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World War II and Georgia Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Georgia Representative Carl Vinson helped found the

a)

modern navy

b)

US Air Force

c)

Both of these

d)

Neither of these.

2.

Who was the leader of the U.S.A. form 1933 until 1945?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

3.

Who was the leader of Italy during WW II?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Mussolini

4.

Who was the leader of Great Britain during WW II?

a)

Chruchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

5.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WW II?

a)

Chruchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

6.

Who was the leader of Germany during WW II?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Mussolini

7.

In Roosevelt's speech to Congress on December 8 1941, he called December7, 1941...

a)

"A date that will live in infamy."

b)

"A day that will live on infinitely."

c)

"the day on which the United States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by forces of Communist China"

d)

"the American Soldiers' and Sailors' finest hours."

8.

Who was the US president who decided to drop the atomic bombs on two Japanese cities?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

None of these

9.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

10.
Which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
11.

The form of government in which individual freedoms are denied and complete power is given to the government is called _____.

a)

none of these

b)

communism

c)

socialism

d)

fascism

12.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

All of these

13.

The event that occurred in the cities on the map is significant

because

a)

it proved to the Japanese that they had no hope left to win the war.

b)

the only nuclear weapons ever used in war were detonated here.

c)

it forced Japan to surrender and ended World War II.

d)

All of these

14.

Effect: Turning point of the war in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

nuclear bombing of Japanese cities

d)

none of these

15.

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

a)

American women who served in the US military.

b)

American women who worked in construction.

c)

American women who stayed at home.

d)

None of these

16.

What defense plant was located in Marietta, GA?

a)

Bell Aircraft Company

b)

Hughes Aviation

c)

Delta Airlines

d)

Brunswick Ship Yards

17.
What was the first of the two cities on which the atomic bomb was dropped? 
a)
Nagasaki
b)
Tokyo
c)
Roswell
d)
Hiroshima
18.

What is significant about D-Day?

a)

It was the Allied invasion of France, the largest land-sea-air operation in world history, and the turning point of the war in Europe.

b)

The first nuclear weapon was used in warfare.

c)

None of these

d)

The US captured the first Japanese home Island.

19.

Translates to "divine wind," a suicide mission where young Japanese pilots intentionally flew airplanes into US ships

a)

Bushido

b)

Ninjas

c)

None of these

d)

Samurai

20.

The U.S. strategy in the Pacific Theater of World War II was called

a)

kamikaze

b)

island hopping

c)

Operation Overlord

d)

None of these

21.

What world-changing weapon was used to end World War II in the Pacific?

a)

poison gas

b)

nuclear bomb

c)

jet aircraft

d)

fire bomb

22.

The U.S. Navy sank four Japanese aircraft carriers at this battle.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

None of These

d)

Iwo Jima

23.
The invasion of Normandy is also known as ___.
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Midway
c)
V-E Day
d)
D-Day
24.

This was Germany's last major counter-attack in an attempt to stop the Allies' progress in the West.

a)

Invasion of Normandy

b)

El Alamein

c)

Kursk

d)

Battle of the Bulge

25.

What was the result of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

a)

Nothing happened

b)

It led to the surrender of Russia and Germany

c)

It led to the surrender of Japan

d)

None of the above

26.

In 1932, the Nazis helped place their leader ____________________ as ruler of Germany.

a)

Erwin Rommel

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolph Hitler

d)

Josef Stalin

27.

_________________ is the belief that the nation was the most important part of society and the rest of the society had to subject itself to keep the nation strong.

a)

Fascism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Militarism

28.

Which of the following was not a leader of the Allies?

a)

Spain

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Great Britain

29.

All of the following countries were members of the Axis Powers except for

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

30.

Representative ____________________ was important for starting the US Air Force and expanding the US Navy in the Pacific prior to WWII.

a)

Carl Vinson

b)

Richard B Russell

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Cordelle Hull

31.

Which military base was not in Georgia during WWII?

a)

Fort Knox

b)

Warner Robbins AFB

c)

Fort Oglethorpe

d)

Fort Benning

32.

Bell Aircraft Company produced the ___________ in Georgia during WWII.

a)

B-29

b)

B-17

c)

B-52

d)

B-25

33.

General _________________ was a great tank commander and was known as "Old Blood and Guts."

a)

George S. Patton

b)

Erwin Rommel

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Omar Bradley

34.

General _________________ was a great tank commander and was called the "Desert Fox."

a)

Erwin Rommel

b)

George S. Patton

c)

Omar Bradley

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

35.

99 __________ ______________ were built in Brunswick, GA to carry supplies to American troops overseas.

a)

Liberty ships

b)

B-29s

c)

Aircraft Carriers

d)

Railroad locomotives

36.

Women defense plant workers were nicknamed ______________________.

a)

Women's Army Corps

b)

Rosie the Riveter

c)

Shirley the Shipbuilder

d)

Betty the Bomber

37.

American army personnel in WWII were called GI's which stood for _______________________________.

a)

Government Issue

b)

Government Intelligence

c)

General Issue

d)

General Individual Soldiers

38.

General _____________________ also known as “Ike” became supreme allied commander during WWII and later was elected US President.

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

George S. Patton

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Omar Bradley

39.

Allied armies invaded Normandy, France on _____________, 19 ___ .

a)

June 6, 1944

b)

June 4, 1946

c)

September 1, 1939

d)

December 7, 1941

40.

Admiral ___________________ commanded US Naval Forces in the Pacific.

a)

Nimitz

b)

Yamamoto

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Kimmel

41.

About ________ Georgians died during WWII.

a)

7,000

b)

17,000

c)

1,700

d)

700

42.

The Philippines were captured by the Japanese and US prisoners of war were forced to walk 66 miles through the jungle without food or water and the sick and wounded were killed by Japanese squads during what became to be called the _________________________________.

a)

Bataan Death March

b)

The Long March

c)

Bataan Massacre

d)

Nightmare of Bataan

43.

This memorial was based on the Battle of

a)

Okinawa

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Guadal Canal

d)

Hiroshima

44.

This famous photograph shows

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Tokyo

c)

Okinawa

d)

Iwo Jima

45.

This photograph shows damage from the

a)

Pearl Harbor attack

b)

D-Day Landings

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Battle of Iwo Jima

46.

This photograph shows amphibious landings on

a)

D-Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

the Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Midway

47.

By the end of the war, more Georgians were employed in _______________ than farming, a trend that never reversed.

a)

factories

b)

industry

c)

Both factories and industries

d)

Neither factories or industries

48.

The attempt by Germany to bomb Great Britain until they surrendered was called

a)

Operation Torch

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

The Battle of Britain

d)

Operation Overlord

49.

Which of these Military installations was not located in GA during WWII.

a)

Fort Hood

b)

Fort Knox

c)

Norfolk Naval Base

d)

All of these

50.

US Army forces first saw battle in

a)

North Africa

b)

Normandy

c)

Okinawa

d)

Italy