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Worksheets4.6; 4.7; 4.8; 4.9; 4.10- World War II
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 48mins
Japanese Americans were interned 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
South
North
East Coast
West Coast
what was the root cause for Japanese internment camps?
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
Battle of the Bulge
V.E. Day
What roles did rationing play in WWII?
there weren't enough men around to produce needed goods
allowed more goods to be used for the military effort
prevented shortages of goods needed within the US
to help end the Great Depression
What US policy allowed the sale, loan, or lease of war materials to any country whose defense was necessary for US security?
Lend Lease
Neutrality Act
Cash and Carry
Borrow and Pay
What was the major reason for U.S. neutrality in the 1930's?
The U.S. didn't care.
The U.S. had committed itself to a policy of total nonviolence.
The economic and emotional effects of WWI made Americans reluctant to get involved in another war
The U.S. was confident that Britain and France could handle the situation.
Why did Americans grow Victory Gardens during World War II?
To exchange for extra ration coupons at grocery stores
To sell the food for profit to the government
To make sure they had enough food as the nation rationed
If they grew a certain amount of food they could skip military service
What was the purpose of this poster from World War II?
changes in the traditional role of women
the establishment of women's suffrage
combat training for women
the election of women political leaders
What total war policy is advertised in this propaganda poster?
The draft
Women in the workforce
Conservation & rationing
Blitzkrieg
The action of a country or its government preparing and organizing troops for active service
Mobilization
Reparations
U-Boat
Neutral
Which describes Executive Order 9066?
To create a draft lottery system for military service
It officially brought the U.S. into World War II
It forced Japanese-Americans into internment camps against their will
It forced the repatriation of Mexican Americans to reduce job competition
1944- declared that the government had the right to keep Japanese Americans in internment camps due to the idea of “national security threat”
What U.S. action against Japan led to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
The U.S. attacked Japan's capital.
The U.S. had Japan removed from the League of Nations.
The U.S. placed all Japanese Americans in prison.
The U.S. placed an oil embargo on Japan.
The policy of giving in to satisfy the demand of a potential enemy.
Negotiation
Appeasement
Treaty
Alliance
Considered a major turning point in the war in the Pacific, putting the Japanese on the defensive and the US on the offensive.
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
Battle of Coral Sea
An all black fighter group in the Air Corps who provided escorts for pilots on bombing missions.
Tuskegee Airmen
Flying Tigers
Navajo Code-Talkers
NAACP Warriors
German fighting strategy also known as “lightning war.”
Wehrmacht
Luftwaffe
Blitzkreig
Kriegsmarine
Was the attempted genocide of the Jews during WWII which led to the killing of over 6 million Jews.
Bataan Death March
D-Day
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Holocaust
Leader of the Nazi party, took power in Germany and aimed to achieve German domination.
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
Hermann Göring
Produced pro-Allied, anti-Axis, propaganda posters, movies, and radio programs to make citizens aware of how they could help the war effort.
Office of Special Investigations
Office of War Information
Office of War Propaganda
Office of War Surplus
Supreme allied commander responsible for the D-Day invasion.
George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
Omar Bradley
Japanese cities that were targeted for the dropping of the A-bomb.
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Kyoto/Tokyo
Osaka/Yokohama
Nagoya/Fukuoka
Demonstrated that leaders and individuals are responsible for their actions, even in times of war.
Nuremberg Trials
War Crimes Tribunal
Geneva Convention
Treaty of Paris
Successful US war strategy in the Pacific.
island hopping
blitzkrieg
massive retaliation
guerrilla warfare
Were used to send messages in the military because their language could not be deciphered.
Flying Tigers
Tuskegee Airmen
Navajo Code-Talkers
Office of Special Investigations
US President who made the decision to use the new atomic weapon on Japan to prevent the loss of more American lives.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
All of the following were causes of World War II EXCEPT __.
failure of the Versailles Treaty
nationalism
appeasement
weakness of the United Nations
Why were the Nuremberg Trials conducted?
