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World War II End of Unit Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941?

a)

the imprisonment of Jews in German concentration camps.

b)

the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

c)

the pact that the Soviet Union signed with Germany.

d)

Germany's invasion of the Rhineland.

2.

Who were African Americans who served in the military

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)

Nazis

d)

Rosie the Riveter

3.

Which country remained neutral during the beginning of World War II?

a)
Great Britain
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
United States
4.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
5.
What difficult decision did Harry S. Truman have to make to put an end to WWII? 
a)
To drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
To drop an atomic bomb on Germany and Poland
c)
To drop an atomic bomb on Italy
d)
To drop an atomic bomb on Great Britain
6.

Which country was invaded which caused France and Great Britain to declare war?

a)

Thipoia

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Poland

7.

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

8.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

The policy where we lent Great Britain supplies.

b)

This was where we removed Japanese Americans.

c)

This was used to end World War II.

d)

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

9.

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

10.
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
11.

What is a dictator?

a)

A person who has complete control of the government.

b)

A person who is just the leader of a country.

c)

A type of government that takes away your freedoms.

d)

Limiting the amount of food each citizen could have.

12.
The form of government in which individual freedoms are denied and complete power is given to the government is called _____.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
dictator
c)
political party
d)
fascism
13.
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
14.
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
15.
What did the Lend-Lease program do? 
a)
Sent weapons to the Axis Powers in hopes we wouldn't be attacked by them
b)
Sent weapons to the Allied Powers to help them fight the Axis
c)
Sent troops and supplies to the Allies for the war effort
d)
Sent troops and supplies to the Axis powers for the war effort
16.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
Testing and creation of the Atomic Bomb
b)
preparing the borough of Manhattan for nuclear safety
c)
secret plan to create spies in the war effort 
d)
Operation to create secret airplanes for the war effort 
17.

During wartime Americans were asked to ration many items. What does rationing mean?

a)

only buy special types of food

b)

giving unused household items made from metal to the government

c)

having limits on certain food items and fuel so those items could be sent to our soldiers

d)

sending leftover food to local army bases

18.

What are internment camps?

a)

they helped Americans get jobs after the war

b)

where women went to work during the war

c)

the place where Japanese Americans were killed with gas.

d)

Japanese Americans were placed here during the war

19.

From 1939 to 1945, Hitler and the Nazis tried to get rid of all Jewish people. They forced Jews to live in concentration camps and killed about 6 million people. This event in history is called the

a)

Liberation

b)

Holocaust

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

20.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
21.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the leader of what country?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

America

d)

Japan

22.

Winston Churchill was the leader of what country?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Soviet Union

23.

Benito Mussolini was the leader of what country?

a)

United States

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

France

24.

Which of the following took place on "D-Day"?

a)

the last shipment of American supplies to Great Britain.

b)

the landing of Allied forces in France to push the Nazis out of the country

c)

the bombing of Pearl Harbor

d)

the first British and American landings that occurred in North Africa.

25.

Which of the following describes "Code Talkers" of World War II?

a)

aides to Roosevelt and Churchill that relayed messages between the leaders.

b)

German-Americans who served as translators for the Allies.

c)

women that worked as airfield control tower operators.

d)

Navajo Indian radio operators that helped secure communications in the Pacific.

26.

Which of the following brought an end to World War II?

a)

a massive Soviet invasion of the Japanese islands.

b)

the appeasement of Germany.

c)

a U.S. naval blockade of Japan.

d)

the dropping of atomic bombs by the United States.

27.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
28.

What is the difference between internment camps and concentration camps?

a)

Internment camps held Japanese-Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and concentration camps were for Jews.

b)

Internment camps were in Poland and concentration camps were in the United States.

c)

Both internment camps and concentration camps were made for Jews.

29.

What is the main purpose of radar?

a)

to communicate with other soldiers across the Atlantic

b)

to limit the amount of food each citizen could have

c)

to spot enemy aircraft

d)

to help build the atomic bomb

30.

Which of the following was NOT a way Americans helped on the American home front?

a)

Children went door to door collecting scrap metal in "scrap drives"

b)

Americans grew Victory Gardens

c)

Women and African Americans went to work in factories building war supplies

d)

Americans limited the amount of food soldiers could eat

31.

Germany wanted to capture THIS industrial city. It was also a battle that was the turning point in the war against Germany?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

32.

This was a major turning point in the War in the Pacific. After this battle, Japan was no longer able to continue capturing islands.

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Battle of the Bulge

33.

Which event marked the official end of World War II?

a)

The surrender of Japan

b)

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

c)

The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

d)

The invasion of Normandy

34.

Germany -- Adolf Hitler

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

35.

Italy -- Benito Mussolini

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

36.

United States - Franklin D. Roosevelt

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

37.

Japan - Hideki Tojo

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

38.

Soviet Union - Joseph Stalin

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

39.

Great Britain -- Winston Churchill

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

40.

What is genocide?

a)

Hatred of Jews

b)

The murder of an an entire group of people based on race or culture

c)

Japanese prisons

d)

A ruler with complete power