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SS CDA3 Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In order to help create a peaceful world, World War II leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin agreed to found which of the following?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The European Union

c)

The League of Nations

d)

the World Health Organization

2.

Which former first lady of the United States worked with the United Nations to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

Betty Ford

b)

Eleanor Roosvelt

c)

Lady Bird Johnson

d)

Jacqueline Kennedy

3.

During World War II, MOST African American soldiers serving in the US military

a)

were only allowed to work in combat jobs.

b)

served in the same military units as white soldiers.

c)

required to serve in segregated units of soldiers

d)

had the same opportunities as other service members.

4.

Which grouping shows the correct ranking of countries from lowest to highest number of military deaths during World War II?

a)

Germany, China, Soviet Union

b)

Japan, United States, Germany

c)

United States, China, Soviet Union

d)

United Kingdom, Japan, United States

5.

What was the outcome of the Battle of Iwo Jima?

a)

Allied troops captured an island in Japan.

b)

Allied bombers destroyed most of Japan's naval fleet.

c)

Japanese bombers sank most of the Allied ships in the Pacific.

d)

Japanese troops captured thousands of Allied troops in the Pacific.

6.

Which of the following events is NOT in the correct order on the timeline?

a)

Germany invades Poland.

b)

Germany surrenders in Europe.

c)

Japan surrenders, ending the war in the Pacific.

d)

The United States uses nuclear weapons against Japan.

7.

The date on which Japan formally surrendered to the United States in 1945 is commonly referred to as

a)

D-Day.

b)

UN Day.

c)

VE Day.

d)

VJ Day.

8.

Which of the following BEST describes why the United States entered World War II?

a)

Japan invaded China.

b)

Germany sank a US ship.

c)

Germany invaded Poland.

d)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

9.

Why did President Harry S. Truman decide to use nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II?

a)

He believed Japan was forming an alliance with the Soviet Union.

b)

He believed Japan was building nuclear weapons in those cities.

c)

He wanted to respond quickly to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

d)

He wanted to end the war quickly in order to save lives.

10.

Which World War II leader was responsible for ending the conflict with Japan?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Harry Truman

11.

Which World War II leader entered into a pact with the leaders of Germany and Italy?

a)

Władysław Anders

b)

Charles de Gaulle

c)

Hirohito

d)

Joseph Stalin

12.

Who was chancellor of Germany during World War II?

a)

Joseph Goebbels

b)

Hermann Göring

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Erwin Rommel

13.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Leon Trotsky

14.

Who was prime minister of the United Kingdom during most of World War II?

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

George Patton

d)

Joseph Stalin

15.

Which of the following is an international organization created to maintain peace in the aftermath of World War II?

a)

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

the International Criminal Court

c)

the European Union

d)

the United Nations

16.

The German invasion of which nation caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

a)

Austria

b)

Belgium

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Poland

17.

How did the end of World War II affect women and African American workers in the United States?

a)

The government passed laws to make sure they were paid as much as white males.

b)

Many of them lost their jobs due to declining demand and returning white servicemen.

c)

Many of them received promotions in recognition of their contributions to the war effort.

d)

The government passed laws making sure they would be considered equally for future jobs.

18.

What was the purpose of posters such as these?

a)

to encourage Americans to buy war bonds

b)

to make Americans afraid of German soldiers

c)

to make Americans aware that spies were everywhere

d)

to encourage Americans to ration supplies needed for war

19.

Who played a key role in the drafting of this document?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

George Marshall

c)

A. Philip Randolph

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

20.

Which president oversaw the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, and D-Day?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

21.

What tragic event was President Franklin D. Roosevelt referring to when he stated that December 7, 1941, "is a date which will live in infamy”?

a)

the burning of the Capitol and the White House B. C. D.

b)

the sinking of the Lusitania by German U-boats

c)

the attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor by Japan

d)

the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

22.

What were TWO efforts to conserve important resources during World War II?

a)

the rationing of food

b)

the issuing of war bonds

c)

the formation of labor unions

d)

the planting of victory gardens

e)

the implementation of the draft

23.

What was the purpose of posters such as this one?

a)

to encourage women to support the war effort by working in manufacturing jobs

b)

to encourage women to volunteer for the military and fight to protect their country

c)

to encourage women to get involved in the government by running for political office

d)

to encourage women to fight for the right to vote so that they could affect the war effort

24.

Who was Rosie the Riveter?

a)

an army recruiter who urged other women to join the US Army during World War II

b)

a female factory worker who whose image was used for propaganda during World War II

c)

a fictional character used to encourage women to work in factories during World War II

d)

a female factory worker who was a role model for other factory workers during World War II

25.

How did geography play a role in the aggressive expansion of Japan prior to World War II?

a)

Japan had access to a lot of oil and coal, and those resources fueled the Japanese war industry.

b)

Japan lacked a lot of resources, so Japan invaded countries that had the resources it wanted.

c)

Japan shared a long land border with China, and Japan built up its military to defend the border.

d)

Japan was struck by a massive tsunami, so Japan invaded new territories to resettle its population.

26.

Which World War II leader founded the National Fascist Party in Italy?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

27.

Who were the leaders of the three major Axis powers during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, and Hermann Göring

b)

Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Hirohito

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin

d)

Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman

28.

Which group of people did the Nazis most target during the Holocaust?

a)

the Jewish people

b)

the Gypsy people

c)

people with disabilities

d)

the Polish people

29.

When did the Allied troops begin freeing people living in the concentration camps?

a)

after VE Day

b)

after VJ Day

c)

in the weeks shortly before VJ Day

d)

in the months shortly before VE Day