WorksheetsWorld War II U SMultiple Choice Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which treaty ended World War I and helped cause World War II?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Geneva Convention
NATO Agreement
The failure of which group helped cause World War II?
United Nations
League of Nations
Axis Powers
Warsaw Pact
What was the policy where Britain and France gave in to Hitler’s demands?
Isolationism
Militarism
Appeasement
Propaganda
Who became the dictator of Germany before World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
What event started World War II?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Germany invaded Poland
Sinking of the Lusitania
Attack on France
What was the goal of the U.S. Neutrality Acts?
Keep the U.S. out of foreign wars
Help the Allies fight
Build more warships
Stop trade with Asia
What was the name of the secret project to build the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
Apollo Project
Liberty Plan
Operation Overlord
What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
Forced countries to pay for weapons
Gave weapons and supplies to Allies
Ended all trade
Sent U.S. soldiers overseas
What happened on December 7, 1941?
Germany invaded Poland
D-Day invasion
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
End of World War II
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
To weaken the U.S. Navy
To help Germany
To win land in Hawaii
To stop trade with Europe
What was the main goal of the Manhattan Project?
Build more tanks
Create an atomic bomb
Spy on Japan
Train pilots
What document showed Allied plans for after the war?
Geneva Accords
Yalta Papers
Treaty of Versailles
Atlantic Charter
What strategy did the U.S. use in the Pacific?
Trench warfare
Island hopping
Submarine raids
Air strikes only
Why was the Battle of Midway important?
It helped Germany
It started the war
It turned the war in the Pacific in favor of the U.S.
It ended the war
What cities were bombed with atomic weapons?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Tokyo and Osaka
Berlin and Hamburg
Seoul and Pyongyang
What does V-J Day stand for?
Victory in Germany
Victory over Japan
Victory in Europe
Victory in the Pacific
Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
Secret pilots
Native Americans who used their language as a code
Army spies in Germany
Japanese translators
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
African American fighter pilots
Women soldiers
Naval commanders
Code breakers
What was important about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team?
They invaded Germany
They created war posters
They flew bombing missions
They were Japanese American soldiers who fought bravely
What order put Japanese Americans into camps?
Civil Rights Act
Internment Act
Executive Order 9066
Wartime Emergency Bill
How many Japanese Americans were interned approximately?
10,000
50,000
120,000
300,000
What reason did the government give for Japanese internment?
National security concerns
Fear of disease
Lack of housing
Military service needs
What court case supported Japanese internment?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Korematsu v. United States
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
What was the U.S. government’s apology called?
Civil Rights Act
Peace and Freedom Bill
Civil Liberties Act of 1988
Equality Act
What did Rosie the Riveter represent?
Army nurses
Women’s voting rights
Protesters
Women working in factories
What was the main role of women in the military?
Combat fighters
Generals
Nurses and support staff
Navy commanders
What was a big way women helped at home during the war?
Fighting in Europe
Creating war songs
Working in factories
Studying science
What was the Double V Campaign?
Victory abroad and victory at home for civil rights
A new war plan
A women’s rights movement
A food saving program
What event led to Japanese internment?
D-Day
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Germany invaded France
Battle of Midway
Why did the U.S. intern Japanese Americans?
To teach them English
Because of job shortages
Fear they might help Japan
For military training
Who ended segregation in the military?
President Roosevelt
President Kennedy
President Eisenhower
President Truman
How did African American demands help civil rights?
They led to new taxes
They caused strikes
They pushed for equal treatment
They stopped the war
What impact did Black soldiers have on Truman?
Made him change generals
Made him support ending segregation
Made him leave office
Made him stop the war
Why did the U.S. drop the atomic bombs?
To quickly end the war with Japan
To test the bomb
To stop Germany
To scare other countries
How did the atomic bomb affect global politics?
It made peace easy
It started a nuclear arms race
It ended war forever
It caused World War I
What was a major debate about using the bomb?
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If it worked underwater
If it was expensive
If it was morally right to use it on civilians
What event caused World War II?
Germany invades France.
Britain defend itself against Germany.
Germany invades Poland.
A German U-boat sinks the Lusitania.
Appeasement
Treaty of Versailles
Rise of Dictators
Alliances
Militarism
Imperialism
Failure of the League of Nations
What label best categorizes the list above?
Causes of World War 2
Effects of World War 2
Reasons for America's entrance into WW2
Who were the Big Three at Yalta?
Stalin, Truman and Churchill
Stalin, Truman and Attlee
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill
