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WWII Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The three major Axis Powers were Germany, Italy, and Japan.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Who was the allied commander who planned the D-Day invasion?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
George Patton
c)
Douglas MacArthur
3.
Where were British forces pushed back to as they tried to stop Hitler from taking over European countries? They were rescued by all type of boats from England.
a)
Antwerp
b)
Dover
c)
Dunkirk
d)
Calais
4.
Who was the emperor of Japan?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
5.
This picture is of the D-Day invasion, June 6, 1944.  The pillboxes on the top of the bluff are part of the ________, a line of fortifications the Germans built all along the coast to defend against an invasion.
a)
Gustav Line
b)
Channel Barriers
c)
Atlantic Wall
6.
The German word that means "lightning war" is
a)
blitz.
b)
blitzen.
c)
blitzkrieg.
7.
Who was FDR's vice president who became president when he died in April, 1945?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Truman Capote
c)
John Kennedy
8.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that North Africa was strategically important.

a)

It could provide a way for the Allies to attack the "soft underbelly" of Europe.

b)

It could give the Axis access to the oil in the Middle East so they could control it.

c)

It could give the Allies access to the Atlantic Ocean.

d)

It could give the Axis access to the Suez Canal so they could control it.

9.

This statue is associated with which WWII battle? Capturing this island put us about 450 miles from Japan. It could provide a base for the U.S. when they invaded Japan.

a)

D-Day

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

Battle of Okinawa

d)

Battle of Iwo Jima

10.
Adolph Hitler was a very good speaker who staged many of his events so he always looked good. People believed him when he said he could help them get out of the German Depression.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Life in the Soviet Union under Stalin was great. He was a kind leader and provided everything his people needed.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which statement about the Doolittle Raid is false?
a)
It showed Japan the U.S. was capable of attacking.
b)
It did no real damage to Japan.
c)
It was revenge for Pearl Harbor.
d)
Americans did not react to it at all.
13.
Who was the prime minister of England during WWII?
a)
Henri Petain
b)
Winston Churchill
14.
The day after the war ended in Japan, when many people celebrated.
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
15.
This poster is of Rosie the Riveter.  What did Rosie represent?
a)
New styles for women.
b)
Physical fitness for women.
c)
Women successfully working and helping on the homefront.
16.
Brutal dictator of the USSR; he was our ally during the war.
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Hideki Tojo
17.
The Aleutian Islands were invaded by the Japanese. They are part of
a)
Spain
b)
USSR
c)
UK
d)
Alaska
18.
What was the code name for the D-Day invasion?
a)
Operation Overload
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Barbarossa
d)
Operation Sea Lion
19.
They surrendered in September, 1943.
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
20.

This battle was fought entirely by planes flying off aircraft carriers. Kept Japan from taking New Guinea.

a)

Guadalcanal

b)

Saipan

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Iwo Jima

21.
The regular German Army is the
a)
Wehrmacht.
b)
Reichstag.
c)
Gestapo.
22.
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to sell or lend materials to "any government whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the U.S."
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The German annexation of Austria is the
a)
Achtung.
b)
Anschluss.
c)
Autobahn.
24.
The name given to Hitler's government is
a)
The Third Reich.
b)
The Weimar Republic.
c)
The Holocaust.
25.
This island was the last one needed before the U.S. could invade Japan.
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Okinawa
c)
Saipan
26.
He was a German tank commander known as "The Desert Fox."
a)
Heinrich Himmler
b)
Hermann Goering
c)
Erwin Rommel
27.

What was the new part of the army that went behind enemy lines early in the morning on D-Day? The made sure roads stayed open and secured communications.

a)

paratroopers

b)

mercenaries

c)

Coast Guard

28.
The German air force is called
a)
Lufthansa.
b)
Luftwaffe.
c)
Luftballoons.
29.

Which statement is false about the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

a)

It lasted throughout WWII.

b)

Germany and Russia agreed not to attack each other.

c)

Germany and Russia secretly agreed to divide Poland between them.

d)

It was broken when Germany invaded the USSR in Operation Barbarossa, and it caused Russia to join the Allies.

30.

British general who fought stopped Rommel in North Africa.

