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WC Ch 17 Lsn 5 World War II

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As a result of World War II, most of Europe was ____________________________.

a)

Economically devastated.

b)

Under American control.

c)

Under Soviet control.

d)

Dedicated to fighting against communism.

2.

What organization was created as a result of World War II?

a)

League of Nations

b)

United Nations

c)

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

d)

Rome-Berlin Axis

3.

Which was a cause of President Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

There were not enough soldiers to fight on the ground.

b)

The United States had run out of regular bombs.

c)

Using the atomic bomb would save the lives of American soldiers.

d)

The Japanese were making their own nuclear weapons.

4.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union 
5.

What was one of the points agreed upon at the Tehran Conference?

a)

Germany would be divided after the war.

b)

Germany would be annexed by Poland after the war.

c)

German leaders would be excommunicated after the war.

d)

Germany's military would no longer exist.

6.

What was the second meeting between the Big three that set forth the plan for post-WW2 Europe?

a)

Casablanca Conference

b)

Moroccan Conference

c)

Yalta Conference

d)

Tehran Conference

7.

What was the name of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

a)

Fat Man

b)

Big Boy

c)

Skinny Dude

d)

Little Boy

8.

What was the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?

a)

Little Boy

b)

Fat Man

c)

Big Man

d)

Hot Flash

9.

What is the name of the international organization established after WW2 to promote cooperation among nations & prevent another world war?

a)

League of Nations

b)

United Nations

c)

World Health Organization

d)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

10.
What Russian leader was at Yalta and Potsdam
a)
Lenin
b)
Putin
c)
Stalin
d)
Nicholas II
11.

This conference held in February of 1945 showed agreement and compromise with the "Big-Three"

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

12.

This conference held in the summer of 1945 showed growing tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

13.

Which country wanted to promote free elections in nations under Soviet control in Eastern Europe?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union (USSR)

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

14.

One of the first items of contention between the United States and the Soviet Union was

a)

how to divide Germany

b)

how to set up the United Nations

c)

how to deal with Eastern Europe

d)

how to punish German war criminals