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WWII Test

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the 1930s, how did the US respond to the rise of fascism in Europe?
a)
By invading Germany and Italy
b)
By forming military alliances
c)

By joining the League of Nations

d)

By passing a series of neutrality laws

2.
Executive Order 9066, issued by President Roosevelt, authorized which of the following actions?
a)
deployment of US military forces to the Pacific theater
b)
conscription of adult male citizens into the armed forces
c)
creation of the Manhattan Project, first US nuclear weapon
d)

forced internment of US citizens of Japanese ancestry

3.
How did the US Government respond to early reports of the Holocaust during WWII?
a)
began accepting refugees from Europe
b)
did not change immigration policies to accept Jewish refugees
c)
began a propaganda campaign to bring awareness of Holocaust
d)
leaders spoke out in support, but little action was taken
4.
Korematsu vs United States, why did the Supreme Court decide internment was constitutional?
a)
strong evidence of Japanese sabotage on the West Coast
b)
Many Japanese Americans refused to serve in the armed forces
c)
This type of action was necessary during national emergency
d)
Most Japanese Americans were not United States citizens
5.
Which conclusion can be made about the role of women during WWII, based on this picture?
a)
women worked only in traditionally female-dominated jobs
b)
it was acceptable for women to work, with men away at war
c)
it was considered unpatriotic for women to leave their home to seek employment
d)
women's contributions were not valued by American society
6.
What was the effect of the United States' use of atomic weapons in the war in the Pacific?
a)
The use of atomic weapons resulted in a massive "kamikaze"-style counter-offensive from the Japanese military.
b)
It gave the U.S. military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland Japan.
c)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Germany and stopped the Soviet Union from occupying Berlin.
d)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Japan and ended the Second World War.
7.
What was the purpose for rationing by the Office of Price Administration?
a)
to ensure schools did not run out of supplies
b)
to ensure that children did not use too many products
c)
to ensure enough products were available for military use
d)
to ensure elderly citizens had enough goods
8.
Why did Americans buy war bonds during World War II?
a)
To avoid paying taxes.
b)
To donate part of their wages to the military
c)
To finance public works projects.
d)
To lend the government money to pay for the war.
9.
What role did "Rosie the Riveter" play during World War II?
a)
To persuade women to be as strong as men
b)
To make women looked after their families during WWII.
c)
To encourage women to enter the workforce
d)
To persuade women to fight for equal pay
10.
Why did President Truman ultimately decide to use atomic weapons in Japan?
a)
To prevent the potential loss of American lives from an invasion of Japan.
b)
The need to defeat Japan before defeating Germany
c)
plan to bring democratic government to Japan 
d)
The failure of the island hopping campaign against Japan
11.
The goal of the Double V Campaign was Victory for the Allies in Europe and Victory over which social issue?
a)
discrimination and inequality in the United States
b)
government censorship and propaganda
c)
the gender wage gap in the United States
d)
the suspension of civil liberties during wartime
12.
The American campaign to defeat the Japanese shown in the map above was known as
a)
island blitzkrieg
b)
shock and awe in the islands
c)
island hopping
d)
island trenching
13.
What caused the United States to enter WWII?
a)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Holocaust
c)
Atomic Bomb
14.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
15.
What ended the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
Alphabet Agencies
c)
World War II
d)
The Spread of Communism
16.
How did WWII end the Great Depression? 
a)
It caused the US to fight
b)
It created jobs
c)
It created the Allied powers
d)
It placed men in the military
17.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
18.
Which of the following countries remained neutral during the beginning of World War II?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
United States
19.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
20.
Benito Mussolini
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union 
21.
Stalin
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union 
22.
Hirohito
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union 
23.
Winston Churchill 
a)
U.S
b)
Britain
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
24.

Adolf Hitler

a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union 
25.
V-E Day stood for Victory in Europe. 
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Hitler's political party
a)
Fascist 
b)
Nazis 
c)
Socialists
d)
Republicans
27.
Took place in Normandy France and threatened Germany's control of Europe
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
D-Day
c)
The Holocaust
d)
Pearl Harbor
28.
What difficult decision did Harry S. Truman have to make to put an end to WWII? 
a)
To drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
To drop an atomic bomb on Germany and Poland
c)
To drop an atomic bomb on Italy
d)
To drop an atomic bomb on Great Britain
29.

The United States carried on an "island-hopping" campaign to...

a)

get close enough to mainland Japan to take over.

b)

reach the Soviet Union from the east.

c)

in order to invade China to reach Japan.

d)

sneak up on Hitler from the sea.

30.

How did Stalin & Roosevelt disagree over the fate of Eastern Europe?

a)

Roosevelt wanted free elections in those countries, but Stalin wanted pro-Soviet governments instead.

b)

Stalin wanted free elections to form communist governments, but Roosevelt wanted to restore the old monarchies.

c)

Stalin wanted to redraw these countries' borders to better match the languages of the people, but Roosevelt wanted to keep them the same.

31.

The Big Three powers created the League of Nations near the end of World War II.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Where were the war trials held for the Nazi leaders in 1945 & 1946?

a)

Nuremberg

b)

Versailles

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Warsaw

33.

[p5] Churchill compared postwar Soviet policy in Eastern Europe to...

a)

liberation.

b)

a nuclear age.

c)

a second front.

d)

an iron curtain.

