War History Trivia: Ultimate Practice Test! MCQ Quiz
What we have here is a war history trivia: ultimate practice test! Wars in history have been started for many reasons but the most common is as a result of oppression of one group by another. Do you know some of the laws that were a reason behind or came up due to laws? The quiz below is perfect to test yourself. Do give it a try and see how informed you are on history. .
- 1.Limiting the amount of certain goods that civilians can buy.
- A.
Rationing
- B.
Executive Order 8802
- C.
Discrimination
- D.
Double V Campaign
- 2.Worked with the media to encourage support for the war effort.
- A.
Office of War Information
- B.
War Industries Board
- C.
War Production Board
- D.
Women's Army Corp
- 3.Policy of temporary imprisoning members of a specific group.
- A.
Internment
- B.
Incarceration
- C.
Arrest
- D.
Detention
- 4.Plan to bring laborers from Mexico to work on American farms.
- A.
Bracero Program
- B.
Zoot Worker Program
- C.
Double V Campaign
- D.
War Worker Effort
- 5.African American labor leader.
- A.
A. Philip Randolph
- B.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- C.
Erwin Rommel
- D.
George Patton
- 6.Dropping large amounts of bombs to inflict maximum damage
- A.
Saturation Bombing
- B.
Napalm Targeting
- C.
Total War
- D.
Strategic Bombing
- 7.General known as Blood and Guts.
- A.
George S Patton
- B.
Dwight D Eisenhower
- C.
Erwin Rommel
- D.
Bernard Montgomery
- 8.Accepting defeat without any concessions.
- A.
Unconditional Surrender
- B.
Victory Without Honor
- C.
Absolute Victory
- D.
Objective Focused Warfare
- 9.led the Allied invasion of North Africa.
- A.
Dwight Eisenhower
- B.
George Patton
- C.
Erwin Rommel
- D.
Bernard Montgomery
- 10.U.S. naval commander who was victorious against the Japanese at the Battle of Midway.
- A.
Chester Nimitz
- B.
Douglas MacArthur
- C.
Ernest J. King
- D.
Thomas Gates
- 11.Agency formed by FDR to prevent Discrimination in defense plants and government offices.
- A.
Fair Employment Practices Committee
- B.
War Production Board
- C.
Office of War Mobilization
- D.
Office of War Information
- 12.Directed conversion of factories to wartime production.
- A.
War Production Board
- B.
War Industries Board
- C.
Office of War Mobilization
- D.
Office of War Information
- 13.Coordinated all government agencies in the war effort.
- A.
Office of War Mobilization
- B.
War Production Board
- C.
Office of War Information
- D.
Homeland Security Board
- 14.Ensured fair hiring practices in jobs funded with government money.
- A.
Double V Campaign
- B.
Executive Order 8802
- C.
Bracero Program
- D.
Rationing
- 15.Dropping bombs that target key political and industrial centers.
- A.
Saturation Bombing
- B.
Strategic Bombing
- C.
Napalm Targeting
- D.
Total War
- 16.Agency which controlled the flow of news home.
- A.
Committee on Public Information
- B.
Office of War Information
- C.
Office of War Mobilization
- D.
War Industries Board
- 17.Hitler was determined to cut the sea lines between the US and Europe before American aid could make a difference by using
- A.
Wolf Packs
- B.
The German Battleships
- C.
The German Luftwaffe
- D.
German Panzer Tanks
- 18.Which battle is considered the true turning point of the War in Europe?
- A.
Battle of Stalingrad
- B.
Battle of the Bulge
- C.
Normandy Invasion
- D.
Battle of the Marne
- 19.An African American fighter squadron is known for playing a key role in the campaign, escorting bombers and protecting them from any pilots where known as
- A.
Tuskegee Airmen
- B.
Red Tails
- C.
Harlem Hellfighters
- D.
101st Airborne
- 20.The Turning point of the war in the Pacific was
- A.
Battle of the Coral Sea
- B.
Battle of Midway
- C.
Battle of Pearl Harbor
- D.
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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