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World War II Vocabulary Pre-Test

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

World war that started in Europe but spread to most of the world; lasted from 1939 to 1945 -

a)
Korean War
b)
World War I
c)
Vietnam War
d)
World War II
2.

Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States during World War II - _______

a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Central Powers
d)
Triple Entente
3.

Italy, Germany, and Japan during World War II - _________

a)
Entente Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allies
d)
Axis powers
4.

Form of government that has only one leader and one political party; the leader has absolute power to rule the nation - _________

a)
Democracy
b)
Anarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Dictatorship
5.

Leader of the Nazi Party and dictator of Germany around the time of World War II - ________

a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Benito Mussolini
6.

Leader of the Fascist Party and the dictator of Italy in the World War II era - _________

a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Winston Churchill
7.

Communist dictator of the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953 - ________

a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Vladimir Putin
8.

System of government under the leadership of a strong dictator who exerts total control over the economy and society - _______

a)
Socialism
b)

Fascism

c)
Anarchy
d)
Democracy
9.

From of fascism, but instead of simply promotion national identity, it promotes ethnic identity - _________

a)
internationalism
b)

nazism

c)
multiculturalism
d)
globalism
10.

Third Reich, the third empire, referred to - ____________

a)
Medieval England
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Nazi Germany
d)
Ancient Rome
11.

A U.S. policy to sell goods to belligerent nations (countries at war) as log as they paid cash and picked up the materials in their own ships - ____________

a)
Cash and Carry policy
b)
Loan and Lease policy
c)
Barter and Exchange policy
d)
Credit and Deliver policy
12.

A program that replaced the cash-and-carry policy, openly provided arms and supplies to the Allies without requiring payment - ____________

a)
Buy-Sell
b)
Trade-Exchange
c)
Lend-Lease
d)
Loan-Grant
13.

Series of laws intended to keep the United States out of international conflicts by restricting the sale of war materials to belligerent nations - _________

a)
International Peace Regulations
b)
Conflict Avoidance Laws
c)
Neutrality Acts
d)
War Prevention Acts
14.

Government's policy of not interfering with other countries - _________

a)
Non-interventionism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Non-interference
d)
Interventionism
15.

Law that authorized the president to lower tariffs for nations that agreed to do the same - ________

a)
Unilateral Trade Agreements Act (1932)
b)
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act (1934)
c)
Nonreciprocal Trade Agreements Act (1940)
d)
Bilateral Trade Agreements Act (1928)
16.

Introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) to promote trade with Latin American countries by agreeing to not intervene in their affairs - ________

a)
Great Uncle Policy
b)
Kind Neighbor Policy
c)
Friendly Neighborhood Policy
d)
Good Neighbor Policy
17.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's State of the Union address on January 6, 1941 that laid the groundwork for the people of America to accept the need to prepare for war - ________

a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Gettysburg Address
d)
Four Freedoms speech
18.

Battle that stopped the German advance into Russia; a turning point in WWII - ________

a)
Battle of Moscow
b)
Battle of Leningrad
c)
Battle of Berlin
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
19.

Lightening war; tactic used by the Germans to quickly take territory - ________

a)
Thunderstorm
b)
Slowpoke
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Gentle breeze
20.

The agreement made by France and England on September 30, 1938, to give Adolf Hitler the German-speaking part of Czechoslovakia - _________

a)
Berlin Agreement
b)
Vienna Agreement
c)
Rome Agreement
d)
Munich Agreement
21.

Agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union made in August of 1939 not to attack each other and a secret agreement to divide Poland between them - _________

a)
Stalin-Hitler Agreement
b)
Berlin-Moscow Pact
c)
Nazi-Soviet Treaty
d)

German-Soviet

Non-agression Pact

22.

A technology that uses radio waves to detect objects before they can be seen - ___________

a)
Radar
b)
GPS
c)
Lidar
d)
Sonar
23.

A technology that uses sound waves to locate underwater objects such as submarines - ________

a)
GPS
b)
Lidar
c)
Sonar
d)
Radar
24.

Policy of giving in to keep the peace - ______

a)
Confrontation
b)
Resistance
c)
Aggression
d)
Appeasement
25.

The British technology of using sound waves to detect underwater objects, which is equivalent to what Americans call SONAR (sound navigation ranging) - _________

a)

ASDIC

b)
GPS
c)
Lidar
d)
Radar
26.

Places where political prisoners, ethnic rejects, social rejects, disabled individuals, and prisoners of warfare (POW) were sent to live as slave laborers while enduring harsh and inhuman treatment, often until their death - _________

a)
luxury resorts
b)
concentration camps
c)
summer camps
d)
theme parks
27.

In 1942, the Nazis decided the "final solution" to rid the Jews was to convert concentration camps into - _______

a)
Rehabilitation centers
b)

Concentration camps

c)

Extermination (death) camps

d)
Retirement homes
28.

