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5th Grade, Social Studies, World War 2
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Women took jobs that the men had quit to join the military. Why was this change important?
Most people did not have jobs
There were not enough men for military service
There were not enough women to fill the jobs
Many women did not work outside the home until this time
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A large ship that carries airplanes far from land.
aircraft carrier
concentration camp
market economy
atomic bomb
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Who was the leader of the United States during World War II?
Stalin
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Churchill
4
Who was Italy's leader during World War II?
Leonardo da Vinci
Hirohito
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
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"We turned back to look at Hiroshima. The city was hidden by that awful cloud..." This was when
the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan
the Germans surrendered
the Nazis began an extended bombing of London
the Allies staged the D-Day invasion
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When people & businesses control the production of goods & services.
communism
atomic bomb
market economy
concentration camp
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Name international organization made to keep peace in world & had more than 50 nations joined?
League of Nations
Holocaust
United Nations
Fascism
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Who was the leader of Japan during World War II?
Hirohito
Hitler
Churchill
Stalin
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Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
Roosevelt
Hitler
Hirohito
Mussolini
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Why did dictators rise to power after the Great Depression?
People wanted strong leaders to solve their problems
Dictators promised people more freedom
Dictators promised to join the League of Nations
Dictators promised to end fascism
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Pres Truman chose to drop two atomic bombs on Japan. What was purpose of dropping these bombs?
to make friends with Japan
to make Japan fight back so that they would lose the war
to make Japan surrender & end World War II
to scare the world
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Stalin
Hirhito
Roosevelt
Hitler
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What year did the World War II end?
1945
1939
1944
1941
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Using this graphic organizer, how many soldiers joined to fight in the war?
hundreds
thousands
millions
billions
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Japan attacked naval & air forces at Pearl Harbor. In which state is Pearl Harbor located?
Hawaii
Virginia
California
Florida
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A powerful bomb that can destroy an entire city.
communism
market economy
aircraft carrier
atomic bomb
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What caused Japan to surrender at the end of World War II?
Germany stopped giving the Japanese any aid
Allied armies invaded the Japanese islands
The Japanese army was trapped on Iwo Jima
the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan
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World War II began in Europe on Sept 1, 1939. Which of the following events started the war?
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
Germany attacked Poland
Hitler broke the promise he made to Stalin
The Nazis invaded Frace
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Americans dropped an atomic bomb on
Berlin
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Italy
Belgium
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When government control the production of goods & services.
communism
market economy
aircraft carrier
concentration camp
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The famous all-black combat fighter units formed
the Lafayette Escadrille of France
the Tuskegee Airmen
the Black Swallows of Death
the Alabama Airmen
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Who became the dictator of Germany in 1933?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
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Which answer correctly lists the following events in chronological order?
Attack on Pearl Harbor, D-Day, VE Day
D-Day, VE Day, Attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor, VE Day, D-Day
VE Day, D-Day, Attack on Pearl Harbor
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The end of WWII in Europe began on D-Day on June 6, 1944. What happened for the Allies to win?
On D-Day, Allies dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima, Japan
parades were held all over Europe to celebrate Amer soldiers
On D-Day, the Allies dropped atomic bombs on Germany
the Allies began a massive attack on German forces in France
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The United States entered World War II because
Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor
British Prime Min. Churchill asked Pres. Roosevelt for help
German planes bombed London
Americans still believed in isolationalism
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What year did the United States enter World War II?
1939
1944
1941
1945
27
A place where Jews are sent to work and eventually die.
concentration camp
atomic bomb
communism
aircraft carrier
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Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Adolph Hitler
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?
Hirohito
Mussolini
Stalin
Churchill
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Who was the leader of Great Britain (England) during World War II?
Churchill
Roosevelt
Hitler
Mussolini
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The largest group of people killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust were
Americans
Jews
Communists
Gypsies
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Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
Unites States, Britain, France
Germany, Britain, France
Germany, Italy, Japan
Unites States, Germany, Japan
33
Rosie the Riveter symbolized
women who went to work to support the war effort
suffering of US citizens forced to live in internment camps
rationing
the Jews who were suffering in the Holocaust
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This famous photograph, now memorialized in statue, taken after the costliest battle in history
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Marshall Islands
Midway
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Joseph Stalin was the leader of
Great Britain
Italy
the Soviet Union
Germany
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V-J Day was
the day Japan surrendered
the day the Allies won the Battle of Midway
the day the Allies skipped over the Japanese islands
the day the Allies captured Japanese islands
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Who committed the crime known as the Holocaust?
Japanese soldiers
French soldiers
British soldiers
Nazis
