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Weitzner's WW2 Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

glorifies the nation or race above individual rights

a)

fascism

b)

democracy

c)

communism

d)

totalitarianism

2.

France & Britain's response to Germany's expansion

a)

appeasement

b)

isolationist

c)

interventionist

d)

declaration of war

3.

allowed economic assistance to the Allies

a)

Lend Lease Act

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Four Freedoms

d)

Executive Order 9066

4.

NOT one of the Four Freedoms

a)

freedom to conquer the world

b)

freedom from want

c)

freedom from fear

d)

freedom of speech

5.

reason why Roosevelt wanted to support Britain

a)

to save democracy

b)

to get involved in the war

c)

to prevent war with Japan

d)

to appease Germany

6.

the spread of ideas for the purpose of helping or damaging a cause

a)

propaganda

b)

totalitarianism

c)

fascism

d)

appeasement

7.

a government that controls all aspects of society

a)

totalitarianism

b)

democracy

c)

laissez faire

d)

capitalism

8.

When a nation dedicates all of its resources to the war effort

a)

total war

b)

totalitarianism

c)

migration

d)

propaganda

9.

During the war, American civilians were expected to do all BUT

a)

raise wages & price

b)

recycle scrap metal

c)

grow victory gardens

d)

buy war bonds

10.

Where was the first successful atomic bomb tested?

a)

Okinawa

b)

New Mexico

c)

Alaska

d)

Hiroshima

e)

Area 51

11.

What part of Britain’s military was crucial in defeating the Nazis in the Battle of Britain?

a)

Army

b)

Navy

c)

Space Force

d)

Air Force

12.

Why is the Battle of Britain important?

a)

It was the first major defeat of the Nazis in the war.

b)

It was the first time the Nazis used their airforce.

c)

Neither Britain nor Germany suffered many losses of life or equipment.

13.

German motivations for invading Poland included:

a)

Revenge for war crimes Poland committed during World War I

b)

Disagreements over tariffs between the two countries

c)

More room for Germans to live and slave labor for the German economy

d)

Polish attacks on German border towns

14.

Why was Poland so easily conquered by Nazi Germany?

a)

Their leaders were in secret alliances with Hitler.

b)

Their generals surrendered before too many lives were lost.

c)

Their border wall was incomplete, so the Germans just went through the holes.

d)

Their forces were completely overwhelmed by the Nazis

15.
The president of the United States during most of WWII.
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry Truman
16.
The dictator of Germany during WWII.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
17.
The Italian dictator during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
18.
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
19.
Germany, Italy, Japan
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
20.
This country was neutral at the beginning of WWII.
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
United States
21.
The United States president who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan
a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Warren G Harding

22.
the Prime Minister of England during WWII
a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolph Hitler

23.
Dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolph Hitler
24.

This event was a turning point of WWII in Europe. It pushed the Germans out of France.

a)

VE-Day

b)

D-Day

c)

VJ-Day

d)

Battle of El-Alemein

e)

The Blitz

25.
Which event is being depicted in the map?
a)
Battle of the Coral Sea
b)
Normandy Invasion
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Pearl Harbor
26.
Which famous American general, and later President, helped plan the battle at D-Day?
a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Harry S. Truman

27.

What was the military name for the overall plans for the Normandy invasion?

a)

Operation Sea Lion

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

Operation Neptune

d)

Operation Beach Landing

28.
The turning point in the war against Japan, June 1942; four Japanese Aircraft Carriers were sunk. U.S. takes the offensive.
a)
Battle of the Atlantic
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day Operation Overlord
d)
Battle of Midway
29.
Using less goods, so that soldiers would have food and supplies for the war. 
a)
Rationing
b)
Proportioning
c)
Propaganda 
d)
Conservation
30.
What two countries were already at war at the start of World War 2?
a)
Germany and the Soviet Union
b)
United States and Japan
c)
United States and the Soviet Union
d)
China and Japan
31.
Which of these terms is most associated with the Holocaust?
a)
Island hopping
b)
The lend-lease act
c)
The Final Solution
d)
The Kellog-Briand Pact
32.
Which of the following is technology that first saw its wartime use in World War 2?
a)
Tanks
b)
Machine gun
c)
Satellite-guided missiles 
d)
Radar
33.
When the United States first joined World War 2, which of these was the first place we fought?
a)
Africa
b)
Northern France
c)
Southern Italy
d)
Belgium 
34.
Which of these countries was occupied and governed by the Nazis throughout most of World War 2?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
China
35.

