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CH 15 World War II

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The term given to giving in to aggressive demands in order to maintain peace
a)
Apprehension
b)
Atrocity 
c)
Anarchy
d)
Appeasement
2.
A program that allowed the United States to aid allies, such as Great Britain, by sending supplies overseas
a)
Lend Lease Act
b)
Anschulus
c)
Cooperation Pact
d)
Berlin Act
3.
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,"The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. 
a)
V E Day
b)
D P Day
c)
V I P Day
d)
V J Day
4.
Victory in Europe celebrates the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945 World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers. On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany's surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide.
a)
D Day
b)
V J Day
c)
V E Day
d)
D P Day
5.
Who was the dictator of Germany? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini 
c)
Joseph Stallin 
d)
Prime Minester (General) Tojo
6.
Who was the dictator of Italy? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Joseph Stallin 
d)
Prime Minister (General) Tojo
7.
What country will Germany invade that will be the start of World War II? 
a)
France
b)
Poland
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Great Britain 
8.
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
9.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

10.

The event that occurred in the cities on the map is significant

because

a)

it marked the turning point of World War II in the Atlantic

b)

it was where Japan hid its weapons of mass destruction

c)

it forced Japan to surrender and ended World War II

d)

it marked the turning point for the war in Eastern Europe

11.

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

12.

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

13.

What effect did World War II have on race relations in America?

a)

Many Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps

b)

Discrimination against African Americans came to an end

c)

German Americans were forced into concentration camps

d)

Japanese Americans were prohibited from serving in the military

14.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side of the Allies?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Japan

e)

Canada

15.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
16.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
17.
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
18.
Who fits the following description? Emperor of Japan from 1926 until 1989.  He ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Entered into a military alliance with Nazi    Germany.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
19.
The president who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
20.
What is significant about D-Day?
a)
It was the Allied invasion of France, the largest land-sea-air operation in army history, and the turning point of the war.
b)
Thousands of Nazi soldiers froze or starved to death after they were trapped by the Soviets.
c)
The Allies discovered concentration camps where Jews and others had been murdered.
d)
The British stopped the German advance and were able to gain control of the Suez Canal.
21.
Which of the following enabled the U.S. military to keep important messages secret from the Japanese.
a)
Code Talkers
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Hiroshema
d)
Battle of Midway
22.

What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

a)

to create an international peacekeeping organization

b)

top secret government project to develop the atomic bomb

c)

to provide benefits to World War II veterans

d)

to help workers who lost their jobs when the was ended

23.

Why did the nation put thousands of Japanese Americans in internment camps during the war?

a)

They never did that.

b)

They feared that Japanese-Americans were a security threat.

c)

To make Japan "salty".

d)

They wanted to protect Japanese-Americans.

24.

In what ways did Americans at home contribute to the war effort?

a)

Working in War Related Industries

b)

Rationing

c)

Buying War Bonds

d)

All of the Above

25.

Who was the leader of U.S.A.?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

26.
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
27.
What punished Germany harshly & became the basis for Hitler's European conquests?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Dawes & Young Plan
28.

Prepping the military to engage in war is called

a)

mobilization

b)

kamikaze

c)

bliztkrieg

d)

total war

29.

Which of the following were significant turning points in World War II that turned the war in the Allies favor?

a)

the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939

b)

the D-Day invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944

c)

the Battle of Stalingrad from the fall of 1942 to the winter of 1943

d)

the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki in August 1945

30.
What was NOT one of the three punishments placed on Germany after World War I?
a)
forced to pay reparations
b)
had to give their military to the Soviet Union
c)
Military was weakened
d)
Territories were taken away
31.

Which of the following were reasons why President Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs?

a)

He wanted war to end quickly.

b)

Japan was going to surrender anyways.

c)

A land invasion would cause too many casualties.

d)

Too many Americans and Japanese would die.

32.

U.S. Marines were victorious in this battle to obtain islands from Japan. This battle took place where?

a)

D-Day

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Hiroshima

33.

The Battle of the Atlantic was crucial for

a)

getting supplies to the troops in Europe

b)

maintaining control of northern Africa

c)

blockading Germany

d)

forcing Japan to surrender