WorksheetsUSH Review - Unit 8 - World War II
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fascism
a)
Fuhrer, or dictator, of Germany. First elected as chancellor, Hitler later became a dictator with absolute power.
b)
An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
c)
A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life, liberty, and security.
d)
Extreme nationalism and patriotism; military is supreme; punishments are severe; specific groups are blamed for society's problems
2.
Adolf Hitler
a)
Surprise military attack by Japan against the United States. Occurred at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7th, 1941.
b)
Fuhrer, or dictator, of Germany. First elected as chancellor, Hitler later became a dictator with absolute power.
c)
An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
d)
A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life, liberty, and security.
3.
Nazis
a)
France, England, and Russia. The U.S. joined in December 1941.
b)
The political party of Hitler known for their extreme fascism and racism
c)
Fuhrer, or dictator, of Germany. First elected as chancellor, Hitler later became a dictator with absolute power.
d)
A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life, liberty, and security.
4.
Axis Powers
a)
Surprise military attack by Japan against the United States. Occurred at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7th, 1941.
b)
An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
c)
People invested money with the government in order to help pay for the war effort. The gov't had to pay back the money, plus interest, after the war.
d)
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
5.
Appeasement
a)
Messages used to create support for the war
b)
Limiting the amount of something that a person can buy
c)
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to prevent a war.
d)
Extreme nationalism and patriotism; military is supreme; punishments are severe; specific groups are blamed for society's problems
6.
Allied Powers
a)
France, England, and Russia. The U.S. joined in December 1941.
b)
People invested money with the government in order to help pay for the war effort. The gov't had to pay back the money, plus interest, after the war.
c)
Messages used to create support for the war
d)
A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life, liberty, and security.
7.
Pearl Harbor
a)
wife to FDR. most active first lady in history. powerfully influenced the politics of the national gov't battling for the impoverished and oppressed.
b)
The US and Allies invaded Normandy, France. With this invasion, the Allies began to take back France which had been captured by Germany.
c)
Cards used to distribute rations
d)
Surprise military attack by Japan against the United States. Occurred at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7th, 1941.
8.
Internment Camps
a)
France, England, and Russia. The U.S. joined in December 1941.
b)
camp that was like a prison. The U.S. forced Japanese-Americans to live in internment camps during the war.
c)
An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
d)
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
9.
D-Day
a)
The US and Allies invaded Normandy, France. With this invasion, the Allies began to take back France which had been captured by Germany.
b)
An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
c)
a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed
d)
Powerful, nuclear weapon
10.
Holocaust
a)
A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life, liberty, and security.
b)
332 Fighter Group famous for shooting down over 200 enemy planes. African American pilots who trained at the Tuskegee flying school.
c)
when millions of Jewish men, women, and children died from being in concentration camps.
d)
France, England, and Russia. The U.S. joined in December 1941.
11.
Atomic Bomb
a)
Powerful, nuclear weapon
b)
a form of nineteenth-century nationalism that focused on cultural and racial differences and advocated an aggressive, heroic approach to international relations
c)
A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life, liberty, and security.
d)
Extreme nationalism and patriotism; military is supreme; punishments are severe; specific groups are blamed for society's problems
12.
Rationing
a)
Extreme nationalism and patriotism; military is supreme; punishments are severe; specific groups are blamed for society's problems
b)
Limiting the amount of something that a person can buy
c)
Messages used to create support for the war
d)
Fuhrer, or dictator, of Germany. First elected as chancellor, Hitler later became a dictator with absolute power.
13.
Ration card
a)
Extreme nationalism and patriotism; military is supreme; punishments are severe; specific groups are blamed for society's problems
b)
The political party of Hitler known for their extreme fascism and racism
c)
Cards used to distribute rations
d)
Limiting the amount of something that a person can buy
14.
Propaganda
a)
332 Fighter Group famous for shooting down over 200 enemy planes. African American pilots who trained at the Tuskegee flying school.
b)
The US and Allies invaded Normandy, France. With this invasion, the Allies began to take back France which had been captured by Germany.
c)
Fuhrer, or dictator, of Germany. First elected as chancellor, Hitler later became a dictator with absolute power.
d)
Messages used to create support for the war
15.