Trials of United States citizens that avoided the draft
Mussolini and other Italian Fascists were tried and executed
Japanese Generals who were put on trial for the mistreatment of prisoners or war
Put former Nazis on trial for war crimes
"Hatred, dislike, or prejudice against believers of Judaism"
Which concept is best described by this quote?
Communism
Holocaust
Genocide
Anti-Semitism
Individual - Country
Joseph Stalin - Soviet Union
Adolf Hitler - Germany
Winston Churchill - __?____
Which country best completes this table?
Great Britain
Soviet Union
France
United States
During the l930's, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia?
government ownership of the means of production and distribution
one-party system that denied basic human rights
encouragement of individual freedom of expression in the arts
emphasis on consumer goods rather than on weapons
Fascism in Europe during the l920's and l930's is best described as a
demonstration of laissez-faire capitalism that promoted free enterprise.
form of totalitarianism that glorified the state above the individual.
type of economic system that stressed a classless society.
set of humanist ideas that emphasized the dignity of the individual.
During the l930's and l940's, Nazis in Germany and Fascists in Italy promoted policies that emphasized
national and racial supremacy.
worldwide Communist revolutions.
international peacekeeping efforts.
economic cooperation in Europe.
"Why should freedom of speech and freedom of the press be allowed? Why should government, doing what it believes is right, allow itself to be criticized? It would not allow opposition by lethal weapons. Ideas are much more fatal things than guns"
Which individual would most likely agree with the ideas expressed in this quotation?
Nelson Mandela
Lech Walesa
Benito Mussolini
Mohandas Gandhi.
What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early l930's appealed to many people in Germany?
The people were frustrated with their current economic and political situation.
Germany had been denied membership in the United Nations.
A coup d'etat had forced communism on the German people.
The German people feared that the French or the British would soon gain control of the Polish corridor.
In the l930's and l940's, fascist regimes in Japan, Germany, and Italy were similar in that each emphasized
empathy toward African nations.
the protection of human rights.
imperialism as a foreign policy.
support for free expression.
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria in l931 and Hitler's rebuilding of the German military in l935 demonstrate the
failure of the League of Nations.
fear of communist expansion.
success of defensive alliances
support for the Treaty of Versailles.
What was one reason that totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between World War I and World War II?
famine and AIDS spread throughout Europe.
Trade was banned between western and eastern Europe.
Governments failed to meet the needs of the people.
Monarchies were reinstated in many nations.
Which agreement was labeled by the Nazis as unfair to Germany?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Treaty of Versailles
Munich Pact
• Bitterness over the Treaty of Versailles
• Loss of the Ruhr and overseas colonies
• Rising inflation and unemployment
These factors are most closely associated with
the rise of fascism in Germany
the Russian Revolution of 1917
French imperialism in Africa
the communist revolution in China.
Which newspaper headline illustrates a policy of appeasement?
"Dien Bien Phu Falls; French to Leave Vietnam."
"Chamberlain Agrees to German Demands: Sudetenland to Germany"
"Marshall Plan Proposes Economic Aid Program for Europe"
"Soviet Troops and Tanks Crush Hungarian Revolt"
German brand of totalitarianism; was based on extreme nationalism and racism
Nazism
Facism
Dictatorship
Genocide
The Nazi dictatorship smashed or took over...
Independent organizations
The economy
Persecution of Jews
The Catholic Church
Agreement between Germany and USSR not to fight each other
nonagression pact
tripartite pact
kristallnacht
munich agreement
Government that has complete control over its citizens and puts down all opposition; individuals have no rights.
Nazism
Fascism
Genocide
Totalitarianism
The US program to develop an atomic bomb for use in WWII
Manhattan Project
Project 54
Monroe Project
Nuremberg Trials
The final wartime meeting of the leaders of the allied powers. Here they discussed the future of Europe, but their failure to reach meaningful agreements soon led to the onset of the Cold war
postdam conference
Tehran conference
Yalta conference
Munich agreement
Which of the following is the BEST example of appeasement?
Kristallnacht
The Munich Agreement
The Manhattan project
The Tehran Conference
Agreement signed by British prime minister, signing Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot being fired.
