WWII Test

Determine which countries were considered an Allied Power or an Axis Power. Mark all Allied Powers.

• Soviet Union

• United States

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

Determine which countries were considered an Allied Power or an Axis Power. Mark all Axis Powers.

• United States

• Japan

• Germany

• Soviet Union

• Italy

The United States entered World War II because of an attack by which country?

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

Which group of Americans living along the West Coast was forced to relocate to internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Mexican Americans

• African Americans

• Japanese Americans

• Chinese Americans

Which statement accurately describes the United States and its partners’ reaction and response to the Holocaust?

• The Allied Powers knew that Germany had to be stopped and worked to liberate the people in concentration camps.

• The Allied Powers knew that Japan had to be stopped and used atomic weapons to make sure Japan lost the war.

• The Axis Powers knew that Great Britain had to be stopped and worked to liberate the people in concentration camps.

• The Axis Powers knew that the Soviet Union had to be stopped and used atomic weapons to make sure the Soviet Union lost the war.

Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• He wanted to get rid of Japanese culture.

• He wanted to punish Japan for being a part of the Axis Powers.

• He wanted a quick end to the war before more Allied lives were lost.

• He wanted to punish Japan in retaliation for bombing Pearl Harbor.

During World War II most factories and resources were used to create items needed by __________ .

• families

• soldiers

During World War II the supply of items needed by __________ was limited.

• families

• soldiers

During World War II many everyday items were

• rationed

• distributed freely

Rosie the Riveter represented women who __________ during World War II.

• went to war

• became nurses

• worked in factory jobs

• planted “victory gardens”