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WorksheetsUnit 9 Final Test
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
What event marked the beginning of World War II?
Invasion of Germany by Poland on September 1, 1939
Invasion of Poland by Germany on September 1, 1940
Invasion of Poland by Germany on September 1, 1939
Invasion of Germany by Poland on September 1, 1940
Which country did Germany invade in 1940, leading to the evacuation of British and French troops from Dunkirk?
Italy
France
Spain
Belgium
What was the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese?
December 7, 1941
December 7, 1942
December 7, 1939
December 7, 1940
Which event led to the United States officially entering World War II?
Battle of Gettysburg
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
Attack on Fort Sumter
What was the outcome of the Battle of Midway in 1942?
A crushing defeat for the United States
A decisive victory for the United States
A minor victory for Japan
A stalemate between the United States and Japan
What was the purpose of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944?
To negotiate a peace treaty with Germany
To test new military strategies
To open up a new front in Europe and liberate France from German occupation
To establish a German stronghold in France
What was the date of the unconditional surrender of Germany, marking the end of World War II in Europe?
May 8, 1944
May 8, 1945
May 7, 1945
May 7, 1944
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hank S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Henry T. Truman
This is a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied
Dictator
Democracy
Fascism
Totalitarianism
The U.S. tried to stay out of WWII by following the practice of:
nationalism
isolationism
militarism
imperialism
What was the name of the secret project that developed the atomic bomb?
Hudson Project
Truman Project
Truman Doctrine
Manhattan Project
Which battle was the turning point for the Allies in the war in the Pacific
Battle of Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Britain
Where was the first atomic bomb use as a weapon?
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshima, Japan
Nagasaki, Japan
Munich, Germany
Germany's "lightning war" was known as the
Luftwaffe
Blitzkrieg
Co-Prosperity Sphere
Sitzkrieg
What is the estimated Jewish death toll as a result of the attempted German genocide?
4 million
5 million
6 million
7 million
Who was the President of The United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Why did the Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba?
To counter the US missiles in France & Turkey
To counter the US missiles in Australia & South Korea
To counter the US missiles in Italy & Turkey
To counter the US missiles in Italy & France
What happened on October 16, 1962?
The Soviet Union bombed the United States
The Soviet Union learned that the United States had built missile sites in Turkey and Italy
The United States bombed the Soviet Union
The United States learned that the Soviet Union was building missile sites in Cuba
What was the Name of the American Spy Plane that Captured Photos of the Soviets planting nuclear missiles?
U-2 Spy Plane
D-2 Spy Plane
Z-2 Spy Plane
W-2 Spy Plane
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhal Gorbachav
Fidel Castro
The US secretly agreed to remove nuclear missiles near the USSR in what two countries?
Italy & France
Italy & Turkey
France & Turkey
France & Greece
Prevent ships from reaching there port
Prevent ships from transferring humanitarian aid
What countries were involved in the Bay of Pigs conflict?
The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)
Cuban Invasion
What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
What was the Ho Chi Minh trail?
a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.
a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.
the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.
a supply line used by South Vietnam.
What massacre happened that the US killed 450 women, children & elderly men causing a shock to the American people?
My Lai Massacre
Mi Tai Massacre
Tet Offensive
Rolling Thunder Massacre
The sustained bombing of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, ordered by Johnson in 1965
Domino Theory
Operation Rolling Thunder
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Tet Offensive
Gave the President expansive war powers
Operation Rolling Thunder
Domino Theory
Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Vietnam war prevented Lyndon B. Johnson from focusing on what agenda?
Johnson Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Which U.S. president escalated the conflict in Vietnam by sending in the first ground troops in 1964?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
John Bassilone
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Who was General MacArthur replaced by?
John F. Kennedy
Micheal Ridgeway
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Matthew Ridgeway
When did North Korean troops launch their unexpected attack on South Korea?
June 1950
July 1950
June 1951
July 1951
Who created the 38th Parallel
North and South Korea
US & Soviet Union
China & Japan
US & Russia
The goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to get rid of which communist leader?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro
None of the above
Which country became a closer friend of the Cuban government after the Bay of Pigs?
Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Cuban exiles were given a specific code name by the CIA what was the name?
Brigade 2605
Brigade 2506
Brigade 2650
Brigade 2560
What was the destination of Fulgencio Batista after fleeing Cuba from the start?
Spain
The Dominican Republic
Portugal
Mexico
After coming into power what major economic action did Fidel Castro take?
Privatized healthcare
Joined the European Union
Confiscated private land and American businesses
Implemented a free market system
Which country did Cuba sign a trade pact with after Castro's revolution?
The Soviet Union
The United States
France
Russia
How many died during the invasion of Cuba?
16
106
1006
10,006
What was the agreement to set the prisoners free?
$53 Million in baby food & medicine
$33 Million in baby food & medicine
$56 Million in baby food & medicine
$36 Million in baby food & medicine
Which government agency planned the invasion of Cuba?
FBI
CIA
NSA
DNI
Fidel Castro served as Prime Minister of Cuba from?
1966 to 1976
1956 to 1979
1959 to 1975
Fidel Castro served as President of Cuba from?
1959 to 1976
1979 to 2008
Who was the leader of the CIA when the Cuban exiles were first being trained for the Bay of Pigs invasion?
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Harry S. Truman
When did the Bay of Pigs take place?
April 16-19, 1961
April 19-22, 1962
April 17-19, 1961
April 17-19, 1962
What is the name of the country in white on the map?
United States
Cuba
Colombia
Soviet Union
What was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad?
It marked the first major defeat of the German army and led to their eventual retreat from the Eastern Front.
It was a victory for the German army
It was a minor battle with little historical importance
It had no significant impact on the outcome of the war
What was the significance of the Battle of the Bulge?
It was a battle between the Soviet Union and Germany, not involving the Western Front
It was a decisive Allied victory that led to the end of the war
It was the last major German offensive on the Western Front.
It was a minor skirmish with little impact on the overall war
The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews was known as
liberation
the Holocaust
genocide
fascism
ghettos
The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
