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World War II

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?

a)

direct involvement

b)

aid to Axis Powers

c)

supported Japan

d)

isolationism

2.

A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called

a)

direct democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

representative democracy

d)

fascism

3.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

4.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

5.

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

6.

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

7.

What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

Japan bombed Pearl

d)

Japanese aggression in East Asia

8.

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

9.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
10.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
11.
Great Britain, Canada, the Soviet Union, and eventually the United States became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers
12.
Who was the dictator of Germany, and his political party, the Nazis, believed in fascism?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
13.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on _______ which caused the U.S. to join WWII on the Allied side.
a)
December 7, 1914
b)
December 7, 1941
c)
December 7, 1943
d)
December 7, 1940
14.
The two sides that fought in World War II were the
a)
Allied & Central Powers
b)
Allied & Axis Powers
c)
Central & Axis Powers
d)
Allied & Associated Powers
15.

Which man established a totalitarian regime in the Soviet Union?

a)

Stalin

b)

Hitler

c)

Mussolini

d)

Franco

16.

This statement by the prime minister of GB about German efforts to gain control of a portion of Czechoslovakia prior to WWII hints at the prime minister's support for what type of foreign policy?

a)

facisim

b)

lend-lease

c)

isolationism

d)

communism

17.

Which of the following was an essential component of fascism?

a)

liberty and justice

b)

anarchy

c)

individualism

d)

nationalism

18.

People who do not believe in using military force for any reason are known as

a)

isolationists

b)

communists

c)

pacifists

d)

fascists

19.

The top-secret program to build an atomic bomb was called the

a)

Oppenheimer Project

b)

Manhattan Project

c)

Bracero Program

d)

Operation Liberty

20.

Which of the following U.S. responses to German aggression provided the most aid to Great Britain in the early stages of WWII?

a)

the Wilkie Manifesto

b)

the Neutrality Act

c)

the Lend-Lease Act

d)

the Weimar Doctrine

21.

During World War II African Americans

a)

served in large numbers in the U.S. armed forces and found employment in industrial jobs that had earlier been denied to them

b)

were banned from serving in the U.S. armed forces.

c)

joined with Mexican Americans to support isolationism through the Bracero Program.

d)

march on Washington, D.C., to protest the violent treatment they suffered during the zoot suit riots.

22.

The goal of this poster was to

a)

promote patriotism and self-sacrifice through the purchasing of war bonds.

b)

convince Americans of the need for food rationing.

c)

provide a way for young Americans to help with the war effort through scrap drives.

d)

encourage women to plant home gardens to ensure the food needs of the military would take top priority.

23.

A pilot who loaded his aircraft with bombs and deliberately crashed it into an enemy ship was called a(n)

a)

Leyte.

b)

intern.

c)

code talker.

d)

kamikaze.

24.

The removal of people to internment camps during World War II was based solely on

a)

a person’s citizenship status.

b)

a person’s racial background.

c)

a person’s criminal record.

d)

evidence of sabotage and espionage.

25.

Which of the following divided Germany into four sectors?

a)

the Yalta Conference

b)

D-Day

c)

the Potsdam Conference

d)

the Final Solution

26.

Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan because

a)

he was unaware of the amount of destruction and suffering the bomb would cause.

b)

he wanted to punish Japanese civilians for refusing to surrender.

c)

he hoped to avoid an invasion that would result in massive Allied casualties and firebombing had not yet forced Japan to surrender.

d)

he hoped to force Hitler to surrender alive.

27.

What event caused Germany to surrender?

a)

the liberation of Jews from the extermination camps

b)

the dropping of the atomic bomb

c)

the loss of the Battle of the Bulge

d)

Hitler’s suicide

28.

German forces in North Africa were led by

a)

Hermann Göering.

b)

Heinrich Himmler.

c)

Benito Mussolini.

d)

Erwin Rommel.

29.

What was the primary purpose of Operation Overlord?

a)

to drive the German troops from Russia

b)

to launch a force behind German lines and attack from the North

c)

to drive the German forces from France

d)

to free Italy from Mussolini’s control

30.