Developed by Adolf Hitler in which the Germans took food from the Soviets to feed the German military and citizenry aiding in many dying of starvation - _______

a)
The Hunger Plan
b)
The Nourishment Plot
c)
The Satiety Scheme
d)
The Fullness Strategy
29.

The Atlantic Charter was - _________

a)

an agreement and policy between FDR and W. Churchill in August 1941 regarding how a post-war should look

b)

a famous novel written by an American author explaining the horrors of the Holocaust

c)
a treaty signed between the United States and Germany
d)
a type of ship used in the Battle of the Atlantic
30.

The date that the Japanese attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor - _________

a)

November 11, 1941

b)
July 4, 1776
c)
September 11, 2001
d)
December 7, 1941
31.

Draft of young men for military service; also, the first peacetime draft in U.S. history - _________

a)
Peaceful Service Act of 1940
b)
Random Military Draft
c)
Youthful Recruitment Act
d)

Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

32.

Refusing to ship materials to another country - ________-

a)
import
b)
export
c)
embargo
d)
sanction
33.

American Volunteer Group (AVG) - _____________

a)
A group of volunteer pilots who fought in China during World War II
b)
A group of volunteer musicians who entertained troops in China during World War II
c)
A group of volunteer chefs who cooked for soldiers in China during World War II
d)
A group of volunteer doctors who provided medical care in China during World War II
34.

Flying Tigers - _________

a)
American Volunteer Group
b)
French Foreign Legion
c)
British Royal Air Force
d)
German Luftwaffe
35.

The site of a major U.S. naval base located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii - ________

a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Waikiki Beach
c)
Diamond Head
d)
Mauna Kea
36.

The label on the inside of military uniforms was stamped as this referring to what servicemen of WWII were often called - _______

a)
S.I.
b)
M.I.
c)
G.I.
d)
R.I.
37.

Military operations characterized by a coordinated attack from land, sea, and air; troops invading hostile shores are supported by air and navy forces - _______

a)

Amphibious landing

b)
Land invasion
c)
Naval blockade
d)
Aerial bombardment
38.

Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944; also known as the Normandy Invasion - _________

a)

France Invasion

b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)

V-E Day

d)

D-Day

39.

The first place the United States sent troops where they defeated Germans and Italians on the way to an Italian invasion; considered a turning point in the war on November 8, 1942 - __________

a)

Portugal

b)

Sicily

c)

Spain

d)

North Africa

40.

Victory in Europe Day, which was May 8, 1945; Celebrated as the day the war in Europe was over - ______

a)
Peace in Europe Day
b)

V-E Day, known as Victory in Europe Day

c)
Defeat in Europe Day
d)
Surrender in Europe Day
41.

The last major German offensive on the Western Front was on December 16, 1944, which was an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory - ______

a)
The French Revolution
b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Bataan Death March

42.

Forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war (POWs) by the Japanese - ______

a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Pearl Harbor Attack
c)
Bataan Death March
d)
Doolittle Raid
43.

A turning point battle in 1942 where the Japanese advance was turned back - ______

a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of Normandy
44.

U.S. tactic in the Pacific; skipping heavily fortified islands in order to invade and set up bases on less defended ones - _______

a)
Island hopping
b)
Fortress jumping
c)
Island skipping
d)
Beach hopping
45.

Person who is held captive and often given severe mistreatment by a belligerent power during or immediately following an armed conflict - _______

a)

prisoner of nations

b)
prisoner of war
c)

prisoner of enemy

d)

prisoner of death

46.

Top secret military unit formed in 1944 that often consisted of artists, designers, radio operators, engineers, etc. to conduct deceptive missions to mislead the enemy - _______

a)
The Specter Squad
b)
The Phantom Division
c)
The Apparition Battalion
d)
The Ghost Army
47.

WWII federal agency that set maximum prices for consumer goods during the war and rationed certain consumer goods - _______

a)
War Price Regulation Bureau (WPRB)
b)
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
c)
Consumer Price Control Agency (CPCA)
d)
Federal Goods Administration (FGA)
48.

WWII federal agency that coordinated the release of war information and recruited for the war effort - _______

a)
Department of Peace Information (DPI)
b)
Bureau of War Propaganda (BWP)
c)
Agency of Military Intelligence (AMI)
d)
Office of War Information (OWI)
49.

Conserving scarce resources for the war effort by limiting their distribution - _____

a)
hoarding
b)
abundance
c)
wasting
d)
rationing
50.

Loans from citizens to the government to fund the war effort - ________

a)
War bonds
b)

rationing

c)

War loans

d)

War funds

51.

WWII federal agency that was established to resolve problems between workers and their employers during the war - ________

a)
War Employment Agency
b)
Federal Labor Union
c)

War Labor Board (WLB)

d)

War Production Board (WPB)

52.

WWII federal agency that oversaw the transition from a peacetime economy to a war economy - _________

a)
War Production Board (WPB)
b)
Peaceful Production Committee (PPC)
c)
Federal Transition Board (FTB)
d)
War Economy Oversight Agency (WEOA)
53.

