World War II Review
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Use the map to answer the following question.
What location is the arrow pointing to on the map?
29Hiroshima, Japan
Iwo Jima, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Q1
Use the map to answer the following question.
What location is the arrow pointing to on the map?
Hiroshima, Japan
Iwo Jima, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
45s - Q2
Which of the following is one example of German aggression that led to World War II?
Germany started capturing islands in the Pacific.
Germany took over smaller nations in Europe.
Germany forced European nations to expand.
Germany asked European nations to speak German.
45s - Q3
Which event caused the United States to join WWII?
The attack on Iwo Jima.
The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
The D-Day Invasion in France.
45s - Q4
Which of the following events is considered to be the turning point of World War II in Europe?
The Tuskegee Air Assault
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The D-Day invasion
V-E Day
45s - Q5
Which of the following BEST describes the goal of The Holocaust?
Hirohito’s plan to take over China in order to use their natural resources so Japan could be self-sufficient.
Germany’s plan to kill unwanted people who were considered undesirable, including millions of Jews.
Hitler’s plan to take over Europe and increase Germany’s power by rejoining the German speaking people.
The Japanese plan to take over Asia and control the entire area around the Pacific Ocean.
45s - Q6
Use the image to answer the question.
Which World War II event is happening in this picture from the United States?
D-Day Invasion
German Aggressions in Europe
Victory Over Japan Day
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
45s - Q7
Use the image to answer the question.
At which battle of World War II was this picture taken?
D-Day
V-J Day
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
45s - Q8
What motivated President Harry Truman to order the use of two atomic weapons instead of just one?
the discovery of prisoner of war camps in Japan after the first bomb
the threat of a Nazi revolution in Japan after the first bomb
the refusal of Japanese leaders to surrender after the first bomb
the success of Japan’s atomic bomb program after the first bomb
45s - Q9
Use the table to answer the question.
Which of the following BEST completes the table?
Emperor Hirohito, Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito
Benito Mussolini, Josef Stalin
Josef Stalin, Emperor Hirohito
45s - Q10
Who was president of the United States during most of World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
45s - Q11
Which World War II leader founded the Fascist Party in Italy?
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Hirohito
45s - Q12
Which of the following BEST completes the chart?
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Hirohito
Josef Stalin
45s - Q13
What was a goal the US government hoped to accomplish by rationing goods during World War II?
to provide soldiers with necessary food
to weaken the economies of US enemies
to help European businesses grow
to create jobs for American workers
45s - Q14
What was the US government promoting in this poster during World War II?
Women rationing goods to support the war.
Women joining the military to support the war.
Women fixing their homes as a way to support the war.
Women working in factories to support the war.
45s - Q15
Based on your knowledge of social studies, who is Michelle Obama referring to in this quotation?
The D-Day Soldiers
The Pearl Harbor Survivors
The Iwo Jima Veterans
The Tuskegee Airmen
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