World War II Study Guide

Question 1

Which country was not in the process of forming a dictatorship before World War II?

Answer 1

France

Question 2

For a while, the US chose to remain _____ about the world’s problems.

Answer 2

neutral

Question 3

What event caused America to enter the war?

Answer 3

Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

Question 4

The government ___ the goods that people could buy during the war.

Answer 4

ratiioned

Question 5

Which is a way American citizens helped in the war effort?

Answer 5

by volunteering for the Office of Civilian Defense

Question 6

“I led the Nazi party and became dictator of Germany.”

Answer 6

Adolph Hilter

Question 7

“I was a fascist dictator in Italy who came to power before World War II began.”

Answer 7

Mussolini

Question 8

“I lost most of my power as emperor of Japan when Japan fell under the rule of a dictator.”

Answer 8

Hirohito

Question 9

During the 1930’s, powerful new leaders in Europe promised to solve the problem of high ___.

Answer 9

inflation

Question 10

The Nazis wrongly blamed others for Germany’s problems and put millions of innocent people in _____.

Answer 10

concentration camps

Question 11

The attack on Pearl Harbor killed sailors, soldiers, and _____.

Answer 11

civilians

Question 12

Americans helped the war effort by reusing, or _____ items.

Answer 12

recycling

Question 13

_____ were army-style settlements where Japanese-Americans were forced to live.

Answer 13

Internment camps

Question 14

On what two fronts was World War II fought?

Answer 14

Europe and North Africa, and the Pacific

Question 15

What was the result of the Holocaust?

Answer 15

6 million Jewish people and others were murdered by the Nazis

Question 16

Fascism

Answer 16

When a dictator rules, and individual freedoms are taken away.

Question 17

The event that marked a turning point in the Allies fight against Italy and Germany.

Answer 17

The Battle of Stalingrad

Question 18

What was the name of the American project to build a new, powerful kind of bomb?

Answer 18

The Manhattan Project

Question 19

Why did the US drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Answer 19

To force Japan to surrender.

Question 20

How did women support the war effort?

Answer 20

Built planes, ships, and tanks

Question 21

A person who has served in the armed forces

Answer 21

veteran

Question 22

How did the GI Bill help returning American soldiers who needed work?

Answer 22

It gave them money to pay for college or for job training.

Question 23

What does the word genocide mean?

Answer 23

A planned attempt to kill an entire people.

Question 24

Why did the US restrict the activities of Japanese-Americans during World War II?

Answer 24

Because it feared that they might help Japan invade the US.

Question 25

What events led to the beginning of World War II in Europe?

Answer 25

• Powerful new dictators rose to power and promised to solve these problems.
• These leaders began to take over nations.
• On Sept 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland.
• Two days later, Poland’s allies, Britain and France, declared war on Germany.

Question 26

Where is Pearl Harbor, and what happened there on Dec 7, 1941?

Answer 26

• Pearl Harbor is a large natural harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
• On Dec 7, the Japanese attached the US Pacific fleet that was stationed at the naval base in Pearl Harbor.
• 19 American war ships were sunk or damaged, about 150 planes were destroyed, and more then 2,000 Americans were killed.

Question 27

What was the name of the Allied plan to bring them closer to invading Japan? What did it involve?

Answer 27

Name: Island hopping.

It involved fighting only for certain key islands that wold bring the Allies closer to an invasion of Japan.

Question 28

What was the baby boom?

Answer 28

A period of time when millions of babies were born in the US after the war ended.