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WWII Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

The systematic murder by the Nazis of Jews and others who were considered undesirable is known as the

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Holocaust

c)

Mass Starvation

d)

Nuremberg Trials

2.

“Blitzkrieg Across Europe”

“Japanese Americans Relocated”

“Truman Takes Over as President”


To which 20th century period do these headlines refer?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Persian Gulf War

3.

After World War II, a result of the Nuremberg war crimes trials was that

a)

individuals were held responsible for their acts during wartime

b)

nations were forced to pay for war damages

c)

leaders on both sides of the war were found guilty

d)

only military leaders were accused of war crimes

4.

The presidencies of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry Truman were similar in that each president served during that

a)

severe economic depressions

b)

United States participation in world wars

c)

times when women could not vote

d)

national Prohibition of alcoholic beverages

5.

During World War II, the federal government reacted to shortages of various goods by

a)

raising prices to increase consumer demand

b)

rationing certain products

c)

increasing imports when shortages developed

d)

imposing national sales tax

6.

Which event of World War II is referred to as the Holocaust?

a)

Invasion of Normandy

b)

Bataan Death March

c)

Dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

d)

Mass killing of European Jews, gypsies, and other minorities

7.

This poster was used in WWII to

a)

Promote the sale of war bonds

b)

Remind citizens to conserve during the war

c)

Enlist women to serve in the armed forces

d)

Encourage women to seek jobs in war-related industries

8.

“… I shall return!”

“… a date which will live in infamy…”

“Remember Pearl Harbor”


With which war are these quotations most closely associated?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The American Civil War

d)

The Vietnam War

9.

During World War II, the federal government reacted to shortages of various goods by

a)

Gasoline was rationed, people planted victory gardens, and more women worked in factories.

b)

American homes were bombed, factories were closed, and food production declined.

c)

Factory production went down, women lost rights, and Americans lost jobs

d)

Unemployment went up, businesses overproduced, and farms failed.

10.

Which group later received an apology and money from the federal government as a result of their internment during WWII?

a)

German Americans

b)

Japanese Americans

c)

Mexican Americans

d)

Italian Americans

11.

“Rosie the Riveter” was a wartime symbol of the growing role of women in

a)

education

b)

factories

c)

the home

d)

the armed forces

12.

Paper drives, rationing food and gasoline, and victory gardens were all elements of

a)

growth of industry in the late 1800s

b)

support of World War II at home

c)

post-Civil War economic growth

d)

New Deal relief programs

13.

During WWII, the number of women working outside the home increased greatly because

a)

large numbers of men entered military service

b)

high prices created a need for two family incomes

c)

law ending child labor created openings for women

d)

government regulations forced industries to adopt hiring quotas

14.

Which Event was a result of the other three?

a)

World War II

b)

signing of the Treaty of Versailles

c)

rise of dictatorships in Europe

d)

failure of the League of Nations

15.

This cartoon illustrates the attitude of the American public in response to the

a)

beginning of World War II

b)

repeal of prohibition

c)

creation of the League of Nations

d)

effects of the Great Depression

16.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1940 Lend-Lease program was created to

a)

expand New deal programs to help sharecroppers

b)

provide war materials to the Allied powers

c)

relocate Japanese Americans

d)

establish the United Nations

17.

Which two nations were allies of the United States during WWII and later became enemies of the United States during the Cold War?

a)

Britain and Italy

b)

Korea and Japan

c)

France and Germany

d)

China and the Soviet Union

18.

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy - …”


– President Franklin D. Roosevelt

a)

start of WWII in Europe

b)

surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

D-Day invasion of Normandy

d)

dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

19.

What was one way United States participation in WWII affected the American economy?

a)

many factories were forced out of business

b)

military supplies were produced instead of some consumer goods

c)

imports of products from Europe significantly increased

d)

shortages caused by war contributed to the start of the Great Depression

20.

Which event brought the United States into WWII?

a)

election of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany

b)

invasion of Poland by Germany

c)

attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan

d)

conquest of Ethiopia by Japan

21.

President Harry Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima because he

a)

believed America should win the war in Asia first

b)

did not want the Soviet Union to obtain atomic technology

c)

wanted to shift the focus way from economic problems at home

d)

wanted to end the war quickly and save American lives