The American Journey, Illinois Edition

Chapter 26: World War II

World War II

1.
The fascist dictator of Italy was __________.
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Joseph Stalin
C)Vittorio Orlando
D)Benito Mussolini

2.
In 1931 Japan invaded __________.
A)Taiwan
B)Manchuria
C)Korea
D)Sakhalin Island

3.
The immediate cause of World War II was __________.
A)the Munich Conference
B)the annexation of the Sudetenland
C)Germany’s invasion of Poland
D)Italy’s conquest of Ethiopia

4.
Britain’s prime minister during World War II was __________.
A)David Lloyd George
B)Neville Chamberlain
C)Benjamin Disraeli
D)Winston Churchill

5.
The Japanese attacked the American military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on __________.
A)December 8, 1940
B)December 7, 1942
C)December 7, 1941
D)December 8, 1941

6.
The WACs and the WAVES were __________.
A)codes used by the navy during WWII
B)military units made up of women
C)radio transmitters used by the code talkers
D)local war production boards

7.
The Tuskegee Airmen were a famous group of __________.
A)African American aviators
B)Hispanic aviators
C)female aviators
D)Japanese American aviators

8.
During World War II many Japanese Americans __________.
A)were moved to detention centers
B)translated Japanese military codes
C)spied behind enemy lines for the United States
D)disapproved of the war

9.
What event took place on June 6, 1944?
A)D-Day
B)V-E Day
C)V-J Day
D)the Bataan Death March

10.
The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and __________.
A)Tokyo
B)Kyoto
C)Kobe
D)Nagasaki
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