker
Linguist/Translator
Sniper/Sharp-shooter
The 3 largest Allied nations, represented by their leaders in this picture, were:
Great Britain, USA, Soviet Union
Great Britain, Canada, USA
USA, Soviet Union, France
China, Brazil, USA
Germany conquered this major country, setting the scene for both our WW2 movies:
Norway
England
Holland
France
June 6, 1944 is better known as:
V-J Day
D-Day
Pearl Harbor Day
V-E Day
This nation did the vast majority of fighting against the German military, and desperately wanted the US and Britain to open a European Front to relieve pressure on them:
China
Soviet Union
France
Poland
The first major defeat of the Japanese Navy, this battle turned the tide in favor of the Americans after months of defeat:
Midway
Coral Sea
Okinawa
Stalingrad
All of the following were social/ cultural changes in the US during WW2 except for:
Women went to work in traditionally male jobs by the millions
African-Americans moved North to take defense industry jobs
The military and society in general were desegregated
Japanese-Americans were herded into detention camps
The German sniper who killed Caparzo is in turn killed by Private Jackson. Jackson does this by:
Shooting him repeatedly with his pistol
with a knife in close quarters combat
shooting him right through the German's sniper scope
strangling him
While addressing his staff about the issue of the Ryan brothers, Gen. George C. Marshall quoted a letter written by which former president?
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Captain Miller's dying words, whispered to Private Ryan:
FUBAR
earn this...earn it
get home
good luck, soldier
The tear-jerking final words spoken in the movie by a now old James Ryan:
Tell me I am a good man.
I was worth it, wasn't I?
It should have been me.
It was all FUBAR
