History
9th -
12th grade
World War II Review
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- 1. Match1.5 minutes1 ptQ.
Match the following World War II leaders to their respective countries.
answer choicesGermany
Franklin Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Joseph Stalin
Italy
Adolf Hitler
United States
Benito Mussolini
- 2. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
Internationalism
answer choicesPolitical principle that calls for greater political and economic cooperation among Allied nations
A series of laws enacted during the 1930s to prevent U.S. arms sales and loans to nations at war
National policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries
Group which opposed U.S. involvement in World War II
- 3. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
Isolationism
answer choicesPolitical principle that calls for greater political and economic cooperation among Allied nations
A series of laws enacted during the 1930s to prevent U.S. arms sales and loans to nations at war
National policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries
Group which opposed U.S. involvement in World War II
- 4. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
Neutrality Acts
answer choicesPolitical principle that calls for greater political and economic cooperation among Allied nations
A series of laws enacted during the 1930s to prevent U.S. arms sales and loans to nations at war
National policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries
Group which opposed U.S. involvement in World War II
- 5. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
America First Committee
answer choicesPolitical principle that calls for greater political and economic cooperation among Allied nations
A series of laws enacted during the 1930s to prevent U.S. arms sales and loans to nations at war
National policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries
Group which opposed U.S. involvement in World War II
- 6. Drag and drop1.5 minutes1 ptQ.
In the period before World War II, (a) could best be described as Internationalist an while (b) was an Isolationist and the leading voice of the (c) .
answer choicesFranklin RooseveltCharles LindberghAmerica First Committee - 7. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
Cash and Carry Policy
answer choicesPolicy that allowed warring nations to buy U.S. arms as long as they paid cash and transported them in their own
Speech in which Roosevelt promised to help Great Britain fight against Germany by giving them military supplies
Policy under which the U.S. would lend or lease supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the U.S.”
Statement which defined the Allied goals for the post war world
- 8. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
Arsenal of Democracy Speech
answer choicesPolicy that allowed warring nations to buy U.S. arms as long as they paid cash and transported them in their own
Speech in which Roosevelt promised to help Great Britain fight against Germany by giving them military supplies
Policy under which the U.S. would lend or lease supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the U.S.”
Statement which defined the Allied goals for the post war world
- 9. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
Lend-Lease Act
answer choicesPolicy that allowed warring nations to buy U.S. arms as long as they paid cash and transported them in their own
Speech in which Roosevelt promised to help Great Britain fight against Germany by giving them military supplies
Policy under which the U.S. would lend or lease supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the U.S.”
Statement which defined the Allied goals for the post war world
- 10. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
Atlantic Charter
answer choicesPolicy that allowed warring nations to buy U.S. arms as long as they paid cash and transported them in their own
Speech in which Roosevelt promised to help Great Britain fight against Germany by giving them military supplies
Policy under which the U.S. would lend or lease supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the U.S.”
Statement which defined the Allied goals for the post war world
- 11. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
Which of the following events shifted American popular opinion and led to the U.S. declaration of war in December 1941?
answer choicesDoolittle's Raid
D-Day Invasion
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
- 12. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
After the attack at Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt focused American forces on the fight against Japan.
answer choicesTRUE
FALSE
- 13. Reorder1.5 minutes1 ptQ.
Put the following battles into chronological order:
(Which happened first?)
answer choicesBattle of the Atlantic
North African Campaign
Italian Campaign
D-Day Invasion
Battle of the Bulge
- 14. Drop down1.5 minutes1 ptQ.
American & British soldiers launched across the English Channel during the (a) in 1944, beginning their assault on the European continent.
answer choicesD-Day InvasionBattle of the BulgeBattle of the AtlanticNorth Africa CampaignItalian CampaignSoviet Campaign - 15. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
Which American general was put in charge of planning for the D-Day Invasion in 1944?
answer choicesGeorge S. Patton
Omar Bradley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erwin Rommel
- 16. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
In spite of heavy losses, the D-Day Invasion was successful & allowed Allied troops to begin their march towards Germany where they would meet up with the Soviets.
answer choicesTRUE
FALSE
- 17. Reorder30 seconds1 ptQ.
Put the following battles into chronological order:
(Which happened first?)
answer choicesPhilippines Campaign
Doolittle's Raid
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of Midway
Battle of Okinawa
- 18. Drop down30 seconds1 ptQ.
The American victory in the (a) was the turning point in the War in the Pacific, putting the Japanese of the defensive for the rest of the war.
answer choicesBattle of MidwayBattle of OkinawaDoolittle's RaidBattle of the Coral Sea - 19. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptQ.
Following their victory in the Battle of Midway, American forces began a long campaign of _____, eventually approaching mainland Japan.
- 20. Draw30 seconds1 ptQ.
Draw a picture to represent the American strategy of island-hopping.
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- 21. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
President Harry Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan was based on the belief that the action would
answer choicessave American lives by avoiding an invasion of Japan
help create a military alliance with China
force Germany and Italy to lay down their arms
persuade the Soviet Union to surrender
- 22. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
Rationing was used in the United States during World War II as a way to
answer choicesincrease the number of imports
raise production of consumer goods
ensure adequate supplies of scarce resources
provide markets for American-made products
- 23. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
The relocation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II occurred because
answer choicesmost of them were not citizens of the United States
they were needed to work at inland defense industries
they refused to serve in the United States military
military authorities considered them a threat to national security
- 24. Multiple-choice30 seconds1 ptQ.
The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II illustrates that
answer choicesthe Supreme Court can be relied on to defend civil rights
minorities are not allowed to enlist in the United States military
threats to national security are often ignored by the government
civil liberties are sometimes limited during times of national crisis
- 25. Drop down1.5 minutes1 ptQ.
In 1944, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of (a) that the government’s policy of evacuating Japanese Americans to camps was justified on the basis of “military necessity.”
answer choicesKorematsu v. United StatesPlessy v. FergusonBrown v. Board of EducationSchenck v. United States
