1. Which of the following leaders transformed the Soviet Union from a rural nation into an industrial power? a. Stalin b. Hitler c. Lenin d.

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1 World War II Exam

2 1. Which of the following leaders transformed the Soviet Union from a rural nation into an industrial power? a. Stalin b. Hitler c. Lenin d. Mussolini 2. What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis? a. The broadcasting of anti-semitic ideas b. The deliberate extermination of a specific group of people c. The abuse of a nation s citizens by their own government d. The killing of people for the purpose of creating terror 3. When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany? a. Before the war began b. When they declared war c. When the United States declared war d. After France was invaded and divided 4. Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation? a. Austria Joseph Stalin b. Spain Francisco Franco c. Britain Charles DeGaulle d. France Neville Chamberlain 5. Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland a. Italy b. Spain c. Italy and Japan d. The Soviet Union 6. In following a policy of appeasement, what did Britain and France do? a. Declared war on Germany b. Submitted to Hitler s demands c. Entered into a formal defense alliance d. Pressured the Untied States to enter the war 7. The event in 1941 that finally caused the United States to enter World War II was thea. Attack on Pearl Harbor b. Fall of France to Germany c. Invasion of Poland d. Sinking of Lusitania

3 Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions. 8. According to the map, which of the following countries was among the neutral nations? a. Finland b. Greece c. Sweden d. Great Britain 9. Which countries did Germany attack in 1938? a. Belgium and France b. Czechoslovakia and Austria c. Poland and Austria d. Austria and Yugoslavia 10. Locate the Maginot Line on the map. Whom was the Maginot Line intending to protect? a. France from a German invasion b. Germany from an invasion by Austria c. France from an by Italy d. Britain from a German invasion

4 11. Locate Great Britain on the map. Why might it have been more difficult for Germany to occupy Britain than to occupy France? a. France was larger b. Britain was surrounded by water c. Britain was closer d. Britain was protected by Ireland Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions 12. In what year did unemployment rate reach its peak? a b c d During which period did the unemployment rate drop most significantly? a to 1935 b to 1940 c to 1945 d to During which period did defense expenditures increase the most? a to 1935 b to 1940 c to 1945 d to 1950

5 Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question 15. How long after the United States officially declared itself neutral did it enter the war? a. Five years b. Six years c. Seven years d. Eight years

6 16. What was the Lend-Lease Act? a. A statement of war aims complied by Roosevelt and Churchill b. A nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union c. A policy allowing the president to provide arms to certain foreign countries d. An order to shoot German U-boats on sight 17. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Roosevelt s feelings toward joining the war? a. Agreed with the isolationists and promoted an isolationist policy b. Wanted to help the Allies but had to appease US citizens who opposed entering the war c. Wanted to avoid the war because he did not see it as a threat to the United States d. Did not understand the position of isolationists and was eager to join the war 18. What was Germany s role in the Battle of Britain? a. Joined the Axis powers b. Engaged in a three-front war c. Bombed Britain for two months d. Enter into a nonaggression pact with Britain 19. Roosevelt s decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to interment camps was a response to a. Strong anti-japanese sentiment b. Verified reports of Japanese Americans acting as spies c. The lack of Japanese Americans serving in the armed forces d. Rumors that the Japanese were developing an atomic bomb

7 Use the following text and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following three questions Perhaps the most notorious example of racial discrimination during the war years was the internment of Japanese Americans. Japan s surprise attack on the United States made many Americans suspicious of the country s Japanese population. Eventually, the government confined more than 100,000 Japanese Americans to interment camps in remote regions of the West. These men and women were charged with no crimes and no evidence of their subversion was ever uncovered. Yet they were forced to live in these camps against their will of a time during the war. Japanese American officials challenged the government s actions, but the Supreme Court upheld their detention. When under the conditions of modern warfare our shores are threatened by hostile forces, declared on justice. The power to protect must be commensurate {equal} with the threatened danger. 20. Which event played a key role in heightening the nation s suspicions of its Japanese citizens? a. The invasion of Poland b. The bombing of Pearl Harbor c. Race riots in Los Angeles d. The Supreme Court declared Japanese Americans dangerous 21. As described in the passage, the government s treatment of Japanese Americans appears to violate which of the following constitutional rights? a. Due process of law b. Freedom of speech c. Freedom of religion d. Freedom of the press 22. According to the passage, the Supreme Court justified the internment of Japanese Americans asa. Brilliant war strategy b. Vital to the nation s security c. Good for the country s morale d. Fair punishment for the Pearl Harbor attack

