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WWII & Cold War

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did unemployment decrease after 1941?

a)

It didn't

b)

US enters WWII

c)

US ends segregation

d)

US ends WWII

2.

Which of the following is a cause of WWII?

a)

European democracies encouraged Hitler to rearm Germany

b)

US was unsuccessful in stopping Soviet expansion peacefully

c)

US continued involvement in Europe after WWI, causing mistrust

d)

Treaty of Versailles created bitterness and resentment

3.

A series of laws enacted in 1935 and 1936 to prevent US arms sales and loans to nations at war

a)

Neutrality Acts

b)

Lend Lease Act

c)

Atlantic Charter

d)

War Production Board

4.

A US law passed in 1941 that allowed the United States to ship arms and other supplies, without immediate payment, to nations fighting the Axis powers

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Lend Lease Act

c)

Atlantic Charter

d)

War Production Board

5.

Declaration of principles in which the United States and Great Britain set forth their goals in opposing the Axis powers

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Island Hopping

c)

Atlantic Charter

d)

War Production Board

6.

An agency established during WWII to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Island Hopping

c)

United Nations

d)

War Production Board

7.

The US program to develop an atomic bomb for use in WWII

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Island Hopping

c)

United Nations

d)

Nuremberg Trials

8.

A series of WWII battles that took place in early June 1942 in which the Allies decimated the Japanese at Midway Island then moved closer to Japanese land

a)

Mussolini's fascism

b)

Island Hopping

c)

United Nations

d)

Nuremberg Trials

9.

An international peacekeeping organization to which most nations in the world belong, founded in 1945 to promote world peace, security, and economic development

a)

Mussolini's Fascism

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

United Nations

d)

Nuremberg Trials

10.

The court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany in which Nazi generals were tried for war crimes

a)

Mussolini's Fascism

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Appeasement

d)

Nuremberg Trials

11.

What was the goal of Mussolini's fascism?

a)

To overthrow the United States

b)

To spread Russian culture

c)

Conquer the Mediterranean and unite all Italian peoples

d)

To spread democracy

12.

What were the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles for Germany?

a)

They had to give up territory and demilitarize the Rhineland

b)

They had to reduce the army and completely eliminate the airforce

c)

They had to pay reparations

d)

All of these

13.

What similarities did Germany, Italy, and Japan have?

a)

Hostility towards allies

b)

Wanted to militarize and take over more

c)

Believed they were racially superior to other people

d)

All of these

14.

The policy where the Allies give Hitler some of what he wants in an effort to stop him long term

a)

Appeasement

b)

Appointment

c)

Acquaintances

d)

Applauding

15.

To avoid a two-front war, Hitler made an Alliance with what country, who later switched sides?

a)

Russia

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Italy

d)

Czechoslovakia

16.

How did Americans view the war in Europe around the year 1940?

a)

They wanted to get involved by sending troops

b)

They wanted to get involved by sending money

c)

They wanted to remain neutral

d)

They wanted to pretend the war wasn't happening

17.

What stopped Hitler from further invading the Soviet Union?

a)

The extreme winter

b)

Invasion by the British

c)

Being overpowered by Soviet soldiers

d)

Ineffective communication between troops

18.

By using the strategy of Island Hopping, the United States was hoping to invade which country?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

Singapore

19.

What ended the war in the Pacific?

a)

The allies invaded the mainland

b)

Hitler's defeat caused them to surrender

c)

They didn't believe in surrendering and the war is still going on today

d)

The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

20.

What event convinced the US to join WWII?

a)

Germany invading Poland

b)

Japan attacking Pearl Harbor

c)

The British liberating France from Nazi occupation

d)

Japan invading Manchuria

21.

Trying to stop the spread of communism

a)

Containment

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Brinkmanship

22.

Following the Berlin blockade in 1948, the United States and United Kingdom flew supplies into West Berlin since Russia had cut off all road and rail links to that sector

a)

McCarthy Era

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Brinkmanship

23.

This policy allowed Democratic nations to quickly recover from WWII

a)

McCarthy Era

b)

Duck and Cover Drills

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Brinkmanship

24.

Forcing a confrontation/pushing someone to the edge in order to receive a desired outcome. In the Cold War, this means that the US threatened to use nuclear weapons to limit the spread of Communism.

a)

McCarthy Era

b)

Duck and Cover Drills

c)

Postdam Conference

d)

Brinkmanship

25.

A period of time when people were accused of being communist, and due to a fear for national security, the United States limited the accused's constitutional rights.

a)

McCarthy Era

b)

Duck and Cover Drills

c)

Postdam Conference

d)

Korematsu v. U.S.

26.

The court case that upheld the use of Japanese Internment camps

a)

Sacco v. Vanzetti (1920's)

b)

Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

d)

Korematsu v. United States (1944)

27.

This act moved American foreign policy towards involvement in WWII by allowing Allied powers to borrow supplies, and allowed the United States time to prepare to defend the safety of democracy for the world

a)

Sacco v. Vanzetti (1920's)

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Cash and Carry Act

d)

Neutrality Acts

28.

These nations were part of the Allied Powers (choose all correct)

a)

United States

b)

Great Britian

c)

France

d)

Italy

29.

These nations were in the Axis Powers (select all that apply)

a)

Korea

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

30.

These are sacrifices that American people made to support WWII

a)

Rationing for food

b)

Holding scrap metal drives

c)

Buying war bonds

d)

Joining the military

31.

The United States encouraged diverse groups of people from various racial and ethnic backgrounds to participate in the military during WWII

a)

True

b)

False

32.

A belief that people who have lived in a country for generations are inherently better than people who immigrated to that country

a)

Nativism

b)

Racism

c)

Genocide

d)

The Holocaust

33.

Court case that stated enslaved people were not citizens of the US and therefore had none of the rights guaranteed in the Constitution.

a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

b)

Sacco and Vanzetti (1920's)

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

34.

Court case that upheld legalized segregation

a)

Sacco and Vanzetti

b)

Swann v. CMS

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

35.

US foreign policy in the 1930's (pre WWII!)

a)

Neutrality/isolationism

b)

Containment

c)

Brinkmanship

d)

Involvement

36.

President who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan

a)

FDR

b)

Truman

c)

Eisenhower

d)

McCarthy

37.

President at the beginning of WWII- changed his foreign policy from neutrality to involvement

a)

FDR

b)

Rosenberg

c)

Eisenhower

d)

McCarthy

38.

President elected in 1952 on the platform of anti-communism and pro-free enterprise

a)

Hiss

b)

Rosenberg

c)

Eisenhower

d)

McCarthy

39.

Fear of communism

a)

Racism

b)

Discrimination

c)

Red Scare

d)

Nativism

40.

Year WWII ended

a)

1945

b)

1935

c)

1944

d)

1955

41.

Which conference established the post-WWII order and led to the division of Germany?

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Potsdam Conference

c)

Tehran Conference

d)

Munich Conference

42.

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

a)

To create a military alliance against the Soviet Union

b)

To promote the spread of communism

c)

To establish the United Nations

d)

To rebuild European economies after WWII

43.

Which event marked the beginning of WWII?

a)

Germany's annexation of Austria

b)

Italy's invasion of Ethiopia

c)

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Germany's invasion of Poland