WorksheetsUnit 6
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which characteristic finishes the map?
multiple political parties
freedom of speech
legislation passed by Congress
racial and political tolerance
Who were the 2 presidents during WW2?
Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover
Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft
Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower and John F Kennedy
Why didn't American join the war sooner
They wanted to remain Neutral
They weren't interested in fighting in a war
Thought it wouldn't effect them
What were cartoons with political meanings made during this time called?
Propaganda
Saturday Cartoons
They didn't exist
What happened after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor?
Germany invaded Poland.
The Allied Forces asked for help to land in Normandy.
Japan bombed Hawaii.
The US entered the war.
Which group of people did the Nazis MOST target during the Holocaust?
Jews
Gypies
People with disabilities
Polish
Why did Americans not want to get involved in the war?
Nationalism
Communists
Isolationalist
Senators
What were concentration camps?
Secret hiding places for where people hid from the Nazis.
Places where Japanese Americans were relocated.
Ghettos in which many Jews were forced to live.
Places where Jews and others were imprisoned and killed.
What was D-Day?
Parades were held all over Europe to celebrate the American Soldiers.
The Allies dropped atomic bombs on Germany.
The Allies began a massive surprise attack on German forces in France.
The Allies dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima, Japan.
What event led to the change in women's roles during this time?
They stayed home.
They were secretaries.
They worked in factories.
They were teachers.
What happened to the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
major battles were fought there
American troops were outnumbered and retreated
atomic bombs were dropped and led to V-J day
atomic bombs were dropped and led to V-E day
Who were the Axis powers?
Great Britain, France, and US
Germany, France, Japan
Italy, Germany, Great Britain
Japan, Germany, Italy
Who were the Allied Powers?
Great Britain, Soviet Union, US
Great Britain, Japan, US
Germany, France, US
Japan, Germany, Italy
What was the purpose of this flyer?
To encourage women to join the US Army
To encourage women to join the workforce
To encourage women to ration supplies like gas and coffee
What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
Tuskegee Airben
Secret Boom
Normandy
Complexity: L
What is the main purpose of propaganda?
to resolve disagreements without emotion
to influence the views of readers
to provide impartial information
to prevent one group from having an unfair advantage
Which belief drove the establishment of a totalitarian government in Japan?
loyalty to family and country
warrior tradition (militarism)
anti-Semitism (hatred for Jews)
communism an as economic system
According to the passage, which action completes the sequence diagram?
Jewish refugees made their way to the United States or to Israel
Jews controlled the government of Germany after WWI
Nazis rounded up Jewish people in conquered areas throughout Europe
Nazis began the war by invading Poland and quickly took control of Western Europe
Which of the following people did the following:
1. Secretary of State during WWII
2. Helped create the United Nations
3. Won the Noble Peace Prize
Alvin York
Cordell Hull
Harry Truman
George C. Marshall
Using the details from the chart, which group is being described?
Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors
Native Americans of the Great Plains
Residences of Hoovervilles
Japanese Americans
Which phrase best describes the attack on Pearl Harbor?
unexpected by the United States
meant to force the United States into war
planned for months
carried out by a small army
Which statement best explains how Oak Ridge, TN was involved in the war?
It had factories that helped make airplanes to drop bombs used in battle
it had a large workforce of women who helped make tanks used in war.
It provided part of the material that was used to help make the atomic bombs
It had a military base that helped to train fighter pilots who fought in battle
Which of the following is correctly describing Tennessean Cornelia Fort?
She was the first active-duty female pilot who died during World War II.
She was the head of a special nursing program in the Pacific theater of war
She made scientific advancements necessary in creating the atomic bomb
She worked with President Roosevelt to get equal pay to women working in factories
Which sentence completes the cause and effect diagram?
the government reduced its role as the leader of business
factories increased production of war supplies which ended unemployment
rationing of goods increased due to severe shortages of food
the unemployment rate increased as many people lost their jobs
