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WWII Test Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Drag and Drop the event that occurred on December 7, 1941 on to the timeline on the year 1941.

Executive Order 9066 signed
US signs the Lend Lease Act
Pearl Harbor Attacked
WWII Begins Abroad
WWII Ends
US Enters WWII
c
c)
2.

Drag and Drop the event that occurred in 1945 to that year on the timeline.

Executive Order 9066 signed
US signs the Lend Lease Act
Pearl Harbor Attacked by Japan
WWII Begins Abroad
US Drops Atomic Bombs
US Enters WWII
e
e)
3.

Which of the following terms best describes the US's position/stance at the beginning of WWII?

a)

Neutral/Isolated

b)

Fully engaged

c)

On the side of the Axis Powers

4.

Why did the US sign the Lend-Lease Act in early 1941?

a)

To provide weapons to countries who needed to defend themselves against the Axis Powers.

b)

To declare war against the Axis Powers and enter WWII.

c)

To buy weapons from other nations so that the US could be ready to fight.

d)

To fully equip military soldiers guarding Internment Camps.

5.

During what year did WWII begin abroad?

A
B
C
D
6.

Reorder the following events in chronological order:

a)

WWII begins abroad.

b)

US declares neutrality.

c)

Pearl Harbor Attacked by Japan.

d)

US drops atomic bomb.

e)

WWII Ends.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
7.

Which of the following best describes why the US had lower civilian deaths compared to other countries in WWII?

a)

Because war was taking place in other countries

b)

Because Pearl Harbor was attacked

c)

Because the US remained neutral during all of WWII

8.

After dropping the first ​ (a)   , the US dropped a second one. The US chose to drop the second one to force ​ (b)   to ​ (c)   unconditionally.

Choose from the below words
atomic bomb
Japan
surrender
chemical warfare
Germany
keep fighting
9.

Touch the point on the graph that shows the unemployment rate at its lowest during WWII.

A
B
C
D
10.

During what year did WWII end?

A
B
C
D
11.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
12.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
a)
Japan surrendering
b)
The atomic bombings
c)
Germany surrendering
d)
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
13.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
14.
Which of the following is NOT true about the United States during World War II?
a)
The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
b)
Factories produced war goods and  natural resources were rationed. 
c)
Most women stayed home to raise children and tend to their husbands.
d)
The Tuskegee Airmen helped the allies defeat the Axis powers.
15.
What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?
a)
island hopping
b)
total war
c)
Anaconda plan
d)
blockade
16.
What role did women  take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and  children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone 
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
17.
Who was Rosie the  Riveter?
a)
The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
b)
a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
c)
A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
d)
A famous pilot
18.
Leader of Italy during World War II.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Hitler
19.
Tuskegee Airmen were famous for
a)
Being African American pilots
b)
Being blind pilots
c)
Being able to fly faster than any pilots before them. 
d)
Being from a foreign nation and contracted by the United States. 
20.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
21.
Which reason best explains why the Navajo language was a good choice forcode-talking?
a)
Military terms were easily translated in it.
b)
The language was only spoken, not written.
c)
Most Americans were unfamiliar with it.
d)
Non-Navajos picked up the language quickly.
22.

Which Allied forces leader made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Stalin

b)

FDR

c)

Truman

d)

Churchill

23.
This battle on this tiny volcanic island was the only marine battle where American deaths outnumbered the Japanese. 
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Iwo Jima
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of Okinawa
24.
What country did Hitler invade that began WWII in Europe?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Poland
25.
When a country chose to remain neutral and stay out of the affairs of other countries
a)
Isolationism
b)
Propaganda
c)
Appeasement
d)
Rationing
26.
The secret part of the Non-Aggression Pact was...
a)
A conspiracy to unify Austria and Germany
b)
to divide Poland between Germany and Russia
c)
to expel Jews out of Europe
d)
to launch a surprise attack on Pear Harbor
27.
Total control of every part of people's lives:
a)
Democracy
b)
Totalatarian
c)
Socialism
d)
Constitutional Monarchy
28.
The Lend-Lease Act was Roosevelt’s way of getting arms to Britain without 
a)
the approval of the Supreme Court
b)
violating the Neutrality Acts
c)
declaring war on Japan
d)
an official treaty with the Allies
29.
Most of the Black pilots that served during the war were trained at the 
a)
Tuskegee Institute
b)
Pearl Harbor Air Base
c)
Dubois Training Facility
d)
Keeseler Air Force Base
30.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWII?

a)

Japanese expansionism

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

USSR invasion of Poland

d)

UK and France's appeasement

31.

Germany was unable to conquer Great Britain because the English Channel provided a natural barrier that protected Great Britain.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

How did the United Nations help Jewish survivors of the Holocaust?

a)

The UN helped survivors reclaim their homes

b)

The UN gave survivors money to move to other countries

c)

The UN built new homes for the survivors

d)

The UN split Palestine into an Arab state and Jewish state (Israel)

33.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was Japan's attempt to cripple US forces in the Pacific and keep the US out of WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which battle was the last battle of WWII in Europe?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

Battle of Berlin

d)

Battle of Britain

35.

Which battle helped the US president decide to drop the atomic bomb on Japan instead of invading via land?

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Okinawa

c)

Battle of Leyte Gulf

d)

Battle of Saipan

36.

The state of ​ (a)   was the site of the first atomic bomb test.

Choose from the below words
New Mexico
Tennessee
South Carolina
Washington (State)
37.

​ Why did the US distrust the USSR after WWII?

a)

The USSR resented the US delay in entering the war

b)

The US did not approve of Stalin's rule

c)

The US was worried about the spread of Communism.

38.

Which of the following set the precedent for international law?

a)

The Nuremberg Trials and the Tokyo War Crimes

b)

The dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan

c)

The formation of the United Nations and creation of Israel

d)

The Marshall Plan and the establishment of the Iron Curtain.

39.

A ​ (a)   was where enemies of the state were held and forced into labor, but a ​ (b)   was where Nazis exterminated large numbers of people.

Choose from the below words
concentration camp
death camp
40.

The ​ (a)   was the secret state police who investigated political attacks against the Nazis. The ​ (b)   was Hitler's personal security force. Both groups operated with very little supervision.

Choose from the below words
Gestapo
SS
41.

One major outcome of _________ was that the Allied Powers were able to gain a foothold on mainland Europe and liberate Northern France.

a)

D-Day

b)

VE - Day

c)

VJ - Day

d)

Memorial Day

42.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
43.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the 2 cities bombed with the Atomic bomb?
a)
True
b)
False
44.
What were the names of both bombs?
a)
Young boy and Old man
b)
Young man and Old boy
c)
Little boy and Fat man
45.
How many other wars used this weapon?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
2
d)
0
46.

The ​ (a)   divided the Western Bloc from the Eastern Bloc.

Choose from the below words
Iron Curtain
Democratic Police
Berlin Wall
Concentration Camps
47.

The ____ provided aid from the US to Europe.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Western Bloc

d)

Nuremburg Trials

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