Last Nazi Offensive of the war. Americans suffered most casualties. Allied forces won and depleted many Nazi armored forces.

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Stalingrad

c)

D-Day

d)

Midway

36.

Series of battles against the Japanese on small Pacific Islands was part of what strategy in World War 2.

a)

Island hopping

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

Operation Torch

d)

Divide and Conquer

37.

In retaliation for Pearl Harbor, a group of Army pilots dropped bombs on Japanese cities. What was this event known as?

a)

The Blitz

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Manhattan project

d)

Doolittle Raids

38.

The Hanford Site in Richland, Washington helped develop plutonium for the Atom bomb in what secret initiative?

a)

The Brooklyn Project

b)

Manhattan Project

c)

Operation destruction

d)

The plutonium initiative.

39.

What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Tuskegee Airben

c)

Secret Boom

d)

Normandy

40.

Which was a major cause of the rise dictators in Europe after WW1?

a)

economic prosperity

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

redrawing of European borders

d)

German win of WWI

41.

The D-Day Allied invasion of France took place where?

a)

Paris

b)

Plymoth

c)

Tokyo

d)

Normandy

42.

Who was the American General overseeing the Pacific Theater?

a)

General Douglas MacArthur

b)

General Eisenhower

c)

General Rommel

d)

General Lee

43.

The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to

a)

test the newly developed atomic bomb.

b)

determine how the holocaust happened.

c)

punish German leaders for war crimes.

d)

remove the emperor of Japan from power.

44.

What is the name of this iconic poster woman?

a)

Tanya the Tank

b)

Wonder Woman

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Rosie the Riveter

45.

How were Jews forced to self-identify as Jews to Germans?

a)

a yellow star of David

b)

hang a sign on their door that said "Jew" or "Juden"

c)

wear Black clothes

d)

live on the street

46.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
47.

What does the term "genocide" mean?

a)

the systematic removal and imprisonment of a people

b)

the legalization of hatred toward a people

c)

The murder of a particular gender of people

d)

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

48.
Means prejudice and hatred of the Jews.
a)

Racism

b)

Antisemitism

c)

judaphobia

d)

bigotry

49.

What was the name given to the night where German authorities destroyed countless Jewish homes and businesses?

a)

Luftwaffe

b)

The Night of Long Knives

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

The Final Solution

50.
The title of Hitler's book is Mein Kampf, but what does that word mean?
a)

Revenge Plans

b)

My struggle

c)

Future plans

d)

My bible

51.

Approximately when did World War 2 begin and end?

a)

1929-1945

b)

1939-1945

c)

1939-1954

d)

1929-1954

52.

To confine someone as a prisoner, especially for military or political purposes, is called what?

a)

Determent

b)

Insurgent

c)

Internment

d)

Containment

53.

What was the date of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

December 7, 1945

c)

November 5, 1941

d)

November 5, 1945

54.

Besides Japanese Americans, which other group also had restrictions put on them in the United States after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

a)

Germans

b)

Britains

c)

Canadians

d)

Polish

55.

According to Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated?

a)

People of Japanese ancestry

b)

People of Jewish ancestry

c)

People of Native American ancestry

d)

People of German or Italian ancestry

56.

Interned Japanese Americans aged 17 and older were forced to sign what?

a)

A statement of loyalty to the US

b)

acceptance into the army

c)

a declaration of human rights

d)

a genealogy report stating they were Japanese

57.
How are dictators able  to rise to power after countries suffer hardships? 
a)
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
b)
Dictators promise freedom. 
c)
Dictators allow everyone to vote. 
d)
Dictators promise to end fascism.
58.

What country did Japan invaded in 1931?

a)

China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

North Korea

d)

The United States

59.
The name of the agreement signed at the end of WW1 was
a)
The Treaty of Versailles
b)
The Peace Clause
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Treaty of Berlin
60.

Match the following

a)

Chester Nimitz

1.

Led US Navy in Pacific

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

2.

Led Allied invasion of France

c)

Robert Oppenheimer

3.

Led atomic bomb development

d)

Harry Truman

4.

