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1.) a.) b.) c.) Chapter 17 WWII Study Guide What port did Japan attack? Hiroshima Port of Boston Pearl Harbor 2.) a.) b.) c.) What did Japan think America would do after they bombed Pearl Harbor? They thought America would back down They thought America would fight back They thought America would be forced to remain neutral 3.) a.) b.) c.) What were young Americans attitudes like towards the military? They were eager to join the military They were indifferent to joining the military They were not eager to join the military 4.) a.) b.) c.) How long was basic training? 1 month 1 year 8 weeks 5.) a.) b.) c.) What corp. allowed women to serve in the military? Women’s Military Rights corp. Women’s Auxiliary corp. Civilian Conservation Corp. 6.) a.) b.) c.) What types of duties were women assigned? Combat duties Upper management duties Non-Combat duties 7.) a.) b.) c.) What were minority’s views of the war? They felt the need to fight to earn their citizenship They did not feel like it was their war and did not want to fight They did not have feelings towards the war either way 8.) a.) b.) c.) What happened to automobile plants? They began to shut down They started making planes, tanks and boats They continued making and selling more domestic vehicles than ever 9.) a.) b.) c.) What were many factories converted to? Basic training quarters for military people to live in Homeless shelters for war veterans War production plants 10.) How many workers worked in war production plants? a.) 18 Million b.) 18,000 c.) A little over a thousand Chapter 17 Study Guide con’t. 11.) Name one thing that World War II did for women? a.) It gave them more opportunities at work in factories b.) It sent them into combat for the first time c.) It sent women to the front line for the first time 12.) What percentage of men’s wages did women get? a.) 60% b.) 80% c.) 100% 13.) How many minorities worked in factories during World War II? a.) More than 2 million b.) Less than 1 million c.) Around 100,000 14.) Before World War II, what percentage of factories refused to hire African Americans? a.) 50% b.) 85% c.) 100% 15.) What did the OSRD bring to the war? a.) Scientific discoveries that helped America win the war b.) Food rationing based on science c.) Psychological counseling for the women who were on the front line 16.) Name one big OSRD invention that helped America in World War II? a.) Telescopes and Satellites b.) Mass media techniques of getting information back to American public c.) Radar and Sonar 17.) Name one big OSRD invention that helped America in World War II? a.) Atomic Bomb b.) Telescopes and Satellites c.) Better uniforms for the troops 18.) What medicinal invention by the OSRD saved many lives in World War II? a.) Aspirin b.) Penicillin c.) Cold Medicine 19.) What was Pres. Roosevelt worried might happen to the American Economy? a.) Inflation due to their being more war time demand than supply b.) Lack of money for the war c.) We would run out of resources for the Military 20.) What office was created to fight off inflation? a.) Office of Inflation prices b.) Food and Drug Administration c.) Office of Price Administration Chapter 17 Study Guide con’t. 21.) What project was founded to research the atomic bomb? a.) The Philadelphia Project b.) The Holocaust Project c.) The Manhattan Project 22.) What Board was created to ensure that the military had all the supplies it needed? a.) Military Supplies Board b.) The Food and Drug Administration Board c.) War Production Board 23.) What was one thing the WPB asked of U.S. Citizens? a.) That they rationed food b.) That they join the military c.) That they ration their use of water 24.) What was one thing the WPB asked of U.S. Citizens? a.) That they rationed gas b.) That they join the military c.) That they ration their spending 25.) What was the market called when people bought good illegally? a.) The Black Market b.) The Stock Market c.) The Stolen and Illegal Market 26.) Who did Roosevelt want to set up an alliance with? a.) Germany b.) Russia c.) Great Britain 27.) What invention allowed the U.S. to control the seas over Germany? a.) Sonar b.) Radar c.) Telescope 28.) What country was considered to be the biggest threat? a.) Germany b.) Japan c.) Italy 29.) What were German boats that sunk hundreds of allied ships called? a.) Hitler’s boats b.) Wolf Packs c.) Destroyers 30.) How many ships were the allies building each month? a.) 140 b.) 14 c.) 1400 Chapter 17 Study Guide con’t. 31.) How long did Pearl Harbor last? a.) 1 ½ Hours b.) 1 ½ days c.) About 15 minutes 32.) Who was the leader of Italy? a.) Joseph Stalin b.) Adolf Hitler c.) Benito Mussolini 33.) Describe young Americans views about joining the military after Pearl Harbor. a.) Pearl Harbor did not change their view on joining the military b.) Pearl Harbor scared them into not wanting to join the military c.) Pearl Harbor made them more eager to join the military 34.) What type of positions were women put into? a.) Combat b.) Front line c.) Non-Combat 35.) What type of government was taking over in Russia a.) Communism b.) Federalism c.) Fascism 36.) How many men were drafted into the military for World War II? a.) 1 Million b.) 10 Million c.) None because the military was filled with volunteers 37.) Name the largest minority to serve in WWII. a.) African Americans b.) Mexican Americans c.) Native Americans 38.) What were many factories converted to during WWII? a.) Basic training quarters b.) Units to house military equipment such as planes and tanks that were already made c.) War production factories 39.) How long did it take to make cargo ships during WWII? a.) 4 weeks b.) 4 months