World War II Lesson 5 Quiz on America Goes to War

On December 7, 1941 at 6:00 A.M., while Americans were still sleeping, the Japanese bombed ______________.
1. Washington, D.C.
2. New York City
3. Pearl Harbor
4. San Francisco
The Japanese destroyed almost 200 American ________________.
1. homes
2. planes
3. ships
4. businesses
President Roosevelt ________________________.
1. was badly injured during the attack
2. arrested the members of the Japanese government that had been in Washington for peace talks that Sunday
3. asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan
Three days after the United States declared war on Japan, _______________ declared war on the United States.
1. both Germany and Italy
2. Germany
3. Italy
America had _____________________ to add to the war.
1. engineers
2. highly trained officers
3. steel, food, arms, ships, and manpower
Americans helped President Roosevelt by rushing to join the army, navy, and air corps. By 1945, almost __________________ were in the armed forces.
1. 5 million men
2. 13 million men
3. 2 million men
4. 8 million men
The Americans at home helped by __________________________.
1. taking cars, boats, and trucks to be used by the war effort
2. supplying medicines, bandages, and doctors
3. rationing food, gasoline, and shoes. People saved scrap metal, fats, and nylon and silk stockings
Almost 72,000 Japanese-Americans were moved from their homes________________.
1. to camps
2. to prisons
3. to Japan

America Enters the War