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World War II Questions - All Grades

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Grade 11 World War II
Grade 11 World War II
In the final months of World War II in Europe, American and British forces
  1. pushed into the heart of Germany while Soviet troops bogged down in Poland.
  2. entered Germany from the west and Soviet troops entered Germany from the east and occupied Berlin.
  3. stalled along the Rhine River just outside Germany until they linked with Soviet forces.
  4. rushed toward Berlin to gain a "knock-out punch" on Hitler before the Soviet troops could arrive in the capital city.
  5. were unable to break into France through Normandy.
Grade 7 World War II
Grade 7 World War II
Grade 8 World War II
The United States followed a policy of isolationism because
  1. it did not really trust the other allies.
  2. it was still recovering from the Great Depression
  3. it really did not care what was going on in Europe
Grade 9 World War II
The places where Japanese Americans were confined after Pearl Harbor were called
  1. Japanese-American Internment Camps
  2. Death Camp
  3. Puppet State
  4. Concentration Camp
Grade 11 World War II
Which of the following was the MAJOR reason President Truman used to justify his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945?:
  1. he felt it would shorten the war and eliminate the need for an invasion of Japan.
  2. he wanted to send a strong warning message to the Russians to watch their step in the Pacific after Japan was defeated.
  3. he believed it would be an appropriate revenge for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
  4. he felt it would end up saving Japanese civilian lives, when compared to the casualties expected from an invasion of Japan.
  5. once the bomb was completed, Truman felt he had to use it in order to justify the huge investments in time, resources, scientific expertise, and expense involved in developing it.
Grade 11 World War II
Immediately after Pearl Harbor, American and British strategists decided to
  1. open a second front in western Europe.
  2. follow Stalin's advice on military strategy.
  3. pursue victory against Germany first, then Japan.
  4. attempt to regain Pacific islands from Japan.
  5. use the atomic bomb as soon as it was developed.
Grade 11 World War II
The famous image of "Rosie the Riveter"
  1. symbolized the erosion of some of the prejudice against women working in traditionally male jobs.
  2. symbolized a permanent change in the status of working mothers in the American economy.
  3. symbolized the continued categorization of women in jobs deemed appropriate for them by male bosses.
  4. showed how women's work was analogized to their traditional roles in the home.
  5. created permanent negative stereotypes of women in the workforce.
Grade 11 World War II
For the first time in World War II, the United States
  1. entered into a war with a foreign power
  2. instituted a peacetime draft
  3. allowed blacks and whites to fight in integrated units
  4. used its navy to help fight
  5. allowed women to fight in combat
Grade 12 World War II
Which group of American citizens experienced internment camps during World War II?
  1. German Americans
  2. African Americans
  3. Latino Americans
  4. Japanese Americans
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