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WorksheetsWW2
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What effect did World War II have on the American economy?
drained the accounts and put the government in more debt
It had Americans focusing more on agricultural.
It successfully recovered the economy fully.
It caused the economy to collapse
What name is given to the girl in this picture?
Rosie the Riveter
Jane the Dancer
Esther the Arm-Wrestler
Betsy Ross
What was the primary reason for sending Japanese Americans to internment camps?
so they could prove their loyalty
to use them as slave labor
they helped with Pearl Harbor
they were seen as traitors
What battle is the turning point battle in the Pacific?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of the Marne
Midway
Battle of the Bulge
Who were the Axis Powers during World War II?
Germany, Japan, Italy
Germany, Japan, Ireland
Germany, Japan, Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom, Russia, France
Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Freedoms?
Freedom from Tyranny
Freedom of Speech
Freedom from want
Freedom from Fear
Which of the following was NOT something the US did back home to help with the war effort
To buy and sell war bonds
Put in place the War Production Board
Collect newspapers, rubber, scrap metal, pots, and cans
Females were encouraged to stay at home
What did the 1st Neutrality Act do to prevent the US from getting involved in war
US can sell weapons to countries at war if they pay in cash
US can't sell weapons or give loans to countries at war
US can't lend or lease military supplies to countries at war
Allowed the US to give loans to countries at war
Which of the following was NOT a way the US helped Britain before December 8, 1941?
Passed the Neutrality Act
Passed the Destroyer for Bases plan
Passed the Cash and Carry Policy
Passed the Lend Lease Act
What was President Roosevelt referring to when he said “A date which will live in infamy?"
V-E Day
The D-Day invasion
The attack on Pearl Harbor
V-J Day
When did Japan attack Pearl harbor?
December 7, 1941
April 13, 1945
October 6, 1941
November 17, 1941
The name for the US side in WW II
The Good Guys
Justice League
United Nations
League of Nations
In what country did the Battle of Normandy take place?
Sweden
Poland
Germany
France
The Battle of the Atlantic was critical to winning the war because
opened a 2nd front against Germany
it made the Japanese surrender
saved the whales from being exterminated
allowed us to get supplies to our allies
America's greatest contribution to WW II was
Production for the war
We never lost a soldier
we inflicted the greatest number of causalities on the enemy
we were the best soldiers
Germany was divided into sections after the war
as prizes for the winners
to help with the rebuilding process
to make it easier to punish them
because Dr Seuss said so
Who was in charge of the Japan after WW2?
General George Patton
Uncle Sam
General Douglas MacArthur
Adolf Hitler
Before WW II the US foreign policy was
Internment
Isolationism
Conservationism
containment
Cash & Carry
provided a way for the US to help England
allowed the US to sell weapons to Germany
allowed us to help Japan against the Chinese
was done to keep American's from dying due to sub attacks
we won the war for 4 big reasons- which isn't one of them
Limiting the enemy
Secrets
Co-operation w/ allies
German lack of technology
_____________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
Nuremburg trials
Korematsu vs United States
Impson Trials
Nixon Vs United States
The main reason Truman said he decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan was to
save American & Japanese lives
we had built it so why not try it out
The idea that the US had to defeat the Axis powers oversees and discrimination at home
Double V
Internment Camps
Victory Gardens
Bracero Program
What group of people were placed in internment camps in the U.S. during WW2?
African-Americans
Women
Hispanic-Americans
Japanese-Americans
The US strategy of only taking the key positions in the Pacific to cut off supplies from Japanese units
island skipping
leap frogging
kamikaze
island hopping
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".
Kristlenacht
Julipon
Blitzkrieg
Kamikaze
The "Four Freedoms" said the us would...
Protect those freedoms for people in other nations
Protect those freedoms for Americans
Take those freedoms away from the Axis powers
Protect those freedoms for immigrants
By agreeing to the Atlantic Charter the US
Be allies with England
promised to fight the Nazis
Make the world a better place
Sell weapons to the Nazis
Who were the big three?
Churchill, FDR, Truman
Churchill, FDR, Putin
FDR, Putin, Stalin
Churchill, FDR, Stalin
What did V-E day stand for?
Victory in Eating 5 ilbs of food Day
Victory in Ending the War Day
Victory in Europe Day
Victory in Estonia Day
