US History World Ww2 Test 1

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History World 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 World Ww2 (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History World 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 battle turned the Pacific?

A) Battle of Midway

B) Pearl Harbor

C) Iwo Jima

D) Okinawa

Question 2

Which of the following best defines Midway?

A) Defeat

B) 1942 Pacific turning

C) Naval loss

D) Stalemate

Question 3

In what year exactly did US join?

A) 1939

B) 1940

C) December 1941

D) 1944

Question 4

What best defines United Nations?

A) War alliance

B) Trade bloc

C) No body

D) 1945 peace body

Question 5

When did WWII begin in Europe?

A) 1939

B) 1941

C) 1945

D) 1937

Question 6

Name FDR.

A) General

B) Wartime president

C) Senator

D) Judge

Question 7

What ended the war?

A) Treaty 1944

B) Berlin fall only

C) Atomic bombs August 1945

D) Japan quit early

Question 8

Which of the following best defines internment?

A) Welcome centers

B) Army draft

C) Farm aid

D) 1942 Japanese removal

Question 9

Which term means "1945 Big Three meet"?

A) Yalta

B) the Manhattan Project

C) Rosie the Riveter

D) the Double V campaign

Question 10

Name US president during most of WWII.

A) Harry Truman

B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

C) Herbert Hoover

D) Dwight Eisenhower

Question 11

Provide the definition of Rosie the Riveter:

A) A nurse

B) A pilot

C) Symbol of women war workers

D) A soldier

Question 12

Which term means "1942 Japanese removal"?

A) the Manhattan Project

B) Rosie the Riveter

C) the Double V campaign

D) internment

Question 13

Which person was Churchill?

A) British leader

B) French general

C) US admiral

D) Soviet chief

Question 14

Who was "British leader"?

A) the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe

B) Churchill

C) US president during most of WWII

D) US president most of WWII

Question 15

What best defines Yalta?

A) Peace treaty

B) Trade pact

C) 1945 Big Three meet

D) UN vote

Question 16

Which person was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?

A) MacArthur

B) Patton

C) Nimitz

D) Eisenhower

Question 17

When was VE Day?

A) May 8, 1945

B) June 6, 1944

C) Dec 7, 1941

D) Sept 2, 1945

Question 18

Name "Wartime president".

A) the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe

B) FDR

C) US president during most of WWII

D) US president most of WWII

Question 19

Name "Franklin D. Roosevelt".

A) the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe

B) FDR

C) US president during most of WWII

D) Churchill

Question 20

What best defines the Double V campaign?

A) Two bombs

B) Victory in Europe and Pacific

C) Two fronts

D) Victory over fascism and racism

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