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WWII

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was Germany's economy struggling after WWI?
a)
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for WWI
b)
Other countries were using imperialism to take over the economies of other governments, including Germany's
c)
Hitler was keeping his own people in a state of poverty in order to control them
d)
America was punishing Germany for playing such a major role in WWI
2.
After WWI, the ____________________________ of the 1930s brought chaos and unemployment to Europe, which led to the rise of authoritarian dictators.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Treaty of Versailles 
c)
Great Depression
d)
Invasion of Nanking 
3.
In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of the German...
a)
invasion of Poland
b)
seizure of the Sudetenland
c)
occupation of the Rhineland
d)
annexation of Austria
4.
In what way did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of WWII?
a)
It called for the dissolving of the League of Nations, thus removing an organization for resolving future conflicts
b)
It gave Germany too much power by letting Germany keep the Alsace-Lorraine region of France
c)
It weakened the Allied countries by making France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies
d)
It imposed harsh reparation payments on Germany, which led to economic and political instability
5.
Which of the following events during WWII brought the United States into the war?
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)
D-Day invasion of Normandy
c)
Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jewish people
d)
Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor
6.
Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?
a)
Stalin
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Mussolini
d)
Hitler
7.
Why was President Franklin Roosevelt hesitant to get involved in World War II?
a)
He considered Germany and Japan strong allies of the United States
b)
He wanted to maintain the U.S. foreign policy of isolationism
c)
He was opposed to the Lend-Lease Act
d)
He had supported the Japanese invasion of China in 1937
8.
America did not want to get involved in other country's conflicts. This was known as __________________________
a)
Imperialism
b)
Axis
c)
Isolationism
d)
Dictatorship
9.
Limiting the amount of goods available in a time of war?
a)
rationing
b)
contentious objection 
10.

A symbol of American women who went to work in factories during the war

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Rosie the Riveter

c)

United States Ladies

d)

Axis Powers

11.

Which is an example of how women helped America during World War II?

a)

Women stayed home to take care of the family.

b)

Women worked outside the home to make extra money for their families.

c)

Women worked in factories to help build planes, tanks, ships, guns, and other equipment.

d)

Women did not have families so they could save money.

12.

What is propaganda?

a)

Biased information used to promote political topics

b)

True facts that promote political topics

c)

Funny pictures that are on new papers and posters

d)

Adult cartoons

13.

Why were Japanese-Americans interned in WWII?

a)

Because Japan nuked us

b)

Because Britain told us to

c)

Because of the attack on pear harbor

14.

What cities did America drop atomic bombs on in Japan?

a)

Hiroshima and Tokyo

b)

Yokohama and Osaka

c)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

d)

Nagasaki and Tokyo

15.

Which term BEST describes the diplomacy followed by some European nations in their relations with Germany, Italy, and Japan between 1931 and 1939?

a)

appeasement

b)

containment

c)

isolationism

d)

non-aggression

16.

In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid the situations that led to United States involvement in World War I by

a)

a. enacting a peacetime draft law

b)

a. passing a series of neutrality acts

c)

a. authorizing the deportation of American Communist Party members

d)

a. relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps

17.

The policy of Cash and Carry, the Destroyers for Naval Bases Deal, and the Lend-Lease Act were all designed to

a)

contribute to the success of the Axis powers

b)

relieve unemployment caused by the Great Depression

c)

guarantee a third term to President Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

aid the Allies without involving the United States in war

18.
The Korematsu legal team argued that Executive Order 9066 was a violation of Korematsu's ...
a)
13th Amendment rights
b)
14th Amendment rights
c)
15th Amendment rights
d)
16th Amendment rights
19.
When Japanese Americans had to report to the camps what did most of the families  have to do? 
a)
Sale or store all of their belongings because they could only take what they could carry in a suitcase 
b)
Find a neighbor or family member to leave their children with 
c)
Give all of their money and property to the US government 
d)
Enlist in the US Army
20.
What is the nickname for women who joined the workforce?
a)
Rosie the Riveter
b)
Barbara the Builder
c)
Finny the Fixer
d)
Penny the Producer
21.
Who were the famous African American pilots known for their heroism?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Brooklyn Bombers
c)
Saskatchewan Sabers
d)
New England Patriots
22.
What did Executive Order #9066 do?
a)
Sent Japanese Americans to prison.
b)
Sent Japanese-Americans to internment camps.
c)
Sent German-Americans to relocation camps.
d)
Sent German-Americans to prison.
23.
What did Korematsu v United States rule?
a)
a.  Japan was responsible for the attack at Pearl Harbor
b)
a.  The CIA could tap into phone conversations
c)
The government did not have a right to move Japanese-Americans to internment camps
d)
a.  The president could suspend civilian rights in times of peril
24.

