WWII Quiz 1

  Which government action was a response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

• drafting all Japanese American men into the United States Army

• passing labor laws banning the employment of immigrants

• ending all oil sales to Japan

• forcing the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans

Answer explanation

  During World War II, the need of the United States for more war materials resulted in the:  

• reduction in profits for defense industries

• easing of government controls on the economy

• use of lengthy strikes by labor unions

• rationing of some consumer goods

Answer explanation

  Which action is an example of international appeasement?

• Germany signing a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union

• Great Britain and France agreeing to Hitler’s demand for part of Czechoslovakia

• Japan attacking Pearl Harbor

• Congress authorizing the Manhattan Project

Answer explanation

The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to:

• ban the use of chemical and biological warfare

• develop the atomic bomb

• coordinate troop movements between New York and Europe

• supply the Allies with more fighter planes    

Answer explanation

What date was Pearl Harbor attacked?                     

• November 11, 1918 

• September 1, 1939

• December 7, 1941 

• June 22, 1941

Answer explanation

Which event started World War II?                                  

• Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor 

• Japan’s attack on San Francisco

• Germany’s attack on Poland

• Germany sinking the USS Essex

Answer explanation

Which of the following was the name of Hitler’s political party?                                      

• Communists

• Labor

• Fascists

• National Socialists

Answer explanation

Which of these events occurred on June 6, 1944?                                                                       

• V-J Day

• D-Day

• V-E Day

• Bombing of Hiroshima

Answer explanation

Germany, Italy and Japan were the ____________ during WWII.

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

• NATO Powers

• Axis Powers

Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Hidecki Tojo