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A #HighSchool #USHistory test review covering the causes, events and aftermath of #WorldWarII.
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1
Hitler was a vegetarian.
False
True
2
Which nation was NOT given a portion of Germany to rebuild at the Yalta Conference?
USSR
USA
Italy
Great Britain
3
How did the Allies fool Germany into thinking D-Day would occur further up the coast of France?
They attacked Normandy when it was clouded
With inflatable war vehicles
With fake communications
4
V-E Day (victory in Europe) was on-
September 1, 1939
June 6, 1944
May 8, 1945
December 7, 1941
5
Which term means a hostility to or prejudice against Jews?
Racism
Anti-federalist
Nationalism
Anti-semitism
6
Which is NOT true about Adolf Hitler?
He despised animal cruelty
He loved riding motorcycles
He hated smoking and smokers
His nephew served in the US Navy in WWII
7
The official start to WWII was on Sept. 1, 1939 with the invasion of:
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Austria
France
8
This battle was a turning point and allowed the US to start Island Hopping to Japan:
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Buldge
Battle of Britain
Battle of Coral Sea
9
The “night of broken glass,” is translated in German to:
Mein Kampf
Kristallknacht
Dachau
Judenrat
10
Hitlers "final solution" in Europe was for all of the Jews in Europe-
to be held in ghettos
to be deported to death camps and killed
to be forced to serve in the German military
to work in concentration camps
11
America wanted to get involved in WWII from the start?
False
True
12
Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of-
Tokyo and Hirohito
Tokyo and Hiroshima
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Nagasaki and Tokyo
13
What did Hitler and the Germans blame for their problems after WWI?
The Great Depression
The Soviets
The Treaty of Versailles
The Americans
14
What type of government did Mussolini establish?
Facist
Nazism
Democracy
Communism
15
What served as a national embarassment while damaging the German economy after WWI?
Your mom
Crash of the US stock market
Yalta Conference
Treaty of Versailles
16
Which federal agency decided which American companies would convert to wartime production?
War Production Board
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Selective Service
17
Which of these were attended by the Big 3, deciding how to divide Germany into zones
The Yalta Conference
The Potsdam Conference
The Atlantic Charter
The Nuremberg War Trials
18
Which land did Hitler not take peacefully?
Austria
Poland
The Sudetenland
The Rhineland
19
What disease did FDR have?
Malaria
Rubella
Polio
Smallpox
20
What date did D-Day or Operation Overlord occur?
June 6, 1944
December 7, 1941
September 1, 1939
May 8, 1945
21
Which US president said "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"?
Truman
FDR
Eisenhower
Hoover
22
All of the following are causes of World War II
EXCEPT:
Harsh treatment of Germany after WWI
Rise of dictators in Europe
Germany’s invasion of Poland
Isolationism by European nations
23
What was the nickname given to the 99th Squadron of African-American pilots?
Black Knights
Tuskegee Airmen
Carver Eagles
Flyin' 99s
24
Which President gave the order to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
FDR
Hoover
Truman
Eisenhower
25
What was the name of the scientific effort to develop the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
Manhattan 5
Manhattan Group
Area 51 Project
26
Which Japanese city was the first A-bomb dropped on on August 6, 1945?
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Cleveland
Nagasaki
27
Adolf Hitler was only born with 1 what?
Eye ball
Puppy
Testicle
Parent
28
Which is
FALSE
about the the GI Bill of Rights?
Education and training
Loans for businesses
Federal loans for buying homes or farms
Forced to reenlist if war starts again
29
Which of the following
DOES NOT
describe the state of Europe after WWI?
Successful Democracies
Economic depression
High inflation and unemployment
Desire for territorial expansion
30
What did Coach Owens earn his Bachelors degree from Texas Tech in?
Awesomeness
Public Relations
History
English
31
How did the Supreme Court uphold the legality of forced Japanese-American internment?
Roe vs. Wade
US vs. Japanese-Americans
Korematsu vs. the US
Brown vs. the Board of Education
32
How was FDR allowed to serve 4 terms as President of the US?
Americans thought he was super, duper cool
22nd amendment wasn't passed until 6 years after his death
18th amendment was suspended for wartime
33
What size shoe does Coach Owens wear?
13
12
17
15
34
The last island in the American’s way of an attack on Japan was-
Hiroshima
Okinawa
Midway
Tokyo
35
Which of the following events led to the internment of Japanese-Americans?
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Midway
Pearl Harbor
Chinese Exclusion Act
36
What policy did Chamberlain use on Hitler giving him Czechoslovakia?
Aggressiveness
Jank
Weak Sauceness
Appeasement
37
FDR was elected for how many terms?
3
1
4
2
38
Hitler broke this agreement between himself and Stalin:
Non-Aggression Pact
Non-Violence Act
Appeasement
Cash and Carry
39
This trial at the end of the war est. that people are responsible for their actions during war:
Atlantic Charter
Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
Nuremberg Trials
40
The first concentration camp in Europe during WWII was called (Hailey White sent pictures)-
Dachau
Treblinka
Warsaw
Auschwitz
41
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on:
June 6, 1944
December 7, 1941
September 1, 1939
May 8, 1945
42
Under which program were women allowed to work in non-combat roles during WWII?
Military Chickification Act
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)
The 19th Amendment
Equal Military Partnership Act
43
Which of the following was the largest land, sea, and air invasion in history?
Operation Overlord
Battle of Britain
Battle of Midway
Stalingrad
44
What type of government did Hitler establish?
Communism
Republic
Nazism
Democracy
45
As a teen, Hitler wanted to be a what?
Famous soccer player
Priest
Zoo keeper
Scientist
46
What was the US policy of selling weapons for immediate payment with no delivery called?
Lend-Lease Act
Cash & Carry
Allies
Appeasement
47
What was Adolf Hitler's first official position within the German government?
Admiral
General
Chancellor
President
48
What were the mobile killing units used in WWII to murder the Jews called?
Nazi Party
Judenrat
Lublin
SS Unit
49
What two islands were important for allies to drop bombs on Japan and have troops close?
Honshu and Tokyo Bay
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Tokara and Amami
50
Which World War II leader was the last to die?
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Hitler
