WorksheetsUS History Unit 8 EOC Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 41mins
The Battle of Midway was significant in World War II because it marked the end of
the Japanese assault on China.
the German advance into France.
the Japanese eastward advance in the Pacific.
the German bombing of British population centers.
This photograph depicts women learning welding in the 1940s. It shows that women
had achieved educational equality.
were not allowed into academic institutions.
were needed for the war effort in World War II.
were treated as second-class citizens in America.
What is the point of view of this poster from 1943?
Passage of the Civil Rights Act is needed.
Racial equality is vital to United States prosperity.
Cooperation by all will result in American World War II victory.
Desegregation of the armed forces will cause victory in World War I.
The rationing of tires shown in the photograph is MOST likely to be caused by
the lack of imported rubber.
shortages caused by World War II
too many consumers and not enough tires.
a rubber shortage due to the Rubber Strike of 1932
The Allied assault on German-occupied France in June of 1944 is known as
D-Day.
VJ Day.
Operation Barbarossa.
Operation Market Garden.
The "Dust Bowl" affected which area most?
1
2
3
4
The United States entered World War II in December of 1941 because of attacks on its territory in which area on the map?
1
2
3
4
According to the map, which area would have received the most amount of aid in under the Lend-Lease Act?
China
India
Britain
New Zealand
"When an epidemic of physical disease starts to spread, the community approves and joins in a quarantine of the patients in order to protect the health of the community against the spread of the disease. It is my determination to pursue a policy of peace. It is my determination to adopt every practicable measure to avoid involvement in war. It ought to be inconceivable that in this modern era, and in the face of experience, any nation could be so foolish and ruthless as to run the risk of plunging the whole world into war by invading and violating, in contravention of solemn treaties, the territory of other nations that have done them no real harm and are too weak to protect themselves adequately. Yet the peace of the world and the welfare and security of every nation, including our own, is today being threatened by that very thing."
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Quarantine Speech" October 5, 1937
Why might have many U.S. Congressmen disliked Franklin D. Roosevelt's Quarantine Speech of 1937?
They feared it would increase immigration problems.
They feared it would interfere with U.S. trade relations with China.
They feared it would lead to United States involvement in World War II.
They feared it would cause the United States to become more isolationist.
After her time as First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt campaigned for women’s rights, believing
the 19th Amendment should be repealed.
the federally enforced ban on abortion should be lifted.
women should be drafted into the armed services just like men.
women and men were legally equal, but their differences should not be ignored
The Social Security Act is often considered part of President Franklin Roosevelt's "Second New Deal" because it
offered payments to those who were retired or unemployed.
made all employers allow their workers to join a labor union.
had to be amended and added twice before Congress would pass it
was part of the President's plans to enact programs that would offer long-range governmental reform.
The rapid change in the percentage of unemployed people in the United States from 1927 to 1932 reflects changes caused by
World War I.
the New Deal.
World War II.
the Great Depression.
This photograph of a slum was taken in 1935. These slums were nicknamed after the U.S. President who was often blamed for the economic plight of the country during that period. Who was that President?
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
What is the point of this cartoon from 1934? A) . B) C) D)
FDR's New Deal programs are unsuccessful
The New Deal programs are purely the creation of FDR.
FDR has unwisely created the "Alphabet Soup" programs.
FDR must end his "Alphabet Soup" programs immediately.
Unlike its predecessor, World War II featured large scale civilian casualties. Which of these BEST explains why this was the case?
Aircraft were used on a larger scale.
Fewer military targets were available.
International law had prohibited such actions.
Civilians often protested near the front lines.
This cartoon would be MOST likely to have occurred
during the "Battle of the Bulge."
after the Allied invasion of Sicily.
during the peace negotiations in Berlin.
prior to the Allied invasion at Normandy, France.
What is the most accurate summary of this poster from World War II?
Japan and Germany cannot be defeated.
Germany and Japan are outproducing the United States
Japanese forces are targeting German manufacturing plants.
Increased industrial output can help defeat the Axis powers.
Why did President Harry S. Truman decide to hit the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with two atomic bombs in 1945?
He knew doing so would win him another term as U.S. President.
He wanted revenge of the Japan's use of atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor.
He agreed to do it because Germany was ready to use an atomic bomb on England.
He hoped to prevent a ground invasion of Japan and save the lives of American soldiers.
What was MOST significant about VE Day in World War II?
Allied forces invaded France.
It marked the end of the fighting in Europe.
FDR died of a stroke in Warm Springs, Georgia.
Japan finally surrendered after being hit by two atomic bombs
Franklin Roosevelt's policies of "Cash and Carry" and "Lend-Lease"
resulted in the signing of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact of 1939.
were designed to supply Great Britain and other Allied nations with war materiel.
prevented Congress from entangling the country in the ongoing conflict in Europe.
were designed to aid the unemployed during the latter years of the Great Depression.
