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WWII Study Guide

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This president served during WWII and was the only president to serve more than 2 terms.

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Roosevelt

2.

Dictator of Germany during WWII, started the war by invading Poland.

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Mussolini

d)

Nazi

3.

Dictator of the Soviet Union

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Hirohito

d)

GI Bill

4.

Founder and leader of the facist party and leader of Italy during WWII

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Hirohito

d)

Womens’ Roles in WWII

5.

Emperor of Japan during WWII

a)

Hirohito

b)

Hitler

c)

Nisei

d)

There was none

6.

Appointed chancellor of Germany and then gained complete control.

a)

Hitler

b)

Hitler – rise to power

c)

invasions

d)

Nazi

7.

Area that was attacked by the Japanese that happened on December 7th 1941

a)

V-J Day

b)

D-Day

c)

Nisei

d)

Pearl Harbor

8.

Nation led by Hirohito in WWII, allied with Germany

a)

Hawii

b)

Japan

c)

Britan

d)

Hirohito

9.

Where pearl harbor (Area attacked by the Japanese) is located

a)

Hawii

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

North Carolina

10.

What Japanese Americans were called during WWII

a)

Nisei

b)

Nazi

c)

GI Bill

d)

Invasionists

11.

What is Isolationism?

a)

When a country intentionally avoids an important conflict.

b)

When someone stays away from someone else

c)

When a country avoids confrontation with other countrys

d)

When someones runs away from there country.

12.

What is Island Hopping?

a)

When a person hops from island to island

b)

A strategy to take over one territory after another

c)

A strategy to take over a bunch of territory at one time.

d)

A strategy that the Japanese used to attack the US

13.

The turning point for the allies and the largest battle of WWII

a)

V-J Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of the Bulge

14.

A country that was invaded and taken over by Germany during WWII

a)

England

b)

USA

c)

Europe

d)

France

15.

What is V-J Day

a)

A massive japan victory.

b)

The day Japan surrendered.

c)

The day Germany surrendered.

d)

A massive German victory.

16.

What were Japanese Internment Camps?

a)

The place where Japanese soldiers are housed.

b)

The place where Japanese-Americans are held.

c)

The place where Japanese spies are held when arrested.

d)

The place where poor Japanese people are held.

17.

US Military Leader

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Rosie the Riveter

d)

Roosevelt

18.

What were Womens’ Roles in WWII

a)

To work at the factory and do housework while the men are at war.

b)

To do housework while the men do work at there jobs.

c)

To work at the factory while men work at a different job.

d)

To slack off while the men are at war.

19.

Who was Rosie the Riveter?

a)

A symbol of the women doing factory work during WWII.

b)

The only women to be a soldier in the military.

c)

A women who was a nurse in the military.

d)

A person who is not important.

20.

A military installation in North Carolina

a)

USS North Carolina

b)

82nd Airborne Paratroopers

c)

Nagasaki/Hiroshima

d)

Fort Bragg

21.

What were German U-boats?

a)

Naval submarines operated by Germany

b)

Boats used by the allies to spy on Germany

c)

Ships operated by Germany

d)

Boats that can U-Turn

22.

A US airborne division

a)

82nd Airborne Paratroopers

b)

82nd Airborne Eaglemen

c)

83rd Airborne Partroopers

d)

83rd Airborne Eaglemen

23.

The bloodiest battle of WWII

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

USS North Carolina

c)

V-J Day

d)

D-Day

24.

What happened to Nagasaki/Hiroshima?

a)

They were taken over by the allied powers.

b)

They were bombed to scare the Japanese into surrendering

c)

They were bombed to scare the US into surrendering

d)

They were taken over by Japan

25.

What are Theatres? (In terms of WWII)

a)

Where war takes place

b)

Where we watch movies

c)

Where the Japanese attack

d)

Where the allies attack

26.

The only group just to have african american members.

a)

82nd Airborne Paratroopers

b)

Tuskegee Airmen

c)

GI Bill

d)

Nisei

27.

What system provided to WWII veterans?

a)

GI Bill

b)

Veteran Help

c)

There was no formal name

d)

Nisei

28.

What was the generation of people during WWII called?

a)

Greatest Generation

b)

WWII Generation

c)

Amazing Generation

d)

Generation WW

29.

sugar, tires, gasoline, meat, coffee, butter, canned goods and shoes were all what during WWII?

a)

Rationed

b)

Kept Safe

c)

Hidden

d)

Destroued