Revenue Act of 1942 - _____

a)

Legislation preventing employers from withholding more than required to help working families during WWII

b)

Major tax legislation proposed to United States Congress to pay for WWII, but it was denied to prevent Americans from going into another recession

c)

The tax legislation passed by United States Congress to aid American wives while their husbands and sons fought in WWII

d)

Major tax legislation passed by the United States Congress to pay for WWII, which increased the tax burden to working Americans

54.

An organization formed in 1942 that used direct methods, including marches, pickets, and sit-ins to press for African-American civil rights - _____

a)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
b)
Black Panthers
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
55.

Civil rights movement that stood for victory overseas against fascism and victory at home against racial discrimination - _____

a)
Single V Campaign
b)

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

c)
Double V Campaign
d)
Triple V Campaign
56.

The forced removal of Japanese-Americans from the West Coast to camps away from the coast - _______

a)
Japanese American internment
b)
Japanese American deportation
c)
Japanese American expulsion
d)
Japanese American relocation
57.

Supreme court ruling that the federal government could restrict civil rights for the sake of national security - _______

a)

Takao Ozawa v. United States,

b)

Kawakita v. United States

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Korematsu v. United States

58.

Native Americans who used their native Navajo language to transmit military communications during the war - ______

a)

Navajo Code Talkers

b)

Navajo Language Interpreters

c)
Communication Translators
d)

Navajo Military Message Decoders

59.

African American fighter pilots in World War II - _______

a)

African American Pilot League

b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)

African American Fighter Pilots

d)

Tuskegee Institute of Pilot Fighters

60.

U.S. Airforce program that used civilian women pilots, but were never considered members of the U.S. military - _______

a)
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
b)
Women Army Service Pilots (WASP)
c)
Women Navy Service Pilots (WASP)
d)
Women Marine Service Pilots (WASP)
61.

Popular form of dress for young Mexican-Americans during the 1940s - ________

a)
Zoot suit
b)
Kimono
c)
Tuxedo
d)
Sari
62.

Series of disturbances/riots that broke out during WWII when young Hispanics wearing Zoot suits were considered unpatriotic and were attacked by U.S. sailors - _______

a)

Zuit Jumpsuit Revolt

b)

Young Hispanic-American Zoot Riots

c)
Zoot Suit Riots
d)

Zoot Suit Uprising

63.

A new weapon built and used by the United States; introduced nuclear warfare and caused the Japanese to surrender in 1945 - __________

a)
Missile Launcher
b)
Biological Weapon
c)
Chemical Bomb
d)
Atomic Bomb
64.

Secret project by scientists in the United States to develop an atomic bomb - ________

a)

Washington DC Project

b)
Liberty Project
c)

Japanese Bomb Project

d)
Manhattan Project
65.

An Allied meeting to discuss the division of Germany and Berlin into four occupation zones and to discuss the arrest and trials of Nazi officials as war criminals - __________

a)
Potsdam Conference
b)
Geneva Conference
c)
Tehran Conference
d)
Yalta Conference
66.

"Victory over Japan" day when Japan formally surrendered to the Allies in WWII; celebrated September 2, 1945 in the United States -_________

a)
D-Day
b)
V-Day
c)
V-E Day
d)
V-J Day
67.

A meeting of the Allies at the Russian town of Yalta to discuss the defeat of the Nazis and to discuss plans for the joint occupation of Germany after the surrender - ________

a)
Moscow Assembly
b)
Paris Convention
c)
Yalta Conference
d)
Berlin Summit
68.

Crimes defined at the Nuremberg Trials as government-sponsored atrocities that target a specific group because of race, religion, or politics - _____

a)

Crimes against humanity

b)

genocide

c)

war crimes

d)

Crimes against peace

69.

The trials of Nazi leaders for war crimes; held in Nuremberg, Germany - ______

a)
Hamburg Trials
b)
Berlin Trials
c)
Nuremberg Trials
d)
Munich Trials
70.

Crimes defined at the Nuremberg trials as the mistreatment of prisoners of war (POW) or civilians by individuals during WWII - _________

a)

Crimes against humanity

b)

Nuremberg Trials

c)
War Crimes
d)

Crimes against peace

71.

The deliberate killing of a tribe or race - ________

a)
inclusion
b)

massacre

c)
genocide
d)
tolerance
72.

A multinational agreement on the definition of genocide and on punishable offenses - _______

a)
World Health Organization Convention on Genocide
b)

Genocide Convention/United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

c)
European Union Convention on Genocide
d)
International Criminal Court Convention on Genocide
73.

Multi-national agreement on the definition of human rights - ________

a)

Universal Human Rights Convention

b)

Human Rights National Allegiance

c)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

d)

Multi-national Policy of Human Rights

74.

An international organization that replaced the League of Nations; charged with keeping the peace and settling international disputes - __________

a)
World Health Organization
b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

United Nations (UN)

d)
European Union