1. Base your answer to the following question on thecartoon below and on your knowledge of socialstudies.

A) military dictatorships of the 1930sB) Allied powers of World War IIC) nations banned from the United Nations after

World War IID) Communist bloc countries in the Cold War

In the cartoon, most of the “diseases” refer to the

A) enforce the policies of the League of NationsB) stimulate economic growth in the United StatesC) avoid the policies that drew the nation into

World War ID) support the use of peacekeeping troops in Europe

2. The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 were intendedto

A) help the Allies fight the Axis powersB) persuade other nations to join the United NationsC) provide technical assistance to economically

developing nationsD) force other nations to pay their debts to the

United States

3. Base your answer on the map below and on yourknowledge of social studies.

The situation shown in the map occurred as part ofthe United States effort to

A) Germany invaded PolandB) Japan attacked Pearl HarborC) Italy declared war on the United StatesD) the United States dropped an atomic bomb on

Hiroshima

4. President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to December7, 1941, as "a date which will live in infamy" becauseon that day

A) Neutrality Acts Japanese attack on PearlHarbor Lend-Lease Act United Statesdeclaration of war on Japan

B) Lend-Lease Act Neutrality Acts UnitedStates declaration of war on Japan Japaneseattack on Pearl Harbor

C) United States declaration of war on Japan Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Lend-LeaseAct Neutrality Acts

D) Neutrality Acts Lend-Lease Act Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor UnitedStates declaration of war on Japan

5. Which series of events leading to World War II is inthe correct chronological order?

Base your answers to questions 6 and 7 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.

A) made slow but steady progress in defeating JapanB) conducted most of the battles north of the Hawaiian IslandsC) maintained control of the Philippines from the beginning of the warD) had military support from the Soviet Union throughout the war

6. The map shows that the Allied forces

A) Causes of World War IIB) Creation of Wartime AlliancesC) American Imperialism in the 20th CenturyD) World War II in the Pacific

7. What is the most accurate title for this map?

A) develop the atomic bombB) supply the Allies with more fighter planesC) ban the use of chemical and biological warfareD) coordinate troop movements between New York

and Europe

8. The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimerwas part of the World War II effort to

A) Allied goals in World War II will affect everynation.

B) The Atlantic Charter will help only Europe andAsia.

C) The United States intends to rule the entireworld.

D) American strategy will be to win the war in thePacific first.

9. Base your answer to question on the cartoon belowand on your knowledge of social studies.

Which statement most accurately expresses the mainidea of this 1942 cartoon?

A) setting up postwar aid for Great BritainB) sharing the development of atomic weaponsC) protecting the colonial empires of the warring

nationsD) settling major wartime issues of the Allied

powers

10. What was a primary goal of Franklin D. Roosevelt,Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin when they metat the Yalta Conference in 1945?

A) lack of public support for the war effortB) fighting the war on several frontsC) difficulty gaining congressional supportD) total reliance on naval power

11. What was a key challenge faced by the United Statesduring World War II?

A) raise revenue by buying war bondsB) conserve household products to support the war effortC) donate food to help feed the Allied forcesD) support the war effort by working in defense industries

12. Base your answer to the following question on the illustrations below and on your knowledge ofsocial studies.

These illustrations were used during World War II to encourage women to

A) The Four Freedoms cannot helpAfricanAmericans.

B) Claims of fighting for democracy abroad areinconsistent with segregation at home.

C) Involvement in World War II is not in the bestinterest of the United States.

D) The democratic principles of the United Statesare best kept at home.

13. Base your answer to question on the poem belowand on your knowledge of social studies.

How About It, DixieThe President's Four FreedomsAppeal to me.I would like to see those FreedomsCome to be.If you believeIn the Four Freedoms, too,Then share 'em with me Don'tkeep 'em all for you ....Looks like by nowFolks ought to knowIt's hard to beat HitlerProtecting Jim Crow.Freedom's not justTo be won Over There.It means Freedom at home, too Now-right here!

- Langston Hughes, 1942

In this poem, what is Langston Hughes's criticismabout United States foreign policy during WorldWar II?

A) placement of women in combat rolesB) exclusion of Japanese Americans from the

West CoastC) limiting of freedom of speech during wartimeD) adoption of the military draft

14. The Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld Executive Order 9066, which hadauthorized the

A) rationing gasoline used by American driversB) ending the use of tanks by the militaryC) increasing imports of oil from the Dutch East IndiesD) setting higher mileage standards for car manufacturers

15. Base your answer to the following question on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of socialstudies.

During World War II, the federal government dealt with the problem shown in this cartoon by

A) determine blame for the start of World War IIB) improve efforts to collect war debtsC) maintain international peaceD) promote the development of nuclear weapons

16. One reason the United States supported the creationof the United Nations was to

A) the United States will give refugee status to allvictims of war

B) individuals who violate human rights can beheld responsible for their actions

C) invaders must pay to rebuild the areas theydestroyed

D) territory lost in war cannot be regained

17. The Nuremberg War Crimes trials established theinternational legal precedent that

A) potential loss of American lives from aninvasion of Japan

B) need to defeat Japan before defeating GermanyC) plan to bring democratic government to Japan

after the warD) failure of the island-hopping campaign against

Japan

18. The major reason for President Harry Truman'sdecision to use atomic bombs against Japan was the

A) colonialism B) isolationismC) mutual defense D) human rights

19. The creation of the North Atlantic TreatyOrganization (NATO) illustrates a commitment tothe concept of

A) They were invited to join labor unions.B) Their jobs were taken by returning

servicemen.C) Their wages were increased to match those of

male workers.D) Their contributions were rewarded by the

government.

20. What effect did the end of World War II have onAmerican women who worked in defense industriesduring the war?

Answer KeyWWII Practice

1. A2. C3. A4. B5. D6. A7. D8. A9. A10. D11. B12. B13. B14. B15. A16. C17. B18. A19. C20. B