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World War II & Cold War

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was our policy against communism during the Cold War?

a)

Confinement

b)

Detente

c)

Commandment

d)

Containment

2.

What did Winston Churchill say after the Soviet Union took over Eastern Europe?

a)

A steel curtain had descended over Europe

b)

The Red Menace had taken over Europe

c)

An Iron Curtain had descended over Europe

d)

A communist wave had engulfed Europe

3.

What was the policy that the United States would help any nation that was struggling against communism?

a)

The Roosevelt Corollary

b)

NATO Pledge

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

The Truman Doctrine

4.

What was the European Recovery Act commonly known as?

a)

The Truman Plan

b)

The Berlin Airlift

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

The Lend-Lease Act

5.

When did the US enter World War II?

a)

When Germany invaded Poland

b)

When Germany bombed London

c)

When Japan invaded China

d)

When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

6.

Who were the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

b)

The US, Germany, and Japan

c)

France, Belgium, and Great Britain

d)

The US, Russia, England

7.

Who were the Allied Powers?

a)

The US, Great Britain, and USSR

b)

Germany, Austria, and Italy

c)

Germany, Japan, and Italy

d)

France, Spain, and Great Britain

8.

What was D-Day?

a)

The Allied invasion of England

b)

The Allied invasion of Russia

c)

The Allied invasion of Europe

d)

The Allied invasion of Japan

9.

Who authorized the use of the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

President Roosevelt

b)

President Bush

c)

President Truman

d)

President Lincoln

10.

Define "Island Hopping"

a)

allied strategy to win the war in the Pacific

b)

allied strategy to win the war in USSR

c)

plan created at the Potsdam convention

d)

plan created at the Tehran convention

11.

What was the Cold War?

a)

the war of the thermostats

b)

a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union

c)

a period of geopolitical tension between Europe and Asia

d)

a period of geopolitical tension between Germany and France

12.

Hitler's "lightning war," using air supported panzer divisions

a)

sitzkreig

b)

blitzkreig

c)

phony war

d)

trench warfare

13.

Site of the Allies D-Day invasion

a)

Calais

b)

Normandy Beach

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Paris

14.

  Which government action was a response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

drafting all Japanese American men into the United States Army

b)

passing labor laws banning the employment of immigrants

c)

ending all oil sales to Japan

d)

forcing the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans

15.

What effect did the end of World War II have on American women who worked in defense industries during the war?            

a)

Their jobs were taken by returning servicemen

b)

They were invited to join labor unions

c)

Their contributions were rewarded by the government

d)

Their wages were increased to match those of male workers

16.

  During World War II, the need of the United States for more war materials resulted in the:  

a)

reduction in profits for defense industries

b)

easing of government controls on the economy

c)

use of lengthy strikes by labor unions

d)

rationing of some consumer goods

17.

   A key purpose of this World War II poster was to:

     

a)

encourage protests against the war

b)

gain support for the war effort

c)

influence the Axis powers to end the war

d)

illustrate the nature of modern warfare

18.

The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to:

a)

ban the use of chemical and biological warfare

b)

develop the atomic bomb

c)

coordinate troop movements between New York and Europe

d)

supply the Allies with more fighter planes    

19.

What date was Pearl Harbor attacked?                     

a)

November 11, 1918 

b)

September 1, 1939

c)

December 7, 1941 

d)

June 22, 1941

20.

The main purpose of the World War II coupons shown in this illustration was to:            

a)

pay defense contractors for military hardware

b)

choose men for the draft

c)

conserve essential goods for military use

d)

encourage increased production of consumer goods

21.

Which statement most accurately describes the foreign policy change made by the United States between the start of World War II (1939) and the attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)?           

a)

The traditional isolationism of the United States was strengthened.

b)

The nation shifted from neutrality to military support for the Allies.

c)

War was declared on Germany but not on Japan.

d)

Financial aid was offered to both the Allied and Axis powers.

22.

Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

23.

The genocide of six million Jews committed by the Nazis was called the __________________.

a)

Black Plague

b)

Apartheid

c)

Reign of Terror

d)

Holocaust

24.

Japan and Germany were similar in what ways? (Select all that apply)

a)

Their people revolted and won the right to have democratic elections determine their next leader.

b)

They were expanding their militarys.

c)

They both became members to the League of Nations to help promote world peace.

d)

They were expanding their empires by invading neighboring nations to gain resources.

25.

Who is this a image of and what did she a symbol of .....

a)

June the Fighter symbol of women's suffrage

b)

Susan the solider symbol of women working on airplanes

c)

Rosie the Riveter symbol of women working in factories during the war.

26.

What battle is the pacific theater was vital to gain in order the bomb Japan

a)

Okinawa

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Normandy

d)

Midway

27.

What was President Roosevelt referring to in this speech?

a)

The victory at Normandy and liberation of France.

b)

the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

c)

The Battle of Britain.