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America Enters WWII

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

The immediate cause of the United States entry into WWII was that the United States

a)

had to support their allies in Europe

b)

wanted to defend the principles of freedom

c)

suffered a direct military attack

d)

was read to use its superior military and atomic capabilities

2.

The attack on Pearl Harbor illustrated how

a)

a single event can impact public opinion

b)

the policy of appeasement was effective

c)

influential pacifists were in Congress

d)

communism negatively influenced global affairs

3.

The scientists working on the Manhattan Project during WWII were responsible for

a)

designing weapons for the D-Day invasion

b)

building satellites to spy on the Axis nations

c)

creating materials for biological and chemical warfare

d)

developing the atomic bomb

4.
I am the guy who ruled Russia and was the creator of the communist party. Who am I?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Hirohito Tojo
d)
Josef Stalin
5.
Who was the Japanese military leader who orchestrated the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii December 6, 1941
a)
Hirohito Tojo
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Bruce Lee
6.
3 countries that are credited with causing WWII
a)
Germany, Britain, Canada 
b)
Germany, Italy, Japan 
c)
Japan, China, Italy 
d)
Japan, Italy, Russia 
7.
This man was elected president 4  times, created the New Deal, and became part of the Allied powers during WWII?
a)
HItler
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Stalin 
d)
Mussolini
8.
 What strategy did France and Great Britain attempt to use at the Munich Conference in an attempt to stop Adolf Hitler from going to War?
a)
pacifism
b)
appeasement
c)
militarism
d)
fascism
9.
Which of the following causes of WWII deals with the strict and over-punishment of Germany after WWI? 
a)
Fascist Aggression
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Failure of the League of Nations
d)
French and British Appeasement
10.
4. Who were in the Allied Power? 
a)
Germany, Italy
b)
US, Great Britain, U.S.S.R.
c)
US, Japan, Italy
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy
11.
Which was not one American effort to assist the Allies before its entry into the war?
a)
The Early Neutrality Acts
b)
Lend Lease Program
c)
Cash and Carry Weapons
d)
Placing an embargo on Japan
12.
This allowed the US to sell military supplies to the Allies, but they had to come pick up the materials.
a)
Cash and Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Neutrality Acts
d)
Pendleton Act
13.

This allowed the US to make war materials for the Allies and deliver them to the countries directly

a)

Cash and Carry

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Neutrality Acts

d)

Dawes Act

14.

In November 1941, Germany, Italy, and Japan renewed their military alliance called the ____ Powers.

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

c)

Evil

d)

Super

15.
What type of government did Mussolini bring to Italy?
a)
communist 
b)
fascist
c)
representative democracy
d)
constitutional monarchy
16.

Totalitarianism is a form of government that

a)

asserts total control over the lives of its citizens

b)

allows for individuality

c)

equality distributes the wealth of the nation to its people

d)

does not have any historical examples