Made decision to drop the atomic bomb

61.

not wanting to get involved in other countries' affairs

a)

internationalism

b)

isolationism

c)

appeasement

d)

fascism

62.

basis for nations to buy arms from the US under the Neutrality Act of 1939

a)

cash-and-carry

b)

appeasement

c)

credit

d)

sale was prohibited

63.

Match the following

a)

Battle of Midway

1.

turning point in the Pacific

b)

Iwo Jima

2.

needed as air base

c)

Normandy

3.

where Allies landed in France

d)

Pearl Harbor

4.

spot of surprise Japanese attack

64.

Place the following events into the correct order

a)

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

b)

U.S. declares war on Japan

c)

Japanese Americans forced into interment camps

d)

Supreme Court hears Korematsu vs. U.S. case about Internment Camps

e)

Japanese Americans paid reparations and receive an apology from U.S. government

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
65.
What was the name of the city that tried the war criminals for their killing of Jews in WWII?
a)
Strausburg
b)
Anacostia
c)
Nuremberg
d)
Ocean City
66.
How many people were killed in what Hitler named The Final Solution?
a)
100 million
b)
12 million
c)
30 thousand
d)
40 million
67.
The primary function of the United Nations when it was conceived was ____.
a)
nuclear disarmament
b)
fellowshipping
c)
peacekeeping
d)
special elections
68.
What are the 4 main purposes of the United Nations?
a)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for discord
b)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's rich, centre for harmony
c)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for harmony
d)
keep peace, wage war, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for harmony
69.

Use the information to answer the following question.

The Japanese ruling groups are aware of the desperate military situation...but still find unconditional surrender unacceptable. The basic policy of the present government is to fight as long and as desperately as possible in the hope of avoiding complete defeat and of acquiring a better bargaining position in a negotiated peace. The Japanese believe that unconditional surrender would be the equivalent of national extinction.

—Excerpt from a July 1945 report from members of the American Intelligence Community

Because of this report’s conclusions, what did American leaders decide?

a)

the decision to use nuclear weapons

b)

the decision to sell weapons to the Allies

c)

the decision to intern Japanese Americans

d)

the decision to use cluster bombs on cities

70.

Why did President Truman choose to drop an atomic bomb on Japan instead of ordering a land invasion?

a)

Japan’s geography would not allow a land invasion

b)

American forces were too defeated for a land invasion.

c)

A land invasion would result in too many American casualties.

d)

It was not possible to supply troops with weapons for a land invasion.

71.

Why were the Normandy landings (D-Day) considered an important turning point in World War II?

a)

They allowed the Allied Powers to attack all Germany’s forces at once

b)

They helped the Allied Powers to reclaim immediate control of France

c)

They forced Germany to fight on multiple fronts, which divided and weakened its military strength.

d)

They showed the effectiveness and safety of beach invasions, which led to more successful Allied invasions.

72.

Which United States government action was MOST similar to the goal shown in this poster?

a)

Institution of the draft by the Selective Service Act (1940)

b)

Rationing by the Office of Price Administration (1941)

c)

Aid to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Act (1941)

d)

Development of the Manhattan Project (1942)

73.

Which of the following is an example of how African Americans contributed to the war effort?

a)

African Americans served as airmen in integrated units.

b)

African Americans stayed at home caring for their families

c)

African Americans translated and broke codes for the war effort in the Pacific.

d)

African Americans were involved in all branches of the military but in segregated units.

74.
What was the big event that started WWII?
a)
invasion of Austria
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
invasion of Hungary
d)
invasion of Czechoslovakia 
75.
Where did WW2 take place? 
a)
Europe 
b)
The Pacific islands
c)
North Africa 
d)
All of the above 
76.
Where did Hitler take over?
a)
France
b)
Poland
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
All of the above
77.
To pay for the War the federal government sold? 
a)
Stocks 
b)
War bonds 
c)
Land 
d)
Silver/Gold 
78.
What was the purpose for victory gardens? 
a)
To help raise money for the War 
b)
To have enough food for soldiers overseas 
c)
to help support the large number of growing men in the U.S.
d)
to fight obesity and to eat healthier 
79.

Japanese forced U.S. and Filipino prisoners of war to undertake a 60 mile march through the jungle. Prisoners faced starvation, disease, and dehydration.

a)

Bootin Din March

b)

Butin Martyrs

c)

Bataan Death March

d)

Boston Death March

80.

Name one of the two atomic bombs

(a)  

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