
World War II Review
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- Q1led his Nazi followers to power in 1933. No one in Germany dared disagree with his policies. He rebuilt German armed forces and expanded his power into neighboring countries. Who is he?Harry TrumanBenito MussoliniJoseph StalinAdolf Hitler120s
- Q2The experience of Japanese Americans during World War II was most similar to that of which other group in the US?British Americans during the World War I periodNative American Indians during the period of westward expansionChinese Americans during the Progressive EraAsian Americans during the Korean conflict120s
- Q3Which event was most responsible for ending World War I?election of Harry TrumanYalta Conferencedeath of FDRThe use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki120s
- Q4The Neutrality Acts passed by Congress in the 1930s were an attempt toLower European tariffs on American productsAvoid being drawn into a war in EuropeStop Communist expansion in AsiaSupport British efforts to take over India30s
- Q5This cartoon from the 1930s suggests that the cartoonistBelieved that Japan was a greater threat to the US than Germany wasWished to see Europe destroyedBelieved that Europe was doomed to communismDid not want the US to get involved in European affairs30s
- Q6The event which started World War II in Europe was Germany’s invasion ofSoviet UnionFrancePolandBelgium30s
- Q7During World War II, which group contributed greatly to the American war effort by filling many industrial jobs once closed to them?Womenvietnamese refugeeschildrenlabor leaders120s
- Q8The Holocaust, one of the horrors of World War II, was theItalian invasion of EthiopiaSlaughter of Europe’s Jews by the NazisAmerican bombing of HiroshimaJapanese mistreatment of prisoners of war120s
- Q9How did World War II help to end the Great Depression?The US began to buy more goods from EuropePeople were too concerned about the war to worry about the economyPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that the Depression was overThere was a great demand for workers to make weapons and supplies120s
- Q10The US entered World War II as a direct result ofa series of German submarine attacksAn attack by the Japanese on a US territoryviolations of the US trading rightsthe need to get raw materials from Asia120s
- Q11Base your answer to questions #11 on the statements below and on your knowledge of social studies. The incidents described in these statements show that in the 1940swomen had too much political powerminorities showed they could not be trustedMany Americans faced prejudice and discriminationall Americans enjoyed their constitutional rights120s
- Q12The Normandy Invasion took place in the northern part of this countryBDAC120s
- Q13Benito Mussolini was dictator of this countryDCAB120s
- Q14In 1941, this country stood alone against the warplanes and bombers of GermanyDCAB120s
- Q15World War II officially began when Germany invaded this country in 1939DABC120s