Why is WWI important to history?

a)

It showed that the US was a strong military power.

b)

It served as a break in US isolationism.

c)

It led to shift of more African Americans and women in northern factories.

d)

All of the above.

25.
Nuremberg Laws
a)
Put Japanese Americans in internment camps
b)
US Gov't war-time regulations on businesses
c)
Restricted the rights of Jews in Germany
d)
Allowed women to enter the workforce
26.
U.S. strategy of capturing one island at a time, moving toward Japan
a)
Island hopping
b)
Naval warfare
c)
Ground war
d)
Isolationism
27.
Why was the United Nations created?
a)
To add another nation 
b)
To put an end to WWII
c)
To help countries settle problems peacefully
d)
To help leaders learn how to help their own country
28.

How did WWII help the US get out of the Great Depression?

a)

This led to the US sending money to the Allies.

b)

The war created jobs for people in factories to build supplies and equipment needed for the war.

c)

People spent more money to buy as much as possible.

29.

Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps?

a)

They threatened United States citizens

b)

They started fighting after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

The government believed Japanese Americans were a threat & would sabotage America

d)

The government wanted to threaten the Japanese

30.
The leading physicist on the Manhattan Project, Robert Oppenheimer, was from which American University? 
a)
Stanford
b)
Harvard
c)
Penn State
d)
Berkeley
31.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
32.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
33.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
34.
________ __________ is a place of detention  where people were imprisoned often under barbaric conditions
a)
Nazi Party
b)
Displaced persons
c)
Warsaw Ghetto
d)
Concentration Camp
35.
The Kristalnacht ("Night of Broken Glass") resulted in all of the following except
a)
synagogues burned
b)
Jewish businesses destroyed
c)
Jewish children expelled from schools
d)
perpetrators were prosecuted
36.

What and where is Bataan?

a)

An Island near Hawaii

b)

A city in Japan

c)

A peninsula in the Philippines

d)

A river in China

e)

A mountain on the Island of Guadalcanal

37.

After WWII what became of the Japanese commander who had ordered the Bataan march?

a)

He committed suicide.

b)

He was convicted of war crimes and shot

c)

He vanished and nothing more is known about his fate

d)

He was murdered by former prisoners

38.

Who were the prisoners that were forced to march on the Bataan Death March?

a)

American and Filipino soldiers

b)

French and British soldiers

c)

Japanese soldiers

d)

Russian and Chinese soldiers

39.
What was the primary goal of the Nuremberg Laws?
a)
designed to segregate the Jews into ghettos and starve them to death
b)
designed to separate Aryans from non-Aryans and define the rights of Nazi Germany and make laws to give Jews inferior status
c)
designed to integrate the Jews and Germans in society to fool them until they loaded the Jews into the trains for death camps
d)
designed to keep Jewish people away from Hitler so he didn't have to see them
40.
What were some of the restrictions the Nuremberg Laws placed on Jews in Germany?
a)
forbade marriages between those of German or related blood
b)
prohibited Jews from flying the Third Reich flag
c)
made Jews register with the government and wear a Star of David
d)
all of the answers are correct
41.
What were the Nazis charged with at the Nuremberg trials?
a)
Murder
b)
War Crimes
c)
Manslaughter
d)
Treason
42.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To hold top Nazi officials accountable for the atrocities of the Holocaust
b)
To try the Japanese for attacking Pearl Harbor
c)
To put Hitler on trial for breaking the Munich Pact
d)
To try Soviets for war crimes
43.
Which was NOT a significant influence of the Nuremberg Trials ?
a)
They set the precedent that leaders can be held accountable for crimes against  humanity in an international criminal court.
b)
It led to the defining of international laws regarding warfare and human rights.
c)
It established that the  protection of human rights, and providing a shield against genocide, is an international affair.
d)
They allowed Germany to make peace with the events of the Holocaust.

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