HELP PLEASE 1. During which time span was the Second World War?
A. 1931-1944
B. 1933-1939
C. 1939-1945
D. 1941-1945
2. Which issue best characterizes the years leading to the Second World War?
F. Expansion of the race for space flight
G. Rise of dictators and totalitarian states
H. Introduction of new information technology
J. Concern for climate change and conservation
3. Prior to officially declaring war, the United States was involved in the Second World War in an effort to —
A. create jobs for Americans
B. negotiate any peace settlements
C. support nations fighting Germany
D. gain access to markets in Europe
4. Which event was the immediate cause for U. S. entry into the Second World War?
F. The Japanese army attacking China
G. The German army moving into Belgium
H. The German air force bombing Great Britain
J. The Japanese navy attacking Pearl Harbor
5. What was one reason Japan attacked the U. S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?
A. The U. S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes.
B. The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway.
C. Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps.
D. U. S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.

6. Which U. S. Army general served as the commander of Allied forces in Europe and later was elected President of the United States?
F. General Omar Bradley
G. General Dwight D. Eisenhower
H. General Douglas MacArthur
J. General George S. Patton
7.
The items listed above describe which event?
A. The landing at Normandy.
B. The battle of the Coral Sea.
C. The attack on Pearl Harbor.
D. The battle of Midway.
8. Which reason did the federal government give for placing Japanese Americans in internments camps during the Second World War?
F. A plan for Japanese American scientists to create an atomic weapon
G. A fear Japanese Americans may support forces fighting the United States
H. A need to better manage naturalization services for Japanese American immigrants
J. A request by the Japanese government to protect Japanese Americans from retaliation
9.
This diagram indicates that during World War II the federal government —
A. provided technological training for soldiers on the battlefield
B. developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies C. instituted a disaster-preparedness program for the civilian population
D. nationalized industries considered essential to national security
10. Which phrase best defines the Holocaust?
F. The U. S. plan to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps G. The Allied plan to liberate concentration camps in Eastern Europe H. The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews J. The Japanese military strategy to destroy U. S. aircraft carriers
11. Many of the U. S. soldiers involved in the event mentioned in this headline —
A. remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasion B. were exchanged for Japanese prisoners of war
C. escaped and were redeployed to the European theater
D. died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines
12.
Which World War II campaign is best correlated to the significant events in the graphic organizer above?
F. The War in the Pacific
G. The War in North Africa
H. The Battle of Normandy
J. The War in Europe
13. Which event of the Second World War is described in the excerpt?
A. American liberation of the city of Berlin
B. American liberation of an Italian political prison
C. American liberation of a German concentration camp
D. American liberation of a Japanese prisoner of war camp
14. Which major battle of the Second World War is shown in the map?
F. Siege of Stalingrad
G. Battle of the Bulge
H. Battle of Leyte Gulf
J. D-Day invasion of Normandy
15. The information describes the accomplishments of which military leader?
A. Chester Nimitz
B. Dwight Eisenhower
C. George Patton
D. George Marshall