WWII Quiz

How are dictators able  to rise to power after countries suffer hardships? 

• People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
• Dictators promise freedom. 
• Dictators allow everyone to vote. 
• Dictators promise to end fascism.

Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?

• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• Adolf Hitler
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 

• D-Day on the shores of France
• Pearl Harbor
• Invasion of Poland
• V-E Day

Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?

• U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
• U.S., Great Britain, and France
• Germany, Italy, and Japan
• Germany, France, and Japan

Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.

• Japan surrendering
• The atomic bombings
• Germany surrendering
• the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Why were natural resources, like gasoline, scarce during WWII?

• The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural  resources.
• The U.S. had all the  natural resources it needed.
• Natural resources were scarce because they were needed for the  war effort. 
• Americans were greedy and did not want to share the natural resources. 

What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

• They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
• They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
• The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
• They took control of many Japanese islands.

Which of the following is NOT true about the United States during World War II?

• The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
• Factories produced war goods and  natural resources were rationed. 
• Most women stayed home to raise children and tend to their husbands.
• The Tuskegee Airmen helped the allies defeat the Axis powers.

Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?

• Winston Churchill
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Harry S. Truman
• Adolf Hitler

Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the  Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.

• Benito Mussolini
• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Joseph Stalin