U.S History WWII Test Study Set
During which time span was WWII?
1939-1945
What year was Pearl Harbor Bombed?
1941
Texan, Movie Star, Medal of Honor winner
Audie Murphy
a group of countries that opposed the Allied powers in World War II,
Axis
US General in Charge in Washington DC during the War
Marshall
Allied Commander in the Pacific
McArthur
Turning Point in War in the Pacific Japanese Fleet destroyed
Midway
Wanted limited immigration is to the-
Nativists
The U.S. and Britain decided to invade German Controlled europe-
To force the german army to fight on two fronts
Japanese leader
Tojo
True or False: Women became factory workers, pilots, and gardeners to support the troops.
True
Which group of African-Americans became fighter pilots for WWII? __________________ Airmen
Tuskegee
Which countries' fighting efforts caused Germany to surrender in 1945?
U.S. & Russia
What made Japan surrender?
U.S. sent atomic bombs.
African American Medal of Honor Winner, in the infantry while serving in Italy
Vernon Baker
Which leader was NOT in the Axis Powers side?
Winston Churchill
Which pair of leaders are being described?
Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt
Historians often cite one of the reasons for the allied victory of world war II was-
the americans at home were more involved in the war effort than those in germany
How did the leadership of President F.D.R. better prepare the U.S. for WWII?
His use of the Lend-Lease Act led to Mobilization
the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps duringWorld War II
Holocaust
How did the U.S. govt. increase the availability of critical materials and supplies for war?
Imposed civilian rationing of needed products and supplies
What was the effect of Executive Order 9066?
Internment of Japanese Americans
What Strategy did the US use to get closer to the Japanese Mainland
Island Hopping
Japanese bombs not only destroyed ships but American's foreign policy view of...?
Isolationism
Which of these countries was NOT an Allied Power?
Italy
What country suffered a defeat at the Battle of Midway
Japan
What day in infamy did President Roosevelt refer to?
Japan attacking Hawaii
What caused America to join WWII?
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
Which event was the immediate cause for U.S. entry into WWII?
Japanese navy attacking Pearl Harbor
Which group of people were gathered into harsh Internment camps in America during WWII?
Japanese-Americans
The American Expeditionary Force
John J. Pershing
What do we call the Japanese fighter pilots who died flying planes into allied ships
Kamikaze
The bataan death march was used by the japanese to-
Kill american prisoners of war by having them march through the jungle 60 miles without water
ships used to send supplies to American Allies
Liberty ships
Which set of events is correctly sequenced in chronological order?
1) Nazism begins 2) Poland's invasion 3) France surrenders
Zoot Suiters
A men's suit with high-waisted, wide-legged, tight cuffed, pegged trousers, and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulder. Became popular in African-Americans.
Navajo Code Talkers
A person employed by the military during wartime to use a little-known language as a means of secret communication
The Tuskegee Airmen were what during WWII
African American Pilot Group
name given to the alliance of countries in opposition to the Axis Powers in World War II.
Allied
Which side were Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, and Harry Truman on?
Allied Powers
Which group won WWII
Allies
A.Philip Randolph
An American labor unionist, civil rights activist, and socialist politician
Who was Rosie the Riveter?
An Icon of the period for working women
discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
Anti-Semitism
a swift intensive military attack, designed to defeat the opposition quickly
Blitzkrieg
How did civilians help the U.S. government pay for the war effort?
Bought war bonds
June 6, 1944, the day of the invasion of Western Europe by Allied forces in WorldWar II.
D-Day
What was the Manhattan Project
Effort to build atomic bomb by the US
Commander of the Allies in Europe
Eisenhower
Helped people buy homes
FHA
governmental system with extreme nationalism and militarism usually led by a dictator
Fascism
Which reason did the government give for placing Japanese Americans in internment camps?
Fear Japanese Americans may support forces fighting the U.S.
American pilots flying to help China against Japan before Pearl Harbor
Flying Tigers
Why did the U.S. government urge civilians to plant Victory Gardens during WWII?
Food was needed for the soldiers overseas.
The american commander that led allied forces to victory in africa was-
George Patton
Prior to WWII, how did the actions of Germany and Japan cause concern among their neighbors?
Germany and Japan expanded by border changes and land.
Which event started World War II?
Germany invades Poland.
Which countries were Axis Powers?
Germany, Japan, Italy
Why did Germany retreat from Russia?
Harsh weather in Russia
Naval Commander
Nimitz
Which beach did America surprise Germany on during D-Day?
Normandy
What US agency spread propaganda?
Office of War Information
Tank Commanding Hero Battle of the Bulge
Patton
Conference where the Allies plan to divide up a conquered Germany
Potsdam
Lend Lease Program
Program under which the U.S. supplied to other countries with food, oil, and other material between 1941 and 1945
Initiate, referendum, recall are to the-
Progressive State Reforms
How did the U.S. contribute to WWII prior to officially declaring war?
Providing arms and ships to friendly nations fighting Hitler
How did Hollywood help the war effort?
Released patriotic films
Japanese were sent to internment camps without
Right to trial to prove they were disloyal
Which issue best characterizes the years leading to WWII?
Rise of dictators and totalitarian states
What is the name of the icon that encouraged women to go work in factories?
Rosie
Who best symbolized working women?
Rosie the Riveter
One technological advanced developed during world war II that is still beneficial today is-
Sonar and Radar
What battle was fought in the Soviet Union
Stalingrad
After Germany Surrendered-
The united states turned its attention to fighting the japanese
Which contribution of women during WWII is reflected by the image?
Working in factories
Before launching a european attack, the allied powers first-
attacked axis powers in africa
What naval battle turned the tide of the war in the pacific
battle of midway
in order to bring the war to a close the U.S.-
dropped the atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki
According to the political cartoon, a chief concern of critics of Roosevelt's policies was he —
expanded presidential powers during a national emergency
After controlling the land in europe, hitler proceeded to-
invade the soviet union hoping to take control of more land
What is rationing?
limiting the amount of a certain product each person gets
Why did women go to work?
men went to war, jobs opened up, people needed to take them
What materials were short in supply?
metal, glass, rubber, gasoline
What factor contributed to the end of the Great Depression?
military spending
What were victory gardens?
places Americans grew food
What did war bonds pay for?
shipping, aircraft, weaponry
One problem of WWII considered urgent by the U.S. Office of War Information was-
unintentional distribution of sensitive information to enemy
at the end of world war II, germany-
was divided into four sections controlled by the U.S., France, Britain, and the Soviet Union