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US History 1865 to present - Final Exam Review - World War II

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What event caused the United States to enter World War II?

a)

The Zimmerman telegram

b)

Sinking of the Lusitania

c)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Battle of Britain

2.

Which event signaled the official beginning of World War II?

a)

The Japanese invasion of Manchuria

b)

The Italian occupation of Ethiopia

c)

The Soviet Invasion of Poland

d)

The German invasion of Poland.

3.

What is antisemitism?

a)

hatred toward Jews.

b)

hatred toward Muslims.

c)

hatred toward Christians.

d)

hatred toward Buddhists.

4.

What was the name of the plan to rebuild Europe after World War II?

a)

The League of Nations

b)

The Marshall Plan

c)

The Yalta Conference

d)

The NATO Plan

5.

What was the "Final Solution"?

a)

Hitler's plan to exterminate the Jews.

b)

Stalin's plan to conquer all of Eastern Europe.

c)

Britain's plan to defeat the Nazis.

d)

The United States plan to win the war.

6.

Which bill signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt allowed the United States to aid Great Britain and other Allied forces with supplies during the beginning of World War II?

a)

The Lend-Lease Act

b)

The Allied Act

c)

The GI Bill

d)

The Wartime Powers Act

7.

Which battle was the prolonged bombing campaign of London and other major British cities by the Nazi German Air Force that lasted 50+ days?

a)

The Battle of Dunkirk

b)

The Battle of Midway

c)

The Battle of Britain

d)

The Battle of Stalingrad

8.

What two Japanese cities were bombed on August 6 and August 9, 1945 - ultimately leading to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II in the Pacific?

a)

Tokyo and Kyoto

b)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Osaka and Iwo Jima

d)

Nagano and Chiba

9.

The deliberate killing of a number of people who are usually a part of the same ethnic group or nation...

a)

genocide

b)

antisemitism

c)

prejudice

d)

euthanasia

10.

Which president took office after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death in 1945 and ultimately made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on the Japanese in an effort to end the war swiftly?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Harry Truman

11.

In which year did World War II officially begin?

a)

1933

b)

1938

c)

1939

d)

1941

12.

In what year did World War II officially end?

a)

1939

b)

1940

c)

1941

d)

1945

13.

Which of the following countries fought for the Allied Powers during World War II?

a)

Great Britain

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

Italy

d)

The United States of America

e)

China

14.

Which of the following countries fought for the Axis Powers during World War II?

a)

Canada

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

Australia

15.

True or False: The Battle of Stalingrad was the turning point in the war in Europe on the Eastern Front.

a)

True

b)

False