World War II Review

During World War II, the men in the picture (Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill) were all leaders of the __________.

• Central Powers

• Axis Nations

• Allied Nations

• European Union

This headline appeared in the New York Times on December 8, 1941. What happened soon after?

• Britain entered World War II

• The United States entered World War II

• Adolf Hitler invaded Poland

• The US dropped the atomic bomb on Japan

The headline refers to fighting in WWII that took place in which part of the world?

• Northern Africa

• Continental United States

• Europe

• the Pacific

The headline (dated December 8, 1941) is referring to which event in WWII?

• Pearl Harbor

• D-Day

• Surrender of Japanese forces

• Battle of Britain

This picture is of "Rosie the Riveter", a fictional character who became popular during World War II. She represented which of the following?

• all of the women who traveled the country to protest the war

• all of the women who fought alongside the men during the war

• all of the women who worked in the factories while the men went off to war

• all of the women who had children while their husbands were off to war

During World War II, women who entered the workforce did so because __________.

• they could earn more money than the men who did the same work

• they needed to fill the labor shortage left when the men went off to war

• they wanted to protest America's involvement in World War II

• they wanted to prove that they could make good soldiers

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of American pilots who flew many missions during World War II. They were good pilots who earned much recognition, but were also unique in the military because they were __________.

• women

• Native Americans

• Japanese Americans

• African Americans

The following events happened after World War II: 1) radar technology was used to create microwaves 2) chemical weapons were used to make fertilizer 3) rocket missiles were used to design jet airplanes. These are all examples of how:

• scientists during the war did not know how to properly use their own creations.

• wartime technology can be put to use in times of peace.

• harmless technology can be used to make weapons.

• dangerous technology can be if it gets into the wrong hands.

Who were the Axis Powers during WWII?

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

• The United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union

• The United States, Great Britain, and France

• Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union

Which of the following describes an effect of World War II on the United States economy?

• Automobile companies produced a record number of cars.

• Many factories had to expand to produce military equipment.

• The airplane industry suffered as the Allies began using airplanes in combat.

• Cities with shipyards declined because so many ships had been sent overseas.