World War II Unit Test
Name__________________________________________________________ Circle the answer that is correct. 1. Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany? a.) Germany invaded Poland b.)Germany invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia c.) Germany formed an alliance with Italy and Japan d.) Adolf Hitler became the dictator of Germany Date___________________________________
2. What event caused the United States to enter World War II? a.) Germany bombed Great Britain b.)Japan bombed Pearl Harbor c.) Germany took over too much of Western Europe d.) Japan took over much of China and Southeast Asia 3. After which battle did Japans navy become too weak to continue capturing islands in the Pacific? a.) Battle of Midway b.) Battle of Iwo Jima c.) Battle of D-Day d.) Battle of Hiroshima 4. The strategy America use in the Pacific Theater against the Japanese was known as: a.) Island hopping b.)Leap frogging c.) Guerilla war d.) a or b 5. What was the Manhattan Project? a.) The worlds first computer b.) a complicated code machine used by the German Military c.) the effort by the United States to build an atomic bomb d.) radio beams used to determine the locations of objects 6. Which of the following is not an example of new technology invented during WWII? a.) the atomic bomb
b.) tanks with turrets c.) bombers with radars d.) lap tops 7. Which of the following is an effect that WW II had on the United States? a.) Japan became a democratic country b.) The U.S. was considered to be a world power again c.) Germany was divided into 2 countries: West Germany and East Germany d.) The U.S. went into a economical depression
Select the word from the word bank that best completes the sentences
Victory Gardens D-Day
Axis Powers
dictator
Harry S. Truman seaborne soldier Hiroshima atomic bomb
penicillin Relocation Camps Pearl Harbor
8. All U.S. citizens on the Home were encouraged by the U.S. government to plant _______________ _____________________________ in an effort to provide food for the U.S. citizens and military. A person who has complete power and authority over a country is called a__________________. 9. Even though women played many roles during WW II, they could not be ______________________. 10. The invasion of Normandy, France by the Allies on June 6, 1944 was the largest ____________________invasion in the history of the world. It is also known as _________________________. 11. The alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan was known as the _________________________________. 12._____________________were special camps in the U.S where Japanese Americans were relocated after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 13. _____________________________________became the 33rd president after President Roosevelt died. 14. ________________________ is the American base in Hawaii that was bombed by the Japanese planes on Dec. 7, 1941. 15. The use of the ___________________ ______________________helped force Japan to surrender.
__________________________is an example of a new medicine used during WW2.
16.Match the leader with the country
___. Italy ___. Germany ___. Japan ___. Great Britain ___.United States ___. Soviet Union (Russia) a. Joseph Stalin b. Franklin D. Roosevelt c. Adolf Hitler d. Hideki Tojo e. Winston Churchill f. Benito Mussolini
17. Number the following events in order in which they happened. _____Germany invaded Poland. _____Germany formed an alliance with Italy and Japan. _____Britain and France declared war on Germany.
18. Answer the following questions in your own words: 19. What led to Hitlers rise to power in Germany?___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20. How did the roles and lives of African Americans change during WW2? ________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21. How did the role of women change during WW2? ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
