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WWII Review

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   was a war fought between 1939 and 1945 between the Axis and Allied powers.

2.

An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization is (a)  

3.

The fascist Nazi dictator of Germany during WWII

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Josef Stalin

4.

Fascist dictator of Italy during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Josef Stalin

5.

Chancellor of Great Britain during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Josef Stalin

6.

Dictator of Russia during WWII

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Josef Stalin

7.

President of the United States from 1933 - 1945

a)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Herbert Hoover

8.

One of a series of radio broadcasts made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the nation, beginning in 1933

a)

fireside chats

b)

State of the Union addresses

c)

podcasts

d)

radio dramas

9.

Neutrality

a)

the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict

b)

interference by a country into another's affairs

c)

the action of buying and selling goods

d)

collection of military weapons

10.

Intervention

a)

The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict

b)

Interference by a country into another's affairs

c)

A system of currency

d)

Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale

11.

Who is this a image of and what did she a symbol of .....

a)

June the Fighter symbol of women's suffrage

b)

Susan the solider symbol of women working on airplanes

c)

Rosie the Riveter symbol of women working in factories during the war.

12.

What was the purpose of the Double V campaign?

a)

to motivate people to buy war bonds

b)

to allow more women to join the armed forces

c)

to gain to victories one at home by ending segregation in armed forces and two victory over Hitler.

13.

The Lend-lease Act allowed the U.S to give arms to without have Britain ...

a)

pick them up

b)

use the arms

c)

pay cash

d)

return them

14.

When Roosevelt signed the Lend-lease Act, he said that the U.S must become the "arsenal of democracy in order to ?

a)

end the Great Depression

b)

help the Axis powers

c)

help Britain

d)

stay out of the war

15.

The American program to build an atomic bomb was known as the

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Operation overlord

c)

New York Project

d)

Operation A-bomb

16.

The strategy of capturing some islands and going around others. That United States used in order to invade Japan.

a)

Double V

b)

Naplam

c)

Lend-Lease

d)

Island hopping

17.

What is the intent of this propaganda poster

a)

Hitler is extremely powerful right now and if Americans do not help Britain, Hitler will destroy America.

b)

America would rather stay neutral than make money by selling weapons.

c)

Americans will not go into war unless someone attacks them.

18.

What is another name for the Invasion of Normandy?

a)

Battle of France

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

D-Day

d)

V-E Day

19.

What was President Roosevelt referring to in this speech?

a)

The victory at Normandy and liberation of France.

b)

the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

c)

The Battle of Britain.

20.

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Operation Torch

21.

What is Genocide?

a)

prejudice, racism, hatred against Jews

b)

systematic attempt to eliminate an entire race

c)

organized attack on Jewish homes and businesses

22.

What do Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin all have in common?

a)

they are Communist dictators

b)

they are Fascist rulers

c)

they are Totalitarian dictators

23.

Britain and France had this policy toward Nazi Germany

a)

neutrality

b)

appeasement

c)

isolationism

24.

What stated that the US would not sell war materials or give loans to nations at war?

a)

Neutrality Acts

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Atlantic Charter

25.

What was the purpose of rationing?

a)

increase supply of natural resources

b)

cause a shortage of crops

c)

provide supplies to the troops

26.

Germany, Japan, and Italy were all members of what side during World War II?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

c)

Central Powers

27.

Germany's approach to defeat enemies early in World War II was called _________, which means "lightening war".

a)

Lebensraum

b)

Anschluss

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Blitzkrieg

28.

What event caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany (sparking World War II)?

a)

The invasion of the Rhineland

b)

The invasion of Poland

c)

The invasion of Russia

d)

Signing a non-aggression pact with Russia

29.

Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US declared war on Japan, which then caused which two countries to declare war on the US? (Select all that apply)

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

China

d)

Germany

30.

The largest military invasion took place on June 6, 1944, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in what is known as:

a)

V-J Day.

b)

V-E Day.

c)

the liberation of Paris.

d)

D-Day

31.
Which countries listed made up the Allied side?
a)
USA, Japan, Germany, Great Britain
b)
USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain
c)
Soviet Union, Japan, France
32.
Why did the Treaty of Versailles become a cause of WWII?
a)
The USA formed an alliance with Germany
b)
It allowed Germany to take over wherever it wanted
c)
Harsh reparations and anger from Germany
33.
What are reparations?
a)
Payments made for damages caused during a war
b)
paying a tax on imported goods
c)
repairing a friendship between two or more countries
34.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
The attempt at eliminating the Japanese
b)
The attempt at eliminating all of the Jews from Europe
c)
The attempt at bringing peace at the end of the war
35.
Why did Stalin and the Soviets end up on the Allied side of the war?
a)
They signed a non-agression pact, but Hitler did not follow it.
b)
They were always allies with the US
c)
Stalin was killed so they joined their minds. 
36.
How did the Allies, specifically the US, end the war on the Pacific front against Japan?
a)
Imprisoned all of the Japanese soldiers until they surrendered.
b)
Used a new type of grenade against the soldiers
c)
Dropped 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
37.

What was the major reason for U.S. neutrality in the 1930's?

a)

The U.S. didn't care.

b)

The U.S. had committed itself to a policy of total nonviolence.

c)

The economic and emotional effects of WWI made Americans reluctant to get involved in another war

d)

The U.S. was confident that Britain and France could handle the situation.

38.

What shocked Americans out of strict neutrality?

a)

The war's toll on the U.S. economy could not be ignored.

b)

Live radio news reports from London alerted American audiences that Germans were bombing civilians.

c)

The U.S. was invaded.

d)

The President very abruptly declared war.

39.

The attack on Pearl Harbor...

a)

directly led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan.

b)

healed the political divisions between isolationists and interventionists.

c)

Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S.

d)

All of the above.

40.

What was a lasting impact of WWII on the view of the role that the U.S. should play in the world?

a)

Americans desired a return to isolationism.

b)

Americans wished for a total denial of their global responsibilities.

c)

Americans saw Britain as the de facto leader of the democratic Western world.

d)

Americans now understood that world peace directly effected the economic and political health of the U.S.

41.
General & Prime Minister of Japan
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler 
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Benito Mussolini
42.
What was the goal of the Rosie the Riveter campaign?
a)
Encourage a more positive view of women
b)
Convince women to stay home and care for families
c)
Encourage women to work in industry
d)
Convince women to join the military
43.
African-American pilot group
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Buffalo Soldiers
c)
Navajo Codetalkers
d)
101st Airborne
44.
Which side had the bigger total GDP / ability to produce?
a)
Allies
b)
Axis
45.
Fascism is a system of government that:
a)
Prioritizes individual freedom
b)
Prioritizes the nation over the individual
46.

Approximately when did World War 2 begin and end?

a)

1929-1945

b)

1939-1945

c)

1939-1954

d)

1929-1954

47.

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

a)

Determent

b)

Intermittent

c)

Internment

d)

Intermental

48.

What was the date of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

December 7, 1945

c)

November 5, 1941

d)

November 5, 1945

49.

Which president executed Order 9066?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

50.

According to Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated?

a)

People of Japanese ancestry

b)

People of Hawaiian ancestry

c)

People of Native American ancestry

d)

People of French ancestry

51.

In response to the attack on Pearl Harbor and growing distrust of Asian Americans, what did President FDR do?

a)

Required a "loyalty test" for all Americans

b)

Sent spies to Germany to find Hitler

c)

Kicked all Japanese Americans out of the United States

d)

Issued an Executive Order forcing Japanese Americans into internment camps

52.

1944- declared that the government had the right to keep Japanese Americans in internment camps due to the idea of “national security threat”
a)
Korematsu v. United States
b)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
c)
Marbury v. Madison 
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
53.

In 1948, which document was created to explain what rights were given to all humans?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

c)

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

d)

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

54.

Which international peacekeeping organization created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The World Health Organization

c)

NATO

d)

The Organization of American States

55.

What major world conflict prompted the need for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the United Nations itself?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Vietnam War

56.
What are human rights?
a)
Rights only the richest are entitled to.
b)
Rights that all people have simply because they are human.
c)
A responsibility that people have as humans.
d)
Rights that only children have.
57.

Who is the former first lady that chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights?

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Barbara Bush

c)

Hillary Clinton

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

58.

Which word means that human rights cannot be taken away?

a)

Universal

b)

Inalienable

c)

Fundamental

d)

Inherent

59.
1st Amendment
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, press petition and assembly
b)
No illegal searches and seizures
c)
The right to bear arms
d)
No quartering troops
60.
2nd Amendment 
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, press petition and assembly
b)
No illegal searches and seizures
c)
The right to bear arms
d)
No quartering troops
61.
3rd Amendment 
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, press petition and assembly
b)
No illegal searches and seizures
c)
The right to bear arms
d)
No quartering troops
62.
4th Amendment 
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, press petition and assembly
b)
No illegal searches and seizures
c)
The right to bear arms
d)
No quartering troops
63.

5th Amendment

a)

No self-incrimination

No double jeopardy

Due process

b)

The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20

c)

No cruel and unusual punishment

No excessive bail

d)

The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.

The right to a lawyer.

64.

6th Amendment

a)

No self-incrimination

No double jeopardy

Due process

b)

The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20

c)

No cruel and unusual punishment

No excessive bail

d)

The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.

The right to a lawyer.

65.

7th Amendment

a)

No self-incrimination

No double jeopardy

Due process

b)

The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20

c)

No cruel and unusual punishment

No excessive bail

d)

The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.

