Download World War II Exam—Regular

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World War II Exam—Regular
True/False:
1. ___ Fascists were anti-Communist.
2. ___ Japan’s military invaded Manchuria in northern China to obtain needed natural resources that Japan did not have.
3. ___ Great Britain and France followed a policy of appeasement towards Hitler and Nazi Germany
4. ___ In World War II, the U.S. suffered more casualties in combat than any of its allies.
5. ___ In the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese sank or badly damaged most of the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers.
6. ___ The Doolittle Raid caused great damage to Tokyo
7. ___ The United States Navy was defeated in the Battle of Midway.
8. ___ After defeating the Germans in North Africa, the Allies invaded the Italian island of Sicily.
9. ___ Italy surrendered before the Germans were defeated.
10. ___ the war in the Pacific ended before the war in Europe
Multiple Choice:
11. ___ Two causes of the rise of dictatorships after World War I were:
a) the peace treaty that ended World War I and economic depression
b) new political ideas and economic depression
c) the peace treaty that ended World War I and a lack of strong leadership after the war
12. ___ Which of the following countries were part of the Axis Powers in World War II?
a) United States, Germany, France
b) Germany, Italy, and Great Britain
c) Italy, Germany, and Japan
13. ___ The Nuremberg Laws
a) took citizenship away from Jewish Germans
b) required all Jewish Germans to move to concentration camps
c) required all Jewish Germans to leave the country
14. ___ The Nazis’ “final solution” referred to their plans to
a) defeat France
b) conquer Britain
c) exterminate Europe’s Jews
15. ___ The Neutrality Act of 1935 made it illegal for
a) American citizens to join another country’s military
b) Americans to sell arms to any country at war
c) Americans to join the Communist or Fascist Party
16. ___ The Nazi-Soviet non-aggression treaty contained a secret deal to
a) divide Poland between them
b) divide France between them
c) fight France and Great Britain
17. ___ In the Battle of Britain
a) British troops defeated the German ground invasion of Britain
b) the British sunk most of the German ships that crossed the English Channel
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c) the Royal Air Force saved Britain from invasion by Germany
18. ___ President Roosevelt sent destroyers to Britain in exchange for
a) cash
b) a promise to pay at the end of the war
c) U.S. bases on British owned territory
19. ___ The Lend-Lease Act was Roosevelt’s way of getting arms to Britain without Britain having to
a) pick them up
b) return them after the war
c) pay cash
20. ___ Most Liberty ships were hard to sink because they were
a) made of steel rather than iron
b) welded rather than riveted
c) faster than other ships
21. ___ Japan’s goal in attacking Midway Island was to
a) gain a base from which to attack Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
b) gain control of resources on Midway
c) destroy the American fleet
22. ___ The United States caused massive fires in Tokyo by dropping bombs filled with
a) napalm
b) dynamite
c) amphtrac
23. ___ The “Double V” campaign meant
a) a victory in Europe and a victory in the Pacific
b) a victory over Hitler’s racism in Europe and a victory over racism in the United States
c) victory on land and victory on the seas
24. ___ When did the Japanese attack the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
a) December 7, 1941
b) June 6, 1944
c) August 9, 1945
25. ___ When did D-Day take place?
a) December 7, 1941
b) June 6, 1944
c) August 9, 1945
26. ___ A key to the U.S. Navy’s success at Midway was
a) the use of new sonar and radar technology
b) the use of long-range B-25 bombers launched from aircraft carriers
c) breaking the Japanese Navy’s secret code
27. ___ Great Britain and France declared war on Germany when Germany invaded
a) Czechoslovakia
b) the Soviet Union
c) Poland
28. ___ The United States entered World War II
a) once Great Britain was invaded by Germany
b) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
c) after Germany attacked Poland
29. ___ The American program to build an atomic bomb was code-named
a) Operation Overlord
b) Operation Torch
c) the Manhattan Project
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30. ___ The Allies landed their invasion forces in the area of France called
a) Calais
b) Utah and Omaha
c) Normandy
Matching:
A. Robert Oppenheimer
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. Chester Nimitz
D. George Patton
G. Douglas MacArthur
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31. ___ the Allied Supreme Commander in Europe during World War II
32. ___ commander of the U.S. Naval Forces in the Pacific during World War II
33. ___ his armored division helped to rescue U.S. forces during the Battle of the Bulge
34. ___ headed the team of engineers that designed the U.S. atomic bombs used in World War II
35. ___ upon evacuating the Philippines, said “I shall return”
A. Guadalcanal
36. beach where one of the bloodiest battles was fought on D-Day
B. Omaha
37. first battle in which U.S. forces were badly defeated by the Germans in North Africa
C. Hiroshima
38. the bloodiest battle in World War II
D. Kasserine Pass
39. location of brutal Pacific battle that the U.S. eventually won
E. Battle of the Bulge
40. place where the first atomic bomb was dropped during World War II
--------------------------------------A. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
B. Harry S. Truman
C. Winston Churchill
D. Josef Stalin
E. Adolf Hitler
41. U.S. president that made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
42. leader of the Soviet Union during World War II
43. British prime minister during most of World War II
44. leader of Nazi Germany
45. U.S. president during most of World War II
Short Answer: (this is worth 10 points)
Choose one of the battles depicted in one of the film clips that I showed you in class and answer the following questions:
What was the name of the battle?
When was the battle fought?
Where was the battle fought?
What countries were involved?
What was the outcome of the battle?
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