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

Mark Clark

d)

Bernard Montgomery

31.
Type of government in Germany; was in Italy first.
a)
Weimar
b)
fascism
c)
communism
32.
This is when the Germans tried to "soften up" England for an invasion by bombing radar stations, airstrips, etc. When this didn't work, they bombed the capital city almost daily for several months. They were never able to invade.
a)
Battle of Leningrad
b)
Battle of Britain/London Blitz
c)
Guadalcanal
33.
The part of France led by Henri Petain, and which cooperated with the Germans, was
a)
Versailles.
b)
Vichy.
c)
Voulez.
34.
This map most likely represents what battle, which was the last offensive by the Germans?
a)
El Alamein
b)
the Bulge
c)
Leningrad
35.
Which of these beaches DIDN'T the Americans land on, on D-Day?
a)
Omaha
b)
Sword
c)
Utah
36.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked several U.S. held territories in the Pacific. Why did they attack Pearl Harbor in particular?
a)
We had dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, so they attacked us.
b)
They wanted to cripple our Navy so we couldn't stop their expansion in the Pacific.
c)
We invaded the Philippines and they didn't like that.
37.
Which of the following statements about the Code Talkers is false?
a)
They were Navajo Indians.
b)
They used their language for a code since about 30 people in the world who weren't Navajo spoke it.
c)
The code was never broken.
d)
It was used primarily in Europe.
38.
Which of the following was NOT decided at the Yalta Conference where Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met?
a)
Germany would be divided into four zones of occupation after the war.
b)
The U.S. would drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
c)
The USSR would declare war on Japan within three months of Germany's surrender.
39.
Many U.S. and Fillipino troops died on the brutal walk to a POW camp during the
a)
Bataan Death March.
b)
Burma Road March.
40.

Guadalcanal was the first battle in the island-hopping campaign in the Pacific. Island-hopping is

a)

a coordinated attack of several islands at one time.

b)

skipping over islands that are too well reinforced by the enemy so you are assured of victory.

c)

taking back one island at a time from Japanese control, and working toward Japan tso that we could eventually stage an invasion of Japan.

41.
This was the turning point in the war in the Pacific.  It was the first allied victory, and after it, the Allies went on the offensive.
a)
Battle of the Leyte Gulf
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Tarawa
42.
The German word for "living space." Hitler thought the "superior" German people needed more of it.
a)
leberkase
b)
lebensraum
c)
lebenskrieg
43.

Countries appeased Hitler by signing the Munich Pact, which allowed him to take over land. They didn't stop him because they were afraid that would start another war, and they REALLY didn't want that. Appease means

a)

give in to an aggressor to stop something worse from happening.

b)

tricked.

c)

not tease anymore.

44.
The Battle of Stalingrad
a)
allowed Germany to get the the oil fields in the Caucasus.
b)
let the Germans capture the city that was named after the Russian leader.
c)
was the turning point of the war in the East; Germany began to retreat after this battle.
d)
caused only a few deaths.
45.

Pres. Truman warned Japan to "surrender or else..." in the

a)

Potsdam Declaration.

b)

Plocker Declaration.

c)

Pura Declaration.

46.
Commander of Allied forces in the Pacific.
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Erwin Rommel
47.
Executive Order 9066 
a)
Required all American citizens to use rationing.
b)
Required all Americans of Japanese ancestry to go to concentration camps.
c)
Required Americans of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast to go to internment camps because we were afraid they might be spies.
48.

This was agreed to by Winston Churchill and FDR. It said England and the U.S. were not seeking to gain territory from the war. It also stated their desire for an organization like the League of Nations after the war ended.

a)

The English Channel Charter

b)

The Mediterranean Charter

c)

The Atlantic Charter

49.

He was the fascist leader of Italy.

a)

Roberto Beninni

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Benvenito Marconi

50.

This gave Adolf Hitler the power of a dictator.

a)

Enabling Act

b)

Enobling Act

c)

Enticing Act

51.

In Operation Fortitude, the plan to deceive Germany into thinking the Allies would invade somewhere else on D-Day, the Allies wanted to make them think they would invade at

a)

St. Lo.

b)

Dieppe.

c)

Calais.

52.

Which was not done on the homefront in WWII?

a)

rationing

b)

collecting scrap metal, rubber, grease, etc., to be used for war materials

c)

driving a lot to save wear and tear on busses

d)

planting victory gardens to conserve food

53.

A new defense tool in WWII was

a)

radar.

b)

machine guns.

c)

barbed wire.

54.

In WWII, African Americans in the Navy like Dorie Miller

a)

often were promoted after joining.

b)

were often put into combat units.

c)

often served in serving positions. Mr. Miller was a cook.

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