WWII STAAR Review

When was the attack Pearl Harbor

• December 7, 1942

• December 7, 1941

• December 8, 1941

• December 6, 1942

Victory Gardens were used by Americans during WWII as a way to --

• Ensure adequate supplies of scarce natural resources

• Increase the number of exports

• Raise more food for home consumption

• Provide markets for American-made products

Which group of American citizens was subjected to the greatest loss of their constitutional rights during WWII?

• Hispanic Americans

• Chinese Americans

• German Americans

• Japanese Americans

Origins of WWII: shaky democracy and poor economy led to his rise to power, expansion through force, genocide

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Hideki Tojo

• Joseph Stalin

What was an immediate effect of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan?

• The outbreak of WWII in Asia

• Official entry of the US into the war against Japan

• The surrender of Japan to the US

• Soviet troops left Germany

Origins of WWII: Military leader that rose to power, Pearl Harbor attack, tried and executed following WWII

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Hideki Tojo

• Joseph Stalin

Failure of Appeasement refers to the _______ conference where leaders tried to satisfy Hitler's demands to avoid war

• Berlin

• Potsdam

• Munich

• Bataan

Origins of WWII: Was betrayed By Hitler, millions of his own people died during his reign, became worried about a "western invasion" following WWII, wanted a communist Europe

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Hideki Tojo

• Joseph Stalin

What effect did the end of WWII have on American women who worked in defense industries during the war?

• They were invited to join labor unions

• Their jobs were taken by men returning from military service

• Their wages were increased to match those of male workers

• Their contributions were rewarded by the government

Which WWII activity is being promoted in this poster?

• buying war bonds

• planting a Victory Garden

• enlisting in the armed forces

• supporting Executive Order 9066