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World War II Unit Review WVHS

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The U.S. military strategy that brought them closer to Japan was called ________.

a)

guerrilla warfare

b)

Leap frogging

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Blitzkrieg

2.

The ______ allowed the U.S. president to aid American Allies during the war.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Neutrality Acts

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Lend-Lease Act

3.

What was the name of the secret assignment to create the atom bomb?

a)

the New York Project

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

the Manhattan Project

d)

Operation Barbarossa

4.

Great Britain and France adopted a policy of ______ to deal with Hitler.

a)

Appeasement

b)

Tolerance

c)

Indifference

d)

Isolation

5.

After the battle of _______ the Japanese navy was unable to launch anymore offensive operations.

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Okinawa

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Midway

6.

What was the goal of the D-Day invasion?

a)

open up a new front in the East to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union

b)

push the Italians out of Africa

c)

open up a second front in Europe and liberate France

d)

force the Japanese to surrender

7.

The city where Germany set up a "puppet state" after conquering France

a)

Paris

b)

Vichy

c)

Normandy

d)

Dunkirk

8.

What actions did the Western Allies take that caused Japan to attack the U.S.?

a)

the U.S. demanded the Japanese leave Manchuria

b)

the U.S. occupied Okinawa

c)

the U.S. condemned German aggression in Europe

d)

the U.S. banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan

9.

The image here is what was the city of Hiroshima looked like after June 6th. Which choice below was used to justify Truman's decision to drop the Atomic bomb?

a)

He was racist against Asians & had no sympathy for them

b)

He was trying to lessen American casualties that a land invasion may have resulted in

c)

He felt our Navy wasn't strong enough to defeat Japan

d)

He wanted to defeat Japan quickly to focus on the Nazis

10.

Which of the following would agree with the image seen here?

a)

Isolationist

b)

Interventionist

c)

Nativist

d)

Internationalist

11.

Which of these was a group of people persecuted by the Germans during the Holocaust? (Careful! This one has multiple correct answers!)

a)

Jewish

b)

Homosexuals

c)

Leading Intellectuals

d)

Disabled

12.

Why did the Allies attack through Normandy beach (D-Day)

a)

to enter Western Europe and corner Hitler

b)

to enter Eastern Asia and corner Hitler

c)

to eliminate Stalin

d)

to help the Nazi Army

13.

What was the result of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

a)

Nothing happened

b)

It led to the surrender of Russia and Germany

c)

It led to the surrender of Japan

d)

None of the above

14.

Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the war in the Pacific?

a)

Both sides realized that there was no hope for victory and came to peace

b)

Heavy Japanese losses allowed the Allies to begin re-taking the Pacific

c)

It was a huge loss for America

d)

None of the above

15.

What was the reason that Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor?

a)

The Japanese were insulted by the Hull Note.

b)

The Japanese wanted to be a dominate world power

c)

They believed it would keep the United States out of the war.

d)

The Japanese wanted to show Hitler how powerful they were

16.

How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Rearmed Germany

b)

Sent troops into Rhineland and also Annexed Austria

c)

Took the Sudetenland and Poland

d)

All of the above

17.

What year did the United States enter World War II?

a)

1939

b)

1940

c)

1941

d)

The US never joined

18.

Which country was NOT one of the Allied Powers?

a)

Germany

b)
Great Britain
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
19.
Who was the United States President at the end of WWII?
a)
FDR
b)

Truman

c)
Hoover
d)
Coolidge
20.
What was V-E day?
a)
The day Japan surrendered
b)
The day Italy surrendered
c)
The day Germany surrendered
d)
The day the United States surrendered
21.
What side was the Soviet Union on?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
22.
Who invaded Poland on September 1, 1939?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
23.
What happened on December 7, 1941?
a)
Germany invaded Poland
b)
Italy invaded Africa
c)
Japan bombed the US Pearl Harbor
d)
Japan invaded China
24.
What was D-Day?
a)
Allied forces attacked Japan
b)
Allied forces attacked Midway
c)
Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy
d)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
25.
This was when the Jews were forced into concentration camps or death camps.
a)
Hitlervilles
b)
Nazi camp
c)

Holocaust

d)
Germany 
26.
What was V-J day?
a)
Germany surrendered
b)
Japan surrendered
c)
Italy surrendered
d)
Russia surrendered
27.

The act of giving in to an aggressor is known as what?

a)

Appeasement

b)

Holocaust

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Non-Aggression Pact

28.

Germany used this type of warfare to overwhelm Poland, The Netherlands, Denmark, and France.

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

The Blitz

c)

Total War

d)

Island Hopping

29.

The British evacuated 300,000 troops from this city, saving them from the Nazi army.

a)

Dunkirk

b)

Normandy

c)

Hamburg

d)

Berlin

30.

The Nazis heavily bombed British cities, including London, in an event known as what?

a)

The Blitz

b)

Blitzkreig

c)

Operation Barbarossa

d)

D-Day

31.

In 1941, the Nazis invaded this country, breaking their Non-Aggression Pact.

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italy

d)

United States

32.

The mass killing of 6 million Jews in Extermination Camps was known as what?

a)

Holocaust

b)

Blitzkreig

c)

Anschluss

d)

Operation Barbarossa

33.

He was the leader of the United States during (most of) WWII.

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

34.

The Soviets defeated the Nazis at this battle, a turning point in the war in Eastern Europe.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Midway

c)

El Alamein

d)

Battle of the Bulge

35.

The US strategy in the Pacific to get close to Japan was called what?

a)

Island Hopping

b)

D-Day

c)

Total War

d)

Scorched Earth Policy

36.

Information that is used to promote a specific political cause or agenda is called ____________.

a)

Genocide

b)

Propaganda

c)

Appeasement

d)

Libel

37.

The Nazis passed several laws that limited the rights of Jewish people, called the __________.

a)

Nuremberg Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Neutrality Laws

d)

Dachau Laws

38.

Which event is considered one of the worst wartime atrocities in history?

a)

The Siege of Leningrad

b)

The Battle of the Bulge

c)

The Rape of Nanking

d)

The Battle of Berlin