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WorksheetsEnd of World War II and the Cold War
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Hitler decided to invade the Soviet Union because
he wanted to protect the Germans living in Russia.
he wanted the Soviet Union’s vast natural resources.
the Soviets had betrayed him by seizing the Baltic states.
the Soviets had helped the British at Dunkirk.
The Battle of Stalingrad was a crushing defeat for Germany because
the German army vastly outnumbered the Swiss army, and yet could not take the city.
the entire German Sixth Army, considered the best of the German troops, was lost.
the Soviet army then used the captured tanks and other weapons to push Germany completely out of the Soviet Union.
it was the first major defeat suffered by the German army, proving they were not invincible.
In 1942, what priority did Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin set in the war?
to achieve victory in Asia before trying to achieve it in Europe
to destroy the German navy before invading Western Europe
to achieve victory in Europe before trying to achieve it in Asia
to open a second front in Western Europe in 1943
The U.S. strategy of “island-hopping” in the Pacific
quickly weakened the resolve of Japanese soldiers.
was a failure, forcing the U.S. to use atomic weapons
pushed Japanese forces into the jungles of Burma and Malaya.
allowed the U.S. to gradually move north toward Japan.
During World War II, “Rosie the Riveter” came to symbolize
The Allied nurses who cared for wounded troops on the front lines.
the women who worked in U.S. manufacturing plants.
the importance of obeying rules for food and gas rationing.
the women who worked in British manufacturing plants.
At the Tehran Conference, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill decided to
establish a League of Nations organization after the war.
defeat Germany and then unite against China.
end the League of Nations mandates over the Middle Eastern countries.
make a final assault on postwar Germany.
At the Potsdam Conference, Truman demanded ____ throughout Eastern Europe.
a joint British-Russian military presence
freely elected governments
the reestablishment of the prewar national boundaries
widespread demilitarization
Who was the leader of the United States 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
[Preview] Which THREE of these countries were the main Allies fighting against the Axis powers?
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Denmark
Italy
[p1] In 1943, the Allies focused on the "soft underbelly" of Europe. What places did this mean?
Select TWO from this list.
Italy
Sicily
Norway & Sweden
Northern France
Soviet Ukraine
[p1] What happened to Mussolini after the Allies invaded Sicily?
Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.
The king of Italy arrested him
German troops liberated him
Germany made him the head of a puppet government in northern Italy
The Allies arrested him
He was killed when his plane was shot down over Rome
[p1] The "second front" on the beaches of Normandy in France allowed the Allies to...
win the war by attacking France from the west.
attack Germany from the west at the same time as from the east.
ramp up the war against Italy as well as Germany.
fight Japan & Germany at the same time.
[p3] In1945 the Allies attacked the islands of Iwo Jima & Okinawa. What were the outcomes of these battles?
Select TWO from this list.
The Allies were victorious in both battles.
Both the Allies & Japanese suffered very high casualties.
The Allies won at Okinawa but were repulsed at Iwo Jima.
The Allies used high-altitude bombers to level both islands.
[p3] What outcome did US President Truman hope to AVOID by dropping atomic bombs on Japan?
A negotiated peace settlement with Japan like the Treaty of Versailles with Germany in WWI.
American troops would suffer heavy casualties invading the Japanese homeland.
The Soviet Union would invade Japan & set up a communist government there.
[p3] What event ended the war in the Pacific?
the D-Day landing at Normandy
the arrest of Mussolini
the capture of Iwo Jima & Okinawa
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
[p4] How did Stalin & Roosevelt disagree over the fate of Eastern Europe?
Roosevelt wanted free elections in those countries, but Stalin wanted pro-Soviet governments instead.
Stalin wanted free elections to form communist governments, but Roosevelt wanted to restore the old monarchies.
Stalin wanted to redraw these countries' borders to better match the languages of the people, but Roosevelt wanted to keep them the same.
[p5] Why did Stalin refuse to allow free democratic elections in Eastern Europe after WWII?
Stalin wanted security for the Soviet Union, and thus wanted pro-Soviet governments in those countries.
Stalin wanted to make those countries part of the Soviet Union as part of Communist expansion plans.
Stalin blamed those countries for allowing Nazi Germany to invade the Soviet Union in 1941.
[p5] Churchill compared postwar Soviet policy in Eastern Europe to...
liberation.
a nuclear age.
a second front.
an iron curtain.
In Roosevelt's speech after ____ ,he called it , " A day that will live in infamy."
