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A #Mr.P #RichCentral #Chapter24 #Chapter25 #USHistory #USH #WorldWar2 #WW2 #WWII Test Review
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1
Which event best describes when Nazis attacked Jewish businesses, burned synagogues and more?
Kristallnacht
Holocaust
Blitzkrieg
Appeasement
2
During WW2, which of the following best describes life for the average American worker?
Work could be found, but the average worker didn't do well
Work was still hard to find
Work was had by all, and wages for all were on the rise
Work could be found, but wages were worse than ever
3
V-J Day was the day that
Ethopia was retaken from Italy by the Allies
the Atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
Japan officially surrendered
Germany officially surrendered
4
In the leadup to, as well as early in WW2, most Americans
Wanted to avoid a war
Wanted the British to win
Wanted the Germans to win
Wanted the French to win
5
Which of the following does NOT correctly match the leader to his WW2 country?
Tojo - Japan
Stalin - Russia
Charles de Gaulle - Italy
Franklin Roosevelt - USA
6
The US tactic of skipping some Japanese held islands in the Pacific came to be known as
Island hopping
Blitzkrieg
Shock and Awe
7
The Munich Agreement, as signed by Britain and France, gave Hitler
A part of Czechoslovakia
A large part of Poland
Control of Austria Hungary
Part of the USSR
8
The United States helped win the war by (read carefully)
Manufacturing weapons/ammo to use against the Axis
All of these
Providing fresh troops to the Allied cause
Providing supplies, like uniforms and food to the Allies
9
The government style of the USSR during WW2 (opposite of capitalism)
Communism
Totalitarianism
Dictatorship
Fascism
10
Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Axis?
Russia
Italy
Japan
Germany
11
Lend Lease and Cash and Carry were examples of how the United States was
working with German and Britain early in WW2
becoming the "arsenal of democracy"
just trying to make money off of WW2
following a policy of Appeasement
12
Who was the leader of all Allied troops in Europe from D-Day to V-E Day?
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Patton
George Marshall
13
V-E Day was the day that
Germany officially surrendered
the Atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
Japan officially surrendered
Ethopia was retaken from Italy by the Allies
14
Which of the following was NOT an example of racial tensions during WW2?
The Tuskegee Airmen
Riots in Detroit
Internment of Japanese Americans
Zoot Suit Riots
15
A government that asked citizens to put the state over themselves (German/Italy were examples)
Fascism
Totalitarianism
Dictatorship
Communism
16
Which group suffered most from the Nazi lead Holocaust?
Fascists in Italy
Aryans
Jews
German Nationalists
17
During WW2, which group of people did American industry still avoid hiring? (read carefully)
African Americans
Latinos
women
None of these
18
Which of the following countries was NOT present at the Yalta Conference
Great Britain
United States
Germany
USSR
19
The United States didn't enter World War 2 until 1941, but the war actually started in
1941
1939
1937
1935
20
Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Allies?
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
France
21
Which meeting helped set up the United Nations but also set the stage for the Cold War?
Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
Munich Agreement
Tehran Conference
22
The Munich Agreement, as signed by Britain and France, was a great example of
the League of Nations
the Atlantic Charter
Kristallnacht
Appeasement
23
The Atlantic Charter was an agreement between which 2 countries?
US and Germany
Germany and Japan
US and Great Britain
US and France
24
The group that came to develop the atomic bomb was known as the
Manhattan project
convoy system
Atlantic Charter
Operation Overlord
25
Many historians would say that the Great Depression was actually ended in the United States by
the Election of FDR
World War II
the AAA
the Election of Dwight Eisenhower
26
Which came first, Lend Lease or Cash and Carry?
Cash and Carry
Lend Lease
27
Which of the following does NOT correctly match the leader to their country during WWII?
Tojo - France
Churchill - Great Britain
Mussolini - Italy
Hitler - Germany
28
Where did the D-Day invasion take place?
Rome, Italy
Berlin, Germany
London, England
Normandy, France
29
The Battle of Britain was when
The Italians bombed London in preparation for an invasion
The Germans bombed London in preparation for an invasion
The British bombed Germany in preparation for an invasion
The French bombed London in preparation for an invasion
30
The last German offensive against the Allies was the Battle of
Stalingrad
Normandy
Britain
the Bulge
31
Why did President Truman drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
End the war quickly
Weaken Japan
Save Japanese lives
Get revenge for Pearl Harbor
