Lesson #1 Mobilizing for War

World War Two Test Name______

1. How is the USA going to expand the military?

2. How is the USA going to fund the war?

3. Who is going to work in the factories when the men leave for war?

4. What are their nicknames?

5. What are we going to do about food shortages?

6. How are we going to quickly manufacture weapons?

During World War II, posters like this were used to

(a) recruit more women workers (b) prevent antiwar protests (c) convince women to enlist in the military services (d) gain acceptance for wartime rationing programs Lesson #2 Japanese Internment

8. During World War II, Japanese- Americans were relocated from their homes on the West Coast of the United States to internment camps in the U.S. interior. This action indicated a widespread fear that Japanese-Americans were

A. a threat to national security. B. members of the Communist Party. C. competitors for jobs in wartime factories. D. immigrating to the United States in large numbers.

. 9. This telegram was sent as a response to the

(a) start of World War II (b) attack on Pearl Harbor (c) passage of a law to ban Japanese immigration (d) drafting of Japanese Americans into the military

Lesson #3 ETO

10. The D-Day invasion in June 1944 was important to the outcome of World War II because it (a) opened a new Allied front in Europe (b) avoided use of the atomic bomb against civilian targets (c) forced Italy to surrender (d) stopped Soviet advances in eastern Europe Lesson #4 PTO

11. What was the USA strategy in the PTO?

12. What battle was the turning point in the PTO?

Lesson #5 Aftermath of War

13. What was the name of the secret project that developed the atomic bomb?

14. Name a city in Japan that was hit with an atomic bomb?

Lesson #6 United Nations

15. In the United Nations Charter, member nations pledge to “unite our strength to maintain international peace and security.” Since ratification of its charter following World War II, the primary goal of the United Nations has been to A. restore world trade disrupted by World War II. B. encourage industrial growth begun during World War II. C. establish policies to help nations pay World War II debts. D. intervene in world conflicts to prevent another war such as World War

Lesson #7 Creation of Israel

16. Beginning in the late 19th century, many Jewish people immigrated to Palestine in the hope of eventually establishing a Jewish state. In 1948, Israel became an independent country. In the following years, Arab and Israeli armies fought several wars. A major reason for this conflict was that Arab countries A. feared Israeli urbanization would ruin their agriculture. B. believed Israel was created on lands belonging to Palestinians. C. believed Israel supported the Soviet Union in the Cold War. D. were angered by the refusal of Israel to enter into trade agreements.