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World War II Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the 1939 Neutrality Act allow the U.S. to do during WWII while remaining neutral?

a)

Lend military equipment to countries vital to the defense of U.S.

b)

Sell materials/arms

c)

Pay cash and send ships to get materials

d)

Place Japanese Americans in Internment Camps

2.

What was the purpose of the Lend Lease Act?

a)

To sell materials/arms during WWII and still stay neutral

b)

To allow Allies to pay cash and send ships to get materials

c)

To lend military equipment to countries vital to the defense of U.S.

d)

To regulate production and allocation of materials and fuel

3.

Which naval base in Hawaii was attacked by Japan during WWII?

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Nagasaki & Hiroshima

d)

European Theater

4.

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?

a)

It was one of the final battles in the European Theater

b)

It was the turning point of the Pacific Theater

c)

It was the secret project to build the atomic bomb

d)

It was the operation where Allies invaded Nazi Occupied Normandy, France

5.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

The operation where Allies invaded Nazi Occupied Normandy, France

b)

The secret project to build the atomic bomb

c)

The union for black car porters led by A. Philip Randolph

d)

The battle that led to the end of the war in Europe

6.

Which two Japanese cities were attacked by the U.S. dropping an Atomic Bomb during WWII?

a)

Pearl Harbor & Midway

b)

Manhattan & Berlin

c)

Nagasaki & Hiroshima

d)

Normandy & Berlin

7.

Who was "Rosie the Riveter"?

a)

A union for black car porters led by A. Philip Randolph

b)

A Japanese American placed in Internment Camps in U.S. during WWII

c)

A fictional ideal woman in the workforce during WWII

d)

The leader of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

8.

What was the role of A. Philip Randolph during WWII?

a)

He led the Manhattan Project

b)

He was a fictional ideal man in the workforce

c)

He led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and fought to end discrimination in defense industries

d)

He regulated production and allocation of materials and fuel

9.

What was the purpose of Japanese Internment during WWII?

a)

To place Japanese Americans in Internment Camps in U.S.

b)

To attack Japanese cities with atomic bombs

c)

To lend military equipment to countries vital to the defense of U.S.

d)

To regulate production and allocation of materials and fuel

10.

Which case upheld the constitutionality of Japanese Internment Camps?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Korematsu v. United States

d)

Marbury v. Madison

11.

Which one was the final battle in the European Theater?

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Atlanta

c)

Battle of Berlin

d)

Battle of France

12.

Which union allowed for black porters led by A. Phillip Randolph?

a)

Brotherhood of Sleeping Porter Cars

b)

AFL

c)

Knights of Labor

d)

UWA

13.

Which program regulated production and allocation of materials and fuel?

a)

Conservation Civilian Corps

b)

War Production Board

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

d)

Federal Emergency Relief Act

14.

In Which Theater was World War II fought in Europe?

a)

Pacific Theater

b)

AMC Theater

c)

European Theater

d)

Atlantic Theater

15.

In Which Theater was World War II battles fought in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

European Theater

b)

Pacific Theater

c)

Atlantic Theater

d)

AMC Theater

16.

Which allied invasion occurred on Nazi occupied Normandy, France?

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Berlin

c)

D Day-Operation Overlord

d)

Battle of Yorktown

17.

Which program allowed Allies to pay cash and send ships to get materials?

a)

Lend Lease act

b)

Cash and Carry

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Truman Doctrine