War bond
a)
camp that was like a prison. The U.S. forced Japanese-Americans to live in internment camps during the war.
b)
People invested money with the government in order to help pay for the war effort. The gov't had to pay back the money, plus interest, after the war.
c)
a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed
d)
Limiting the amount of something that a person can buy
16.
militant nationalism
a)
Surprise military attack by Japan against the United States. Occurred at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7th, 1941.
b)
Powerful, nuclear weapon
c)
a form of nineteenth-century nationalism that focused on cultural and racial differences and advocated an aggressive, heroic approach to international relations
d)
wife to FDR. most active first lady in history. powerfully influenced the politics of the national gov't battling for the impoverished and oppressed.
17.
totalitarian rule
a)
Cards used to distribute rations
b)
a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed
c)
Surprise military attack by Japan against the United States. Occurred at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7th, 1941.
d)
Ruled that American citizens of Japanese descent could be interned and deprived of basic constitutional rights due to executive order
18.
Tuskegee Airmen
a)
camp that was like a prison. The U.S. forced Japanese-Americans to live in internment camps during the war.
b)
Fuhrer, or dictator, of Germany. First elected as chancellor, Hitler later became a dictator with absolute power.
c)
332 Fighter Group famous for shooting down over 200 enemy planes. African American pilots who trained at the Tuskegee flying school.
d)
People invested money with the government in order to help pay for the war effort. The gov't had to pay back the money, plus interest, after the war.
19.
Korematsu v. United States (1944)
a)
Ruled that American citizens of Japanese descent could be interned and deprived of basic constitutional rights due to executive order
b)
when millions of Jewish men, women, and children died from being in concentration camps.
c)
Short-sighted acts passed in 1935, 1936, and 1937 in order to prevent American participation in a European War. Among other restrictions, they prevented Americans from selling munitions to foreign belligerents.
d)
Powerful, nuclear weapon
20.
Nuremberg trials
a)
Powerful, nuclear weapon
b)
A series of court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany, after World War II, in which Nazi leaders were tried for aggression, violations of the rules of war, and crimes against humanity.
c)
332 Fighter Group famous for shooting down over 200 enemy planes. African American pilots who trained at the Tuskegee flying school.
d)
a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed
21.
United Nations
a)
Cards used to distribute rations
b)
An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.
c)
camp that was like a prison. The U.S. forced Japanese-Americans to live in internment camps during the war.
d)
a form of nineteenth-century nationalism that focused on cultural and racial differences and advocated an aggressive, heroic approach to international relations
22.
Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937
a)
Short-sighted acts passed in 1935, 1936, and 1937 in order to prevent American participation in a European War. Among other restrictions, they prevented Americans from selling munitions to foreign belligerents.
b)
Messages used to create support for the war
c)
France, England, and Russia. The U.S. joined in December 1941.
d)
a form of nineteenth-century nationalism that focused on cultural and racial differences and advocated an aggressive, heroic approach to international relations
23.
Lend-Lease Act
a)
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to prevent a war.
b)
A series of court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany, after World War II, in which Nazi leaders were tried for aggression, violations of the rules of war, and crimes against humanity.
c)
1941 law that authorized the president to aid any nation whose defense he believed was vital to American security
d)
Surprise military attack by Japan against the United States. Occurred at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7th, 1941.
24.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
a)
A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life, liberty, and security.
b)
Fuhrer, or dictator, of Germany. First elected as chancellor, Hitler later became a dictator with absolute power.
c)
Limiting the amount of something that a person can buy
d)
a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed
25.
Eleanor Roosevelt
a)
Surprise military attack by Japan against the United States. Occurred at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7th, 1941.
b)
when millions of Jewish men, women, and children died from being in concentration camps.
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
d)
wife to FDR. most active first lady in history. powerfully influenced the politics of the national gov't battling for the impoverished and oppressed.
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