WorksheetsWWII Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The systematic murder by the Nazis of Jews and others who were considered undesirable is known as the
Blitzkrieg
Holocaust
Mass Starvation
Nuremberg Trials
“Blitzkrieg Across Europe”
“Japanese Americans Relocated”
“Truman Takes Over as President”
To which 20th century period do these headlines refer?
World War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
After World War II, a result of the Nuremberg war crimes trials was that
individuals were held responsible for their acts during wartime
nations were forced to pay for war damages
leaders on both sides of the war were found guilty
only military leaders were accused of war crimes
The presidencies of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry Truman were similar in that each president served during that
severe economic depressions
United States participation in world wars
times when women could not vote
national Prohibition of alcoholic beverages
During World War II, the federal government reacted to shortages of various goods by
raising prices to increase consumer demand
rationing certain products
increasing imports when shortages developed
imposing national sales tax
Which event of World War II is referred to as the Holocaust?
Invasion of Normandy
Bataan Death March
Dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Mass killing of European Jews, gypsies, and other minorities
This poster was used in WWII to
Promote the sale of war bonds
Remind citizens to conserve during the war
Enlist women to serve in the armed forces
Encourage women to seek jobs in war-related industries
“… I shall return!”
“… a date which will live in infamy…”
“Remember Pearl Harbor”
With which war are these quotations most closely associated?
World War I
World War II
The American Civil War
The Vietnam War
During World War II, the federal government reacted to shortages of various goods by
Gasoline was rationed, people planted victory gardens, and more women worked in factories.
American homes were bombed, factories were closed, and food production declined.
Factory production went down, women lost rights, and Americans lost jobs
Unemployment went up, businesses overproduced, and farms failed.
Which group later received an apology and money from the federal government as a result of their internment during WWII?
German Americans
Japanese Americans
Mexican Americans
Italian Americans
“Rosie the Riveter” was a wartime symbol of the growing role of women in
education
factories
the home
the armed forces
Paper drives, rationing food and gasoline, and victory gardens were all elements of
growth of industry in the late 1800s
support of World War II at home
post-Civil War economic growth
New Deal relief programs
During WWII, the number of women working outside the home increased greatly because
large numbers of men entered military service
high prices created a need for two family incomes
law ending child labor created openings for women
government regulations forced industries to adopt hiring quotas
Which Event was a result of the other three?
World War II
signing of the Treaty of Versailles
rise of dictatorships in Europe
failure of the League of Nations
This cartoon illustrates the attitude of the American public in response to the
beginning of World War II
repeal of prohibition
creation of the League of Nations
effects of the Great Depression
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1940 Lend-Lease program was created to
expand New deal programs to help sharecroppers
provide war materials to the Allied powers
relocate Japanese Americans
establish the United Nations
Which two nations were allies of the United States during WWII and later became enemies of the United States during the Cold War?
Britain and Italy
Korea and Japan
France and Germany
China and the Soviet Union
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy - …”
– President Franklin D. Roosevelt
start of WWII in Europe
surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
D-Day invasion of Normandy
dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
What was one way United States participation in WWII affected the American economy?
many factories were forced out of business
military supplies were produced instead of some consumer goods
imports of products from Europe significantly increased
shortages caused by war contributed to the start of the Great Depression
Which event brought the United States into WWII?
election of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany
invasion of Poland by Germany
attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
conquest of Ethiopia by Japan
President Harry Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima because he
believed America should win the war in Asia first
did not want the Soviet Union to obtain atomic technology
wanted to shift the focus way from economic problems at home
wanted to end the war quickly and save American lives