Munich agreement
non agression pact
tripartite pact
neutrality acts
Which answer choice lists the events of World War II in correct chronological order?
Lend-Lease → Pearl Harbor → D-Day → the atomic bomb
Pearl Harbor → Germany’s invasion of France → V-E Day → D-Day
Germany invade the USSR → D-Day → Pearl Harbor → the atomic bomb
The USSR conquers Berlin → the atomic bomb → D-Day → President Roosevelt dies
WHEREAS it is the policy of the United States to encourage full participation in the national defense program by all citizens of the United States, regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, in the firm belief that the democratic way of life within the Nation can be defended successfully only with the help and support of all groups within its borders; and
WHEREAS there is evidence that available and needed workers have been barred from employment in industries engaged in defense production solely because of considerations of race, creed, color, or national origin, to the detriment of workers' morale and of national unity:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, and as a prerequisite to the successful conduct of our national defense production effort, I do hereby reaffirm the policy of the United States that there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin, and I do hereby declare that it is the duty of employers and of labor organizations, in furtherance of said policy and of this order, to provide for the full and equitable participation of all workers in defense industries, without discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin.
--Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 8802, 1941.
Although the text of this Executive Order expresses Roosevelt's disdain for discrimination, one of his later orders resulted in one of the most discriminatory policies in U.S. history. Which order contradicts FDR's statements about "race, creed, color, or national origin"?
Executive Order 8802, which stopped all immigration to the U.S.
Executive Order 9139, which created the War Manpower Commission
Executive Order 9066, which relocated Japanese Americans to internment camps
Executive Order 9981, which prohibited discrimination in the U.S. armed forces
The Allied assault on German-occupied France in June of 1944 is known as
D-Day.
VJ Day.
Operation Barbarossa.
Operation Market Garden.
Bloodiest battle of European Theater
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day
Operation Torch
Battle of the Bulge
The primary reason President Harry Truman made the decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to
save American lives by avoiding the invasion of Japan
destroy the entire Japanese military in Southeast Asia
allow the United States to defeat Germany
halt the Japanese invasion of the Soviet Union
Which United States government action was most similar to the goal shown in these World War II posters?
institution of the draft by the Selective Service Act (1940)
aid to Russia under the Lend-Lease Act (1941)
rationing by the Office of Price Administration (1941)
development of the Manhattan Project (1942)
During the 1930s, United States neutrality legislation was primarily designed to
provide military and economic aid to Italy and Japan
give the United States time to plan an attack against Germany
protect American lives and property in Latin America
avoid foreign policy mistakes that led to involvement in World War I
What would be the most appropriate heading for this partial outline?
Issues of Morality during World War II
Domestic Policies during World War II
Economic Problems during World War II
Reasons for the Success of the Allies during World War II
Which heading would be most accurate for this partial outline?
Congress Expands War Powers
Media Influences Foreign Policy
United States Moves Away From Neutrality
International Community Unites for Peace
Agreements made at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences near the end of World War II resulted in the
division of Germany into zones of occupation
invasion of the Soviet Union by the Allies
creation of the arms control agreements
control of the Korean peninsula by United Nations forces
The administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt reacted to the information contained in this letter by
declaring war on the Axis powers
creating the Manhattan Project
proposing the Lend-Lease plan
initiating the D-Day invasion of Europe
“National Defense at Any Expense, but Keep Our Boys at Home.”
This 1941 slogan of the America First Committee promoted
globalism
protective tariffs
isolationism
reduced military spending
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
United States factories will not be able to manufacture military supplies in sufficient quantities.
The federal government will most likely need to seize ownership of manufacturing plants.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt expects other nations to supply the same amount of armaments as the United States.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is determined to supply the United States military and its allies with whatever it takes to defeat the Axis powers.
One major result of the production efforts described in the cartoon was that
the high unemployment of the Great Depression was greatly reduced
most companies that produced military supplies went out of business after the war
critics claimed that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was abusing his treatymaking power
the military had difficulty enlisting soldiers because the men were working in the munitions factories
