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World War II Pacific

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the United States enter World War II?

2.

Which President gave the order to drop the Atomic Bomb? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ronald Reagan
3.

Which battle was the turning point in the war in the Pacific that led to an American victory? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Battle of Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day
Battle of Britain
4.

Who were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?

a)

Eisenhower and Truman

b)

FDR and Eisenhower

c)

Trump and Washington

d)

FDR and Truman

5.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

6.

Who was the emperor of Japan during WWII?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Emperor Kuzko

d)

Emperor Hirohito

7.
Who was the military leader of Japan during WWII?
a)
Charles De Gaulle
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Benito Mussolini
8.

An atomic bomb was dropped on which two places?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Nagasaki

d)

Iwo Jima

9.

American Commander in the Phillippines

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Chester Nimitz

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

George Patton

10.
The Battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa showed that the Japanese were willing to surrender and end the war. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What was the effect of the United States' use of atomic weapons in the war in the Pacific?
a)
The use of atomic weapons resulted in a massive "kamikaze"-style counter-offensive from the Japanese military.
b)
It gave the U.S. military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland Japan.
c)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Germany and stopped the Soviet Union from occupying Berlin.
d)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Japan and ended the Second World War.
12.
The American campaign to defeat the Japanese shown in the map above was known as
a)
island blitzkrieg
b)
shock and awe in the islands
c)
island hopping
d)
island trenching
13.

What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?

a)

direct involvement

b)

aid to Axis Powers

c)

supported Japan

d)

isolationism

14.

What did the Rosie cartoon encourage?

a)

For women to work factory jobs to support the war effort (defnese industries)

b)

That women are capable of some jobs but only if needed

c)

That women can do some jobs during war

d)

That women will only work if they get paid

15.

What was the purposeof the Japanese Internment camps?

a)

Capture Japanese soldiers that bombed Pearl Harbor?

b)

Detain Japanese Americans in case of Espionage or Treason

c)

Protect Americans from all the Japanese undercover soldiers

d)

Incarcerate Japanese soldiers in the Pacific

16.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

A secret plan to corner Hitler

b)

A secret plan to build atomic bombs

c)

A plan to invade Europe through Normandy

d)

the plan Hitler used to bomb London

17.

How did President Truman justify the use of Atomic Weapons?

a)

It was the only way to finish the war?

b)

Japan was going to bomb the U.S

c)

Diplomacy was the first attempt but Japan refused

d)

Pearl Harbor deserved quick revenge

18.

What were other reasons the War Productions Board used Propaganda?

a)

To get people to like the Nazi Party

b)

To get people to like the Japanese

c)

To prevent Espionage

d)

To promote consumerism

19.

What was the reason that Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor?

a)

The Japanese were insulted by the Hull Note.

b)

The Japanese wanted to be a dominate world power

c)

They believed it would keep the United States out of the war.

d)

The Japanese wanted to show Hitler how powerful they were

20.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union