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US History World Ww2 Test 6

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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
Who was US president most of WWII?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Truman
C) Eisenhower
D) Hoover
Question 2
Identify Rosie.
A) Real general
B) Women workers symbol
C) Singer
D) Nurse only
Question 3
Which term means "Symbol of women war workers"?
A) the Manhattan Project
B) the Double V campaign
C) Rosie the Riveter
D) the Holocaust
Question 4
In which year did US join?
A) 1939
B) 1940
C) 1944
D) December 1941
Question 5
Which term means "Developed the atomic bomb"?
A) the Manhattan Project
B) Rosie the Riveter
C) the Double V campaign
D) the Holocaust
Question 6
Identify the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.
A) MacArthur
B) Eisenhower
C) Patton
D) Nimitz
Question 7
Which two cities were atomic bombed?
A) Berlin and Munich
B) Rome and Milan
C) Hiroshima and Nagasaki
D) Tokyo and Osaka
Question 8
Which battle was the turning point in the Pacific?
A) Iwo Jima
B) Guadalcanal
C) Okinawa
D) Midway
Question 9
Which term means "US war effort"?
A) home front
B) the Manhattan Project
C) Rosie the Riveter
D) the Double V campaign
Question 10
Provide the definition of Blitzkrieg:
A) Trench war
B) Fast war strikes
C) Naval blockade
D) No tactics
Question 11
Who was Rosie?
A) Real general
B) Singer
C) Women workers symbol
D) Nurse only
Question 12
Provide the definition of Manhattan Project:
A) Radar lab
B) Rocket club
C) Tank factory
D) Atomic bomb program
Question 13
What started WWII?
A) Poland invasion 1939
B) Pearl Harbor
C) Treaty
D) Election
Question 14
In what year exactly did WWII begin in Europe?
A) 1941
B) 1939
C) 1945
D) 1937
Question 15
When was Pearl Harbor?
A) 1940
B) 1942
C) December 7 1941
D) 1939
Question 16
Name the person who led Nazi Germany.
A) Tojo
B) Mussolini
C) Stalin
D) Adolf Hitler
Question 17
Who was "FDR"?
A) "Wartime president"
B) "Eisenhower"
C) Rosie
D) "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
Question 18
Name "Eisenhower".
A) US president during most of WWII
B) the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
C) US president most of WWII
D) FDR
Question 19
Who was "Churchill"?
A) "Eisenhower"
B) Rosie
C) "British leader"
D) "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
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

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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