Normandy ,France
Invasion of North Africa
Pearl Harbor , Hawaii
Bombing of Japan
Japanese Americans were sent to camps as a result of what major event?
Germany invading Poland
Pearl Harbor
The Appeasement Policy
the death of Franklin Roosevelt
Where were most of the internment camps built?
in isolated areas such as swamps and deserts
in cities out west
only on the east coast
in Tennessee
When Japanese Americans had to report to the camps what did most of the families have to do?
Leave behind their homes, belongings, businesses, and pets.
Find a neighbor or family member to leave their children with
Give all of their money and property to the US government
Enlist in the US Army
What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?
direct involvement
aid to Axis Powers
supported Japan
isolationism
The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the
League of Nations
Axis Powers
The Allies
Central Powers
During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?
Germany
Soviet Union
Japan
Italy
Great Britain
The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during
World War II was called
the Progressive Movement
Internment camps
the Marshall Plan
the Holocaust
Effect: Turning point of the war in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?
Battle of Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day
Battle of Britain
What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline? D-Day June 6, 1944
The liberation of Western Europe began
Hitler came into power
Jews were sent to concentration camps
Germany invaded Poland
The WWII poster is an example of—
how people on the home front conserved resources
how people used credit to purchase more than they could afford
ways shoppers can be polite to one another
ways people on the home front wasted food and resources
During wartime Americans were asked to ration many commodities. What does rationing mean?
only buy special types of food
giving unused household items made from metal to the government
having limits on certain food items and fuel so those items could be sent to our soldiers
sending leftover food to local army bases
Prior to the end of World War II in 1945, an international organization was created to promote peace and to help resolve conflicts between nations. What was this organization called?
League of Nations
NATO
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
No Man's Land
Iron Wall
What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?
Korean & Vietnam War
WWI & WWII
Civil War & Spanish American War
Persian Gulf & War on Terror
The Cold War was a period of competition between which two countries?
the U.S. and Korea
The Soviet Union and Afghanistan
the U.S. and Afghanistan
the U.S and the Soviet Union
What did the two cold war countries “fight” each other over?
political, economic, and military influence
the best technology
having the most superior weapons
all of the above
During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?
Berlin Airlift
Vietnam War
Watergate Scandal
Bataan Death March
At the Yalta Conference, the Allies agreed to
allow free elections in Africa.
the establishment of a United Nations organization after the war.
a military treaty pledging support to each other against any future attacks.
resolve all future disagreements peacefully to avoid another such terrible war.
divide Germany into four zones.
Japan turned to a militaristic government and kept as its Head of State?
Chang Kai-shek
a coalition of advisors
Emperor Hirohito
a prominent general
All of the following were advantages for the British in fighting the Battle of Britain (check all that apply)
radar
Enigma
superior number of infantry on the ground
British morale
Charles de Gaulle was the
leader of the French government in-exile and the led the Free French resistance.
prime minister of the puppet government in southern France during World War II
prime minister of France before World War II
French general who negotiated France’s terms of surrender
What was the goal of Hitler’s “Final Solution”?
It was a process to divide up his territories among his generals
It was a system for winning the war before the Americans entered
It was a was to amass more soldiers for the invasion of Russia
It was a systematic genocide of people the Nazis considered inferior
What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?
that Germany has a powerful airforce called the Luftwaffe
that Hitler’s advances could be blocked
that the British RAF needed more planes
that the British were inexperienced
What combination led to the German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad?
Russian and British troops
Russian troops and the Russian winter
Russian and German fuel shortages
Russian ground forces and American air strikes
Which of the following best explains the purpose of the Nazi propaganda poster above
Hitler and the Nazi party targeted Jews because they were bullied at school.
The Nazi party wanted to use Jewish people as “scapegoats” for causing Germany’s economic woes.
Hitler and the Nazi party wanted to praise Stalin’s communist party and their new partnership, yet also blamed the Jewish people for Germany’s problems.
The poster shows the Jewish partnership with Great Britain and causing the German defeat in World War I.
The purpose of propaganda, such as the poster shown above, was to
control public opinion by promoting national goals
give the public accurate information as quickly as possibly
encourage the growth of agriculture
support these businesses so they could operate in difficult economic times.
Hitler’s blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” was
a new form of warfare that used airplanes exclusively for the first wave of attack.
a form of attack that used tank divisions supported by air attacks.
a strategy in which armies rested very little between attacks to wear the enemy down more quickly.
an air force strategy that combined jets and helicopters in a single attack.
