Decoding World War II: Key Facts and Events

1. 1. In his speech, Franklin Roosevelt referred to the attack on Pearl Harbor as a day that would live in what? • A) history books • B) eternity • C) infamy • D) the hearts & minds of the countrymen

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3. 2. This President gave the order to drop the atomic bomb. • A) Hoover • B) Eisenhower • C) Roosevelt • D) Truman

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5. 3. Japan attacked the United States hoping America would ______. • A) sell weapons to Japan • B) trade oil • C) surrender • D) join World War II

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7. 4. Italy was led by_________. • A) Winston Churchill • B) Benito Mussolini • C) Josef Stalin • D) Omar Bradley

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9. 5. Little Boy and _________ were the names of the two atomic bombs. • A) Superman • B) Big Boy • C) Fat Man • D) Little Girl

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11. 6. During World War II, Italy had what type of government? • A) Anarchy • B) Monarchy • C) Communist • D) Fascist

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13. 7. One major factor that led to World War II was the ________. • A) Truman Doctrine • B) Monroe Doctrine • C) Treaty of Versailles • D) Yalta Conference

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15. 8. All are causes of World War II except ____. • A) failing of the League of Nations • B) economic prosperity in Europe • C) appeasement • D) Adolf Hitler

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17. 9. Adolf Hitler wanted all of the following except _____. • A) reverse the Treaty of Versailles • B) destroy the Jews • C) restore Germany’s greatness • D) death to the Aryan race

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19. 10. What group of Americans found themselves forced to move into internment camps? • A) Japanese • B) all immigrants • C) Germans • D) Italians

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21. 11. To make sure the military could get supplies, the government asked people to ______. • A) go on year round day-light savings time • B) quit shopping • C) recycle • D) buy foreign products

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23. 12. In order to cut down on the amount of food purchased, the government encouraged Americans to _______. • A) eat fast food • B) grow Freedom or Victory gardens • C) eat two meals a day • D) diet

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25. 13. Rationing means ___________. • A) American products are not available • B) people must reuse things • C) things are sold in limited amounts • D) things are not sold

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27. 14. How did the government control inflation during the war? • A) people weren’t allowed to buy foreign things • B) taxes were eliminated • C) only coupons were used • D) prices were set

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29. 15. The main contribution of American women during World War II was _______. • A) making bandages • B) working in factories • C) joining the military • D) knitting socks

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31. 16. During World War II, the selective service _____. • A) was not necessary, Americans were patriotic • B) restarted the draft • C) ended the draft • D) was created

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33. 17. Why were some minorities upset with conditions during World War II? • A) they were the only ones drafted • B) they couldn’t fly planes • C) discrimination existed • D) they were always on the front lines

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35. 18. When Germany took over Czechoslovakia and Austria, England and France _______. • A) bombed Berlin • B) petitioned the Pope • C) appealed to the United Nations • D) did nothing

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37. 19. The Yalta Conference was ______. • A) held before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor • B) a meeting of Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito • C) a meeting of Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt • D) a meeting of Germany, Italy, and Japan

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39. 20. V-E Day celebrated ________. • A) the total end to the war • B) victory in Europe • C) victory in Ethiopia • D) victory by Eisenhower

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41. 21. In the 1930’s Germany signed a secret agreement with which country in which each agreed not to attack the other? • A) Italy • B) Japan • C) France • D) Soviet Union

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43. 22. What common condition was present in Italy, Japan, and Germany which helped new styles of government come to power during the 1920’s and 1930’s? • A) weak economies made it hard for people to support themselves • B) laws requiring new styles of government • C) people were tired of not being able to elect their leaders • D) world plagues

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45. 23. One word used to describe the action of England and France toward Germany before they declared war is _________. • A) aggression • B) alignment • C) appeasement • D) abdication

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47. 24. Historians consider the timing of Germany’s invasion of what country to be Germany’s biggest mistake in World War II and that it may have been the key reason Germany lost the war. • A) the invasion of England • B) the invasion of the Soviet Union • C) the invasion of Japan • D) the invasion of France

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49. 25. The U.S., France, England, and the USSR were called the ____________. • A) Central Powers • B) Big Four • C) Axis • D) Allies

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