Pre-Assessment: World War II

Date _____________ Student Name ____________

1. Which President led the United States into WWII? a. Abraham Lincoln b. John F. Kennedy 2. c. Franklin D. Roosevelt d. Barack Obama

What event caused America to enter WWII? a. Germanys attack on England b. Japans attack on Pearl Harbor c. Soviet Unions attack on Poland d. Italys attack on Ethiopia

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What country was an Allied Power with the United States? a. Germany b. Great Britain c. Italy d. Japan

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Who won WWII? Allied Powers or Axis Powers Which President decided to drop the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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What was Hitlers final solution to the Jewish question?

7.

What time frame in years was WWII fought in?

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What was the Treaty of Versailles? How was this important to WWII?

9.

Define the following terms: a. D-Day: b. VE-Day: c. VJ-Day:

10. What does rationing mean? Wh was it important during WWII?