At ____, heroic efforts by the British Royal Navy and civilians in private boats managed to evacuate 338,000 Allied troops.
Danzig
the Maginot Line
Normandy
Dunkirk
At the beginning of 1943, the Allies agreed to seek from the Axis Powers nothing short of
the return of Poland.
League of Nations mandates.
an apology in writing.
unconditional surrender.
What did Stalin want to create to serve as a buffer for protecting the Soviet Union from the West?
demilitarized zones
satellite, pro-Soviet governments
new democracies
a no-man’s land corridor
What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?
that Germany has a powerful airforce called the Luftwaffe
that Hitler’s advances could be blocked
that the British RAF needed more planes
that the British were inexperienced
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
Read the quote.
“On Sunday, June 25th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea.
This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations.”
… excerpt from President Harry S. Truman’s speech regarding Korea (July 19, 1950)
What conclusions can you draw about the United States' involvement in the Korean War?
The United States became involved in the Korean War to gain more allies for future world wars.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to protect their trade routes to China.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to prevent the spread of communism around the world.
The United States became involved in the Korean War to stop Emperor Hirohito from conquering Korea.
How was the United States involved in the Vietnam War?
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on South Vietnam.
The United States was allied with North Vietnam.
The United States provided economic and limited military aid to prevent the spread of communism.
The United States did not want to get involved in other countries' conflicts.
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.
JFK gave into the Soviet demands.
JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.
JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.
JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.
What did the two cold war countries “fight” each other over?
political, economic, and military influence
the best technology
having the most superior weapons
all of the above
What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.
The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba
Cuba forfiets
JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
direct, armed conflict between the two nations
the founding of the United Nations
a deep reduction in military expenditures
a competition for political influence over other countries
Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?
The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union
The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries
The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China
The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries
The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.
How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?
It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.
It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.
It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.
It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.
What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?
to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics
to attract foreign economic investments
to create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe
to establish a competitive market economy
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
The assistance of the Chinese military
The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States
During the Cold War, in which country would the city of West Berlin be inside of?
East Germany
West Germany
Soviet Union
France
Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in.
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
United States
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?
To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.
It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.
Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.
To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.
The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?
The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.
The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.
Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.
The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.
U.S. intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of
détente
appeasement
containment
brinkmanship
Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Gulf of Tonkin, 1964
Bay of Pigs, 1961
Suez Crisis, 1956
What did the United States and its allies do which of the following after the Berlin Blockade had ended?
They allowed East German citizens to cross into West Berlin.
They created NATO (alliance of non-communist countries)
The U.S. decided to no longer occupy West Berlin.
The Berlin Wall was partially destroyed to allow East Germans to enter West Berlin.
.
Winston Churchill’s remark above on the “iron curtain” in Europe is describing what?
Brinkmanship
A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
Satellite Nations
A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's
American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world
Which group was created in response to the formation of NATO?
Warsaw Pact
Central Intelligence Agency
Office of Strategic Services
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Why did the Soviet Union put a blockade on the city of Berlin in 1948?
place Soviet missiles within range of targets in Western Europe
prevent the United States from distributing Marshall Plan funds
pressure the Allies to completely withdraw from East Germany
stop aid from reaching anti-communist rebels in Eastern Europe
Which term best describes this image?
Domino Theory
Massive Retaliation
Flexible Response
Covert Activities
The US created NASA in response to which event?
Berlin blockade
the launch of Sputnik I
the passage of the National Defense Education Act
the formation of NATO
What title best fits this timeline of events?
- 1946- Communist government established in Albania
- 1947- Truman Doctrine announced
- 1948- Berlin Airlift begins
- 1949- NATO formed
- 1950- Korean War begins
Effects of the Marshall Plan
Developments of the early Cold War
Impacts of the Manhattan Project
Causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
overthrow Cuba's communist governments
Remove Soviet missiles that had been positioned in Cuba
Enforce a trade embargo on imports of Cuban sugar
Rescue Cubans who wanted to escape to the US
How did the Bay of Pigs incident and the Cuban Missile Crisis impact the Kennedy Administration?
The administration was praised for protecting the US against communism
The administration was humiliated as neither of these events were successful in overthrowing Fidel Castro
Kennedy was removed from office for spying of Cuba
These events did not impact the Kennedy administration at all
