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WW2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What effect did World War II have on the American economy?

a)

drained the accounts and put the government in more debt

b)

It had Americans focusing more on agricultural.

c)

It successfully recovered the economy fully.

d)

It caused the economy to collapse

2.

What name is given to the girl in this picture?

a)

Rosie the Riveter

b)

Jane the Dancer

c)

Esther the Arm-Wrestler

d)

Betsy Ross

3.

What was the primary reason for sending Japanese Americans to internment camps?

a)

so they could prove their loyalty

b)

to use them as slave labor

c)

they helped with Pearl Harbor

d)

they were seen as traitors

4.

What battle is the turning point battle in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of the Marne

c)

Midway

d)

Battle of the Bulge

5.

Who were the Axis Powers during World War II?

a)

Germany, Japan, Italy

b)

Germany, Japan, Ireland

c)

Germany, Japan, Ottoman Empire

d)

United Kingdom, Russia, France

6.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Freedoms?

a)

Freedom from Tyranny

b)

Freedom of Speech

c)

Freedom from want

d)

Freedom from Fear

7.

Which of the following was NOT something the US did back home to help with the war effort

a)

To buy and sell war bonds

b)

Put in place the War Production Board

c)

Collect newspapers, rubber, scrap metal, pots, and cans

d)

Females were encouraged to stay at home

8.

What did the 1st Neutrality Act do to prevent the US from getting involved in war

a)

US can sell weapons to countries at war if they pay in cash

b)

US can't sell weapons or give loans to countries at war

c)

US can't lend or lease military supplies to countries at war

d)

Allowed the US to give loans to countries at war

9.

Which of the following was NOT a way the US helped Britain before December 8, 1941?

a)

Passed the Neutrality Act

b)

Passed the Destroyer for Bases plan

c)

Passed the Cash and Carry Policy

d)

Passed the Lend Lease Act

10.

What was President Roosevelt referring to when he said “A date which will live in infamy?"

a)

V-E Day

b)

The D-Day invasion

c)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

V-J Day

11.

When did Japan attack Pearl harbor?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

April 13, 1945

c)

October 6, 1941

d)

November 17, 1941

12.

The name for the US side in WW II

a)

The Good Guys

b)

Justice League

c)

United Nations

d)

League of Nations

13.

In what country did the Battle of Normandy take place?

a)

Sweden

b)

Poland

c)

Germany

d)

France

14.

The Battle of the Atlantic was critical to winning the war because

a)

opened a 2nd front against Germany

b)

it made the Japanese surrender

c)

saved the whales from being exterminated

d)

allowed us to get supplies to our allies

15.

America's greatest contribution to WW II was

a)

Production for the war

b)

We never lost a soldier

c)

we inflicted the greatest number of causalities on the enemy

d)

we were the best soldiers

16.

Germany was divided into sections after the war

a)

as prizes for the winners

b)

to help with the rebuilding process

c)

to make it easier to punish them

d)

because Dr Seuss said so

17.

Who was in charge of the Japan after WW2?

a)

General George Patton

b)

Uncle Sam

c)

General Douglas MacArthur

d)

Adolf Hitler

18.

Before WW II the US foreign policy was

a)

Internment

b)

Isolationism

c)

Conservationism

d)

containment

19.

Cash & Carry

a)

provided a way for the US to help England

b)

allowed the US to sell weapons to Germany

c)

allowed us to help Japan against the Chinese

d)

was done to keep American's from dying due to sub attacks

20.

we won the war for 4 big reasons- which isn't one of them

a)

Limiting the enemy

b)

Secrets

c)

Co-operation w/ allies

d)

German lack of technology

21.

_____________were a series of military tribunals held following World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war. Held in Nuremburg, Germany

a)

Nuremburg trials

b)

Korematsu vs United States

c)

Impson Trials

d)

Nixon Vs United States

22.

The main reason Truman said he decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan was to

a)

save American & Japanese lives

b)

we had built it so why not try it out

23.

The idea that the US had to defeat the Axis powers oversees and discrimination at home

a)

Double V

b)

Internment Camps

c)

Victory Gardens

d)

Bracero Program

24.

What group of people were placed in internment camps in the U.S. during WW2?

a)

African-Americans

b)

Women

c)

Hispanic-Americans

d)

Japanese-Americans

25.

The US strategy of only taking the key positions in the Pacific to cut off supplies from Japanese units

a)

island skipping

b)

leap frogging

c)

kamikaze

d)

island hopping

26.

These attacks by the Japanese showed that they had a different sense of honor and were willing to die for their country. Often called "suicide bombers".

a)

Kristlenacht

b)

Julipon

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Kamikaze

27.

The "Four Freedoms" said the us would...

a)

Protect those freedoms for people in other nations

b)

Protect those freedoms for Americans

c)

Take those freedoms away from the Axis powers

d)

Protect those freedoms for immigrants

28.

By agreeing to the Atlantic Charter the US

a)

Be allies with England

b)

promised to fight the Nazis

c)

Make the world a better place

d)

Sell weapons to the Nazis

29.

Who were the big three?

a)

Churchill, FDR, Truman

b)

Churchill, FDR, Putin

c)

FDR, Putin, Stalin

d)

Churchill, FDR, Stalin

30.

What did V-E day stand for?

a)

Victory in Eating 5 ilbs of food Day

b)

Victory in Ending the War Day

c)

Victory in Europe Day

d)

Victory in Estonia Day