c.) 4 days 40.) Name one strategy the allies used to avoid having their ships sunk by the Germans? a.) They traveled in Convoys b.) They traveled only at night c.) They starting only using submarines Chapter 17 Study Guide con’t. 41.) What were the final results of the Battle of Stalingrad? a.) The Russians surrendered b.) The Germans surrendered c.) The Allies surrendered 42.) Who led the American forces on the North African Front? a.) General Dwight D. Eisenhower b.) General Douglas A. MacArthur c.) General George S. Patton 43.) What was the North African Front called? a.) Operation Torch b.) Operation Africa c.) Operation Freedom 44.) Who joined the Americans on the North African front? a.) The Russians b.) The French c.) The British 45.) Where did the Axis powers get trapped on the North African front? a.) Stalingrad b.) Algeria c.) Tunisia 46.) How long did it take the allies to secure the Italian islands during the Italian campaign? a.) 3 days b.) 38 days c.) 3 months 47.) Who was stripped of his power in Italy as a result of the Italian campaign? a.) Adolf Hitler b.) Joseph Stalin c.) Benito Mussolini 48.) What did Germany do in response to the Italians surrendering to the Allies? a.) They continued to fight the allies b.) They joined forces with Italy to defeat the allies c.) They continued strong resistance to the allies but were eventually defeated 49.) How many beaches did the allies land on during D-Day? a.) 15 b.) 2 c.) 5 50.) What beaches did the Americans land on? a.) Omaha and Utah b.) Gold and Juno c.) Juno and Sword Chapter 17 Study Guide con’t. 51.) What beaches did the British, Canadian, Polish & French land on? a.) Omaha, Utah and Sword b.) Omaha, Gold and Juno c.) Gold, Juno and Sword 52.) How many ships and landing crafts were used on D-Day? a.) Around 400 b.) Around 100 c.) Around 4000 53.) What was the name of the beaches the allies landed on? a.) Beaches of Germany b.) Beaches of Berlin c.) Beaches of Normandy 54.) On which beach did the allies suffer the most casualties? a.) Utah b.) Gold c.) Omaha 55.) What failed operation was an attempt to secure the Rhine river in Germany? a.) Operation Market Garden b.) Operation Battle of the Bulge c.) Operation Freedom 56.) What was the name of the first German town taken? a.) Auschwitz b.) Berlin c.) Aachen 57.) Name the German counter attack to fight back against the allies in Germany? a.) Battle of the Bulge b.) D-Day c.) Market Garden 58.) What were the results of the Battle of the Bulge? a.) It was the turning point of the War in Europe because it crippled the German military b.) It was the turning point of the War in Europe because it crippled Allied forces c.) It marked the end of the War in the Pacific 59.) What did Hitler do when the Soviets entered Berlin forcing him to surrender? a.) He joined allied troops b.) He committed suicide c.) He and his Nazi forces were able to push them out 60.) When did Germany officially surrender? a.) May 1945 b.) December 1944 c.) January 16, 1945 Chapter 17 Study Guide con’t. 61.) Name one thing Japan did in the six months after Pearl Harbor? a.) They conquered new territories b.) They joined with the Nazi Germans in the War in Europe c.) They launched an offensive on the mainland of the United States 62.) Who led allied troops in the Bataan, Philippines? a.) General Dwight D. Eisenhower b.) General Douglas A. MacArthur c.) General George S. Patton 63.) What did the allied forces defeat in the Philippines directly lead to? a.) D-Day b.) The bombing at Hiroshima c.) The Bataan Death March 64.) What battle forced the Japanese to call off their invasion of Port Moresby? a.) Battle of Coral Sea b.) Battle of the Bulge c.) Battle at Midway 65.) What battle was the turning point in the Pacific war, ending the seemingly unstoppable Japanese advance? a.) Battle of Coral Sea b.) Battle of Guadalcanal c.) Battle at Midway 66.) Where did the first American offensive take place in the battle of the Pacific? a.) Battle of Midway b.) Battle of the Bulge c.) Battle Guadalcanal 67.) What strategy were the allies using when approaching Japan? a.) Island hopping b.) Trench and warfare c.) Ground battles only 68.) What did General MacArthur promise when he was forced to leave Bataan? a.) That the Allies had won the war in the Pacific b.) That the Allies had been defeated in the war in the Pacific c.) That he would be back 69.) What was a Japanese kamikaze attacks? a.) suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan b.) Front line defensive techniques used by the Japanese c.) Homeland strategies of the allies to defeat the Japanese 70.) Name another major battle of the War in the Pacific? a.) Battle Guadalacanl b.) D-Day invasion c.) Iwo Jima Chapter 17 Study Guide con’t. 71.) How many Japanese casualties were there in the battle of Okinawa? a.) Around 7000 b.) Around 10,000 c.) Around 100,000 72.) How many American casualties were there in the battle of Okinawa? a.) Around 7000 b.) Around 70,000 c.) Around 100,000 73.) Where was the atomic bomb tested? a.) New Mexico b.) Okinawa c.) Iwo Jima 74.) On what city was the first atomic bomb dropped on? a.) Nagasaki b.) Tokyo c.) Hiroshima 75.) On what city was the second atomic bomb dropped on? a.) Nagasaki b.) Tokyo c.) Hiroshima 76.) When did the Japanese surrender? a.) January 1945 b.) May 1945 c.) August 1945 77.) How many people died during WWII? a.) Around 6 million b.) Around 600,00 c.) Around 60 million 78.) What group made up the most casualties in WWII? a.) Civilians b.) Allied troops c.) Axis troops 79.) Which allied force lost the most amount of people? a.) U.S b.) Russia c.) France 80.) Which axis force lost the most amounts of people? a.) Germany b.) Japan c.) Italy