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Comprehensive WW2 Test

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After WW1 the _____ forced Germany to disarm and pay reparations to Britain and France

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Treaty of San Lorenzo

d)

Manhattan Project

2.

The law that allowed the U.S. to give War supplies to Britain in early WW2?

a)

Neutrality Act

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Executive Order 9066

d)

The Industrial Nationalization Act

3.

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 became allies with Hitler

c)

Japan declared war against the United States

d)

the United States provided critical aid to Great Britain

4.

Which event caused the U.S. to enter World War II?

a)
Germany invading Poland
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)

The Japanese invasion of China

5.

To pay for the War the federal government sold _____ to U.S. citizens?

a)

Stocks

b)

War bonds

c)

Land

d)

Silver/Gold

6.
laws passed to limit U.S. involvement in future wars; based on the belief that loans and trade had drawn the nation into World War I
a)
Cash-and-Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Selective Training and Service Act
d)
Neutrality Acts
7.

What was the purpose for victory gardens?

a)

To help finance the war effort

b)

So farmers could produce enough food for our soldiers and allies.

c)

To feed the large numbers of Jewish refugees in the U.S.

d)

To fight obesity and to eat healthier

8.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
9.

___________ worked in the factories while men fought overseas.

a)

Prisoners

b)

Children

c)

Japanese Americans

d)

Women

10.

Why did the government ration food and other goods?

a)

to store them and sell them in south america

b)

So the armed forces had sufficient supplies to fight the war

c)

because of the great depression

d)

to be prepared for a nuclear war

11.

The attempt to kill an entire race or ethnic group

a)

Embargo

b)

Sanction

c)

Genocide

d)

Rationing

12.

What was the event in 1939 that started WWII in Europe?

a)

German invasion of Austria

b)

German invasion of Poland

c)

German invasion of Hungary

d)

German invasion of Czechoslovakia

13.

Which of the following countries were all member of the "Allied Powers"?

a)

Japan, Germany, and Poland

b)

Italy, Germany, Japan

c)

United States, Russia and Great Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii

14.

The super secret program to develop the Atomic Bomb

a)

The Jersey Project

b)

The Philadelphia Experiment

c)

The Manhattan Project

d)

The Area 51 Conspiracy

15.

What event caused President Franklin D. Roosevelt to give this speech:

“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

16.

Which group of Americans played a key role in the Pacific war with an undecipherable code that the Japanese could never break/solve?

a)

Braceros

b)

Tuskegee Airmen

c)

Flying Tigers

d)

Navajo Code Talkers

17.

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)

US citizens of Japanese ancestry cannot be detained unless they have committed a crime

d)

In times of emergency, constitutional rights can be suspended.

18.

Why were posters like this produced during World War II?

a)

to encourage women to join community defense organizations in case of invasion

b)

to encourage women to work in defense industries to support the war effort

c)

to encourage women to serve in government civil service jobs

d)

to encourage women to join the military and support their country by fighting overseas

19.

Why did the government issue posters such as this during World War II?

a)

to make sure that the people of Europe did not go hungry during the war

b)

to make sure that soldiers fighting overseas had the supplies they needed

c)

to make sure that enemies of the United States could not receive supplies

d)

to make sure that the American economy did not enter another depression

20.
What famous scientist wrote President Franklin D. Roosevelt about the power of an atomic bomb? 
a)
Albert Einstein 
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Neil deGrasse Tyson
d)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
21.

The Tuskegee Airmen and the Navajo Code Talkers are examples of...

a)

Groups that were dedicated to keeping the U.S. neutral during World War II

b)

Ethnic groups that were forced to live in internment camps during World War II

c)

American sports teams that raised moral during World War II

d)

The prominent role played by minorities in the military during World War II

22.

Which of the following is 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 care for their husbands.

d)

The Tuskegee Airmen distinguished themselves in combat .

23.

Turning point battle in the Pacific, 4 Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk.

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Invasion of Normandy

d)

Battle of the Ardennes

24.

This event was a turning point battle in Europe. It pushed the Germans out of France.

a)

Invasion of Sicily

b)

Invasion of Normandy

c)

North Africa Campaign

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

25.

Who replaced Franklin Roosevelt after he died?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

26.

American strategy in the Pacific

a)

Search and Destroy

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Appeasement

27.

On the homefront, this organization directed factories on what war supplies they should produce

a)
War Production Board
b)
Price Administration
c)
War Powers Board
d)
Works Progress Administration
28.

What were the names of the two cities that were destroyed by the atomic bombs?

a)

Pearl Harbor and Hawaii

b)

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

c)

Nanjing and Hong Kong

d)

Washington D.C and New York City

29.

Which of the following was an invention/technology used during WW2?

a)

The Atomic Bomb

b)

The Internet

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Drones

e)

Radar

30.

The overall theme or message of this poster is

a)

Ration scarce resources, so the soldiers will have enough

b)

Enlist in the military, or else you will be drafted

c)

Keep quiet about military information, their may be spies listening

d)

Buy war bonds to support the war effort, or Hitler will win

31.

The overall theme or message of this poster is

a)

Ration scarce resources, so the soldiers will have enough

b)

Enlist in the military, it's the only way to defeat Hitler

c)

Keep quiet about military information, their may be spies listening

d)

Buy war bonds to support the war effort, or the government will increase taxes