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STAAR REVIEW: WWII QUIZ

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which WWII alliance included Germany, Italy, and Japan?
a)
Central powers
b)
Axis powers
c)
Allied forces
d)
Totalitarian forces
2.
Which WWII alliance included  Great Britain, USSR, France, China, and the United States?
a)
Central powers
b)
Axis powers
c)
Allied forces
d)
Totalitarian powers
3.
Who was the leader of Russia during WWII?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Ms. Brettin
d)
Charles De Gaulle
4.
Who led Italy during WWII?
a)
Charles de Gaulle
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Luke Skywalker
d)
Benito Mussolini
5.

What event occured on December 7th, 1941, also described as “a date which will live in infamy”?

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Bombing of Japan using atomic bombs

c)

The miracle of Dunkirk

d)

Attack on London by British bombers

6.

What was the primary objective for Japan attacking Pearl Harbor?

a)

Revenge for the oil sanctions the U.S placed on Japan.

b)

To begin their invasion of the continental United States.

c)

To draw the U.S. into the war.

d)

To destroy the U.S navy so they can conquer South Eastern Asia unopposed.

7.
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.
8.
What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?
a)
island hopping
b)
total war
c)
Anaconda plan
d)
blockade
9.
Tuskegee Airman
a)
African American pilots who fought bravely during WW2
b)
American pilots who volunteered to fight for the Chinese Air Force
c)
An American covert special forces group who fights against a terrorist organization named Cobra.
d)
A group of Navajo American Indians who encoded and decoded a special code based on the Navajo language. 
10.
Lend-Lease Act
a)
Allowed US to help Allied countries WW2
b)
Allowed US to help Axis countries in WW2
c)
Allowed US to help Allied countries in WW1
d)
Allowed US to help Axis Powers in WW1
11.
War Bonds
a)
US citizens finance war, patriotism
b)
US plan in pacific during WWII
c)
US factories convert to make war supplies
d)
let Hitler get his way
12.

1944- declared that the government had the right to keep Japanese Americans in internment camps due to the idea of “national security threat”
a)
Korematsu v. United States
b)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
c)
Marbury v. Madison 
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
13.

Where did the Zoot Suit Riots take place?

a)

Phoenix, AZ

b)

Oakland, CA

c)

Los Angeles, CA

d)

Las Vegas, NV

14.
Who were the famous African American pilots known for their heroism?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Brooklyn Bombers
c)
Saskatchewan Sabers
d)
New England Patriots
15.
During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat and gas. This is an example of
a)
rationing
b)
conservation
c)
government spending
d)
internment
16.
Why did the United States military use codes?
a)
To help put the airplanes in order.
b)
To help forecast the weather.
c)
To grade the soldiers on their success in the military.
d)
To make it difficult for the enemy to know their plans.
17.

This group of people migrated to the United States under the bracero program to help provide labor with wartime factories

a)

Native Americans

b)

Latinos

c)

African Americans

d)

Japanese Americans

18.
Communication aimed at convincing others of a particular idea or position
a)
Propaganda
b)
Bias
c)
slogan
d)
Name-calling
19.

What action by the U.S. best supports this statement?

a)

The U.S. refused to join the League of Nations

b)

The U.S. followed the policy of appeasement in regards to Germany

c)

The U.S. followed the policy of isolationism at the beginning of WWII

d)

The U.S. provided economic and military aid to the Allied Powers

20.

How did American policy gradually change with the advancing of WWII?

a)

America became allies with Germany

b)

America became more isolated

c)

America refused economic aid to its Allies

d)

America was forced out of isolationism into direct involvement in the war

21.

What was the point of using a victory garden during WWII?

a)

To feed the poor

b)

To feed the veterans of WWI

c)

To support the war effort and allies

d)

To teach kids how to create gardens

22.

The word that best describes when people were limited on buying meats, sugar, and other products so they could be used in the war.

a)

rationing

b)

victory gardens

c)

fascism

d)

fasting

23.

What was the purpose of this type of propaganda during WWII?

a)

To convince Americans to plan vacations in advance

b)

To prevent Americans from placing themselves in dangerous situations

c)

To encourage Americans to conserve fuel for the war effort

d)

To allow soldiers to travel throughout the U.S. safely

24.
The signing of the treaty led to the recruitment and processing of laborers from Mexico would be called...
a)
The Bracero Program
b)
The Cross-Border Treaty
c)
Treaty of Hidalgo
d)
Workers for Our War
25.
The Zoot Suit Riots were an eruption of tension that led to 5 days of rioting between which groups...
a)
African-Americans and US Army Soldiers
b)
Mexican-American youth and White Servicemen 
c)
Japanese-Americans and White Servicemen
d)
Multiracial Street Gangs and White Servicemen
26.
What word describes America's initial reaction to the start of WWII?
a)
Neutrality
b)
Involvement
c)
Direct-Action
d)
Invasion
27.

"World War II and its Unbreakable Code"- Why might the Japanese military have been unable to break the Navajo Code Talkers' Code?

a)

They were not Navajo, only Navajo can speak the code.

b)

The code was made of several languages put together.

c)

They were not familiar with the Navajo language and could not easily learn it as adults.

d)

They did not know the US was using a code.

28.

The 442nd Infantry Regiment of the United States Army, which was also the most decorated regiment in World War II, was made up almost entirely of what people?

a)

People of Japanese ancestry.

b)

People of German ancestry.

c)

People of Italian ancestry.