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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

How much of the U.S. fleet was destroyed in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a.
25%
c.
33%
b.
50%
d.
60%
 

 2. 

How many American servicemen died in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a.
2000
c.
5000
b.
3000
d.
10,000
 

 3. 

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
 

 4. 

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
 

 5. 

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
 

 6. 

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
 

 7. 

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.
 

 8. 

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
 

 9. 

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
 

 10. 

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
 

 11. 

Who was “Rosie the Riveter?”
a.
movie star
c.
industrial war worker
b.
singer of the hit song of 1941
d.
child movie star
 

 12. 

What percentage of the civilian work force were women in WWII?
a.
half
c.
one quarter
b.
one third
d.
60 percent
 

 13. 

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
 

 14. 

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 war.
 

 15. 

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
 

 16. 

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.
 

 17. 

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
 

 18. 

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
 

 19. 

What general led the Allied forces in Europe in WWII?
a.
George Patton
c.
George Marshall
b.
Dwight Eisenhower
d.
General Sinatra
 

 20. 

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
 

 21. 

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
 

 22. 

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
 

 23. 

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
 

 24. 

When did FDR die?
a.
April 12, 1942
c.
April 12, 1944
b.
April 12 1943
d.
April 12, 1945
 

 25. 

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
 

 26. 

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
 

 27. 

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.
 

 28. 

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
 

 29. 

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
 

 30. 

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
 

 31. 

On what date did Japan surrender?
a.
September 15, 1944
c.
September 15, 1946
b.
September 15, 1943
d.
September 15, 1945
 

 32. 

About how many American servicemen were killed in WWII?
a.
292,000
c.
2,920
b.
29,200
d.
292,000,000
 

 33. 

Who made the final decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
a.
Harry Hopkins
c.
Dwight Eisenhower
b.
Harry Truman
d.
General MacArther
 

 34. 

What general led our forces in the war in Asia in WWII?
a.
General Patton
c.
General MacArthur
b.
General Eisenhower
d.
Admiral Halsey
 

Matching
 
 
a.
endeavor
i.
embarkation
b.
immersed
j.
somber
c.
celestial
k.
despicable
d.
invulnerable
l.
unprecedented
e.
interminable
m.
incarcerated
f.
naivet?/a
n.
premeditated
g.
fascism
o.
vigilant
h.
magnitude
p.
precious
 

 35. 

All Americans felt they had to _____ to help the war effort.
 

 36. 

Pearl Harbor proved to Americans that they were not _____ to attacks by Japan and Germany.
 

 37. 

The movie newsreels illustrated the _____ of German and Japanese cruelty during the war.
 

 38. 

In WWII Americans would search the _____ night with searchlights, looking for enemy airplanes.
 

 39. 

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was planned in advance and _____ .
 

 40. 

The mood in America on DDay was _____ .
 

 41. 

American _____ about world affairs left them vulnerable to attack.
 

 42. 

The ability of America to switch from a peacetime economy to a wartime economy was ______ and had never happened before.
 

 43. 

On Saturday’s young people would become _____ in the war stories at the movies.
 

 44. 

World War Two seemed to last an _____  length of time.
 

 45. 

The Japanese population on the West Coast was _____ in camps for the duration of the war.
 

 46. 

All Americans felt they had to be _____ and watch for Japanese and German attacks on the East and West coasts.
 

 47. 

In WWII San Diego was an _____ site for many servicemen going over-seas to fight the war
 

 48. 

_____ was the philosophy of Hitler, Mussolini, and General Franco of Spain.
 

 49. 

Because of the war Americans came to realize how _____ life and family are.
 

 50. 

American propaganda made the people think of the Japanese as _____ .
 



 
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