Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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How much of the U.S. fleet was destroyed in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
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How many American servicemen died in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a. | 2000 | c. | 5000 | b. | 3000 | d. | 10,000 |
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Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, what was America’s attitude toward
the rest of the world?
a. | interventionist | c. | internationalist | b. | isolationist | d. | none of these |
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Compared to the rest of the world, how strong was the U.S. military prior to the
attack on Pearl Harbor?
a. | Strongest military power | c. | 19th in the
world | b. | About equal to Germany | d. | 50th in the world |
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Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, America believed it could stay out of the
problems in Europe and Asia and was protected by the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This shows that
America was _____ about world affairs.
a. | astute | c. | knowledgeable | b. | right | d. | naive |
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After Pearl Harbor, what was America afraid of in regards to California and
Japan?
a. | invasion | c. | air attacks | b. | submarine attacks | d. | all of these |
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How did Germany and Italy respond to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
a. | condemed it | c. | asked to remain neutral | b. | ignored
it | d. | declared war on the
U.S. |
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What kind of technology did FDR use to communicate with and calm the American
people after Pearl Harbor?
a. | radio | c. | black and white TV | b. | color television | d. | all of these |
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9.
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How did FDR make the American people feel after the attack on Pearl
Harbor?
a. | fearful | c. | calm and confident | b. | anxious | d. | confused and
angry |
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10.
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How long did it take the automobile industry to convert from making cars to
making tanks, jeeps and other war materials?
a. | 6 months | c. | 1 year | b. | 2 years | d. | 9 months |
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Who was “Rosie the Riveter?”
a. | movie star | c. | industrial war worker | b. | singer of the hit
song of 1941 | d. | child movie
star |
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12.
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What percentage of the civilian work force were women in WWII?
a. | half | c. | one quarter | b. | one third | d. | 60 percent |
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13.
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What was “social fall out” from WWII
a. | many more new babies | c. | loss of pre-war innocence | b. | working
women | d. | all of
these |
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What was “the war effort.”
a. | feeling by everyone that they should do something to help in the war | c. | frustration by
Americans because they could not do anything to help the servicemen. | b. | feeling that the war
was interfering too much in the daily lives of Americans | d. | the fanatic effort of the Japanese to win the
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In WWII people had to have stamps to buy sugar, coffee, meats and other
groceries. They also had to have a sticker that determined how much gasoline you could buy. This
system was called .....
a. | war alocation | c. | recycling | b. | war rationing | d. | war welfare |
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Why did America inter Japanese Americans during the war?
a. | They had absolute most Japanese would help Japan invade America | c. | Citizenship was
taken away from the Japanese for the duration of the war. | b. | They wanted to
protect them from other Americans | d. | America was afraid that Japanese Americans would help Japan invade
America. |
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What famous Director of the FBI was against the internment of the Japanese
during WWII?
a. | J. Edgar Hoover | c. | George Marshall | b. | Franklin Deleno Roosevelt | d. | Secretary John
Stennis |
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Who was the teen age idol who captivated the imagination of young girls in the
WWII years?
a. | Barry Manilow | c. | Frank Sinatra | b. | Dizzy Gillepsi | d. | John Lennon |
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What general led the Allied forces in Europe in WWII?
a. | George Patton | c. | George Marshall | b. | Dwight Eisenhower | d. | General Sinatra |
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What did they call the Allied invasion of Europe from England to France?
a. | F Day | c. | Invasion Day | b. | D Day | d. | E to F Day |
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What date did the invasion of France from England take place?
a. | June 6, 1942 | c. | June 6, 1944 | b. | June 6, 1943 | d. | June 6, 1945 |
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What was the Battle of the Bulge?
a. | Last effort of the Germans to counter-attack the Allied forces | c. | Allied invasion of
France | b. | Allied invasion of Sicily | d. | German offensive in Italy |
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After the invasion of France, how long did it take the allies to liberate
Paris?
a. | one year | c. | one month | b. | six months | d. | three months |
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When did FDR die?
a. | April 12, 1942 | c. | April 12, 1944 | b. | April 12 1943 | d. | April 12, 1945 |
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Who became president after FDR died?
a. | Vice President, J. Edgar Hoover | c. | Vice President, George
Marshall | b. | Vice President, Harry Truman | d. | General Dwight
Eisenhower |
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As the U.S. got closer to the Japanese mainland, the Japanese became more
fanatical and resistant. What did they call the suicide attacks by young Japanese pilots against the
American fleet?
a. | Kamikaze attacks | c. | Zero attacks | b. | Glory Missions | d. | Mission Impossib
le |
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In July, 1945 a conference was held at Potsdam between the U.S., England, and
Russia. What was the purpose of the conference.
a. | Discuss the allied response to the attack on Pearl Harbor | c. | Decide how
Potsdam should be partitioned after the war. | b. | Decide whether the
allied should Germany from the Balkans or through France. | d. | Plan the final policy toward Japan and the end
of the war. |
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What kind of surrender terms did the allies offer to Japan to end the
war?
a. | Srrender and you can keep your emporer | c. | Surrender and pay restitution to
the allies for all the suffering caused by Japan | b. | Conditional Surrender | d. | Unconditional
Surrender |
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What was the name of the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb on
Hiroshima, Japan?
a. | Betty Grable | c. | Enola Gay | b. | Eleanor | d. | The Flying
Tigar |
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30.
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How many Japanese cities were bombed with atomic bombs?
a. | one, Hiroshima | c. | two, Hiroshima and Tokyo | b. | two, Hiroshima and
Nagasaki | d. | one,
Tokyo |
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On what date did Japan surrender?
a. | September 15, 1944 | c. | September 15, 1946 | b. | September 15, 1943 | d. | September 15,
1945 |
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About how many American servicemen were killed in WWII?
a. | 292,000 | c. | 2,920 | b. | 29,200 | d. | 292,000,000 |
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Who made the final decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
a. | Harry Hopkins | c. | Dwight Eisenhower | b. | Harry Truman | d. | General
MacArther |
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What general led our forces in the war in Asia in WWII?
a. | General Patton | c. | General MacArthur | b. | General Eisenhower | d. | Admiral Halsey |
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