True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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One
of the leading causes of World War II was the Treaty of Versailles, which placed reparations
(penalties) on Germany.
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2.
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The
rise of fascist dictators Hitler and Mussolini led to the second World War.
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3.
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The
Japanese empire joined an Alliance with Britain and Russia during World War II.
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4.
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Teddy
Roosevelt was the president of the United States during World War II.
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5.
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The
United States dropped the Atomic Bomb on the city of Tokyo in August of 1945.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6.
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The
Treaty of __________ ended World War I and was a cause of the start of WWII. a. | Paris | c. | Versailles | b. | Ghent | d. | Versace | | | | |
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7.
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The
Japanese attack on the United States at __________ was the reason the United States gave for entering
World War II. a. | Bulge | c. | Pearl
Harbor | b. | Stalingrad | d. | Manhatten | | | | |
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8.
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The
turning point in the American and British victory in North Africa was the Battle of
___. a. | El
Alamein | c. | Stalingrad | b. | the Bulge | d. | Midway | | | | |
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9.
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The
turning point of the Allied Victory in Europe was the defeat of Hitler’s forces in the Ardennes
Forest. This was known as the Battle of __________. a. | El
Alamein | c. | Stalingrad | b. | the Bulge | d. | Midway | | | | |
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10.
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The
Allied Invasion of France on June 6, 1944 has been called __________. a. | Battle of the
Bulge | c. | D-Day | b. | Escape at Dunkirk | d. | V-E Day | | | | |
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11.
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________ the Riveter became a symbol of women working in factories during World War
II. a. | Rocky | c. | Wanda | b. | Rosie | d. | Roxie | | | | |
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12.
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The
internment of tens of thousands of __________-Americans was a horrible civil liberties violation of
World War II in the United States. a. | African | c. | Japanese | b. | Chinese | d. | German | | | | |
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13.
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Adolf
Hitler committed suicide in the spring of 1945 and soon after, Germany surrendered. The
surrender of Germany was known as __________ in the United States. a. | V-J
Day | c. | V-E
Day | b. | D-Day | d. | V
Day | | | | |
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14.
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The
supreme Allied commander in the Pacific was _________. a. | Douglas
MacArthur | c. | Dwight D.
Eisenhower | b. | Chester Nimitz | d. | Omar Bradley | | | | |
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Which
of the following was NOT a battle in the war of the Pacific? a. | Coral
Sea | c. | Normandy | b. | Iwo Jima | d. | Okinawa | | | | |
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16.
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The
Atomic Bomb was developed in the United States by the top secret organization known as the
_________. a. | Allen Parsons
Project | c. | Operation
Barbarossa | b. | Manhatten Project | d. | Operation Overlord | | | | |
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Matching
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a. | Battle of El
Alamein | g. | Battle of
Midway | b. | Lend Lease Act | h. | Operation Overlord | c. | Pearl
Harbor | i. | Holocaust | d. | Internment Camps | j. | Hiroshima | e. | Luftwaffe | k. | Bataan Death
March | f. | Battle of Stalingrad | l. | kamikazes | | | | |
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17.
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The
German Air Force
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18.
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Law
passed by Congress that allowed the president to “sell, lease, lend, or dispose of weapons”
to the allied powers.
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19.
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Turning point of the fighting between Germany and Russia and a massive battle centered
around Russia’s major industrial center.
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20.
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Harbor that was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941
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21.
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Battle between American and British troops and Germany in Africa; Turning point of
North African Campaign
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22.
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Camps
that Japanese-Americans were held captive in at the orders of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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23.
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Turning point of the fighting in the Pacific between Japan and the U.S.
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24.
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The
ordeal of Jews during World War II when Hitler rounded them up and eventually killed over 6 million
innocents.
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25.
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The
first Japanese city that the United States dropped the A-Bomb on.
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26.
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Code
name for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. Was the largest amphibious attack in
history.
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27.
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Brutal treatment by the Japanese of surrendering American troops in which 10,000
died.
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28.
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Japanese suicide bombers.
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a. | Dresden | d. | Pacific
Theater | b. | Battle of the Bulge | e. | Operation Barbarossa | c. | Nagasaki | | | | |
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29.
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An
east-central German city on the Elbe River that the United States firebombed.
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30.
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City
that the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on.
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31.
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Desperate attempt by Hitler to turn the tide of the war in his favor. Was the
turning point in the Allied victory in Europe
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32.
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The
code name for the sneak attack on the USSR on June 22, 1941.
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33.
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Theater of operation in World War II in which Japan and the United States
fought.
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Match
the Leader’s Name with the Country a. | Hitler | e. | Mussolini | b. | Stalin | f. | Roosevelt | c. | Churchill | g. | de Gaulle | d. | Hirohito | | | | |
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34.
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Japan
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35.
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United States
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36.
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Soviet Union (Russia)
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37.
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Great
Britain
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38.
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Germany
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39.
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Italy
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40.
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France
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