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DA 3

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the US strategy in the war in the Pacific?
a)
Island Hopping
b)
Strategic Embargos
c)
Blitzkreig
d)
Create a two front war
2.

Which strategy was utilized so the United States could deploy bombers on enemy territory?

a)

Amphibious Landing

b)

Island Hopping

c)

Rationing

d)

Buying war bonds

3.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
4.

What was Marshall Aid used for?

a)

Fuel

b)

Food

c)

Loans

d)

All of the above

5.

The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. engaged in the Cold War by providing foreign aid to each other.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theatre

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Island-hopping

c)

Trench warfare

7.
Why did the United States decide to drop the bomb rather than invade Japan with soldiers?  
a)
Because they wanted to see if the bomb would work  
b)
Because they estimated that 500,000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion 
c)
Because they did not have the soldiers or weapons left to attack Japan 
d)
Because they did not think they could defeat the Japanese
8.
What are the 4 main purposes of the United Nations?
a)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for discord
b)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's rich, centre for harmony
c)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for harmony
d)
keep peace, wage war, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for harmony
9.

During WWII, President Roosevelt was responsible for which of the following?(Check all that apply)

a)

Dropping the Atomic bomb

b)

Instituting a peacetime draft

c)

Instituting the Truman Doctrine

d)

Instituting the Lend-Lease Act

10.

Who decided to split Korea before WWII ended?

a)

The USSR.

b)

The USA.

c)

The USSR and the USA.

d)

The UN.

11.

Why was Korea important to the USSR and USA? Select all the right answers.

a)

The USSR needed an Asian country to establish its communist influence.

b)

China had become communist, so the USA wanted to prevent communism from spreading further.

c)

Korea was a military threat to both the USSR and the USA.

d)

The USSR had created its own nuclear bombs, so the USA needed Korea to maintain a balance of power.

12.

After the Korean War, South Korea was considered which of the following?

a)

Democratic & Capitalist

b)

Communist & Capitalist

c)

Capitalist & Oligarchical

d)

Democratic & Socialistic

13.

After the Korean war, North Korea was labeled as which of the following?

a)

"Communist"

b)

Democratic

c)

Capitalist

d)

Oligarchical

14.

Which of the following Presidents de-segregated the military after WWII?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Calvin Coolidge

15.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To hold top Nazi officials accountable for the atrocities of the Holocaust
b)
To try the Japanese for attacking Pearl Harbor
c)
To put Hitler on trial for breaking the Munich Pact
d)
To try Soviets for war crimes
16.

Which WWII general visited concentration camps to ensure the atrocities were remembered accurately?

a)

Douglas McArthur

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

George S. Patton

d)

Joseph Mccarthy

17.

The Soviet Union felt threatened by NATO, so they created which of the following?

a)
Soviet Union
b)
SATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Eastern Bloc
18.

What were the effects of the Marshall Plan?

a)

stop spread of communism

b)

Money for Western Europe to rebuild

c)

Supplies for Western Europe

d)

all of the above

19.

The Truman Doctrine became known as:

a)

The Marshall Plan

b)

The policy of Containment

c)

The Riga Axioms

d)

The Domino Theory

20.

Which three American Automotive Companies aided the war effort by constructing tanks, jeeps, planes and other military vehicles?

a)

GMC

b)

Chrysler

c)

Pontiac

d)

Ford

e)

Chevrolet

21.

What was the Berlin Airlift?

a)

Supplying food and goods to West Berlin

b)

Taking people from East Berlin to West Berlin

c)

Dropping of bombs on Berlin

d)

Supplying food and goods to East Berlin

22.
The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
a)
Protested racial segregation in the armed forces.
b)
Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States. 
c)
Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress towards victory.
d)
Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American peo
23.
The "Red Scare" means
a)
People were afraid of the color red.
b)
People thought Red's were friends. 
c)
People were afraid of Communists. 
d)
People were afraid of Democrats. 
24.

The Iron Curtain was a physical barrier across Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
Who was Rosie the  Riveter?
a)
The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
b)
a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
c)
A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
d)
A famous pilot
26.

During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they

a)

served in military combat positions

b)

worked in jobs formerly held by men

c)

controlled most corporations

d)

chaired several congressional committees

27.

What items were commonly rationed during WWII?

a)

Gas for cars

b)

Paper

c)

Canned Corn

d)

Hair Dye

28.

To confine someone as a prisoner, especially for military or political purposes, is called what?

a)

Determent

b)

Intermittent

c)

Internment

d)

Intermental

29.

What was the main reason that guided the decision to intern Japanese Americans?

a)

Trustworthiness

b)

open-mindedness

c)

fear

d)

data

30.

The U.S. government began pushing Science, Math, and Techonology in schools to support the Arms race.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Led the "Double V" campaign to convince President Roosevelt to desegregate the military and other government jobs.

a)

Martin Luther King Jr

b)

Ralph Abernathy

c)

A. Phillip Randolph

d)

Emmett Till

32.

Idea that if one nation falls to communism that other countries will fall too

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Division of Germany

33.

After which country turned "Communist" did the U.S. begin to initiate the Domino Theory in Asia?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Korea

c)

China

d)

Brazil

34.

Which organization led the charge against North Korea in the Korean War?

a)

UNICEF

b)

WHO

c)

United Nations

d)

League Nations

35.

Which was NOT a reason for the creation of the Marshall Plan?

a)

Food shortages

b)

Shortage of weapns

c)

Fuel shortages

d)

Much of Europe was in ruins

36.

What was Marshall's biggest fear?

a)

Communist takeover from Soviet Union

b)

World War 3

c)

Economic ruin for America

d)

Alien encounter

37.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

a)

President Truman declared war on the Soviet Union

b)

Truman's oath as President

c)

Truman's declaration to Congress that the US needed to help stop communism

d)

When President Truman nominated George C. Marshall

38.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
39.

What were the effects of the Marshall Plan?

a)

stop spread of communism

b)

Money for Western Europe to rebuild

c)

Supplies for Western Europe

d)

all of the above

40.

Why were most Japanese sent to Internment camps?

a)

They were viewed as a threat to national security.

b)

They stole secrets from the military.

c)

They were not supporting the war effort.

d)

They wore too many Zoot suits.

41.

The United States was planning on entering WWII while claiming to be neutral.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Amphibious landings were used at which military battle in WWII?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

D-Day

c)

Battle of the Bastogne

d)

Battle of Dunkirk

43.

Idea that if one nation falls to communism that other countries will fall too

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Division of Germany