WorksheetsWWII
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
How were the Navajo words in this table used during WWII?
As propaganda to improve morale among Allied soldiers
As a secret code for communicating battle plans between Allied units
As signal words for Allied spies posing as civilians
As a language of diplomacy for exchanges with enemy forces
In 1997, Vernon Baker was awarded the Medal of Honor. How was this award historically significant?
Baker was the first US naval officer to be honored for bravery in combat
Baker was the only living African American veteran of WWII ever to receive the medal
Baker commanded the first Marine brigade to land at Normandy during WWII
Baker was the only recipient to sere in both WWI and WWII
What was the significance of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II?
They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the Pacific Theater
They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the European Front
They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the North African Campaign
They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the Italian Campaign
What was the Manhattan Project?
A secret plan to corner Hitler
A secret plan to build atomic bombs
A plan to invade Europe through Normandy
the plan Hitler used to bomb London
The event referred to in the headline above led directly to the —
collapse of the U.S. stock market
formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
entry of the United States into World War II
beginning of the Cold War
This World War II–era poster was intended to persuade —
farmers to consume fewer scarce goods during the war
women to work producing war materials
people to save money during the war
people to help finance the war
The event referred to in the headline above led directly to the —
collapse of the U.S. stock market
formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
entry of the United States into World War II
beginning of the Cold War
The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during
World War II was called
the Progressive Movement
Internment camps
the Marshall Plan
the Holocaust
In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter
symbolize to Americans?
American women who were placed in internment camps
American women who fought for the right to vote
American women who were opposed to the war
American women who took jobs in defense plants
What effect did World War II have on race relations in America?
Many Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps
Discrimination against African Americans came to an end
German Americans were forced into concentration camps
Japanese Americans were prohibited from serving in the military
The decision to use the atomic bomb was difficult because _____________ .
many innocent people would be killed
it was expensive
it was untested
Because Japan did not surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima, the United States _______________ .
surrendered to Japan
dropped a second bomb on another Japanese city
invaded Japan with soldiers
The diagram indicates that during World War 2 the federal government --
provided technological training for soldiers in the battlefield
developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies
instituted a disaster preparedness program for civilians
nationalized industries considered essential to national security
"Japanese forces occupy Bataan Peninsula". Many of the U.S. soldiers involved in the event mentioned in this headline-
remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasion
were exchanged for Japanese prisoners of war
escaped and were redeployed to the European theater
died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines
Which technological advance from WWII fulfilled this mission?
Sonar
Jet engines
Radar
Cipher Machines
