Chapter 24-25 Test



WWII Test

1. What triggered the actual beginning of World War II?

A. The British blockade of German ports

B. Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union

C. The joint invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union

D. France’s denouncement of the Munich Conference

2. In mid-1941 Hitler turned on his former partner and invaded the:

A. United Kingdom

B. United States

C. Netherlands

D. Soviet Union

3. What were the two events that turned America from a position of neutrality to one of active support (supplying resources) for the Allied cause?

A. The fall of France and the Battle of Britain

B. The fall of Poland and the invasion of Norway

C. The invasion of Poland and the attack on Pearl Harbor

D. The invasion of the Soviet Union and the resumption of unlimited German submarine warfare

4. The Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to give:

A. Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean

B. War supplies to aid Germany with its war against the Soviet Union

C. Japan war supplies to defeat the French in Asia

D. The Central Powers the financial backing they needed to win World War II

5. As Japan invaded Manchuria and China the United States:

A. Signed a secret military pact with China

B. Imposed an embargo on exports of oil and steel to Japan

C. Declared war on Japan

D. Invaded China and Manchuria

6. After Japan attacked the U.S. Hitler:

A. Renounced his pact with Japan

B. Renounced his pact with the Soviet Union

C. Honored his pact with Japan

D. Honored his pact with the United States

7. The Allied strategy used to win the war in the Pacific was:

A. Invading China

B. Island hopping

C. The Blitzkrieg

D. The use of kamikazes

8. When Franklin D. Roosevelt made the statement “a date that will live in infamy” he was referring to:

A. The December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan.

B. Germany’s invasion of France on June 12, 1940.

C. The October 6, 1939 invasion of Poland by Germany

D. The June 6, 1944 invasion of France by the allies.

9. What was the significance of the American victory at Okinawa?

A. It halted the Japanese advance into Southeast Asia.

B. It brought the Soviet Union into the Pacific war.

C. It provided the US with a base to attack Japan itself

D. It convinced the Japanese to surrender

10. What was the major reason Truman gave for his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945?

A. He wanted to avoid the civilian deaths that an invasion of the Japanese home islands would have caused.

B. He felt it would shorten the war and reduce American casualties.

C. He wanted to warn the Russians not to be aggressive in the Pacific after the defeat of Japan

D. He wanted revenge for the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

11. Where did one major Russian victory occur?

A. Leningrad

B. Moscow

C. Stalingrad

D. Vladivostok

12. What military action paved the way for the liberation of France?

A. “Island-hopping”

B. The Battle of the Bulge

C. The D-Day Invasion at Normandy

D. The Battle of Dunkirk

13. What was the result of the Battle of Midway?

A. The Japanese victory placed the West Coast of the United States at risk.

B. The Japanese were encouraged to plan another attack on Hawaii.

The Japanese lost most of their merchant marine

C. The American victory stopped the Japanese advance across the Pacific.

14. Which of the following was NOT a major battle fought in the Pacific?

A. Iwo Jima

B. Dunkirk

C. Okinawa

D. Midway

15. What was the significance of the American victory at Okinawa?

A. It halted the Japanese advance into Southeast Asia.

B. It brought the Soviet Union into the Pacific war.

C. It provided the U.S. with a base to attack Japan itself.

D. It convinced the Japanese to surrender.

16. Which of the following served in segregated units in the American military during World War II?

A. Japanese Americans

B. Mexican Americans

C. Chinese Americans

D. African Americans

17. What was the term used to describe the killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis?

A. Blitzkrieg

B. Holocaust

C. Wehrmacht

D. Panzers

18. Which group had the most Holocaust victims?

A. Jews

B. Poles

C. Gypsies

D. Undesirables

19. What is true of Nazi concentration camps?

A. Their inhabitants revolted late in the war and established local states.

B. They held a variety of people persecuted by the Nazis, including Jews, homosexuals, and political dissidents.

C. They were only established in occupied territory

D. Only Jews were sent to them

20. What happened to the German officials responsible for the persecution of the Jews during the war?

A. They were tried by the officials of the new German government

B. They were tried for war crimes at a special tribunal in Nuremberg, and many were sentenced to death.

C. They were turned over to special Jewish courts for punishment.

D. Almost all of them got away in the general chaos that prevailed in Germany at the end of the war.

21. The Nuremberg trials were the first time:

A. A nation’s leaders were treated as full and complete equals in order to ensure that peace would be maintained.

B. A nation’s leaders were held individually responsible for their actions during wartime.

C. That communist and fascists leaders were placed on trial for their war crimes.

D. That American and British leaders were held responsible for their crimes on the battlefield.

22. What effect did the Holocaust have on the Middle East?

A. It caused many Middle Eastern Jews to migrate to Europe to help rebuild after the war.

B. It led to the establishment of Jerusalem as an independent Jewish city.

C. It led to increased sympathy from the Arab states in the area

