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America in WWII

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of rationing?

a)

Limit use of food and fuel doing the war

b)

Raise more money for US troops

c)

Helping the poor and sick

d)

Producing more weapons

2.

What was the purpose of War Bonds

a)

Conserve food and resources

b)

Raise money for the war

c)

Limit public spending

d)

Recruiting soldiers

3.

This organization was created to make propaganda & worked w/media to support war effort reminder of reasons for war

a)

Office of Price Administration

b)

War Production Board

c)

Office of War Information

d)

Office of Scientific Research & Development

4.

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act that was passed in March of 1941?

a)

It was part of the New Deal.

b)

It was to help American farmers get new farming equipment.

c)

It solidified the U.S.'s commitment to neutrality in the war.

d)

It allowed the United States to sell, lend, or give ships, planes, tanks, or other equipment to the Allies.

5.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
6.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
7.

American law that allowed the U.S. to lend, lease, sell, or otherwise provide aid to other nations if doing so helped the defense of the United States

a)

Lend-Lease Act

b)

Tripartite Pact

c)

Atlantic Charter

d)

Allied Trade Act

8.
What are civilian grown gardens to reverse national food sources for the war effort?
a)
farm
b)
victory gardens
c)
barn
d)
Victory in Europe
9.
Which country attacked Poland, sparking WWII?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Germany
d)
Soviet Union
10.

Prior to 1939, which of the following foreign policies did the U.S. practice?

a)

isolationism

b)

aggression

c)

appeasement

d)

federalism

11.

What U.S. action against Japan led to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

The U.S. attacked Japan's capital.

b)

The U.S. had Japan removed from the League of Nations.

c)

The U.S. placed all Japanese Americans in prison.

d)

The U.S. placed an oil embargo on Japan.

12.

What event marked the beginning of World War II?

a)

Blitzkreig of Stalingrad 1941

b)

Blitzkreig of Poland 1939

c)

Battle of Midway 1942

d)

Invasion of Normandy 1944

13.

Law that allowed nations at war to purchase U.S. goods if they paid in full and transported the goods themselves

a)

Cash-and-Carry

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Selective Training and Service Act

d)

Neutrality Acts

14.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
15.
laws passed to limit U.S. involvement in future wars; based on the belief that loans and trade had drawn the nation into World War I
a)
Cash-and-Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Selective Training and Service Act
d)
Neutrality Acts