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WWII Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What prompted France to declare war on Germany?

a)

Germany invading Russia

b)

Germany invading Poland

c)

Germany invading Great Britain

d)

all the above

2.

What was one of Germany's most successful military strategies?

a)

operation Sealion

b)

invasion via ocean

c)

air raids

d)

Blitzkrieg

3.

What is appeasement?

a)

giving someone more resources than you received through trade

b)

allowing someone to invade your own country

c)

giving into the demands of an aggressor to keep peace

d)

all the above

4.

Which event caused the US to enter the WW2?

a)

sinking of Lusitania

b)

explosion of USS Maine

c)

attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

dropping the atomic bomb

5.

Which of the following was NOT an Allied power in WW2?

a)

Japan

b)

Soviet Union

c)

France

d)

Great Britian

6.

Executive order 9066 resulted in

a)

Japanese-American internment

b)

the creation of the atomic bomb

c)

unrestricted u-boat warfare

d)

integration in all armed forces

7.

Which project led to the creation of the atomic bomb?

a)

Chicago Project

b)

Manhattan Project

c)

Hiroshima and Nagosaki

d)

Alamogordo Project

8.

A new military technology during WW2 was

a)

atomic bomb

b)

tanks

c)

submarines

d)

trench warfare

9.

Americans at home helped with the war effort by

a)

growing victory gardens

b)

donating food to Allied forces

c)

refusing to dine at restaurants

d)

composting

10.

Pearl Harbor occurred in

a)

1941

b)

1945

c)

1939

d)

2020

11.

The president who decided to drop the atomic bomb was ___.

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Donald Trump

12.

One strategy NOT used by the US during WW2 was

a)

defeat Germany first

b)

island hopping

c)

propaganda in the home front

d)

trench warfare

13.

The federal government helped ___ to prevent shortages of goods.

a)

ration food

b)

eliminate spending

c)

stop the sale of war bonds

d)

end hunger

14.

The Double V campaign hoped to

a)

end the Nazi regime

b)

stop racism at home

c)

end food shortages

d)

bring immigrants from Mexico to the United States

15.

In what war was trench warfare the primary method of fighting?

a)

World War II

b)

Civil War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

World War I

e)

Vietnam War

16.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
17.
By the end of 1940, the U.S. began sending supplies to Britain through the _______.
a)
Berlin Aircraft
b)
Lend-Lease Program
c)
Good Neighbor Policy
d)
New Deal
18.
What countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
Great Britain, Italy, France
b)
Great Britain, France and Russia
c)
Germany, Italy, and Great Britain
d)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
19.
Which battle ended Germany’s eastward expansion in the Soviet Union in February 1943?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Berlin
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of the Bulge
20.
The Japanese surrendered to the Allies after
a)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Iwo Jima
b)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Tokyo
c)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor
d)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
21.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Charles de Gaulle

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Josef Stalin

22.

Which person imposed totalitarian rule over the Soviet Union in the early twentieth century?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Marshal Tito

d)

Josef Stalin

23.

The Allied Powers were:

a)

Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, United States

b)

Great Britain, Japan, United States

c)

Germany, France, United States

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

24.
What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
a)
Soviet invasion of Finland 
b)
German invasion of Poland 
c)
German invasion of Czechoslovakia 
d)
the Manhattan Project 
25.

Hitler’s use of fast traveling airplanes and tanks followed by massive infantry forces to conquer Poland in 1939 was referred to as _____.

a)

blitzkrieg.

b)

Anschluss.

c)

isolationism.

d)

appeasement.

26.
What impact did WWII have on the Great Depression? 
a)
It ended the depression by creating jobs and demand for products
b)
It lengthened the depression by causing high military spending
c)
It had no effect on the depression because it did not impact the economy
d)
It temporarily improved the depression for a few years
27.

Why did the United States approve the Lend-Lease Act & Cash and Carry during World War II?

a)

to remain formally neutral while helping the Allied nations

b)

to export free war materials to neutral nations

c)

to import donated war materials in preparation for war

d)

to announce its foreign alliances to the world

28.

How did the Cash & Carry Plan benefit the U.S.?

a)

it helped the U.S. economy through the selling of arms (weapons) to the Allies

b)

it lent the Allies American troops in exchange for European goods

c)

It allowed the Allies to purchase food and medicine from the U.S.

d)

all are true

29.

Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...

a)

Stay at home for their children

b)

Work in factories

c)

Join the military as nurses

d)

Enlist as soldiers

30.
To pay for the War the federal government sold? 
a)
Stocks 
b)
War bonds 
c)
Land 
d)
Silver/Gold 
31.

Regulating the amount of goods a consumer can obtain

a)

Office of War Information

b)

Bataan Death March

c)

rationing

d)

war bonds

32.
Home project raising about one third of the nation’s vegetables during World War II
a)
anti-Semitism
b)
carpet bombing
c)
rationing
d)
victory gardens
33.

Permitted military commanders to require Japanese Americans to relocate to interior internment camps with primitive and crowded conditions away from Western coastal regions

a)

anti-Semitism

b)

rationing

c)

war bonds

d)

Executive Order 9066

34.
Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put in internment camps during the war?
a)
they were providing the Germans with intelligence 
b)
they were of Japanese decent and falsely labeled as enemies 
c)
they were of German decent and falsely labeled as enemies
d)
they had known about the attack on Pearl Harbor in advance 
35.
Which of the following took place on D-Day?
a)
The last fight to get American weapons across the Atlantic to Britain
b)
The first British and American landings in North Africa
c)
The landing of Allied forces on France's Normandy coast which opened a western front
d)
the start of the Allied invasion of Italy, which would free the Mediterranean Sea of German control
36.
What was the purpose behind the D-day invasion?
a)
To take the fight to Berlin
b)
To take France back from German control
c)
To invade Italy
d)
To invade mainland Japan
37.

Which strategy did the Allies adopt against Japan in World War II?

a)

blitzkrieg

b)

island hopping

c)

air superiority

d)

appeasement

38.
Why did the United States use the strategy of island hopping in the Pacific? 
a)
They wanted to get close enough to bomb the home island of Japan
b)
They wanted to win the Battle of Iwo Jima
c)
They wanted to retreat from the Japanese after kamikaze attacks
d)
They wanted to make sure that Japan could not get to China and other Allies in the Pacific
39.
What event finally brought an end to WWII?
a)
Massive Soviet invasion of Japanese islands
b)
Collapse of German forces after Hitler's suicide
c)
Dropping of atomic bombs by the United States on Japanese cities
d)
United States naval blockade of Japanese cities in the Pacific
40.

What is appeasement?

a)

A hard type of concrete

b)

a policy of giving Hitler what he wanted in order to avoid a conflict

c)

A period of peace after a war

d)

Major fighting in Japan

41.

In the Supreme Court case Korematsu vs US what was Korematsu's argument?

a)

That imprisoning Japanese-Americans was okay

b)

That imprisoning Japanese-Americans was against their rights

c)

That Japanese-Americans should move to Japan

d)

That Japanese-Americans can fight in the war

42.

This man sued the U.S. on the constitutionality of the executive order of the internment of Japanese Americans

a)

Korematsu

b)

Mitsubishi

c)

Akasuki

d)

Chang

43.
Which of the following is NOT true about the United States during World War II?
a)
The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
b)
Factories produced war goods and  natural resources were rationed. 
c)
Most women stayed home to raise children and tend to their husbands.
d)
The Tuskegee Airmen helped the allies defeat the Axis powers.
44.
Who was Rosie the  Riveter?
a)
The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
b)
a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
c)
A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
d)
A famous pilot
45.

Which group campaigned for victory in the war and equality at home?

a)

Japanese Americans

b)

Native Americans

c)

African Americans

d)