D. Many survivors moved to the Middle East to found a Jewish state

23. What was used in order to maintain supply of essential products to the war effort?

A. Rationing

B. Prohibition

C. Reparations

D. Sectionalism

24. What was the attitude of employers toward women who worked in factories during the war?

A. They welcomed them with open arms because many men were off fighting the war.

B. They resented them because women refused to do dirty jobs

C. They were angry because women were ignoring their household responsibilities.

D. They fear them because of the prospect of job discrimination lawsuits.

25. The Selective Service was designed to provide:

A. Personnel for the military

B. Workers for corporations

C. Rules for rationing

D. Education for the nation’s poor

26. What is true of war bonds?

A. Wartime inflation made them unaffordable for most people

B. They did not cover the entire cost of the war effort.

C. Their purchase was made mandatory in 1944.

D. They were unpopular and difficult to sell.

27. Why was the draft used to build up the armed forces for war?

A. Declaring war against both Germany and Japan required a large, rapid increase in personnel.

B. Congress was unwilling to call up state militias.

C. It was feared that most young men would refuse to fight.

D. Very few were willing to volunteer to fight in Europe.

28. World War II helped further equality in America by women:

A. Serving in combat units

B. Being sent to the military through the selective service.

C. Working in factories and other male dominated industries.

D. Gaining the right to vote.

29. Which of the following is true about the internment of Japanese living in the U.S. during World War II?

A. Many of those who were put into the internment camps were known to have ties with the government of Japan.

B. Those who were relocated got their property back at the end of the war.

C. Most of those who were sent to the camps were born in the U.S.

D. All foreigners, not just Japanese, were interned during World War II.

30. What explains the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany in the 1930s?

A. The German people supported him because of his physical attractiveness.

B. Germany’s obligation to pay war reparations destabilized the economy and political system, making Hitler’s appeal to German nationalism look attractive.

C. He commanded a military unit that overthrew the legitimate German government.

D. He was descended from a family of German princes, which gave him a special glamour after the devastation of the war.

31. What was the underlying issue that led the to the outbreak of war between Japan and the United States in 1941?

A. Japan’s continuing efforts to annex large portions of China

B. American resentment of unfair Japanese trading practices

C. The United States’ desire to annex islands held by Japan

D. Japanese aid to the Germans in the European phase of the war

32. What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

A. To develop an evacuation plan for New York City

B. To develop an effective long-range missile

C. To develop the B-29 bomber

D. To develop the atomic bomb

True or False

33. The United States gradually abandoned neutrality as events in Europe and Asia pulled the nations toward war.

34. The Geneva Convention attempted to ensure the humane treatment of prisoners of war by establishing rules to be followed by all nations.

35. The Supreme Court did not uphold the government’s right to act against Japanese Americans living on the West Coast of the United States.

Identify who said the following quotes:

A. FDR B. Truman C. Churchill D. Stalin

36. December 7, 1941 will be “a date will live in infamy.”

America should be an “arsenal of democracy.”

The Lend Lease Act is similar to “lending a garden hose to a next-door neighbor whose house is on fire.”

Identify the major battles:

A. North Africa B. Stalingrad C. D-Day

D. Battle of Midway E. Iwo Jima and Okinawa

37. The American invasion of these islands brought American forces closer than ever to Japan, but cost thousands of American and Japanese lives.

38. American naval forces defeated a much larger Japanese force as it prepared to seize the island. The victory was a miracle.

49. Hundreds of thousands of German soldiers were killed or captured I a 4-month siege of this Russian city. The Germans nearly froze to death.

40. American and allied troops under the command of Dwight Eisenhower land in German-occupied France on June 6, 1944.

41. German forces threatening to seize Egypt and the Suez Canal were defeated by the British.

Multiple Choice

42. Which group was segregated in military during WWII?

A. African Americans

B. Mexican Americans

C. Chinese Americans

D. Japanese Americans

43. Name a famous all black pilot-fighting unit.

A. WASPS

B. Tuskegee Airmen

C. Navajo Code Talkers

D. Nisei Regiments

44. What role did the media play in World War II?

A. To always tell how many US soldiers the Germans were killing.

B. To remain positive and send patriotic support to the war effort.

C. To always tell the truth about the war.

D. To put a negative spin on the war to try and get the US to stop fighting.

Extra Credit

What does blitzkrieg mean?

What battle led to the largest retreat in military history?

What was the D-Day mission named? What was the name of project to make the atom bomb?

What did the Nuremberg trials emphasize?

What was Hitler’s biggest blunder in WWII?

What was the name given to Japanese fighter pilots?

Who did Hitler blame for all of Germany’s problems?

What was the name of Hitler’s book?

What did the name mean?

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