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Europe and Japan in Ruins

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An international organization founded in 1945 and committed to maintaining international peace and security; developing friendly relations among nations; promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.
a)
League of Nation
b)
Negro League
c)
United League of Peace
d)
United Nations
2.

When did WWII end?

a)

1939

b)

1942

c)

1944

d)

1945

3.

Near the end of WWII, what country did the United States military drop atomic bombs on?

a)

China

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

The Soviet Union

4.
Trials used to convict criminals who were in charge of the Holocaust.
a)
Nuremberg Trials
b)
Scopes Trials
5.

Who made the difficult decision to use atomic weapons against Japan?

a)

President Roosevelt

b)

President Truman

c)

Hitler

d)

Mussolini

6.

What lead to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII in the Pacific?

a)

US dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities.

b)

Russia defeated the Japanese in North Korea.

c)

Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor Naval base.

d)

United States agreed to help rebuild Japan

7.

What did the governments of the United States and Japan agree to do at the end of WWII?

a)

work together to rebuild Japan

b)

work together to defeat the Nazis

c)

work together to defeat the Russians

d)

stop the spread of Communism into Asia

8.

How did the United States and Japan become enemies?

a)

Japan attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941

b)

The United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan in 1941

c)

Japan invaded Poland whom the United States had an alliance with

d)

Japan signed an alliance with Nazi Germany, which the United States was at war with.

9.

How could the relationship between the United States and Japan be described after WWII?

a)

strong relationship economically, politically, and militarily

b)

weak relationship economically, politically, and militarily

c)

strong economic relationship but at odds militarily

d)

weak economic relationship but strong political and military relationship

10.

How could Japan be describe immediately after WWII?

a)

devastated with widespread destruction

b)

powerful with newly gained territory

c)

economically powerful with a weak military

d)

strong military strength with a weak economy

11.

Who was General Douglas MacArthur

a)

US Military Officer in charge of rebuilding Japan after WWII

b)

US Military Officer responsible for the surrender of the Nazis

c)

British military officer in charge of repairing relations between US and Japan

d)

Russian military officer responsible for planning Japanese reparations to China

12.

What form of government did General MacArthur establish for Japan after WWII?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy (Parliamentary Democracy)

b)

Presidential Democracy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Communist Oligarchy

13.

What was the role of the Emperor in the new government of Japan after WWII?

a)

Symbolic Figurehead (Head of State)

b)

Head of Government

c)

Autocratic Dictator

d)

Removed from all involvement

14.

True or false: The U.S. has been the first AND only country that has dropped an atomic bomb on another country.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Why did the U.S. decide to drop the atomic bomb?

a)

They didn't think they could defeat the Japanese.

b)

They didn't have enough soldiers or weapons to defeat the Japanese.

c)

The bomb would be easier and quicker.

d)

They thought too many allies soldiers would die in the invasion.

16.

Why did the U.S. need to take over Iwo Jima?

a)

They needed to get close to Japan to steal their resources.

b)

They needed a place to revenge the attack on Pearl Harbor.

c)

They needed to use their resources to win.

d)

They needed to get as close as they could to Japan to successfully attack.