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WorksheetsWorld War II USVA History
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 38mins
What event started World War II?
the British blockade of German ports
Invasion of the Soviet Union
the invasion of Poland by Germany
France's denouncement of the Munich Conference
For two years, Germany conquered France, overran most of Europe, and attacked __________________.
Britain and the Soviet Union
Switzerland and Spain
Czechoslovakia and Austria
Sweden and Norway
What were the two events that turned America from a position of neutrality to one of active support for the Allied cause?
the fall of France and the Battle of Britain
the fall of Poland and the invasion of Norway
the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland
the invasion of the Soviet Union and the resumption of unlimited German submarine warfare
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to:
sell or lend equipment to countries fighting against the Axis powers.
provide war supplies to aid Germany with its war against the Soviet Union.
give Japan war supplies to defeat the French in Asia.
provide the Axis Powers the financial backing they needed to win World War II.
As Japan invaded Manchuria and China, the United States:
signed a secret military pact with China.
imposed an embargo on exports of oil and steel to Japan.
declared war on Japan.
invaded China and Manchuria.
When Franklin D. Roosevelt made the statement “a date that will live in infamy” he was referring to:
the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan.
Germany’s invasion of France on June 12, 1940.
he October 6, 1939 invasion of Poland by Germany.
the June 6, 1944 invasion of France by the Allies.
The Allied strategy used to win the war in the Pacific was:
invading China.
the blitzkrieg.
island hopping.
the use of kamikazes.
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan:
placed an embargo on the United States.
captured the Suez canal.
declared war on the Soviet Union.
Won easy victories for the first five months
In mid-1941 Hitler turned on his former partner and invaded the:
Soviet Union
United States
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Where the major Russian victory occur that was the turning point on the Eastern Front in Europe?
Leningrad
Moscow
Stalingrad
Vladivostok
What military action paved the way for the liberation of France?
“island-hopping”
the Battle of the Bulge
the D-Day Invasion at Normandy
the Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Midway changed the momentum of the Pacific Theater. It__________:
placed the US West Coast at risk of attack.
led to another attack on Hawaii.
disrupted Japanese trade with South America robbing Japan of much needed rubber
crippled the Japanese Navy and broke the Japanese advance across the Pacific.
Which of the following was NOT a major battle fought in the Pacific?
Iwo Jima
Dunkirk
Okinawa
Midway
American victories on the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa:
halted the Japanese advance into Indonesia.
expanded Soviet territory in the Pacific.
prepared the way for an attack on the Japanese home islands.
led to widespread starvation in Japan.
The Tuskegee airmen were an all _____unit that fought in World War II.
Asian American
Italian American
Native American
African American
Navajo Indians in World War II are most famous for helping the Allied war effort through:
their language used as code
submarine warfare.
covert sabotage.
fighting in South America
The Geneva Convention was an international pact to:
lead to world peace.
reduce standing armies.
treat prisoners humanely.
disarm nuclear weapons
Many Japanese soldiers did not want to be taken prisoner so they would:
leave the country.
commit suicide.
switch sides.
overthrow the government.
WWII began when Hitler invaded who?
Poland
France
USSR
Britain
Before the US entered the war they helped the Allied Powers through the _________________
Zimmerman Telegram
Guy on a Buffalo
Lend Lease Act
Navajo Code
What country invaded Manchuria and China before WWII to dominate Asia?
USSR
Mongolia
Germany
Japan
USA imposed a ________ on Japan, refusing to trade with them prior to WWII
Infamy
embargo
mustache
infuego
Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan on what date?
December 7, 1941
July 4th, 1776
June 6, 1944
The day after the birthday of Hitler's wife's brother in law
What was the allied strategy in WWII after USA joined the war effort?
Women can help abroad
Defeat Hitler First
Bomb Every Border
Kill All Japs
True or False? African Americans served in nonsegregated units during WWII.
True
False
The Tuskegee Airman were __________________
White
Asian American
Mexican American
African American
True or False? Mexican Americans fought for the Allied Powers in nonsegregated units.
True
False
A Russian Victory at __________________ prevented Germans from seizing Russian oil fields.
St. Petersburg
DDay
Stalingrad
Iwo Jima
Who led the DDay invasion?
Patton
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Derrick Jackson
Where did American naval forces defeat a much larger Japanese navy to stop their advance across the Pacific in WWII?
Nagasaki
Okinawa
Midway
Iwo Jima
What was it called when American POWs were brutally marched to death in Pacific during WWII?
The Holocaust
Geneva Convention
Bataan Death March
What is the systematic and purposeful destruction of a certain group called?
Genocide
Extermination
Deportation
What was Germany's decision to exterminate all Jews called?
Hitler's Plan
The Final Solution
Jewish Malnutrition
Mobile gas vans
What was used to get troops for the military during WWII?
The New Deal
The Square Deal
The Draft/Selective Service
Social Security Act
Who was the female symbol that symbolized women doing jobs formally known for men doing them?
Dreama Walters
Rosie the Riveter
Clara Barton
Rosa Parks
USA government and industry forged a close working relationship to ___________________ resources effectively
Require
Select
Allocate
War bonds and ______________ were used to finance the war.
Income Tax
Media
Rationing
True or False? The USA government maintained strict censorship of reporting WWII
True
False
Physical extermination of a people
Demilitarize
Genocide
Sanction
Appeasement
Translates to "divine wind," a suicide mission where young Japanese pilots intentionally flew airplanes into US ships
Genocide
Partisans
Kamikaze
Blitzkrieg
On which two cities did the U.S. bomb Japan?
Hiroshima and Berlin
Nagasaki and Paris
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Stalingrad and Berlin
Who was the leader of Russia during World War II?
Mussolini
Stalin
Roosevelt (FDR)
Hitler
Who was the head of the Japanese military (who orders the attack on Pearl Harbor)?
Hideki Tojo
Emperor Hirohito
Isoroku Yamamoto
H. Mitsubishi
During the first two years of World War II, the United States --
remained officially neutral
invaded the Soviet Union (USSR)
officially joined the Axis Powers
started submarine warfare against Germany
declared support for Italy and Germany
What gave the President authority to send equipment to countries to defend themselves against the Axis Powers?
Wilson's Fourteen Points
Neutrality Acts
Lend-Lease Act
Espionage and Sedition Act
18th Amendment
The air attack on Britain by Germany was called ---
D-Day
Battle of Britain
Battle of Normandy
Battle of Alamein
Pearl Harbor
Which militaristic nation invaded and brutalized the Chinese province of Manchuria?
Germany
Italy
Japan
Korea
Soviet Union (USSR)
What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts?
to keep America out of the war
to ensure our neighbors would stay out of our business
to reinforce the Monroe Doctrine
to make bathtubs safer
How did America respond to Japan's growing aggression in Asia?
it put the naval base at Pearl Harbor on alert
it contemplated joining the League of Nations
it imposed an embargo on exports of oil & steel to Japan
it ignored them and hoped other people would stop them
