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US History Ww2 Test 8

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History Us Ww2 (High School) High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) USA USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History Us Ww2 (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History Us Ww2 (High School) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
Which term means "US war effort"?
A) home front
B) the Manhattan Project
C) Rosie the Riveter
D) the Double V campaign
Question 2
What was home front?
A) Battlefield
B) US war effort
C) No effort
D) Protests
Question 3
Who was "Women workers symbol"?
A) US president during most of WWII
B) the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
C) Rosie
D) US president most of WWII
Question 4
When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
A) 1940
B) 1939
C) 1942
D) December 7, 1941
Question 5
What ended the war?
A) Atomic bombs August 1945
B) Treaty 1944
C) Berlin fall only
D) Japan quit early
Question 6
Provide the definition of Midway:
A) Defeat
B) 1942 Pacific turning
C) Naval loss
D) Stalemate
Question 7
Which term means "June 6 1944 landing"?
A) the Manhattan Project
B) Rosie the Riveter
C) D-Day
D) the Double V campaign
Question 8
Which battle turned the Pacific?
A) Okinawa
B) Iwo Jima
C) Pearl Harbor
D) Battle of Midway
Question 9
Name the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.
A) Eisenhower
B) MacArthur
C) Nimitz
D) Patton
Question 10
When did WWII begin in Europe?
A) 1941
B) 1939
C) 1945
D) 1937
Question 11
Which term means "Atomic bomb program"?
A) Rosie the Riveter
B) the Double V campaign
C) Manhattan Project
D) the Holocaust
Question 12
Where was D-Day?
A) Italy
B) Pacific
C) Africa
D) Normandy France
Question 13
Which executive order interned Japanese Americans?
A) Executive Order 9066
B) Order 66
C) Proclamation 100
D) Emancipation Proclamation
Question 14
Provide the definition of internment:
A) Welcome centers
B) 1942 Japanese removal
C) Army draft
D) Farm aid
Question 15
Which term means "1942 turning battle"?
A) the Manhattan Project
B) Rosie the Riveter
C) Stalingrad
D) the Double V campaign
Question 16
Identify Churchill.
A) French general
B) US admiral
C) Soviet chief
D) British leader
Question 17
Identify "Women workers symbol".
A) Rosie
B) US president during most of WWII
C) the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
D) US president most of WWII
Question 18
Who was US president most of WWII?
A) Hoover
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Eisenhower
D) Truman
Question 19
What was the Manhattan Project?
A) Planned D-Day
B) Created radar
C) Developed the atomic bomb
D) Built ships
Question 20
Identify "Churchill".
A) US president during most of WWII
B) Rosie
C) the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
D) "British leader"

About This Test

For Elementary to University (USA) — U.S. History from Colonial to modern era and World History across ancient to contemporary, including state history and AP. Section: History, USA.

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