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Unit 6

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which characteristic finishes the map?

a)

multiple political parties

b)

freedom of speech

c)

legislation passed by Congress

d)

racial and political tolerance

2.

Who were the 2 presidents during WW2?

a)

Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover

b)

Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft

c)

Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman

d)

Eisenhower and John F Kennedy

3.

Why didn't American join the war sooner

a)

They wanted to remain Neutral

b)

They weren't interested in fighting in a war

c)

Thought it wouldn't effect them

4.

What were cartoons with political meanings made during this time called?

a)

Propaganda

b)

Saturday Cartoons

c)

They didn't exist

5.

What happened after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor?

a)

Germany invaded Poland.

b)

The Allied Forces asked for help to land in Normandy.

c)

Japan bombed Hawaii.

d)

The US entered the war.

6.

Which group of people did the Nazis MOST target during the Holocaust?

a)

Jews

b)

Gypies

c)

People with disabilities

d)

Polish

7.

Why did Americans not want to get involved in the war?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Communists

c)

Isolationalist

d)

Senators

8.

What were concentration camps?

a)

Secret hiding places for where people hid from the Nazis.

b)

Places where Japanese Americans were relocated.

c)

Ghettos in which many Jews were forced to live.

d)

Places where Jews and others were imprisoned and killed.

9.

What was D-Day?

a)

Parades were held all over Europe to celebrate the American Soldiers.

b)

The Allies dropped atomic bombs on Germany.

c)

The Allies began a massive surprise attack on German forces in France.

d)

The Allies dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima, Japan.

10.

What event led to the change in women's roles during this time?

a)

They stayed home.

b)

They were secretaries.

c)

They worked in factories.

d)

They were teachers.

11.

What happened to the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?

a)

major battles were fought there

b)

American troops were outnumbered and retreated

c)

atomic bombs were dropped and led to V-J day

d)

atomic bombs were dropped and led to V-E day

12.

Who were the Axis powers?

a)

Great Britain, France, and US

b)

Germany, France, Japan

c)

Italy, Germany, Great Britain

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

13.

Who were the Allied Powers?

a)

Great Britain, Soviet Union, US

b)

Great Britain, Japan, US

c)

Germany, France, US

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

14.

What was the purpose of this flyer?

a)

To encourage women to join the US Army

b)

To encourage women to join the workforce

c)

To encourage women to ration supplies like gas and coffee

15.

What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Tuskegee Airben

c)

Secret Boom

d)

Normandy

16.

Complexity: L

What is the main purpose of propaganda?

a)

to resolve disagreements without emotion

b)

to influence the views of readers

c)

to provide impartial information

d)

to prevent one group from having an unfair advantage

17.
During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat and gas. This is an example of
a)
rationing
b)
conservation
c)
government spending
d)
internment
18.
What are civilian grown gardens to reverse national food sources for the war effort?
a)
farm
b)
victory gardens
c)
barn
d)
Victory in Europe
19.
Posters like this encouraged people to buy war bonds in order to–
a)
Gain public support for the war
b)
Help finance the war 
c)
Create jobs 
d)
Recruit volunteers for the military
20.

Which belief drove the establishment of a totalitarian government in Japan?

a)

loyalty to family and country

b)

warrior tradition (militarism)

c)

anti-Semitism (hatred for Jews)

d)

communism an as economic system

21.

According to the passage, which action completes the sequence diagram?

a)

Jewish refugees made their way to the United States or to Israel

b)

Jews controlled the government of Germany after WWI

c)

Nazis rounded up Jewish people in conquered areas throughout Europe

d)

Nazis began the war by invading Poland and quickly took control of Western Europe

22.

Which of the following people did the following:

  1. 1. Secretary of State during WWII

  2. 2. Helped create the United Nations

  3. 3. Won the Noble Peace Prize

a)

Alvin York

b)

Cordell Hull

c)

Harry Truman

d)

George C. Marshall

23.

Using the details from the chart, which group is being described?

a)

Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors

b)

Native Americans of the Great Plains

c)

Residences of Hoovervilles

d)

Japanese Americans

24.

Which phrase best describes the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

unexpected by the United States

b)

meant to force the United States into war

c)

planned for months

d)

carried out by a small army

25.

Which statement best explains how Oak Ridge, TN was involved in the war?

a)

It had factories that helped make airplanes to drop bombs used in battle

b)

it had a large workforce of women who helped make tanks used in war.

c)

It provided part of the material that was used to help make the atomic bombs

d)

It had a military base that helped to train fighter pilots who fought in battle

26.

Which of the following is correctly describing Tennessean Cornelia Fort?

a)

She was the first active-duty female pilot who died during World War II.

b)

She was the head of a special nursing program in the Pacific theater of war

c)

She made scientific advancements necessary in creating the atomic bomb

d)

She worked with President Roosevelt to get equal pay to women working in factories

27.

Which sentence completes the cause and effect diagram?

a)

the government reduced its role as the leader of business

b)

factories increased production of war supplies which ended unemployment

c)

rationing of goods increased due to severe shortages of food

d)

the unemployment rate increased as many people lost their jobs