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WorksheetsWWII & Cold War
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Why did unemployment decrease after 1941?
It didn't
US enters WWII
US ends segregation
US ends WWII
Which of the following is a cause of WWII?
European democracies encouraged Hitler to rearm Germany
US was unsuccessful in stopping Soviet expansion peacefully
US continued involvement in Europe after WWI, causing mistrust
Treaty of Versailles created bitterness and resentment
A series of laws enacted in 1935 and 1936 to prevent US arms sales and loans to nations at war
Neutrality Acts
Lend Lease Act
Atlantic Charter
War Production Board
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
Manhattan Project
Lend Lease Act
Atlantic Charter
War Production Board
Declaration of principles in which the United States and Great Britain set forth their goals in opposing the Axis powers
Manhattan Project
Island Hopping
Atlantic Charter
War Production Board
An agency established during WWII to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war-related industries
Manhattan Project
Island Hopping
United Nations
War Production Board
The US program to develop an atomic bomb for use in WWII
Manhattan Project
Island Hopping
United Nations
Nuremberg Trials
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
Mussolini's fascism
Island Hopping
United Nations
Nuremberg Trials
An international peacekeeping organization to which most nations in the world belong, founded in 1945 to promote world peace, security, and economic development
Mussolini's Fascism
Treaty of Versailles
United Nations
Nuremberg Trials
The court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany in which Nazi generals were tried for war crimes
Mussolini's Fascism
Treaty of Versailles
Appeasement
Nuremberg Trials
What was the goal of Mussolini's fascism?
To overthrow the United States
To spread Russian culture
Conquer the Mediterranean and unite all Italian peoples
To spread democracy
What were the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles for Germany?
They had to give up territory and demilitarize the Rhineland
They had to reduce the army and completely eliminate the airforce
They had to pay reparations
All of these
What similarities did Germany, Italy, and Japan have?
Hostility towards allies
Wanted to militarize and take over more
Believed they were racially superior to other people
All of these
The policy where the Allies give Hitler some of what he wants in an effort to stop him long term
Appeasement
Appointment
Acquaintances
Applauding
To avoid a two-front war, Hitler made an Alliance with what country, who later switched sides?
Russia
Soviet Union
Italy
Czechoslovakia
How did Americans view the war in Europe around the year 1940?
They wanted to get involved by sending troops
They wanted to get involved by sending money
They wanted to remain neutral
They wanted to pretend the war wasn't happening
What stopped Hitler from further invading the Soviet Union?
The extreme winter
Invasion by the British
Being overpowered by Soviet soldiers
Ineffective communication between troops
By using the strategy of Island Hopping, the United States was hoping to invade which country?
Japan
China
Korea
Singapore
What ended the war in the Pacific?
The allies invaded the mainland
Hitler's defeat caused them to surrender
They didn't believe in surrendering and the war is still going on today
The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What event convinced the US to join WWII?
Germany invading Poland
Japan attacking Pearl Harbor
The British liberating France from Nazi occupation
Japan invading Manchuria
Trying to stop the spread of communism
Containment
Berlin Airlift
Marshall Plan
Brinkmanship
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
McCarthy Era
Berlin Airlift
Marshall Plan
Brinkmanship
This policy allowed Democratic nations to quickly recover from WWII
McCarthy Era
Duck and Cover Drills
Marshall Plan
Brinkmanship
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.
McCarthy Era
Duck and Cover Drills
Postdam Conference
Brinkmanship
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.
McCarthy Era
Duck and Cover Drills
Postdam Conference
Korematsu v. U.S.
The court case that upheld the use of Japanese Internment camps
Sacco v. Vanzetti (1920's)
Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Korematsu v. United States (1944)
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
Sacco v. Vanzetti (1920's)
Lend-Lease Act
Cash and Carry Act
Neutrality Acts
These nations were part of the Allied Powers (choose all correct)
United States
Great Britian
France
Italy
These nations were in the Axis Powers (select all that apply)
Korea
Japan
Italy
Germany
These are sacrifices that American people made to support WWII
Rationing for food
Holding scrap metal drives
Buying war bonds
Joining the military
The United States encouraged diverse groups of people from various racial and ethnic backgrounds to participate in the military during WWII
True
False
A belief that people who have lived in a country for generations are inherently better than people who immigrated to that country
Nativism
Racism
Genocide
The Holocaust
Court case that stated enslaved people were not citizens of the US and therefore had none of the rights guaranteed in the Constitution.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Sacco and Vanzetti (1920's)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Brown v. Board of Education
Court case that upheld legalized segregation
Sacco and Vanzetti
Swann v. CMS
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
US foreign policy in the 1930's (pre WWII!)
Neutrality/isolationism
Containment
Brinkmanship
Involvement
President who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan
FDR
Truman
Eisenhower
McCarthy
President at the beginning of WWII- changed his foreign policy from neutrality to involvement
FDR
Rosenberg
Eisenhower
McCarthy
President elected in 1952 on the platform of anti-communism and pro-free enterprise
Hiss
Rosenberg
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Fear of communism
Racism
Discrimination
Red Scare
Nativism
Year WWII ended
1945
1935
1944
1955
Which conference established the post-WWII order and led to the division of Germany?
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
Tehran Conference
Munich Conference
What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?
To create a military alliance against the Soviet Union
To promote the spread of communism
To establish the United Nations
To rebuild European economies after WWII
Which event marked the beginning of WWII?
Germany's annexation of Austria
Italy's invasion of Ethiopia
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
Germany's invasion of Poland
