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WWII CA

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following helped fund WWII for the U.S.?

a)

Bake sales

b)

Citizen purchases of war bonds.

c)

Scrap metal

d)

Labor Unions

2.

Rationing was introduced because to:

a)

Prevent hoarding

b)

Ensure everyone received the nutrients they needed

c)

Ensure not only the rich could afford food

d)

All of the above

3.

What does 'Blitzkreig' mean

a)

air attack

b)

attack

c)

lightening war

d)

tank war

4.

strategically conquering easily defeated islands in order to gain control of the Pacific

a)

D-Day

b)

Liberate

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Genocide

5.

P3 What was significant about the atomic bomb?

a)

it was more destructive than any bomb previously used

b)

nothing

c)

it had to be deployed from a submarine

6.
How did the code talkers affect the outcome of the Battle of Iwo Jima?
a)
They sent more than 800 coded messages.
b)
They were captured and the code was discovered.
c)
They didn't help so the U.S. lost the battle.
d)
They got lost and didn't make it to the battle.
7.
Why didn't very many people know about the work of the code talkers?
a)
They all died in the war.
b)
The code wasn't successful so the military didn't want people to know about it.
c)
The U.S. military wanted to keep it a secret in case they needed to use the code again.
d)
No one remembered using the code because it wasn't important.
8.

This group of people migrated to the United States under the bracero program to help provide labor with wartime factories

a)

Native Americans

b)

Latinos

c)

African Americans

d)

Japanese Americans

9.

During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they

a)

served in military combat positions

b)

worked in jobs formerly held by men

c)

controlled most corporations

d)

chaired several congressional committees

10.
During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat and gas. This is an example of
a)
rationing
b)
conservation
c)
government spending
d)
internment
11.

Once the U.S. entered World War II, how did the economy change?

a)

The government took control of many industries.

b)

The Japanese had more freedom in certain areas.

c)

Women were allowed to own businesses.

d)

African Americans were given grants to start companies.

12.

Which of the following was a way for American citizens to save more resources for the troops?

a)

Writing letters.

b)

Listening to fireside chats.

c)

Building weapons at home.

d)

Rationing

13.
Aside from taxes, _______ was responsible for most of the war funding...
a)
Rationing Coupons
b)
International Donations
c)
Government Savings
d)
War Bonds
14.

Which of the following Presidents de-segregated the military after WWII?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Calvin Coolidge

15.
A secret research and development project of the US to develop the atomic bomb
a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
USS Arizona
16.

During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they

a)

served in military combat positions

b)

worked in jobs formerly held by men

c)

controlled most corporations

d)

chaired several congressional committees

17.

Each month you were given a stamp book a listed amount of groceries you could purchase, this was a way for the gov't to...

a)

withhold products for themselves later on

b)

help the OPA on pricings items in stores

c)

ration products to help with wartime shortages

d)

keep people in line from not re-selling the products

18.

War Bonds were one way for...

a)

American citizens to financially support the war effort.

b)

Japanese Americans to escape internment camps.

c)

General Patton to build more airplanes.

d)

Germans to support the Japanese military effort.

19.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To hold top Nazi officials accountable for the atrocities of the Holocaust
b)
To try the Japanese for attacking Pearl Harbor
c)
To put Hitler on trial for breaking the Munich Pact
d)
To try Soviets for war crimes
20.

Which President encouraged punishment for war crimes?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Harry Truman

d)

FDR

21.

Why did the soldiers become weak and tired during the Bataan march?

a)

Because they were not in very good shape

b)

Because they were forced to carry their own food

c)

Because they were not given water or food

d)

All of the above

22.
War Bonds
a)
US citizens finance war, patriotism
b)
US plan in pacific during WWII
c)
US factories convert to make war supplies
d)
let Hitler get his way
23.

WWII helped end The Great Depression.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Landmark executive order preventing racial discrimination in the national defense industry signed during WW II and the President responsible for signing it

a)

8802: FDR

b)

8802: Truman

c)

9906: FDR

d)

9906: Hoover

25.

How did the United States treat Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

They were removed from the US military

b)

They were removed from their homes

c)

They were put into internment camps

d)

All of the Above

26.

What stated that the US would not sell war materials or give loans to nations at war?

a)

Neutrality Acts

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Atlantic Charter

27.
Why was President Franklin Roosevelt hesitant to get involved in World War II?
a)
He considered Germany and Japan strong allies of the United States
b)
He wanted to maintain the U.S. foreign policy of isolationism
c)
He was opposed to the Lend-Lease Act
d)
He had supported the Japanese invasion of China in 1937
28.
What president made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II?      
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt 
c)
John F. Kennedy 
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
29.
Why did the United States decide to drop the bomb rather than invade Japan with soldiers?  
a)
Because they wanted to see if the bomb would work  
b)
Because they estimated that 500,000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion 
c)
Because they did not have the soldiers or weapons left to attack Japan 
d)
Because they did not think they could defeat the Japanese
30.

The United States entered the war because of the Italian attack on Pearl Harbor.

a)

True

b)

False

31.
Commander of Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion; later became President of USA
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Chester Nimitz
d)
George Marshall
32.
Colorful and celebrated tank commander and general of the Third Army who spearheaded the final attack into Germany and North Africa; ruthless general
a)
General George Marshall
b)
General Douglas MacArthur
c)
General George Patton
d)
General Omar Bradley
33.
President at the beginning of WWII and for most of the war.
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
34.
President at the very end of the war after FDR died; was responsible for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
George Patton
35.

This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theatre

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Island-hopping

c)

Trench warfare

36.
This was the name of the Japanese soldiers that were willing to sacrifice themselves by flying their planes into ships. 
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Kamikaze Pilots
37.

An amphibious landing means an attack of the land, air and sea.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Which President desegregated the military?

a)

F.D.R.

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Calvin Coolidge

39.

Which president is responsible for holding German and Japanese leadership for their warcrimes?

a)

F.D.R.

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Boss Tweed

40.

The United States Federal government took more control of the country during WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

41.
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
42.

Who were the prisoners that were forced to march on the Bataan Death March?

a)

American and Filipino soldiers

b)

French and British soldiers

c)

Japanese soldiers

d)

Russian and Chinese soldiers

43.

Many young, American men were enlisted into the military via draft.

a)

True

b)

False

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