WorksheetsWWII Study Guide
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did World War II affect women's roles in the military?
a)
Women were appointed to serve in military agencies, but were never made officers.
b)
Women were not allowed to enter the military, so they worked in factories and increased war production.
c)
Women were used as morale boosters at home and held fundraisers across the country.
d)
Women were assigned to vital noncombat services, such as delivering war planes.
2.
How did World War II affect the average working-class family?
a)
It gave them a sense of patriotism and caused them to work for lower wages.
b)
It devastated them with the loss of family members to the war.
c)
It created a new economic class that competed with the poor for resources.
d)
It brought them into the mainstream of society.
3.
What effect did World War II have on Americans' attitudes toward women in the workplace?
a)
It created the sense that women could not be relied upon to do manual labor.
b)
It became more acceptable and even desirable.
c)
It caused great concern that American values were worsening.
d)
It created tensions within minority communities who needed jobs.
4.
What problem was created by the rapid movement of large numbers of people to factory towns?
a)
how to provide housing for all of these people
b)
how to pay these workers a fair wage
c)
how to prevent riots over food shortages
d)
how to ration fuel in factory towns to help the war effort
5.
What was the ultimate fear during the Red Scare?
a)
that Soviet spies were crossing into the U.S. from Canada
b)
that the Soviets might gain ground in Asia
c)
that Communists would overthrow the U.S. government
d)
that Stalin would invade Europe
6.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
the plan to use napalm in order to firebomb Japan
b)
the Japanese conference in which Hirohito agreed to surrender
c)
the U.S. strategy in the South Pacific
d)
the U.S.'s secret program to build an atomic bomb
7.
What two factors convinced Emperor Hirohito of Japan to surrender to the U.S.?
a)
The U.S. concession that he would remain in power and the fear of the atomic bomb
b)
the use of the atomic bomb on Japan and the Soviets entering the war
c)
the capture of Iwo Jima and the firebombing of Tokyo
d)
the immense casualties of the war and the loss of public support
8.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
c)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
9.
Why was the United Nations (UN) created?
a)
to replace the League of Nations and include the United States
b)
to try Nazi war criminals
c)
to investigate the finances of German businesses
d)
to mediate disputes with the Soviet Union
10.
World War II alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Triple Entente
d)
Griffindor
11.
What was the unintended result of the Yalta Conference?
a)
England became economically responsible for Europe's recovery from the war.
b)
Stalin became enamored with capitalist ideas.
c)
The decisions made there would lead to the Cold War.
d)
Roosevelt caught pneumonia and died in office.
12.
The increasing tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union would be called
a)
the Ideological Struggle.
b)
the Cold War.
c)
the Yalta Conference.
d)
the Tehran Agreements.
13.
What became the U.S. policy towards communism after World War II?
a)
negotiation
b)
acceptance
c)
aggression
d)
containment
14.
What was the Marshall Plan?
a)
The U.S. pumped billions of dollars into Western Europe to help struggling economies.
b)
The U.S. gave millions of dollars to governments trying to break away from communism.
c)
The U.S. created zones in Germany to prevent it from gaining power again.
d)
The U.S. entered Korea to stop Soviet aggression.
15.
What Soviet action spurred the Korean War?
a)
They set up a Communist government in South Korea.
b)
They got China to invade Korea.
c)
They armed the North Koreans, who then attacked South Korea.
d)
They took possession of North Korea.
16.
What prompted the Red Scare?
a)
A Soviet submarine was spotted in the Atlantic Ocean near New York City.
b)
A defecting Soviet agent revealed plans for the Soviets to infiltrate American society.
c)
Several Communists in Chicago began firebombing businesses.
d)
The Korean War had caused a fear of communism.
17.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
a group of female airplane manufacturers who produced more airplanes than any other group
b)
a group of Hispanic pilots who conducted raids over Germany to stop military production there
c)
a squadron of African American pilots who flew 200 missions without a single casualty
d)
the largely untrained air forces who flew brave missions over Europe
18.
How many Atomic bombs were dropped on Japan?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
When did WWII start and end?
a)
1939-1945
b)
1941-1945
c)
1939-1942
d)
1942-1945
20.
Who was the dictator of the Nazi party during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Hirohito
c)
Benito Musselini
d)
Joseph Stalin
21.
Who was the dictator of the fascist party in Italy during WWII?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Hirohito
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
22.
Who was the leader of Japan during WWII?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Benito Musselini
d)
Adolf Hitler
23.
Who was the dictator of the U.S.S.R during WWII?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Musselini
d)
Hirohito
24.
What was the U.S. strategy in the Pacific to reach Japan?
a)
allying with Korea
b)
island-hopping
c)
air bombing
d)
invading through China
25.
U.S. naval base in Hawaii attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941.
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Diamond Harbor
c)
New York Harbor
d)
Boston Harbor
26.
What country were the atomic bombs dropped on?
a)
Japan
b)
Germany
c)
USA
d)
U.S.S.R
27.
What was the name of the Atomic Bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki?
a)
Fat Man
b)
Little Boy
c)
Drummer Boy
d)
Prince Charming
28.
A city in Japan where the United States dropped the SECOND atomic bomb
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Tokyo
d)
Osaka
29.
A city in Japan where the United States dropped the FIRST atomic bomb
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Tokyo
d)
Osaka
30.
Which countries were members of the Allied Powers?
a)
Great Britain, United States and France
b)
Germany, Italy and Japan
c)
Italy, France and Canada
d)
United States, Germany and Japan
31.
Which countries were members of the Axis Powers?
a)
United States, Germany and Japan
b)
Germany, Italy and Japan
c)
Switzerland, Great Britain and Spain
d)
Soviet Union, France and Great Britain
32.
What happened to Japanese Americans after the bombing at Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japanese Americans were accepted by everyone.
b)
Japanese Americans moved to Japan.
c)
Japanese Americans were forced to relocate to internment camps.
d)
Japanese Americans were sent to concentration camps in Poland.
33.
Why did President FDR send Japanese Americans to internment camps?
a)
He was worried Japanese Americans would side with the United States.
b)
Fear of Japanese Americans supporting Japan after the Pearl Harbor attack.
c)
To train Japanese Americans for the military.
d)
To protect Japanese Americans from the war.
34.
the Nazi program of exterminating Jews and undesirables under Hitler
a)
The Yalta Conference
b)
The Black Hand
c)
Nuremberg Trials
d)
The Holocaust
35.
What was the name of the Atomic Bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?
a)
Fat Man
b)
Little Boy
c)
Drummer Boy
d)
Prince Charming
36.
What was the purpose of the Yalta Conference?
a)
to make postwar decisions about how to handle Germany and its colonies
b)
to accept peace terms from Germany and Japan
c)
to plan an Allied invasion of the Soviet Union
d)
to force Stalin to keep his promises
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