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World War II

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of American pilots who flew many missions during World War II. They were good pilots who earned a great deal of recognition, but were also unique in the military because they were
a)
Japanese Americans
b)
Asian Americans
c)
African Americans
d)
Mexican Americans
2.
German leader who led the Nazi Party
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Hirohito
3.
On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers
a)
invaded the stormy beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out of Normandy
b)
invaded Japan to defeat the Japanese
c)
attacked Pearl Harbor
4.
Leader of Italy
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Dwight Eisenhower
5.
In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:
a)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
b)
Bombing of England
c)
Bombing of Normandy
d)
Bombing of London
6.
Prime Minister of England/Great Britain
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Dwight Eisenhower
7.
When Germany surrendered  and the war ended in Europe, this was known
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
D-Day
8.
The Nazi government began to systematically kill Jews, gypsies, and the disabled.  This was know as the
a)

V- J Day

b)
V- E Day
c)
Holocaust
d)
Korean War
9.
Japanese Americans were placed in ______________ during WWII after the attack of Pearl Harbor.
a)
concentration camps
b)
internment camps
10.

In Roosevelt's speech after ____ ,he called it , " A day that will live in infamy."

a)

Normandy ,France

b)

Invasion of North Africa

c)

Pearl Harbor , Hawaii

d)

Bombing of Japan

11.
Executive Order 9066 relocated what ethnic group b/c Americans feared they would help the Axis Powers?
a)
Japanese
b)
Germans
c)
Italians
d)
Jews
12.
What top-secret military project developed a new weapon & tested it at Los Alamos, NM?
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Fat Man Project
c)
Operation Gamma
d)
Operation Gold
13.
Why did the U.S. military use the Navajo language?
a)
difficult to decode
b)
easiest language to learn
c)
Japanese used it as code so we needed it translated
d)
Easy to teach to U.S. communication personnel
14.
Why was the Battle of Midway the turning point in the Pacific War?
a)
Germans never won any battles after it
b)
U.S. lost its entire fleet
c)
Japanese never won after it
d)
U.S. now could launch planes to bomb mainland Japan
15.
What happened to American POW's when they surrendered in the Philippines?
a)
executed
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
they were sent to Chinese death camps
d)
they were released
16.
What was the significance of the D-Day invasion?
a)
opened a 2nd front to the war in Europe
b)
Allied Forces liberated Italy
c)
Allied forces were defeated
d)
Hitler conquered Denmark, Norway, & Belgium
17.
Vernon J. Baker won this prestigious reward for his heroics in World War II.
a)
Silver Star
b)
Purple Heart
c)
Congressional Medal of Honor
d)
Gold Star
18.
Admiral Chester Nimitz, the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Naval Fleet, developed what strategy to defeat the Japanese?
a)
island hopping
b)
search and destroy missions
c)
total war
d)
guerrilla warfare
19.
The Office of Price Administration set up what system to prevent scarce food items from running out? 
a)
rationing
b)
price controls
c)
war bonds
d)
victory gardens
20.
How did war bonds, victory gardens, & scrap drives impact the war effort?
a)
they provided needed supplies for the troops
b)
they convinced people to work in war factories
c)
they caused anti-war rallys
d)
they had no impact
21.
What was this poster promoting?
a)
war production
b)
voting rights for women
c)
equality in pay
d)
sexism
22.
What was the U.S. foreign policy from 1921 - 1941?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Expansionism
c)
Gunboat Diplomacy
d)
Moral Diplomacy
23.

A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called

a)

direct democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

representative democracy

d)

fascism

24.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

25.

Which brought an end to the Great Depression?

a)

Organized labor unions

b)

America’s involvement in World War II

c)

Entrance of women into the workforce

d)

Conservation and rationing of resources

26.

Effect: Turning point of the war in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of Britain

27.

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

a)

American women who were placed in internment camps

b)

American women who fought for the right to vote

c)

American women who were opposed to the war

d)

American women who took jobs in defense plants

28.

