WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the purpose for the rationing propaganda?
Raise money for the military
Reserve products for the military and limit waste by civilians.
Kick start the economy with consumerism
Allow people to join the Army
How did women support the war effort during WWII?
They maitained the home
worked industrial jobs (defense industries)
They were only nurses
They were teachers
What was the purposeof the Japanese Internment camps?
Capture Japanese soldiers that bombed Pearl Harbor?
Detain Japanese Americans in case of Espionage or Treason
Protect Americans from all the Japanese undercover soldiers
Incarcerate Japanese soldiers in the Pacific
What was the Manhattan Project?
A secret plan to corner Hitler
A secret plan to build atomic bombs
A plan to invade Europe through Normandy
the plan Hitler used to bomb London
What was the result of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Nothing happened
It led to the surrender of Russia and Germany
It led to the surrender of Japan
None of the above
Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the war in the Pacific?
Both sides realized that there was no hope for victory and came to peace
The halting of Japanese advancement allowed the Allies to begin re-taking the Pacific
It was a huge loss for America
None of the above
What was the reason that Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese were insulted by the Hull Note.
The Japanese wanted to be a dominate world power
They believed it would keep the United States out of the war.
The Japanese wanted to show Hitler how powerful they were
What year does the U.S. enter WWII?
1929
1917
1941
1991
How did Americans help finance the War?
By planting victory gardens
By volunteering at local food drives
By purchasing war bonds
By enlisting in the armed services
What group of soldiers encoded military communications so that they could not be deciphered by the Japanese?
Tuskegee Airmen
Navajo Code Talkers
Black Pathers
Flying Tigers
Which action prompted the United States to officially enter World War II?
The German use of blitzkrieg tactics in Europe
Japanese military actions in Indochina
German submarine attacks on U.S. merchant ships
The Japanese bombing of a U.S. military base
What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?
The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes.
The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway.
Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps.
U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.
Which phrase best defines the Holocast?
The U.S. plan to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps
The Allied plan to liberate concentration camps in Eastern Europe
The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews
The Japanese military strategy to destroy U.S. aircraft carriers
