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WorksheetsPost World War 2 US
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid the situations that led to United States involvement in World War I by
enacting a peacetime draft law
passing a series of neutrality acts
authorizing the deportation of American Communist Party members
relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps
Prior to the start of World War II, Great Britain and France followed a policy of appeasement when they
rejected an alliance with the Soviet Union
allowed Germany to expand its territory
signed the agreements at the Yalta Conference
opposed United States efforts to rearm
Which action is an example of international appeasement?
Congress authorizing the Manhattan Project
Japan attacking Pearl A Harbor
Germany signing a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union
Great Britain and France agreeing to Hitler’s demand for part of Czechoslovakia
This image relates to what WW2 event?
The Manhattan Project
Pearl Harbor
D - Day invasion of Europe
Hitler gaining power
A. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
B. Germany invades Poland.
C. MacArthur dictates a democratic constitution to Japan.
D. Allies invade Europe on D-Day.
Which sequence of these events related to World War II is in the correct chronological order?
D→B→A→C
B→A→D→C
C→A→B→D
A→B→C→D
During World War II, Japanese Americans were sent to internment centers primarily because they
were considered illegal aliens
had been convicted of spying for Japan
were thought to be threats to national security
refused to enlist in the United States military
The decision of the Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld the power of the president during wartime to
ban terrorists from entering the country
limit a group’s civil liberties
stop mistreatment of resident legal aliens
deport persons who work for enemy nations
What was a primary goal of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin when they met at the Yalta Conference in 1945?
setting up postwar aid for Great Britain
settling major wartime issues of the Allied powers
sharing the development of atomic weapons
protecting the colonial empires of the warring nations
The major reason for President Harry Truman’s decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was the
potential loss of American lives from invading Japan
need to defeat Japan before defeating Germany
plan to bring democratic government to Japan after the war
failure of the island-hopping campaign against Japan
What was the reason for the trials mentioned in this newspaper article?
bring Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo to justice
force Japan to pay for the attack on Pearl Harbor
make German leaders accountable for the Holocaust
punish the German government for bombing England
The principal goal of the United Nations has been to
develop military alliances around the world
encourage expansion of international trade
promote peaceful solutions to world problems
regulate the use of atomic energy
The Marshall Plan (1948–1952) was a United States effort to assist the nations of Europe by
forming a strong military alliance
providing economic aid
sending United States troops to trouble spots
continuing Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union
A major purpose of the GI Bill was to provide World War II veterans with
educational opportunities after the war
protection against racial discrimination
civilian jobs in the military
increased Social Security payments
The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were all part of the foreign policy of
isolationism
détente
colonialism
containment
Which event marked the beginning of the space race with the Soviet Union?
U-2 spy plane incident
launch of Sputnik
Berlin airlift
creation of the space shuttle program
What was one outcome of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962?
Cuba became a communist nation
The United States seized military control of Cuba
The Soviet Union withdrew its nuclear missiles from Cuba
Fidel Castro met with President John F. Kennedy
The major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was the
threat of communism spreading throughout Asia
need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union
demand by the United States for Korean natural resources
desire to limit Japanese expansion
McCarthyism in the 1950s is most closely associated with
claims that communists had infiltrated the federal government
efforts to prevent pro-communist governments in Latin America
formation of the Warsaw Pact
passage of the Interstate Highway Act
Examine the cartoon. What aspect of American society in the 1950s was the cartoonist making?
high culture
stay-at-home moms
suburban conformity
planned obsolescence
The first large scale suburb of affordable housing was built in New York. It was called
Hollywood
Anaheim
Levittown
Morristown
