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WWII Exam

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

Identify aspects that affected many of the countries around the world. Check ALL that apply.

a)

Post-War debt & destruction

b)

Economic depression

c)

Massive loss of lives

d)

Change in Territories

2.

Which of the following was NOT a reason antidemocratic governments rose to power post-WWI?

a)

Unhappiness with the Treaty of Versailles

b)

Their leaders were voted in

c)

Worldwide economic depression

d)

These countries needed resources

3.

Identify the effects of the Treaty of Versailles. Check all that apply.

a)

Germany had to promise not to attack France & allow them to build the Maginot line

b)

Germany had to pay major war reparations

c)

Germany had to accept blame for starting WWI

d)

Germany's military was limited

e)

Germany had to give up its territorial gains

4.

All of the following can be found under the government styles of: Fascism, Socialism, Nazism, & Communism EXCEPT for...

a)

1-party rules & most similarly, a dictator

b)

Freedoms are awarded to its people

c)

Typically some sort of secret police

d)

Strict & rigid set of rules & laws

5.

One of the major reasons for the rise of antidemocratic governments Post-WWI was the fact that several nations lost territory.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What was ingrained into people's minds by living in Italy or Germany in the 1930s? ________________comes before the Individual.

a)

Group

b)

Capital City

c)

Party

d)

Nation

7.

While Hitler was in prison for the Beer Hall Putsch, he wrote a book called, Mein Kampf, which translates to...?

a)

My Final Solution

b)

My Background

c)

My Struggle

d)

My Aryan Race

8.

Which of the following were considered "right hand men" of Hitler? His "inner circle" if you will. Check ALL that apply.

a)

Mussolini

b)

Goring

c)

Hess

d)

Himmler

e)

Goebbels

9.

Which of the following was known as the "Brown Shirts," a Nazis political (violent) force in the 1920s?

a)

S.S.

b)

Gestapo

c)

"Blackshirts"

d)

S.A.

10.

What was Hitler's specific purpose for his territorial expansion requests?

a)

Take over militaries

b)

Nationalism

c)

Mein Kampf

d)

Lebensraum

11.

In what year did Hitler become Chancellor (and then Der Fuhrer)?

a)

1922

b)

1930

c)

1933

d)

1939

12.

Why was Japan engaging on territorial expansionism?

a)

Need to find allies

b)

Need for diplomatic imperialism

c)

Need for more military bases

d)

Need for resources & stronger empire

13.

At which one of the following was Hitler stopped by international intervention?

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

Poland

c)

Rhineland

d)

Austria

e)

None of the "above"

14.

In which of the following territories was the policy of appeasement practiced?

a)

Danzig & Czechoslovakia

b)

Sudetenland & Ethiopia

c)

Austria & Poland

d)

Ethiopia & Hawaii

15.

In order to invade Poland, while avoiding war with the Soviets, Hitler offered this...

a)

German chocolates?

b)

Danzig & Polish Corridor Pact

c)

Polish Corridor Act

d)

Nazis-Soviet Non-aggression Pact

16.

Hitler and Stalin hated each other.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

All of the following EXCEPT for one refer to reasons why the Japanese unleashed terrifying imperialistic actions in (Nanking) China.

a)

Take over the "weak"

b)

Expand their territory

c)

Obtain resources

d)

Secure China to invade the U.S.S.R.

18.

The Germans employed a new fighting style known as Blitzkrieg in order invade & capture, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain, Luxemburg, and France.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Italy was referred to by Churchill, as "Europe's soft underbelly," primarily because of the size of their soldiers who ate large amounts of (Italian) food, thus slowing them down.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

After the Miracle at Dunkirk, who was left to fend off the Nazis in WWII?

a)

Great Britain & China

b)

China & U.S.

c)

Great Britain & other smaller Allied nations (from WWI)

d)

U.S. & Great Britain

21.

Once the Allies finally broke the Enigma code, they were able to more progressively help the British in which body of water (aka, a Battle)?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

North Sea

d)

Baltic Sea

22.

What situations affected the U.S.'s policies of Neutrality? Check ALL that apply.

a)

The British's need for destroyers & other war materials

b)

Japanese invasion of China

c)

U-Boats sinking U.S. cargo ships

d)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

e)

The Great Depression

23.

The U.S. Military had the highest expectations, standards, and training levels which is why they helped the Allies to win WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

France not "lifting much of a finger" once Hitler began invading Poland & other countries was known as a "Phony War."

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The British won the Battle of Britain because they had, hands down, the best Airforce at the time.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which one of the following best illustrates that the U.S. had learned something from WWI?

a)

Lend-Lease Act

b)

Cash-&-Carry Basis

c)

Destroyers-for-bases

d)

Imperialism-for-fun Act

27.

Under the cost-plus contract program...

a)

The government paid companies to manufacture war materials

b)

The government paid companies to make war materials more quickly

c)

The government paid companies whatever it cost to make war materials plus an added percentage

d)

The government paid companies a percentage of the cost to produce war materials more quickly

28.

"...December 7th, a date which will live in infamy," refers to...

a)

The day Pearl Harbor was attacked

b)

The day America declared War on Japan

c)

St. Nickolas Day (put your shoe out for candy)

d)

The day the U.S. won the Battle of Midway, putting them on the offensive

29.

Similarly to Hitler's Blitzkrieg style of warfare, the Japanese moved swiftly & fiercely taking over...

a)

The Aleutian Islands

b)

The Marshall Islands

c)

The Philippines

d)

The Coral Sea

30.

