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WorksheetsChapter 17 Winning World War II
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
The _______________ is an event where an act of genocide was directed by Nazi Germany and its allies and 6 million Jewish people were killed.
Iwo Jima
Holocaust
Hiroshima
The ____________________ was the event where the Japanese assaulted American ships causing the United States to enter World War II.
Holocaust
Iwo Jima
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of MIdway
____________ is the Allied assault on Normandy beach in Northern France and led to the Axis Powers being weakened in Europe.
D-Day
The Battle of Midway
Battle of Iwo Jima
Hiroshima
_______________ was the invasion and capture of a Pacific Island where Japanese defenses were weakened toward the end of the war.
Hiroshima
Battle of Midway
D-Day
Iwo Jima
Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
He wanted to punish Japan for being a part of the Axis Powers.
He wanted to punish Japan in retaliation for bombing Pearl Harbor.
He wanted to get rid of the Japanese culture.
He wanted a quick end to the war before more Allied lives were lost.
Which phrases describe VE Day? Choose THREE
Victory over Japan
Victory of Europe
Celebrates the surrender of Germany
Celebrated May 8, 1945
Celebrated September 2, 1945
Which phrases describe VJ Day? Choose FOUR
Celebrated May 8, 1945
Celebrated September 2, 1945
Victory over Japan
Celebrates the surrender of Japan
Celebrates the end of World War II
Eleanor Roosevelt had a leading role in the early years of an international peacekeeping organization known as the _______________.
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
League of Women
United Nations
The D-Day operation took place on June 6, ___________.
1945
1944
1946
1947
American and Allied forces invaded the beaches of Normandy in northern _______________.
Japan
Korea
France
Germany
The D-Day invasion became a turning point in the war in ____________.
Asia
Europe
Pacific
United States
D-Day eventually led to the liberation of _____________ from ____________.
Western Europe, Germany
Eastern Europe, France
Western Europe, France
Eastern Europe, U.S.
Identify important advantages for the Americans provided by capturing the island of Iwo Jima. Choose TWO
Iwo Jima had fertile farmland that the Americans needed to grow crops.
Iwo Jima provided an important supply base for the Americans.
Iwo Jima had massive stores of gasoline that the Americans needed.
Having a presence on Iwo Jima brought American forces closer to Japan.
Identify the main goals of the United Nations.
(Choose 2)
to maintain world peace
to promote human rights
to provide clean water
to provide adequate housing