34.
Hitler and his Nazi Party attracted supporters by preaching German racial superiority.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Hoping to avoid war, Great Britain and France adopted a policy of appeasement and gave in to Germany's demand for more territory.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
The United States declared war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
To solve the shortage of farm workers during World War II, the U.S. government requests the help of Mexican farm workers known as braceros.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What is significant about D-Day?
a)
It was the Allied invasion of France, the largest land-sea-air operation in army history, and the turning point of the war.
b)
Thousands of Nazi soldiers froze or starved to death after they were trapped by the Soviets.
c)
The Allies discovered concentration camps where Jews and others had been murdered.
d)
The British stopped the German advance and were able to gain control of the Suez Canal.
39.
Which of the following enabled the U.S. military to keep important messages secret from the Japanese.
a)
Code Talkers
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Hiroshema
d)
Battle of Midway
40.

What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

a)

to create an international peacekeeping organization

b)

top secret government project to develop the atomic bomb

c)

to provide benefits to World War II veterans

d)

to help workers who lost their jobs when the was ended

41.

Why did the nation put thousands of Japanese Americans in internment camps during the war?

a)

They never did that.

b)

They feared that Japanese-Americans were a security threat.

c)

To make Japan "salty".

d)

They wanted to protect Japanese-Americans.

42.
What was the code name for Allied attack on Normandy?
a)
Operation Fortitude
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation D-Day
d)
Operation Normandy
43.
What was the main group of people killed in the Holocaust?
a)
The Jewish People
b)
The German People
c)
The Italian People
d)
The Christian People
44.
Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
George W. Bush
d)
Winston Churchill
45.

On August 6, 1945 where was the 1st atomic bomb dropped?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Beijing

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Berlin

46.

True or False: France was an Axis Power.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

True or False: Japan was a part of the Axis powers.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

True or False: Soviet Union was initially a part of the Axis powers then the Allies.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Where did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Japan

c)

Phillipines

d)

Midway

50.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

51.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

52.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

53.
The two sides that fought in World War II were the
a)
Allied & Central Powers
b)
Allied & Axis Powers
c)
Central & Axis Powers
d)
Allied & Associated Powers
54.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
55.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ . 
a)
dictator 
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor 
56.

Roosevelt's speech after _________.

He called it , "A day that will live in infamy."

a)

Normandy, France

b)

Invasion of North Africa

c)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

d)

Bombing of Japan

57.

Texas supplied 90% of which resource during World War II to aid in the war effort?

a)

Coal

b)

Ammunition

c)

Food

d)

Oil

58.

Which of these was the most notorious concentration camp during World War II?

a)

Dachau

b)

Flossenburg

c)

Auschwitz

d)

Belzec

59.

The day that Japan officially surrendered is called?

a)

Victory Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D Day

d)

V-J Day

60.

What event marked the beginning of The Great Depression?

a)

Banks closing

b)

Stock Market Crash of 1929

c)

Black Friday

d)

Unemployment rates rising

61.

The day that sparked the stock market crash became known as ____ ____ .

a)

Good Friday

b)

Black Friday

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

First Monday

62.

Who was the only president to be elected four times (he will die before the war ends)?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

63.

Which of these is described below?

*signed at the end of WWI

*required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war

*required Germany to reduce the of its miliary

a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
64.

In what ways did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

He remilitarized Germany.

b)

He made Germany capitalist.

c)

He established a totalitarian government.

d)

He converted Germany to communism.

65.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union 
66.
What is the start date of World War II
a)

August 15, 1945

b)

Sept 17, 1939

c)
Sept 1, 1939
d)

April 15, 1945

67.
All are forms of totalitarianism EXCEPT
a)
Fascism
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictator
d)
Communism
68.
Restrictive laws passed by Hitler’s Nazi government that severely limited the rights of Jews in Germany.
a)
Nuremburg Laws
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Ghettos
d)
Ultra-nationalism
69.
Agreement to avoid war or conflict with each other
a)
Pact
b)
Alliance
c)
Non-Aggression Pact
d)
Axis Alliance
70.

On November 9 - 10, 1938 Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. This event is refered to as:

a)
Anti-Semitism riot
b)
Nuremburg trials
c)
Holocaust
d)
Kristallnacht/Night of the Broken Glass
71.
The attack on Pearle Harbor is the event that led the United States from a decisive shift away from isolationism.
a)
True
b)
False
72.

The Nazi campaign to imprison inferior people included Jews, homosexuals, disabled people, Poles, Slavs, and  Gypsies.

a)
False
b)
True
73.
A declaration, issued by Allied leaders on July 26, 1945, called on Japan to surrender; if it did, was promised a peaceful government according to “the freely expressed will of the Japanese people.” If it did not, it would face “prompt and utter destruction.”
a)
Berlin Declaration
b)
Postdam Declaration
c)
United Nation Declaration
d)
Declaration of Independence
74.
An international organization founded in 1945 and committed to maintaining international peace and security; developing friendly relations among nations; promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.
a)
League of Nation
b)
Negro League
c)
United League of Peace
d)
United Nations
75.

What famous children's author created numerous items of propaganda during WWII?

a)

Dr. Seuss

b)

Eric Carle

c)

Shel Silverstein

d)

Maurice Sendak

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