Women

46.
What did U.S. civilians do to help win WWI?
a)
They grew "Victory Gardens"
b)
They bought "Liberty Bonds"
c)
They joined the military to fight alongside the Allied Powers
d)
All of the above
47.
What is the message of the propaganda poster above? 
a)
Rationing 
b)
Demonization of Germany 
c)
Enlisting in the army 
d)
Buying war bonds 
48.
This image is an example of:
a)
Rationing
b)
Propaganda
c)
Assassination
d)
Unconditional
49.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Korematsu v. US?
a)
The US Constitution cannot be used to check the power of the military in a time of war  
b)
Segregation in the military is unconstitutional  
c)
While Japanese citizens can be sent to internment camps, US citizens of Japanese ancestry cannot 
d)
Any person of Japanese ancestry is considered a national security risk and is subject to internment  
50.
The Act that allowed the U.S. to give War supplies to Britain in early WW2?
a)
United Nations
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Manhattan Act
d)
New Deal
51.
Americans who stayed at home wanted to help the Allied Powers win World War II. They changed many of their daily habits to help the soldiers who were fighting far away. They also donated items to help the war effort. Women's metal hairpins were needed to make vehicles and weapons. Rubber was needed for tires. When tires on cars at home wore out, they were not replaced. Often people grew their own food, so that farmers could ship their crops to the army. Family gardens were called "Victory Gardens." Food from grocery stores was rationed. Coupons allowed shoppers to buy small amounts of certain foods. If you wanted to make a cake, you had to save a lot of coupons for sugar first.
The passage is about
a)
soldiers fighting in the Pacific
b)
battle plans in North Africa
c)
gardening
d)
war efforts at home during WWII
52.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these words, “Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which shall live in infamy” to describe the 
a)
German invasion of Poland
b)
Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day invasion of Normandy
d)
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
53.
"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible."  This quotation supports a foreign policy of
a)
imperialism
b)
neutrality
c)
appeasement
d)
economic sanctions
54.
An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that
a)
Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War I 
b)
the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact
c)
Japan declared war against the United States 
d)
the United States provided critical aid to Great Britain 
55.

This was the American forces effort to retake the Pacific Islands from Japanese Control

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Holocaust

d)

Island Hopping

56.
The two deadliest battles of the war in the Pacific as the US neared the mainland? 
a)
Pelilu and Saipan
b)
Leyte Gulf and Saipan
c)
Midway and Okinawa
d)
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
57.
Which battle is considered to be the turning point in the Pacific?
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Midway
c)
Okinawa
d)
Guadalcanal
58.
What event led to the start of WWII? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland 
b)
Germany invaded Austria 
c)
Germany formed an alliance with Italy 
d)
Germany formed an alliance with Japan 
59.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy? 
a)
aggression
b)
advancement 
c)
internment 
d)
appeasement 
60.
At the beginning of World War II, the United States...
a)
Joined the Allies
b)
Joined the Axis
c)
Didn't fight but helped Britain
d)
Helped both sides equally
61.
Some products, like gas, beef, and sugar, were limited by the government, called: 
a)
Rationing
b)
Conservation
c)
Limits
d)
Bonds
62.
The Manhattan Project was an effort to design
a)
The atomic bomb
b)
More airplanes
c)
Better battle strategies
d)
Plans to surrender
63.
During World War II, Americans of Japanese ancestry were sent to 
a)
internment camps
b)
Japan
c)
the East Coast
d)
the Sunbelt
64.
Who were the first African-American fighter pilots? 
a)
Tuskegee Boys
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Birmingham Airmen
d)
Tuskegee Tough Guys 
65.
To help pay for World War II, the United States government relied heavily on the
a)
money borrowed from foreign governments
b)
sale of war bonds
c)
sale of United States manufactured goods to neutral nations
d)
printing of additional paper money
66.
Joseph Stalin signed this agreement with Hitler: 
a)
Non Comintern Pact
b)
Non Aggression Pact
c)
Moscow Pact
d)
Berlin Pact
67.
Hitler believed that Germans were a superior race, also known as:
a)
Aryan
b)
Guten Tag
c)
Nazi
d)
Leibensraum
68.

What was one of the primary ways the Treaty of Versailles laid the groundwork for WWII?

a)

It forced all of the defeated nations to take blame for causing the conflict

b)

It put severe financial pressure on Germany, weakening the government

c)

It stipulated that territories taken by Germany had to be given to Russia

d)

It encouraged further hostility among other countries against Germany

69.

In 1941, FDR proclaimed that __ was "a date which will live in infamy."

a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

atomic bomb attack

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of the Bulge

70.
The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
71.

In the Supreme Court case Korematsu vs US what was Korematsu's argument?

a)

That imprisoning Japanese-Americans was okay

b)

That imprisoning Japanese-Americans was against their rights

c)

That Japanese-Americans should move to Japan

d)

That Japanese-Americans can fight in the war

72.
Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb?
a)
Force Germany to surrender
b)
Save American lives
c)
Persuade USSR to surrender
d)
Create military alliance with China

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