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Unit 7 Test: World War II
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Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer for the following questions. (2 points each)
1.
All of the following are causes for the rise of totalitarian power in Europe and in Japan EXCEPT
2.
The Treaty of Versailles, which was supposed to end World War I, proved to be one of the main causes of World War II by
3.
The United States passed the Neutrality Acts in order to
4.
All of the following are characteristics shared by both Fascism and Nazism EXCEPT
5.
Britain and France adopted a policy of appeasement in regards to Hitler and his demands primarily in order to
6.
What were the freedoms that President Roosevelt spoke of during his “Four Freedoms” speech?
7.
Which of the following metaphors did President Roosevelt use to justify the Lend-Lease Act?
8.
How did the United States respond to Japan’s aggression in Manchuria and its neighboring lands?
9.
On ______________, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked
by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
10. During World War II, the Germans introduced “blitzkrieg,” which can best be described as
11. The War Production Board (WPB) was responsible for which of the following tasks during WWII?
12. What effect did the economic mobilization of the United States for WWII have on the population of the United States?
Unit 7 Test: World War II
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13. How did the WWII expansion of the domestic manufacturing and supply industries increase racial tensions in the northern
United States?
14. How did roles of both married and single women change in the years of 1941 to 1945?
15. Rationing was used during WWII by the federal government to
16. All of the following are ways the United States began to prepare for the war EXCEPT
17. Commanders in the Pacific Theater used ______________ to prevent the Japanese from breaking secret coded information.
18. Japanese Americans from both Hawaii and the continental United States were assigned to the ____________, which became
the most highly decorated unit for its size in WWII.
19. What made the 99th Pursuit Squadron, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, a unique combat unit in World War II?
20. Why was the invasion of Normandy so important to the Allied strategy to bring the war in Europe to a close?
21. What was significant about the Battle of the Bulge?
22. The Battle of the Coral Sea had what effect on Japan’s plans for the Pacific?
23. What was the significance of the Battle of Midway during World War II?
24. Why was the battle of Iwo Jima important to U.S. and Allied airpower in the Pacific?
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25. Who were the American generals that led the Allied forces in the European and Pacific theaters respectively?
26. How did the war officially end in Europe?
27. How did the war officially end in the Pacific?
28. The Manhattan Project can best be described as
29. Which of the following was a federal policy enacted during World War II and justified as a wartime necessity?
30. Court case Fred Korematsu v. United States of America centered on the issue of
31. Nisei is a Japanese term that means
32. All of the following are reasons given by the U.S. government in 1980 for the internment of Japanese Americans EXCEPT
33. What did the Allied forces find as they pressed further into Germany and other German-occupied counties?
34. Which world leaders were a part of “the Big Three”?
35. What discussions were had and what decisions were made at the Yalta Conference?
36. What were the Nuremberg Trials and what happened there?
Unit 7 Test: World War II
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37. What happened to Japan following the end of the war?
38. Which of the following best describes what happened during the Zoot-Suit riots?
39. The demands of World War II greatly pushed forward which of the following political causes, due to the need for additional
human resources, both on and off the battlefield?
40. The Holocaust was a direct result of which of the following philosophies upheld by Hitler and his Nazi regime?
Short Essay: Write a paragraph (at least 5 sentences) in response to the following questions. Use the bottom
and/or the back of your scantron. (5 points each)
1. How did the totalitarian leaders of WWII rise in power? How did they get people to support and
follow them? What are some things these totalitarians had in common?
2. How did the U.S. change from isolationism to full involvement in WWII? Include significant
laws/policies passed, U.S. foreign relations, and what happened at Pearl Harbor.
3. How should we remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Support your argument with a social,
economic, and political piece of evidence.
4. What reasons have been given for the internment of Japanese Americans? Use evidence to
explain how personal justice was denied for Americans during this time.
*Bonus short essay (5 points)