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WW2 Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

What was the government act that sent Japanese Americans to the internment camps?

a)

Executive Order 255

b)

Executive Order 9066

c)

Executive Order 99

d)

Defcon 4

3.

Why was island-hopping important?

a)

It was a popular dance during the 1940's that helped lift morale on the home front.

b)

It helped increase trade between America and the Caribbean islands during WWII.

c)

It enabled island tribes to move between islands in order to escape the fighting during WWII.

d)

It allowed America to capture key islands in the Pacific and use them in order to get closer to Japan.

4.

Was Italy an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

5.

Was the Soviet Union an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

6.
What was the purpose for victory gardens? 
a)
To help raise money for the War 
b)
To have enough food for soldiers overseas 
c)
to help support the large number of growing men in the U.S.
d)
to fight obesity and to eat healthier 
7.

What is rationing?

a)

Restricting people can do.

b)

Restricting how much people can buy.

c)

Preventing people from buying things the government doesn’t approve of.

d)

Preventing people from buying things that are dangerous.

8.
Which statement BEST describes the involvement of the United States in World War II before the bombing of Pearl Harbor? 
a)
 The United States maintained strict neutrality with no favoritism.
b)
 The United States provided advisory troops to aid Great Britain
c)
 The United States provided lend-lease aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
d)
 The United States secretly sank German submarines.
9.

In November 1942, The National War Labor Board (NWLB) adopted the policy of “equal pay for equal work,” which had not been standard practice in industry.


What was the most likely purpose of the National War Labor Board order?

a)

To prevent unions from discriminating against unskilled workers during the war

b)

To weaken the “Rosie the Riveter” image for women working on the Homefront

c)

To double the output of equipment needed to support U.D. troops overseas

d)

To ensure fair treatment for women in the workplace during the war

10.

What important military contribution did Navajo Code Talkers make during World War II?

a)

They were part of a volunteer group of U.S. pilots that defended China from Japanese aggression

b)

They were one of the groups that transmitted secret military information in the Pacific Theater

c)

They were among the first black servicemen to fly as military aviators in the U.S. armed forces

d)

They were members of the tank division that helped liberate France after the invasion of Normandy

11.

In the World War II era, what was the major reason for Jewish immigration to the United States?

a)

to seek guaranteed universal suffrage

b)

to escape famine and drought caused by natural disaster

c)

to seek better educational opportunities

d)

to escape state-sponsored genocide

12.

During the Bataan Death March, thousands of American and Filipino soldiers were killed by Japanese soldiers.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

In 1997, Vernon Baker was awarded the Medal of Honor. How was this award historically significant?

a)

Baker was the first U.S. Naval officer to be honored for bravery in combat

b)

Baker was the only recipient to serve in both World War I and World War II

c)

Baker commanded the first Marine brigade to land at Normandy during World War II

d)

Baker was the only living African American veteran of World War II ever to receive the medal

14.
Which battle was a turning point for the Allies in THE PACIFIC?
a)
Midway
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Stalingrad
d)
D-Day
15.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
16.
Divided Germany into 4 occupation zones
a)
Yalta
b)
Potsdam
17.
Cases held 1945-1949 to prosecute Nazi leaders and members for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Nuremberg Laws
c)
Final Solution
d)
Nuremberg Trials
18.
This amendment limits the President to serving 2 terms in office.
a)
21
b)
22
c)
23
d)
24
19.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

20.
What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideologies of democracy and communism?
a)
World War III
b)
The Cold War
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
Russian American War