What was the ultimate goal of the Nazi’s Final Solution?

a)

to control all of Europe and the Soviet Union

b)

to murder all Jews in Europe and the Soviet Union

c)

to eliminate all opposition to worldwide Nazi rule

d)

to defeat the Allies and attack Japan

31.

The Japanese impressed Americans at Iwo Jima and Okinawa primarily with

a)

their superior strategy.

b)

their quick surrender in the face of a much larger force.

c)

their resolve to fight to the last man even when defeat was certain.

d)

their ability to inflict massive casualties with primitive weapons.

32.

Which of the following were forced to leave their homes and move to camps away from the American coasts?

a)

African Americans

b)

German Americans

c)

Japanese Americans

d)

Jewish Americans

33.

Allied forces began their attack on mainland Italy from which island?

a)

Malta

b)

Sicily

c)

Sardinia

d)

Corsica

34.

Auschwitz, Dachau, and Bergen-Belsen were locations of

a)

major battles in Europe.

b)

major battles in the Pacific.

c)

Nazi U-boat manufacturing.

d)

Nazi Death camps.

35.

During the Bataan Death March

a)

Japanese and Filipino soldiers were forced to march for miles or be beaten and shot by American forces.

b)

American and British soldiers were forced to march for miles or be beaten and shot by German troops.

c)

American and Filipino soldiers were forced to march for miles or be beaten and shot by Japanese troops.

d)

Japanese people fled the cities for fear of another atomic bomb.

36.

Which of the following best describes the reason that the Navajo code talkers were so effective?

a)

The Japanese could not break code sent in the complex, unwritten Navajo language.

b)

The Axis forces were misled by inaccurate information signaled by the code talkers.

c)

The Navajo had perfected a way of signaling information over long distances without being detected by sonar or radar.

d)

The similarities between Japanese and Navajo allowed false messages to be sent by the Allies, which confused Japanese forces.

37.
Hoping to avoid war, Great Britain and France adopted a policy of appeasement and gave in to Germany's demand for more territory.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
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.
39.
Where were the atomic bombs dropped? 
a)
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
b)
China
c)
Tokyokawa
d)
Okinawa
40.
Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
George W. Bush
d)
Winston Churchill
41.
How did methods of warfare in WWII differ from those in WWI?
a)
Soldiers spent most of their time in trenches to avoid machine-gun fire.
b)
Because of a shortage of manpower, women fought overseas in combat roles.
c)
German submarines frequently attacked British and US shipping.
d)
Airplane, tank, and troop movements were coordinated for rapid advances.
42.
Executive Order 9066, issued by President Roosevelt, authorized which of the following actions?
a)
deployment of US military forces to the Pacific theater
b)
conscription of adult male citizens into the armed forces
c)
creation of the Manhattan Project, first US nuclear weapon
d)
forced internment of US citizens of Japanes, Italian, and German ancestry.
43.
Korematsu vs United States, why did the Supreme Court decide internment was constitutional?
a)
strong evidence of Japanese sabotage on the West Coast
b)
Many Japanese Americans refused to serve in the armed forces
c)
This type of action was necessary during national emergency
d)
Most Japanese Americans were not United States citizens
44.
Which conclusion can be made about the role of women during WWII, based on this picture?
a)
women worked only in traditionally female-dominated jobs
b)
it was acceptable for women to work, with men away at war
c)
it was considered unpatriotic for women to leave their home to seek employment
d)
women's contributions were not valued by American society
45.
What was the purpose of the "cash and carry" policy adopted by the US government in 1939?
a)
to preserve US neutrality
b)
to gain access to new trade markets
c)
to spread democracy around the world
d)
to punish aggressor nations
46.
The American campaign to defeat the Japanese shown in the map above was known as
a)
island blitzkrieg
b)
shock and awe in the islands
c)
island hopping
d)
island trenching
47.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
d)
The New Deal
48.
What is the name of the memorial at Pearl Harbor? 
a)
USS Arkansas
b)
USS Alaska
c)
USS Arizona
d)
USS America
49.
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
50.
The term given to Japanese uses of  bacteria, germs, or other poisons to attach enemies or groups
a)
Spread of disease
b)
Chemical trails
c)
Biological warfare
d)
Biochemical warfare
51.
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