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Chapter 17 Winning World War II

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _______________ is an event where an act of genocide was directed by Nazi Germany and its allies and 6 million Jewish people were killed.

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Holocaust

c)

Hiroshima

2.

The ____________________ was the event where the Japanese assaulted American ships causing the United States to enter World War II.

a)

Holocaust

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Battle of MIdway

3.

____________ is the Allied assault on Normandy beach in Northern France and led to the Axis Powers being weakened in Europe.

a)

D-Day

b)

The Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Hiroshima

4.

_______________ was the invasion and capture of a Pacific Island where Japanese defenses were weakened toward the end of the war.

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

D-Day

d)

Iwo Jima

5.

Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

He wanted to punish Japan for being a part of the Axis Powers.

b)

He wanted to punish Japan in retaliation for bombing Pearl Harbor.

c)

He wanted to get rid of the Japanese culture.

d)

He wanted a quick end to the war before more Allied lives were lost.

6.

Which phrases describe VE Day? Choose THREE

a)

Victory over Japan

b)

Victory of Europe

c)

Celebrates the surrender of Germany

d)

Celebrated May 8, 1945

e)

Celebrated September 2, 1945

7.

Which phrases describe VJ Day? Choose FOUR

a)

Celebrated May 8, 1945

b)

Celebrated September 2, 1945

c)

Victory over Japan

d)

Celebrates the surrender of Japan

e)

Celebrates the end of World War II

8.

Eleanor Roosevelt had a leading role in the early years of an international peacekeeping organization known as the _______________.

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

c)

League of Women

d)

United Nations

9.

The D-Day operation took place on June 6, ___________.

a)

1945

b)

1944

c)

1946

d)

1947

10.

American and Allied forces invaded the beaches of Normandy in northern _______________.

a)

Japan

b)

Korea

c)

France

d)

Germany

11.

The D-Day invasion became a turning point in the war in ____________.

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Pacific

d)

United States

12.

D-Day eventually led to the liberation of _____________ from ____________.

a)

Western Europe, Germany

b)

Eastern Europe, France

c)

Western Europe, France

d)

Eastern Europe, U.S.

13.

Identify important advantages for the Americans provided by capturing the island of Iwo Jima. Choose TWO

a)

Iwo Jima had fertile farmland that the Americans needed to grow crops.

b)

Iwo Jima provided an important supply base for the Americans.

c)

Iwo Jima had massive stores of gasoline that the Americans needed.

d)

Having a presence on Iwo Jima brought American forces closer to Japan.

14.

Identify the main goals of the United Nations.

(Choose 2)

a)

to maintain world peace

b)

to promote human rights

c)

to provide clean water

d)

to provide adequate housing