The WWII poster is an example of—

a)

how people on the home front conserved resources

b)

how people used credit to purchase more than they could afford

c)

ways shoppers can be polite to one another

d)

ways people on the home front wasted food and resources

29.

On August 6, 1945 where was the 1st atomic bomb dropped?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Beijing

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Berlin

30.

Which president ordered the atomic bomb?

a)

FDR

b)

Truman

c)

Stalin

d)

Churchill

31.
A political system in which the government controls all aspects of life. 
a)
democracy 
b)
totalitarianism 
c)
communism
d)
imperialism 
32.
What is the policy of giving into the demands of a country in the hopes to avoid a war?
a)
fascism 
b)
totalitarianism 
c)
appeasement 
d)
democracy 
33.
What term is used to describe the quick military strike strength of the German Army? 
a)
Appeasement 
b)
Shock and Awe
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Blitzkrieg
34.
What was the name of the program where President Roosevelt lent money and weapons to our allies to help them, but still kept the US neutral during the war? 
a)
Garden Hose Program
b)
Lend-Lease Program
c)
TARP Program
d)
League of Friendly Nations
35.
Many Americans were ____________; meaning that they didn't think it was America's role to be involved in the growing conflicts in Europe & Asia. 
a)
Isolationists
b)
Communists
c)
Fascists 
d)
Idealists 
36.
What event will finally get the US involved in World War II? 
a)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941
b)
The German Invasion of Poland Sep 1, 1939
c)
The Battle of Britain July 1940
d)
The Surrender of France to Germany Jun 22 1940
37.

Where did Hitler attack that lead to the start of WWII?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

England

38.

The two major theaters the war was fought in

a)

Europe and South America

b)

Scandinavia and Europe

c)

Germany and Poland

d)

The Pacific and Europe

39.

The Navajo group of Native Americans helped during the war by doing what?

a)

using their language as a secret code

b)

rescuing prisoners of war at D-Day

c)

fighting at the biggest battle in Germany

d)

shooting down enemy planes at Pearl Harbor

40.

What happened as a result of Japan's surrender?

a)

Harry Truman was defeated in his re-election as president.

b)

Americans celebrated the surrender, which was called VJ Day.

c)

Atomic bombs were outlawed for future use.

d)

Japanese-Americans started immigrating to Japan again.

41.

Which U.S. President brought an end to World War II?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

42.

Which poster was most likely used to encourage people to join the military during World War II?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

The systematic destruction of a group of people based on race, nationality, religion, etc., is called

a)

dehumanization

b)

Holocaust

c)

genocide

d)

total war

44.
What is anti-Semitism?
a)
extreme power show to the Jews
b)
extreme prejudice and discrimination toward Jews
c)
extreme bonuses given to the Jews
d)
extreme prejudice and harmony toward the Jews
45.

Where did the D-Day invasion occur?

a)

Berlin, Germany

b)

Normandy, France

c)

Calais, France

d)

Dover, England

46.
Two main causes of the rise of dictatorships after World War II were
a)
the Treaty of Versailles and economic depression.
b)
new political ideas and economic depression.
c)
the Treaty of Versailles and lack of strong leadership after the war.
d)
new political ideas and lack of strong leadership after the war.
47.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
d)
The New Deal
48.
The island hopping strategy was used in which theater of World War 2?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Europe
d)
North Africa 
49.
The USA put an embargo on Japanese materials at the beginning of WWII...what does that mean?
a)
Ban on trade
b)
only trading with them
c)
joining the Axis Powers
d)
Nothing
50.
Which of these is described below? *signed at the end of WWI *required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war*required Germany to reduce the of its miliary
a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
51.
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 
52.
Why was the League of Nations weak?
a)
no raw materials
b)
Russia signed the Treaty of Versailles
c)
weaponry was banned
d)
Some nations like the USA didn't join

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