What was the purpose for the highly secretive mission, known as the Doolittle Raid?

a)

Boost American morale from the attacks on Pearl Harbor

b)

To kill Emperor Hirohito

c)

To bomb major military facilities to knock out the Japanese early on in the war

d)

To showcase that we were officially allied with the Chinese as we needed to land in their territory after the bombing

31.

What was one of the challenges women faced during War Mobilization?

a)

They wanted to be a part of the actual Military as opposed to being auxiliary units

b)

They couldn't get jobs

c)

There were large amounts of sexism

d)

Men didn't want female Nurses

32.

What did the "Double V" Campaign push for?

a)

A Victory for the U.S. as well as a Victory for the British

b)

A Victory in Europe, as well as a Victory in the Pacific

c)

A Victory abroad, against racism, as well as a Victory at home, against racism

d)

2 "V"s make a "W" & 2 "W"s represent "WWII"

33.

Which 3 groups HAD to work together again in order to Mobilize/implement actions on the Home Front for yet another, Total War? Check (3) that apply.

a)

Civilians

b)

Government

c)

Military

d)

Big Businesses

34.

Define, Holocaust:

a)

Mass slaughter/thorough & extensive destruction & loss of life

b)

The loss of life on a smaller scale

c)

The rounding up of Jews & other of Hitler's "undesirables" of a German Nation

d)

Placing an entire race in a concentrated area

35.

Propaganda was certainly used by the Nazis but this had very little effect on its citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What was the purpose for the change in Japanese strategy following the Bataan Death March AND the Doolittle Raid?

a)

Cut off supply lines to the Allied forces on Midway

b)

Cut off supply lines (in the Coral Sea) to the Allied forces in held out in Australia

c)

Send all carriers to the central Pacific to defend the Philippines

d)

Use Kamikaze striking tactics for both pilots & infantrymen

37.

Which of the following were known as Major Turning Points in the War?

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor & the Battles of: Britain, Midway, & Stalingrad

b)

Battles of: Coral Sea, Midway, & Atlantic

c)

Attack on Pearl Harbor & Battles of: El Alamein, Anzio, & Stalingrad

d)

Battles of: Leyte Gulf, Tarawa, & Midway

38.

Japanese-American citizens were to leave their homes & placed in Internment Camps during WWII. However, there were no real consequences or negative outcomes for them.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which of the following best describes the Allies' Goals in Europe, 1943?

a)

Push back the Italians & strategic bombing in eastern parts of Europe

b)

Attack Sicily & employ firebombing raids

c)

Threaten the Germans with the Atomic bomb, while focusing more efforts in the Pacific Theater

d)

Push back the Germans on the periphery, to get ONTO Europe from the south & the north, & employ strategic bombing in and around Germany

40.

What did the U.S. "bring" to the Allied Powers once they officially joined in 1941?

a)

Re...

b)

Res...

c)

Resour...

d)

RESOURCES!!!! (Supplies, bodies, & fresh energy)

41.

The Battle of Tarawa proved an important but costly lesson to the American troops as men got slaughtered having to exit their landing craft (boats) early due to the coral reef, making them easy targets as they waded through the waters to get onto the island

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The goal(s) of the U.S.'s Island Hopping campaign was to re-take Japanese islands so that we could include them in our own imperialistic goals for post WWII

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What was the most significant outcome of the Battle of Midway in 1942?

a)

Nothing. It wasn't close to Hawaii anyhow.

b)

The U.S. proved they had better codebreaking skills than the Germans

c)

The U.S. won, making it their last defensive action against the Japanese.

d)

The Japanese won, sinking 4 of our carriers.

44.

In which beach in Normandy did U.S. troops suffer heavy losses against the Germans?

a)

Utah

b)

Omaha

c)

Juno

d)

Gold

e)

Sword

45.

Over 100,000 men died in 1 month alone, of frostbite, in the Battle of Stalingrad

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What was known as Hitler's "last push?"

a)

The "Hitler Lines" in Italy

b)

The Battle of Stalingrad

c)

The Battle of the Atlantic

d)

The Battle of the Bulge

47.

Many of Hitler's Military strategists strongly supported the Operation Barbarossa (invading the Soviet Union), as they felt strong enough to spread their forces even farther east, as well as moving wider (north & south)to obtain more resources to win the War

a)

True

b)

False

48.

How did U.S. strategy in the Pacific change?

a)

Low-level bombing missions/ propaganda/ attacking only the north Pacific region

b)

Trying to implement a U.S.-style of Bushido warrior code/ dropping 3 atomic bombs

c)

Firebombing/ paratroopers behind enemy lines/ atomic bomb

d)

Island hopping/ low-level bombing missions/ firebombing/ get closer for ground invasion

49.

You could easily argue that WWI and WWII have similar characteristics in how they began (M.A.I.N.)

a)

True

b)

False

50.

All of the following led to unfortunate race riots on the American Homefront during the War EXCEPT...

a)

Dramatic population increases

b)

Migration to crowded cities

c)

Competition for jobs

d)

A growing unity to work together and win the war

51.

Which happened first?

a)

V-E Day

b)

V-J Day

52.

The U.S. sent Japan warnings TO surrender unconditionally, or else...a massively destructive weapon would be used.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Since the war had ended, all military prisoners were let free to go... no trial, no prison, no consequences...

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The U.S. actually did NOT join the United Nations. They did, however, serve as a rotating judge on the Security Council.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The Nazis shifted from death squads in Eastern Europe to...

a)

Concentration Cities

b)

Death Camps

c)

The First Solution

d)

Sending them away, OUT of Europe