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World War II Review

Quiz by Jerica M White

Grade 5
Social Studies
Georgia Standards of Excellence

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16 questions
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  • Q1

    This war was fought in Europe and Asia from 1939-1945.

    World War I 

    Cold War 

    World War II 

    30s
    SS5H6
  • Q2

    The United States, Great Britain, & Russia/ Soviet Union formed this alliance.

    Allied Powers 

    Axis Powers 

    Central Powers

    30s
  • Q3

    Which event caused the United States to join WWII?

    Attack on Iwo Jima 

    Sinking of the Lusitania 

    Pearl Harbor 

    30s
  • Q4

    Leaders of World War II 

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    Linking
    60s
  • Q5

    Which of the following World War II leaders was the president of the United States who decided to drop bombs over cities in Japan, and forced the Japanese to surrender in August of 1945?

    Harry Truman

    Franklin Roosevelt 

    Joseph Stalin

    60s
  • Q6

     When Allied troops launched a surprise attack in Northern France to stop the German Army. The attack was successful and France was freed from Germany.

    D-Day 

    Atomic bombs in Japan 

    Iwo Jima 

    60s
  • Q7

    Why was Iwo Jima strategically important to the United States during World War II?

    The island was home to a US naval base located halfway between the United States and Japan.

    The island was close to Japan and could serve as a staging area for an invasion.

    60s
  • Q8

     What was the main reason that President Harry S. Truman decided to use nuclear weapons in World War II?

    to punish Germany for the war crimes its leaders committed during the war

    to convince Japan to surrender and avoid a deadly invasion of Japan’s home islands

    60s
  • Q9

     During the Holocaust, Hitler and the Nazis tried to get rid of all Jewish people. They forced Jews to live in concentration camps and killed about 6 million people. 

    true
    false
    True or False
    60s
  • Q10

     She served as one of the first five delegates to the United Nations and was head of the United Nations Human Rights Commission. She fought for fair housing and fair working conditions for African Americans and women.

    Michelle Obama 

    Rosie the Riveter 

    Eleanor Roosevelt 

    60s
  • Q11

    The United Nation was formed to maintain world peace after World War II

    true
    false
    True or False
    60s
  • Q12

    A limited amount of food each person could buy.  

    food stamps 

    rationing

    credit cards 

    60s
  • Q13

    African American fighter pilots during World War II

    Black Men Fighters 

    Black Panthers 

    Tuskegee Airmen 

    60s
  • Q14

    Rosie the Riveter was meant to encourage women to come into the workforce. 

    true
    false
    True or False
    60s
  • Q15

     Victory in Europe (V-E Day) came after

    Germany surrendered 

    Japan surrendered 

     the atomic bombings.

    60s

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