8 Use the quote and your knowledge of social studies to answer question 23: You had stamps of everything, clothing, shoes, things like that. It was a sort of job, juggling all this You had these little books for everything, good for a certain length of time. If you ran out before that, too bad. So it was kind of fun figuring out what you were going to do. Sometimes the store would get a bunch of stuff in, but you were only allowed to take so much. There was a lot of hoarding, and a lot of black market stuff going on. People made some kind of deal under the table and would all of a sudden come up with a few steaks. Helen Osley, as quoted in A School Teacher Minds the Home Front 23. This quotation from a school teacher in Rhode Island during World War II describes what effect of the war? a. Price freezes b. Recycling c. Internment d. Rationing 24. The problem of was targeted by the Office of Price administration a. Inflation b. Recession c. Depression d. Unemployment

9 Use the poster and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. 25. This World War II poster was part of an effort to encourage Americans toa. Help the economy by purchasing a new car b. Conserve valuable war resources such as gasoline c. Help ease traffic problems by driving less often d. Take a driving tour of Germany 26. During the war, women in the WAACs served as a. Fighter pilots and foot soldiers b. Shipbuilders and waitresses c. Scientists and factory workers d. Nurses and radio operators

10 Use the poster and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question 27. This World War II poster shows thata. The government tried to recruit women to fight the war b. The government sought women to fill jobs left vacant by men c. Women refused to volunteer to help in the war effort d. Female military officers commanded both male and female troops 28. With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of for African Americans a. Decline b. Advance c. Stagnation d. Uncertainty 29. One social effect of the large migration of African Americans to US industrial centers between 1940 and 1950 wasa. Increased racial tensions b. The peaceful integration of southern schools c. A 20 th century renaissance in the arts d. Improved public transportation systems

11 Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following quesiton 30. Which of the following statements is true? a. The African-American population increase in the South b. Housing shortages would become an issue in many Southern cities c. There were few war related jobs in the South d. Southern cities saw a rise in their African-American population 31. The Supreme Commander of US forces in Europe was a. George Patton b. George Marshall c. Douglas MacArthur d. Dwight D. Eisenhower 32. The Allied invasion of was given the code name D-Day. a. Japan b. Italy c. North Africa d. Nazi-occupied Europe

12 33. The significance of the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 was that ita. Caused the Soviet Union to join the war against Germany b. Liberated Paris from German control c. Opened a second major front in the war in Europe d. Forced Germany to surrender immediately to Allied forces 34. During World War II, the Soviet Union pressured the other Allies to open a second front in France in order toa. Allow the Soviet Union to send troops to fight in North Africa b. Help French communists resist the Nazis c. Free the Soviet Union to concentrate on fighting Japan d. Force Germany to move some of its troops away from the eastern front 35. The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the a. Last German offensive b. Liberation of the death camps c. Allies first victory in a land battle d. Axis powers first loss in a land battle 36. The Battle of Midway was a crucial victory for the United States because ita. Dealt a severe blow to the Japanese navy b. Was the last sea battle of the war with Japan c. Was fought on Japanese territory d. Destroyed Japan s will to continue fighting 37. The general who led Allied troops in battles on the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima was a. Dwight D. Eisenhower b. Chester Nimitz c. George Patton d. Douglas MacArthur 38. V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when a. The United States entered the war b. Allied forces invaded France c. Germany surrendered d. The Soviets stopped the Germans at the Volga 39. Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust? a. Nationalists b. Aryans c. Fascists d. Jews

13 40. Truman s aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to a. Find out how destructive the bomb really was b. Teach Japanese military leaders a lesson c. End the war and save American lives d. Show how powerful the United States was Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard which has been communicated to in manuscript, leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. -Albert Einstein, letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, August 2, The development referred to in Einstein s letter led directly to a. A government program to develop the atomic bomb b. The first funding of scientific research by the federal government c. The delivery of inexpensive electricity to US consumers d. The creation of a new cabinet department

14 Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following 3 questions 42. Which two countries lost more than half of their military personnel? a. Japan and Norway b. China and Finland c. Britain and Brazil d. Poland and the United States 43. According to the chart, China and Polanda. Each lost less than 1 million armed forces in the war b. Each had an armed force of greater than 2 million c. Each suffered more civilian deaths than military deaths d. Fought together in at least one battle 44. One reason that the United States suffered so few civilian deaths was thata. The war was fought primarily in Europe and Asia b. Many Americans spent the war in underground bunkers c. The Axis powers were afraid to attack the United States d. The government expelled all citizens of German and Japanese ancestry