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Emerging as a World Power

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who gave the speech with these words - a date which will live in infamy

a)

President Woodrow Wilson

b)

President Dwight D Eisenhower

c)

President Franklin D Roosevelt

d)

President Theodore Roosevelt

2.

These countries were part of the Allied Powers in World War 2

a)

United Kingdom

b)

France

c)

Sweden

d)

United States

e)

Soviet Union

3.

Nazis took Jews from their homes and first placed them in

a)

France

b)

ghettos

c)

upscale hotels

d)

military bases

4.

What battle took place here?

a)

D-Day

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

V-E day

5.

What two countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World War II?

a)

Japan and India

b)

Japan and The Soviet Union

c)

Japan and China

d)

Turkey and Greece

6.

These countries were part of the Allied Powers in World War 2

a)

United Kingdom

b)

France

c)

Sweden

d)

United States

e)

Soviet Union

7.

What was the name of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to end the Depression?

a)

The Harlem Renaissance

b)

The New Deal

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

The Great Migration

8.

"Hooverville's" were named after...

a)

President Herbert Hoover

b)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

President Theodore Roosevelt

d)

President Donald Trump

9.

Which of the following trends during the 1920s set the stage for the Great Depression?

a)

Americans building up personal debt

b)

Banks making lots of very safe loans

c)

Americans refusing to play the stock market

d)

A lack of developed farmland in the Midwest and Great Plains

10.

October 29, 1929 was known as _____ after the prices of stocks fell sharply.

a)

Black Tuesday

b)

Black Wednesday

c)

Black Thursday

d)

Black Friday

11.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
December 14, 1971
12.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China
13.
Japanese leaders needed to ____ the US because of the lack of supplies.  
a)
weaken
b)
strengthen
c)
avoid
d)
talk with
14.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise to the US. 
a)
true
b)
false
15.
How long was the attack?  
a)
2 days
b)
2 minutes
c)
2 hours
d)
2 years
16.
Who was the US President at the time of Pearl Harbor?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Bill Clinton
17.
What cities did the US attack in Japan in 1945?  
a)
Hiroshima and Hawaii
b)
Hiroshima and Tokyo
c)
Tokyo and Nagasaki
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
18.
What happened to the battleship that was bombed? 
a)
It was made into a memorial
b)
It was never found
c)
It was destroyed
d)
It was repaired and is in use
19.
President Roosevelt said December 7, 1941 was a day that will live in 
a)
infirmary
b)
infamy
c)
infamous
d)
informal
20.

In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:

a)

Bombing of Normandy

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Bombing of England

d)

Bombing of London.

21.

On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers

a)

invaded Japan to defeat the Japanese

b)

attacked Pearl Harbor

c)

invaded the beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out

22.

Who was the president who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

President Truman

b)

President Roosevelt

c)

President Eisenhower

23.

German leader who led the Nazi Party

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Hirohito

d)

Joseph Stalin

24.

What was the alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II called?

a)

axis powers

b)

Nazi powers

c)

allied powers

d)

rationing

25.

Which country was invaded which caused France and Great Britain to declare war?

a)

Poland

b)

Spain

c)

The United States

d)

China

26.

On June 6, 1944, Allied troops arrived onshore at Normandy and surprised the Germans. This operation was known as

a)

V Day

b)

VJ Day

c)

D day

27.

What happened in the battle of Iwo Jima?

a)

Japanese troops captured thousands of Allied troops in the Pacific.

b)

Allied bombers destroyed most of Japan's naval fleet.

c)

Allied troops captured an island in Japan.

d)

Allied bombers sank most of the Allied ships in the Pacific.

28.

The German invasion of which nation caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

a)

Austria

b)

Poland

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Belgium

29.

Rosie the Riveter symbolized

a)

the suffering of US citizens forced to live in internment camps

b)

women who went to work to support the war effort

c)

rationing

d)

women in armed forces during WWII

30.

The United States entered World War II in response to

a)

Hitler seizing power in Germany.

b)

Hitler's troops invading Poland

c)

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Japan and Germany signing an alliance

31.

Which country struggled economically in the 1920s because of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

USA

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

France

32.

Who was the dictator of Germany?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Emperor Hirohito

33.

Hitler and the Nazis persecuted (punished) the __________, because the Nazis believed the Aryans (white Germans) were a superior race.

a)

British

b)

Americans

c)

Jews

d)

Muslims

34.

What country did Germany invade that caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

a)

Spain

b)

Austria

c)

Poland

d)

USA

35.

Who becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1940 and leads the British during the war?

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Winston Churchill

36.

What was the main cause of World War II to start?

a)

Germans sunk a passenger ship

b)

Bombing of Iwo Jima

c)

Aggressive dictators in Japan, Germany and Italy

d)

Germany wanted land

37.

What did this poster mean during World War II?

a)

Army

b)

buildings

c)

housework

d)

women doing the jobs of the men

38.

What happens to the price of goods when the demand did not increase and we have made an abundance of consumer goods?

a)

items go state

b)

Prices decreased

c)

prices skyrockets

d)

price stays the same

39.

Dwight D Eisenhower

a)

WWII military leader

b)

Civil War General

c)

Hero

d)

President during Great Depression

40.

President Franklin Roosevelt is known for his leadership

a)

Roaring Twenties

b)

Great Depression

c)

Crash of the stock market

d)

Civil War

41.

There were many songs made during the Great Depression? What were these songs made about?

a)

homeless

b)

fighting in the war

c)

starvation

d)

not having jobs

42.

The 442nd Regiment was assembled during what war?

a)

Civil War

b)

American Revolution

c)

World War 2

d)

World War 1

43.

The Tuskegee Airmen volunteered to be the first group of —

a)

African American pilots to serve in the Second World War

b)

pilots to drop atomic bombs on Japan

c)

African American code breakers stationed in the Pacific

d)

pilots to land on the beaches of Normandy

44.

Based on the information in the song, the conditions of the Dust Bowl led some people to —

a)

move away looking for jobs

b)

buy abandoned farmhouses

c)

start new businesses

d)

travel on vacation to visit relatives

45.

The 442nd Infantry Regiment which fought during the Second World War was a unique group. This group was mostly made up of —

a)

women pilots

b)

African Americans

c)

Japanese Americans

d)

code breakers

46.

Which event on the time line ended the Second World War?

a)

Germany invades Poland

b)

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

c)

US drops atomic bomb on Japan

d)

Allies invade German-controlled France (DDay)