WorksheetsU.S. History Unit 8 Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
When did World War II officially start?
Germany invaded Poland in September 1939
Soviet Union invaded Poland in September 1939
Japan invaded Manchuria in July 1937
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941
What famous quote did Franklin Roosevelt use to describe the Lend-Lease Act?
"a date that will live in infamy"
"the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
"lending a garden hose to a next-door neighbor whose house is on fire"
"we must be the great arsenal of Democracy"
What action did the United States take against Japan after Japan invaded Manchuria?
Embargo
Lend-Lease
Isolationism
Bushido
What famous quote did Franklin Roosevelt use to describe the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a)
What famous quote did Franklin Roosevelt use to describe the attack on Pearl Harbor?
"a date that will live in infamy"
"lending a garden hose to a next-door neighbor whose house is on fire"
"the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
"we must be the great arsenal of Democracy"
What is the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
September 7, 1938
September 7, 1939
December 7, 1940
December 7, 1941
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor using?
Submarines
Tanks
Airplanes
Soldiers
Germany declared war against the United States during World War II because?
it wanted to conquer the whole world
it had signed a treaty with Japan saying it would do so
it was tired of seeing the United States remain neutral
it had helped attack Pearl Harbor
America and its allies focused their efforts on defeating which country first?
Japan
Germany
Great Britain
Soviet Union
The military strategy called _______ was used by America during World War II in the Pacific theatre of the war. This strategy allowed America to slowly get closer and closer to Japan with military bases that would allow them to attack Japan from the air.
Leapfrogging
Sunshading
Island Hopping
Most American military resources were targeted against which country during World War II?
Japan
Soviet Union
Germany
Great Britain
Germany hoped to force Great Britain out of the war through a bombing campaign and ______ warfare in the Atlantic Ocean.
submarine
airplain
warship
Which resource was Germany hoping to gain control of when it invaded the Soviet Union?
Steel
Oil
Rubber
Man Power
Which country did Germany hope to defeat quickly?
Great Britain
Australia
Finland
Spain
In what country is Bataan located?
Australia
Phillipines
Indonesia
Wake Island
The Bataan Death March surprised Americans because the inhumane treatment of prisoners went against the rules found in the (a) .
Which of the following is not a reason why American and Filipino soldiers died during the Bataan Death March?
Japanese military was unprepared for the number of prisoners they captured
Japanese culture did not allow for surrender
Japanese soldiers were brutal
Not enough food and safe drinking water
Japanese Americans had a choice to enter the internment camp or return to Japan.
True
False
Which of the following is not a reason why the United States interned Japanese Americans at the start of World War II?
Anti-Japanese prejudice
Believed that Japanese Americans were aiding the enemy
Anger about Pearl Harbor surprise attack directed at Japanese Americans
Supreme Court ordered the internment of Japanese Americans
From what part of the country were Japanese Americans relocated to internment camps during World War II?
East Coast
West Coast
Gulf Coast
All over the country
Limiting individuals to certain amounts of goods, also known as (a) was used to maintain a supply of essential products for the war effort.
Which of the following does not describe how the United States mobilized its economic resources during World War II?
Economic
Military
Human
Communication
Who migrated to cities in search of jobs at war plants?
Women
men
African Americans
Women's Army Corp
Rosie the Riveter is an example of?
More African Americans entering the workforce
Citizens participating in rationing
Men being drafted into the military
More women participating in the workforce
Which battle was the turning point in Germany's fight against the Soviet Union?
El Alamein
D-Day
Stalingrad
VE-Day
General (a) commanded the allied invasion of Normandy.
The name for the group of African Americans who fought during World War II in a fighter airplane squadron nicknamed the "Red Tails" was the (a) Airmen.Tuskegee
Most African Americans who fought in World War II served in?
Fighter airplane squadrons
Combat units
Non-combat units
Amphibious assault units
Hispanic Americans mostly served in what kind of military unit during World War II?
Non-segregated units
Segregated units
Fighter airplane squadrons
Amphibious assault units
Which of the following was a reason why the Japanese could not break the code used by American Indians during World War II?
It was a written language
It was an oral language
They did not have any code breakers
They never captured a Navajo soldier
The ______ Code Talkers used their American Indian language as a military code during World War II?
Navajo
Cherokee
Cheyene
Shoshone
What comes next on the timeline? 1. Battle at Okinawa 2. Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima 3. ________________?
Japan surrenders
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Midway
The Miracle at _________ was the turning point of the Pacific theater during World War II.
Midway
Easter Island
Okinawa
Shikoku
Japanese soldiers and civilians would rather commit (a) than surrender.
Victory in this battle allowed the United States to begin its campaign of island hopping and removed the threat of invasion against Hawaii?
Midway
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Nagasaki
________ is the systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or cultural groups.
Genocide
Suicide
Kamikaze
The _______ was a genocide committed by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Genocide
Holocaust
Jews
What was the name of the plan Germany created to exterminate all Jews during World War II?
Jews
Holocaust
Final Solution
Getto
In the ________ Nazi leaders and others were convicted of war crimes.
Nuremberg Trials
Holocaust
Final solution
What led to increased demand for a Jewish homeland?
Ghettos
Final Solution
Holocaust
Nuremberg Trials
