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WorksheetsWorld War II Study
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 14mins
The German invasion of which nation caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
Austria
Belgium
Poland
Czechoslovakia
How did Japanese military aggression lead to a major turning point in World War II?
The Japanese invasion of China led the United States to declare war to protect its longtime ally.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor convinced the US public that it was necessary to enter World War II.
The Japanese invasion of the Soviet Union led the United States to declare war to protect its longtime ally.
The Japanese attack on the Philippines convinced the US public that it was necessary to enter World War II.
What motivated President Harry S. Truman to order the use of atomic weapons in World War II?
the discovery of Nazi concentration camps
the threat of a communist revolution
the refusal of Japanese leaders to surrender
the success of the German nuclear program
The date on which Japan formally surrendered to the United States under 1945 is commonly referred to as
D-Day
UN Day
VE Day
VJ Day
Which World War II leader came to power by convincing the people of his country that he could solve economic problems created by harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
Adolf Hitler
Harry Truman
Jospeh Stalin
Benito Mussolini
How did Eleanor Roosevelt improve the lives of people all over the world?
By helping write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
by convincing Franklin D. Roosevelt to join World War II
by developing programs to combat childhood hunger
by working with the Red Cross to provide food aid in Africa
During World War II, the US government limited the amount of these good (gas, meat, dairy, tires, cars, eggs) that Americans could buy. Why did the government do so?
Guaranteeing that each person received the same goods caused competition to decline and the economy to improve.
Citizens would be more likely to volunteer for the armed forces if soldiers received better food than the other people.
US leaders observed that the Soviet Union did not have supply problems and adopted a similar type of economy.
The opportunity cost of rationing goods was lower that the opportunity cost of running out of supplies for the military.