The right to a lawyer.

66.

8th Amendment

a)

No self-incrimination

No double jeopardy

Due process

b)

The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20

c)

No cruel and unusual punishment

No excessive bail

d)

The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.

The right to a lawyer.

67.
9th Amendment 
a)
Electoral College established
b)
Powers not granted to the federal government are reserved by the states.
c)

Rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the PEOPLE

d)
States sued in state courts
68.
10th Amendment 
a)
Electoral College established
b)
Powers not granted to the federal government are reserved by the states.
c)
The naming of certain rights in the Constitution does not take away from the rights that are not named
d)
States sued in state courts
69.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
70.
What was the US military racial policy through World War II?
a)
Only white men were allowed to serve in the military
b)
"Separate but equal"
c)
All soldiers served together
d)
Women were allowed to serve alongside men 
71.
What executive order did President Truman give after WWII?
a)
The US military must remain segregated
b)
Women were allowed to serve
c)
Black and white soldiers would serve together only in non-combat roles
d)
The military would be desegregated
72.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
73.
How did war bonds, victory gardens, & scrap drives impact the war effort?
a)
they provided needed supplies for the troops
b)
they convinced people to work in war factories
c)
they caused anti-war rallys
d)
they had no impact
74.
President who desegregated the armed forces
a)
Truman
b)
Kennedy
c)
Hoover
d)
FDR
75.

A campaing that said African Americans should join the war effort in order to achieve a double victory over Hitler’s racism and racism at home in a campaign called

a)

“Double V.”

b)

“Tuskegee Airmen.”

c)

“Fight for Right.”

d)

“Two V.”

76.

How did citizens on the home front get their mind off the war?

a)

Baseball games

b)

Movies

c)

TV shows

d)

Music

77.

Americans were encouraged to grow their own vegetables to support the war effort. These were called

a)

Victory Farms

b)

Victory Gardens

c)

Farmer's Market

d)

Uncle Sam gardents

78.
War Bonds
a)
US citizens finance war, patriotism
b)
US plan in pacific during WWII
c)
US factories convert to make war supplies
d)
let Hitler get his way
79.
Purpose of this propaganda poster?
a)
eat more organic food
b)
teach children value of hard work
c)
provide more canned goods to troops
d)
enlist in the military
80.

What was the purpose of this type of propaganda during WWII?

a)

To convince Americans to plan vacations in advance

b)

To prevent Americans from placing themselves in dangerous situations

c)

To encourage Americans to conserve fuel and rubber for the war effort

d)

To allow soldiers to travel throughout the U.S. safely

81.

Propaganda is...

a)

a form of biased information made to sway opinion or promote a certain point of view

b)

a means to inform citizens about the major current events in a nation

c)

a way to force people into the military

d)

a way to allow people to learn about what's happening during a war

82.

(US.52) Which of the following is NOT true about women during WWII?

a)

Women worked in factories building the weapons of WWII

b)

Elanor Roosevelt, FDR's wife, was the biggest supporter of women in the workforce

c)

Wonder Woman was created to show that women could fight the Nazis too

d)

Women were limited to just buying war bonds like in WWI

83.

(US.56) The Manhattan Project was the code name for the American push to build the first super soldier.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

(US.56) Which Japanese city was not hit by an atomic bomb?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Kokura

85.

Throughout most of the 1930s, the American people responded to the aggressive actions of Germany, Italy, and Japan by:

a)

retreating further into isolationism

b)

assisting their victims with military aid

c)

giving only economic help to the targets of aggression

d)

demanding an oil embargo on all warring nations

e)

sending personal packages of munitions to the allied nations

86.

All of the following were ways in which Americans helped the war effort on the home front EXCEPT:

a)

bought war bonds to help finance the war

b)

conserved materials needed for the war

c)

organized community scrap drives

d)

protested the rationing program by the Office of Price Administration

e)

volunteered to serve in the armed forces

87.

The final straw, when Britain and France declared war on Germany, was after the German invasion of what nation in 1939?

a)

Denmark

b)

Poland

c)

Belgium

d)

Finland

e)

Sweden

88.

In July 1941 wat nation unexpectedly became an ally against Nazi Germany?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Austria

e)

Japan

89.

The Double V campaign aimed at victory at home and abroad. What did victory at home look like?

a)

remove Axis spies

b)

become the "arsenal for democracy"

c)

eliminate racial prejudice and segregation

d)

eliminate restrictions based on gender

e)

share the profits gained from wartime production

90.

Which was NOT one of the universal freedoms for all humans declared by FDR?

a)

from want

b)

from fear

c)

of religion

d)

of speech

e)

of protest

91.

Which of the following is LEAST relevant to the War in the Pacific?

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Island Hopping

c)

Kamikaze

d)

Pearl Harbor

e)

Fascism