1. Grade 9 Social Studies UNIT 4 TEST: World War II

2. 1. Which row in the table accurately shows the alliances in World War II? ALLIED POWERSAXIS POWERS A)Britain, USSR, United StatesGermany, Italy, Japan B)Germany, Italy, JapanBritain, France, United States C)USSR, Japan, ChinaFrance, Britain, Canada D)Canada, USA, ItalyGermany, USSR, Japan

3. 2. What was the Treaty of Versailles? A)A peace settlement that ended World War I that punished Germany for starting the war. B)A pact between USSR and Germany that promised that neither would intervene in each others’ affairs. C)A plan made among the allies to design an atomic bomb to drop on Japan. D)An agreement made among the allies to allow Hitler to reclaim all of the land that was taken from Germany after World War I

4. 3. What term is being described in the definition and image below? A)Rearmament B)Appeasement C)Enforcement D)Conscientious Objection Satisfying someone’s demands in hope that general peace will prevail.

5. 4. What country did Hitler invade on September 1, 1939 to officially start World War II? A)France B)Poland C)Czechoslovakia D)Britain

6. 5. The early part of the war in which little fighting happened and when Canada recruited and trained soldiers is known as: A)Stalingrad B)D-Day C)The Phony War D)Dieppe

7. 6. On December 7, 1941, the United States officially entered the war after Japan bombed their naval and air base in: A)San Jose, California B)Detroit, Michigan C)Pearl Harbor, Hawaii D)Iwo Jima

8. 7. Which statement about Canadian involvement in World War II is true? A)Canada’s air force was heavily involved in bombing missions over Germany B)Canada was unsuccessful in the Dieppe raid and the defense of Hong Kong C)Canada was apart of the successful Italian Campaign and D-Day missions D)All of the Above

9. 8. The systematic state-sponsored extermination of Jews and other minority groups by the Nazis is known as: A)Ethnic Cleansing B)Auschwitz C)Kamikaze D)The Holocaust

10. 9. What was Canada’s contribution to “The Manhattan Project”? A)Canadian uranium and scientists were used to construct and develop the bomb. B)Test explosions were carried out in Canada C)Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King made the final decision to use the bomb. D)The Canadian Air Force carried out the bombing mission over Japan

11. 10. Watch the following video to answer the question below: Why did US President Harry S. Truman consider the atomic bomb to be important? A)It would save millions of lives in the long run. B)It showed the technological, scientific and economic power of the United States. C)It showed the inferiority of non-Christians. D)It was the only one that was produced and it had to be tested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN_UJJ9ObDs

12. 11. Which statement about the Canadian economy during World War II is true? A)The economy crashed because the labour force was so small B)The Great Depression continued until 1945. C)The Great Depression ended once factories and farms were forced to produce wartime goods. D)Canada could not compete with European nations because our industry was not as advanced as theirs.

13. 12. Which statement about Canadian women during World War II is false? A)Women filled workplace voids left behind after so many men enlisted to serve in the military B)Many women worked in factories producing wartime necessities. C)Many women worked on farms. D)Women did not serve in military roles.

14. 13. TRUE or FALSE: Once Britain declared war on Germany, Canada was automatically dragged in because they were a British colony.

15. 14. TRUE or FALSE: France resisted the German attack until the end of the War

16. 15. TRUE or FALSE: The Soviet Union played a major role in helping the allies defeat the Nazis

17. 16. TRUE or FALSE: World War II created stronger relations between the United States and Canada.

18. 17. Complete the table below on APPEASEMENT: Give three reasons that the Allied Powers appeased Hitler’s aggression in the 1930s: 1. 2. 3. Did the policy of appeasement work? Why?

19. 18. Complete the table below about rationing. Define the term RATIONING List three items that were rationed during World War II 1. 2. 3. Do you agree with rationing? Explain.

20. 19. Complete the table below on the mistreatment of certain groups of people in Canada during World War II: GROUPEXAMPLES OF MISTREATMENT