Study Guide for S.S. Unit 7- Hot and Cold

1. / •President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
•Declared war on Germany and Japan in 1941
•Only president who served more than two terms
Which of these men fit all the descriptors in the box above? (H6d)
  1. Tito Baranda

  1. Winston Churchill

  1. Harry S. Truman

  1. Franklin Roosevelt
2. / The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of American pilots. They were good pilots who earned much recognition, but were also unique in the military because they were (H6e)
  1. Native Americans.

  1. Japanese Americans.

  1. Women
  2. African Americans

3. Harry Truman plays an important part in America’s history because he:
  1. Ran a lot of Marathons
  2. Won the Wing Eating Championship
  3. Flew the first ladies across the Pacific Ocean
  4. Was the President during WWII
4. The day we stormed the beaches at Normandy was called:
  1. The hottest day of the year
  2. Flag Day
  3. D Day
  4. Pico De Gallo Day
5. Most of the American men were fighting in the war, so:
  1. Most women took long vacations
  2. Most women took art classes
  3. Most women had 6 children
  4. Most women began working outside the home
6. Japan surrendered to the US. We call this day.
  1. VJ Day

  1. German Day
  2. Poland Day
  3. Hail Hitler Day
7. From 1939 to 1945, Hitler and the Nazis tried to get rid of all Jewish people. This event in history is called the (H6b)
  1. Axis Event
  2. War of the Worlds
  3. The Holocaust
  4. Tax Day
/ German Day
8. True or False (Circle one)
Most men joined the Armed Forces during WWII because they didn’t want to work in the factories at home.
9. There is a famous image of Americans raising a flag after we won an important battle. This place was:
  1. Iraq
  2. Russia
  3. China
  4. Iwo Jima

10. / •Emperor of Japan from 1926 until 1989
•Ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor
•Entered into a military alliance with Nazi Germany
Which of the following World War II leaders is described above? (H6d)
  1. Stalin
  2. Kai Chan Sheik
  3. Hirohito
  4. Mussolini
11. On this day: On December 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan.
Who was the U. S. President at the time?
  1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  2. Harry S. Truman
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. George Washington
12. When rubber and gas became scare during the war, the government took which of the following actions?
A. They charged an arm and a leg for them.
B. They began rationing them.
C. They just bought them from other countries
D. They asked people to stop driving cars.
13. When the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, it was for the following reason
  1. We didn’t know it was unsafe for civilians
  2. We wanted to be the rulers of the world.
  3. We wanted to end the war with a show of force.
  4. We wanted the war to last longer.
14. The United Nations was created by the Us and its Allies to:
  1. Prove we could make the rules
  2. Show the world we were the strongest country
  3. Help make better decisions about modern warfare and help keep peace
  4. Only let the democratic countries join.
15. True or False
The iron curtain was named by Winston Churchill and was an imaginary line separating Europe’s communist and non-communist countries.
16. Because we wanted to help stop the spread of communism the U.S.:
  1. Left the European War theater
  2. Got involved in the Korean War
  3. Began fights with Mexico and Canada
  4. Told the American people to write letters to their congressmen.
17. The Soviets were forcing other countries to become communist so,
  1. NATO became involved in trying to stop Russia.
  2. The Democrats voted for a tax hike.
  3. The republicans voted for a tax hike.
  4. NATO became involved because they wanted to make Russians pay taxes.
18. True or False
______The Berlin Airlift was to airlift supplies to regions that Russia had blockaded.
19. 18. What impact did Senator Joseph McCarthy have on American society? (H7c)
  1. He made Americans practice firing shotguns once a week
  2. He make people want to move to Cuba or South America
  3. He created fear and distrust among the American people about Communism.
  4. He created a love of Communism by many Americans
20. The Axis countries that invaded other countries did so because:
  1. They were just trying to protect them
  2. They were trying to keep the world safe
  3. They were trying to expand their territory and become more powerful.
  4. They were trying to stop the other countries from expanding their territory.
  1. Khrushchev was the ruler of which country?
  1. Botswana
  2. Peru
  3. Canada
  4. Russia
22.The closest the world ever came to a nuclear war was:
  1. The Korean War
  2. World War I
  3. World War II
  4. The Cuban Missile Crisis
23… The U. S. wanted to stop the spread of Communism in another Country, by getting involve in a war there and that country was:
  1. Brazil
  2. China
  3. Vietnam
  4. Canada
24. Which answer does describe how industry developed during WWII to meet the needs of its armed forces? (G2b)
  1. All factories worked longer hours were open and running more days
  2. All factories shut down
  3. All factories only hired men
  4. All factories worked half days

A / Stalin
Mussolini
D. / Chiang Kai-shek
Hirohito