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Duplicate of Duplicate of World War II
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WWII test review for Middle School to early HS
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1
He was the American General in charge of the Pacific campaign
Erwin Rommel
George Patton
Douglass MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
2
Which scientist organized the development of the Atomic Bomb?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Julius Rosenberg
Andrei Sakharov
Albert Einstein
3
He was the German General known as the "Desert Fox"
George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
Erwin Rommel
Douglass MacArthur
4
During WWII which group of Americans saw racial barriers temporarily come down?
African Americans
Jewish immigrants
American Indians
Irish Catholics
5
A harsh winter proved fatal to Germany's invasion of the USSR. Name this turning point battle.
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of Kursk
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Stalingrad
6
Which of these nations does NOT belong to the Axis?
Germany
Soviet Union
Japan
Italy
7
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a secret deal to conquer and divide which nation?
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Poland
Hungary
8
Which doctor developed blood plasma - the artificial liquid that would save countless lives?
Charles Drew
Josef Mengele
Walter Reid
J. Robert Oppenheimer
9
Island Hopping was the Allied plan for
defeating Hitler
rescuing American and Filipino prisoners of war
Invading some islands and avoiding others
this was not an Allied plan
10
She was the eyes and ears of the President
Rosie Riveter
Josephine Baker
Eleanor Roosevelt
Marilyn Monroe
11
This was the significance of the Battleof the Bulge
it was Germany's last attempt to win the war
The Allies' victory led to Italy's surrender
it marked the long awited invasion of France
The results of the battle convinced Germany to surrender
12
Three of these events caused WWII. Which event got underway after the war started?
the rise of facism
The Holocaust
a worldwide depression
Germany's anger of the Versailles Treaty
13
All of these were victims of the Holocaust
EXCEPT
Jews
Gypsies
African Americans
Disabled people
14
He became President after the death of FDR
Harry Truman
George Patton
Doglass MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
15
Which phrase best completes the chart of Nazi policies that led to the Holocaust?
anti-Semitism and the Aryan "Master Race"
The Nazi-Soviet Pact to divide Poland
The Warsaw Uprising of Jews
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his Berlin Bunker
16
What caused widespread destruction and forced Japan to surrender, ending WWII?
Kamikazi pilots bombing US ships
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Battle of Okinowa
The Doolittle Raid over Tokyo
17
Who is the famous character used to promote women working to support the war?
Ethel the Engineer
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosie the Riveter
Amelia Earhart
18
To get within bombing range of Japan, MacArthur used this strategy:
Island-hopping
Siege
Blitzkrieg
Ring of Fire
19
The Big Three met in Tehran to
Tell Japan to surrender or face utter destruction
They did not meet i Tehran
Establish a Western front
Establish an Eastern front
20
US foreign policy changed in the years before the war. Which one best completes the chart?
Dollar Diplomacy
Manifest Destiny
Isolationism
Big Stick Diplomacy
21
These were the first African American fliers of WWII
Tuskegee Airmen
The Harlem Hell Fighters
African Americans did not fly during WWII
The Buffalo Soldiers
22
Which of the following Allies is NOT matched correctly with its leader?
United States : Truman
United States : Roosevelt
Britain : Mussolini
Soviet Union : Stalin
23
This was the first day of Operation Overlord
Midway
D-Day
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Bulge
24
What event led FDR to say: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy..."?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
German attack on France
German invasion of Poland
Japanese attack on China
25
The Battle of Britain began when London was bombed by:
France
Japan
Soviet Union
Germany
26
Which term describes the Allied response to Hitler's aggression leading up to the war?
Lend-Lease program
Reparations
Appeasement
National self-determination
27
Under the Lend-Lease Act, the United States
set a limit on how much Britain could borrow
sent war supplies to the Allies
sold arms to any nation with cash to pay for them
banned the sale of oil to Japan
28
This was the largest army in the world during WWII
The Royal Airforce
The Red Army
The Luftwaffe
The American Troops
29
Which is
NOT
true about the Nuremburg Trials
Many of Hitler's top officials were found guilty of crimes against humanity
Most of the top Nazi leaders were put on Probation
They established the fact that people are responsible for their actions
The trials were conducted by an international court
30
Which Axis nation is NOT correctly paired with its leader?
Germany : Hitler
Japan : Chang Kai-Shek
Italy : Mussolini
31
After the evacuation of Allied troops at Dunkirk, which Ally was occupied?
Britain
France
Spain
Italy
32
Japanese Americans on the Westcoast were
Enlisted to fight in the war
Forced to reurn to Japan
Moved to internment camps
Place in prisons untilthe war was over
33
Which of these quotes would all fascists agree with?
"The purpose of government is to protect people's rights."
"Government should own all factories and farms
"Germans are the master race."
"A strong dictatorship is the best form of government."
34
Americans on the Home front did all of these things, EXCEPT one:
protested the war
rationed gasoline
planted victory gardens
bought war bonds
35
Britain and France declared war on Germany after she invaded this nation:
Austria
Sudetenland (Czech.)
Poland
Norway & Denmark
36
Which group living along the West Coast was forced into Internment Camps during the war?
Russian
German
Italian
Japanese
37
Which of the nations does NOT belong to the Allies?
Italy
Canada
Soviet Union
Britain
38
Name the Supreme Allied Commander who launched D-Day, the amphibious landing at Normandy?
George Patton
Omar Bradley
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
39
The US defeated the Japanese Navy in this battle which became a turning point in the Pacific.
Battle of Okinowa
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of Iwo Jima
40
This is the reason used to justify the usage of the Atomic Bomb
German had not surrendered
To save American lives
Japan had not surrendered
To save Japanese lives