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Dockery USII 7 WWII Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two Japanese cites were destroyed by atomic bombs?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Kyoto

2.

Select each of the leaders that were members of the Axis Powers during WWII.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3.

Select all of the following who were part of the Axis Powers during WWII

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

e)

France

4.
What country attacked the navy base pictured below on December 7, 1941? 
a)
Japan
b)
U.S.A.
c)
Soviet Union
d)
England 
5.

During the 1930's, American foreign policy emphasized neutrality, but this position changed when the United States began

a)

supplying weapons to Japan

b)

sending soldiers to Europe

c)

giving economic aid to the Allies

d)

firing on German warships

6.

Which event occurred on December 7, 1941?

a)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

The Battle of Britain

d)

The Battle of Midway

7.
How did American policy gradually change with the advancing of World War II? 
a)
 out of isolationism into direct involvement in the war
b)
 became more isolated from world events
c)
 refused economic aid to Allies
d)
became allies with Germany and stayed neutral
8.
What country attacked the navy base pictured below on December 7, 1941? 
a)
Japan
b)
U.S.A.
c)
Soviet Union
d)
England 
9.
What country attacked the navy base pictured below on December 7, 1941? 
a)
Japan
b)
U.S.A.
c)
Soviet Union
d)
England 
10.

Which type of political philosophy gave rise to dictators with total power, who denied other individuals freedoms?

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Anarchism

d)

Fascism

11.
This picture was taken in 1941. What is happening? 
a)
The Lusitania was sunk by Germany. 
b)
The USS Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor
c)
Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor. 
d)
9/11 terrorist attack
12.

How did American policy gradually change with the advancing of World War II?

a)

America was forced out of isolationism into direct involvement in the war.

b)

America became more isolated from world events.

c)

America refused economic aid to Allies.

d)

America became allies with Germany and stayed neutral.

13.

What style of government was run by Benito Mussolini in Italy where a dictator has absolute power and is usually characterized by extreme nationalism and racism.

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Fascism

d)

Radicalism

14.
Winston Churchill was to Great Britain as Joseph Stalin was to — 
a)
England
b)
U.S.A. 
c)
Soviet Union 
d)
Japan 
15.
 Which dictator is incorrectly matched to a country? 
a)
 Soviet Union — Joseph Stalin 
b)
Italy — Francisco Franco 
c)
Japan — Hideki Tojo
d)
Germany — Adolf Hitler 
16.

Select each of the following that were part of the Allied Powers during WWII.

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

Great Britain

e)

Italy

17.

Which battle was the major turning point in the war in Western Europe?

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Normandy (D-Day)

c)

The Battle of Britain

d)

Guadalcanal

18.
Where did you most likely live in 1890 if your parents worked in a factory like the one seen in the picture above?
a)
New York City
b)
Atlanta
c)
Chicago
d)
Philadelphia
19.

Which word means the act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression?

a)

Occupation

b)

Liberation

c)

surrender

d)

Blitzkreig

20.

Which battle was the major turning point in the war in Eastern Europe?

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Normandy (D-Day)

c)

Midway

d)

Battle of the Bulge

21.
A political system in which the government is more important than the individual, linked to racist belief in superiority, and demands complete obedience. 
a)
democracy 
b)
fascism 
c)
appeasement
d)
communism
22.

This group of American citizens would be rounded up and put into internment camps during WWII because of widespread belief that some of them were spies for the enemy.

a)

Germans

b)

Italians

c)

Russians

d)

Japanese

23.
"Nearly everybody goes to him for assistance of one sort or another...A philanthropist? Not at all. He is playing politics all the time."
What type of person is the quote referring to in 1905?
a)
A political candidate
b)
A political reformer
c)
A political activist
d)
A political boss
24.
What caused the United States to enter World War II in December, 1941? 
a)
The German invasion of Poland 
b)
Reports of the Holocaust in Germany 
c)
The dropping of an atomic bomb 
d)
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 
25.
Fascist dictators are Hitler, Tojo, and 
a)
Truman
b)
Mussolini 
c)
Churchill 
d)
Chamberlain