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World War II Assessment
Test Description: Unit 6 Assessment - Georgia
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Manhattan Project was the code name for the
A
U.S. plans to make an atomic bomb.
B
Allied plan to invade Europe.
C
U.S. plan to invade Japan.
D
German use of jet aircraft.
2) The Axis Powers in World War II included all of the following EXCEPT
A
Italy
B
Japan
C
Poland.
D
Germany
3) Which of these events occurred LAST?
A
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
B
Germany invades Poland.
C
United States drops the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
D
Soviet army defeats the German army at the Battle of Stalingrad.
4) The first atomic bomb ever dropped in warfare was dropped on the city of
A
Tokyo.
B
Hiroshima.
C
Nagasaki.
D
Munich.
5) In World War II, the United Kingdom and U.S. forces launched an invasion, crossing the English Channel and landing on the French coast at Normandy. This military action in 1944 is referred to as _____
A
D-Day
B
Cinco De Mayo Day
C
V- Day
D
VJ-Day
6) Which of these is the BEST reason as to why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941?
A
Japan hoped to destroy the U.S.'s will and ability to fight a war.
B
American politicians had walked out on peace talks with the Japanese emperor in Tokyo.
C
Japan wanted to retaliate for the U.S.'s assault on islands in the Pacific
D
The U.S. had seized Japanese territories in Hawaii.
7) Who was the powerful and ruthless leader of the Soviet Union from 1929-1953 who also ordered the Great Purge in which he had his real and imagined enemies arrested?
A
Adolf Hitler
B
Benito Mussolini
C
Joseph Stalin
D
Vladimir Lenin
8) Which group was the MAIN target of the Nazis during the Holocaust?
A
Women
B
immigrants
C
Christians
D
Jews
9) Which are the BEST examples of the prominent role played by minorities in the U.S. military during World War II?
A
The Big Red One and The Spitfires
B
The Tuskegee Airmen and the Navajo Code talkers
C
The Stonewall Brigade and Phillips Legion
D
The Rough Riders and the 54th Massachusetts
10) The United States became directly involved in World War II following which event?
A
the German invasion of Poland
B
Germany's attack on Britain
C
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
D
the sinking of the Lusitania
11) Which U.S. President spoke these words Yesterday, December 7, 1941—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.
A
Richard Milhous Nixon
B
Dwight David Eisenhower
C
Harry S Truman
D
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
12) Who was the dictator of Germany during World War II?
A
Joseph Stalin
B
Otto von Bismarck
C
Franz Josef
D
Adolf Hitler
13) Why did President Harry S. Truman decide to hit the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with two atomic bombs in 1945?
A
He knew doing so would win him another term as U.S. President.
B
He agreed to do it because Germany was ready to use an atomic bomb on England.
C
He hoped to prevent a ground invasion of Japan and save the lives of American soldiers.
D
He wanted revenge of the Japan's use of atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor.
14) Which United States President guided the country through most of World War II?
A
Harry S Truman
B
Lyndon Johnson
C
Richard Nixon
D
Franklin D. Roosevelt
15) Which statement BEST describes the status of women during World War II?
A
They earned as much as their male counterparts during the war.
B
They found greater employment opportunities in industrial jobs.
C
They were not permitted to be in the military.
D
They were active on the front lines in Europe.
16) What was the purpose of the World War II poster of Rosie the Riveter
A
to persuade women to stay at home and care for children
B
to pressure women to make their own clothes
C
to encourage women to work in making material for the war
D
to convince women to join the armed services
17) Without rationing ___________________. Rationing was encouraged during WWII because there were fewer goods at home that needed to be shared fairly by all.
A
Some people might not have any goods.
B
The shelves might be fully stocked with goods.
C
Everyone might get all the supplies they wanted.
D
The store owner might have enough supplies for all.
18) Which of these was a major reason for the creation of the United Nations?
A
to look after the economic conditions of colonies
B
to create a government to rule the world
C
to prevent the outbreak of more world wars
D
to make sure poor nations would get richer
19) Which organization was created as a result of World War II?
A
The N.A.A.C.P.
B
The League of Nations
C
The United Nations
D
The U.S.S.R.
20) What was the main purpose of the United States in helping form the United Nations?
A
to end world hunger
B
to promote world peace
C
to stop Japanese expansion
D
to prevent Hitler from invading Britain
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