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WorksheetsUnit 8: World War II
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which treaty did Hitler and the Nazi Party think was unfair to Germany?
Mutual Assistance Treaty
Moscow Peace Treaty
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Peace with Italy
Which person did the Germans citizens turn to because of the economic crisis brought on by the Depression and Treaty of Versailles?
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolni
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
England and France initially gave into Hitler's moves hoping to avoid a second world war.
Isolationsim
Prohibiation
Appeasement
Embargoment
What was the German strategy of using fast-moving airplanes, tanks, and infantry to surprise the enemy called?
Blitzkrieg
Appeasement
Annexation
Neutrality
What is "Anti-Semitism"?
Prejudice and hostility towards Jews.
Prejudice and hostility towards immigrants
Prejudice and hostility towards Aryans.
Which of these TWO was a punishment on Germany from the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany was forced to transform into a Democracy
Germany was forced to pay Reoperations from the first World War
Germany was forced to surrender some land and territory.
Germany was forced to change its flag.
What was the U.S. approach at the beginning of the War?
Neutrality & Isolationism
We aligned with the Allied Powers
We aligned with the Axis Powers
What even caused the Untied States to Declare War on Germany and Japan?
The Pearl Harbor Attack
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The Bombing of Dresden
The Attack on the island of midland
In response to the Pear Harbor attack, FDR issued executive order 9066. What did this order do?
Required all abled men to sign up for the Armed Forces
Allowed the Government to deport German-American citizens
This allowed the government to relocate all Japanese-Americans into internment camps.
What was the effect of Men leaving their jobs to join the War?
Factories began to close due to a shortage of labor.
Factories began to hire foreign workers from south America.
Women were able to find work in factories building war supplies.
What was the purpose of the Rosie the Riveter campaign?
To show women that working in factories was un-ladylike
To show men that women would steal their jobs if they singed up for the army.
To inspire more young women to join the workforce in factories.
Which of these was true of Women in the armed forces?
No women were allowed into the armed services.
Women were encouraged to join the Navy and often saw combat in the fight against Japan
Women served in a variety of Non-Combat roles such as test pilots, radio operators, and combat nurses.
Women were unable to sign up for the army and only allowed to work in factories.
The Double Victory Campaign was an effort to...
A movement to end hiring discrimination against African-American workers.
Victory Abroad, and Victory at home.
An effort to ban German products from being sold in the U.S.
This was a movement to ban alcohol in the country in the 1940s.
On December 7th, the Japanese Empire attacked what American Naval base?
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Pearl Harbor
Island of Midway
The Court case Korematsu vs U.S. was about...
An African-American soldier suing the armed forces for having segregated units.
A Japanese-American suing the U.S. for the internment of American citizens.
Women factory workers filled a lawsuit to receive equal pay.
A case against segregation in public schools in the U.S.
What is #1 on the Map?
The Nation of France which was captured by Germany in 1941.
The Nation of Germany
The Soviet Union
England.
What is #3 on the Map?
The Nation of France which was captured by Germany in 1941.
The Nation of Germany
The Soviet Union
England.
What is #4 on the Map?
Territory that was captured by Germany between 1940 and 1942.
The Nation of Germany
The Soviet Union
England.
What is #5 representing on the Map?
Operation Torch: the allied invasion of Africa in 1942.
Operation Avalanche: The invasion of Italy by allied forces in 1943
Operation Overload: The allied Invasion of France in 1944.
England.
What is #6 representing on the Map?
Operation Torch: the allied invasion of Africa in 1942.
Operation Avalanche: The invasion of Italy by allied forces in 1943
Operation Overload: The allied Invasion of France in 1944.
England.
What is #2 representing on the Map?
Operation Torch: the allied invasion of Africa in 1942.
Operation Avalanche: The invasion of Italy by allied forces in 1943
The D-Day invasion. The allied Invasion of France in 1944.
The Invasion of the Soviet Union in 1942.
When the U.S. invades Italy, which of the following 2 statements is true? (pick 2)
The Italian army is able to keep the U.S. from invading.
The Italians create an alliance with the Soviet Union to stop the allies.
The Italians surrender and Mussolini is killed.
Hitler is forced to send the German Army to defend Italy.
Which of these was the cause for the collapse of the German army in 1942-1945?
Hitler's army was spread too thin defending 3 different fronts in France, Italy, and Russia.
Hitler did not expect that the U.S. would ever enter into the war.
Hitler felt that the Japanese would be more helpful in the war in Europe.
What was the "D-Day" operation?
The allied invasion of Italy from Africa
The allied invasion of beaches in Normandy, France
A plan by the allies to capture Northern Africa.
What was the "Final Solution" order given by Adolf Hitler in the last year of the War?
To Murder all Jews in concentration camps.
To launch a counter attack against the Russians
For German citizens to flee to the Nation of Italy
Joseph Stalin was...
The President of the United States
Prime Minister of England
Dictator of the Soviet Union
Winston Churchill was...
The President of the United States
Prime Minister of England
Dictator of the Soviet Union
What was result of the Yalta Conference
Germany was to be divided into 4 sections, each being occupied by an allied country.
To let Germany go back to being an independent country.
To give control of all Germany to the Soviet Union
By 1945, the German Army has...
Captured more land in France and Spain
Has taken back Italy from the Allies
Has been defeated and pushed back to Germany.
In the War in the Pacific, the U.S. utilized a strategy of...
Appeasing Japan and allowing them to control U.S. Territory.
Island Hoping: moving from island to island until they were within striking range of the main island of Japan.
The U.S. immediately launched a full scale invasion of the Island of Japan.
Which of these was NOT an advantage of the U.S. in the war against Japan?
Industrial power: the ability to produce war materials faster than Japan.
The End of the War in Europe allowed U.S. to focus our troops on Japan.
The Navajo Code Talkers gave the U.S. an advantage by using there unique language to send coded messages.
The U.S. was close enough to Japan to launch direct attacks.
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What was the Manhattan Project?
An effort by the U.S. to develop a High Speed Train
An effort by the U.S. government to get more women to work in Factories.
An effort by the U.S. to develop an Atomic Bomb.
Why did U.S. Generals and President Truman decide to use the atomic bomb instead of invading the island of Japan?
U.S. general feared that an invasion of Japan would be deadly and would result in millions of Deaths before Japan would surrender.
U.S. Generals did not like the Japanese and wanted revenge for Pearl Harbor.
U.S. Generals wanted to make sure Japan would never be a world power again.
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What event forces Japan to Surrender in 1945?
The U.S. threatens to invade the island.
The Soviet Union invaded the Main Island of japan.
The U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on two Japanese Cities, killing over 100,000 citizens.
The Large scale invasion of the Beaches of Normandy France in June 6th 1945
The D-Day Invasion
Operation Torch
Operation Avalanche
