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WorksheetsWWII Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The aggressors in World War II-Italy, Germany, and Japan
a)
Allies
b)
Central Powers
c)
Nazis
d)
Axis Powers
2.
Germany's plan to attack countries quickly and take over before they were able to defend themselves
a)
concentration camp
b)
aggression
c)
interment camp
d)
blitzkrieg
3.
After Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were considered a threat to the United States. Under executive order 9066, Japanese Americans were sent where?
a)
internment camp
b)
concentration camp
c)
summer camp
4.
Countries that agreed to help each other in WWII-USA, Great Britain, Russia, and France
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allies
c)
Axis Powers
d)
League of Nations
5.
President of the US when WWII began
a)
Truman
b)
FDR
c)
Hoover
d)
Cleveland
6.
Dictator of the Soviet Union (now Russia) who sided with Hitler at first, but later joined the Allies
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hirohito
d)
Churchill
7.
Prime Minister of England
a)
Truman
b)
Stalin
c)
Churchill
d)
Roosevelt
8.
Emperor of Japan, but had very little power in his country
a)
Mussolini
b)
Hirohito
c)
Hitler
d)
Khan
9.
Leader of Italy who tried to expand the country into Northern Africa-was eventually killed by his own people
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hitler
d)
Churchill
10.
President of the US who decided to use atomic bombs
a)
Truman
b)
FDR
c)
Hoover
d)
Garfield
11.
How did American's involvement in WWII change over time?
a)
sent supplies then isolationism
b)
directly involved right away
c)
isolationism- sent supplies- involved
d)
sent supplies-involved-isolationism
12.
Joseph Stalin is to the Soviet Union as Hitler is to ________
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Japan
d)
Britain
13.
What government is described:: Dictator has total power.
a)
Republican
b)
Fascist
c)
Democratic
d)
Socialist
14.
How did WWI lead to WWII?
a)
Germany did not pay debt so they were invaded
b)
League of Nations declared war on Germany
c)
War debt caused political and economical instability in Europe
d)
Great Britain took blame for WWI
15.
What happened December 7th 1941?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Sinking of the Titanic
c)
WWI
d)
Battle of Britain
16.
How did American's support the War effort?
a)
buying more food
b)
building more cars
c)
conserving resources
d)
protecting large cities
17.
What as the purpose of this image?
a)
Encourage women to work in Defense plants
b)
vote for Hitler
c)
Encourage women to stay at home
18.
What was the Normandy Invasion?
a)
DDAY - Allied troops liberated Paris
b)
VJ Day- We finally beat Japan
c)
Bombing of Britain
d)
Internment camps
19.
How did the US get Japan to Surrender?
a)
Dropping 1 atomic bomb
b)
Dropping 2 atomic bombs
c)
fighting on land
20.
What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific Front and casued the Allies to go on the offensive?
a)
Battle of Britain
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Battle of Guadalcanal
21.
What was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?
a)
Many Americans supported Isolationism
b)
Germany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression Pact
c)
The U.S. feared Hitler's retaliation
d)
The Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
22.
What were the causes of World War II?
a)
alliances, socialism,communism, realism
b)
imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
c)
militarism, imperialism, nationalism, and failures of big democracies
d)
communism, nazism, racism, militarism
23.
This U.S. war poster is MOST likely referring to
a)
recycling
b)
car pooling
c)
rationing
d)
offer rides to strangers
24.
Place the following events in sequence: A) Germany conquers France; B) The Allies land at Normandy; C) Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
a)
ACB
b)
ABC
c)
CAB
d)
BAC
25.
What can you infer about the public mood in America prior to Pearl Harbor?
a)
Americans supported Britain and France, but didn't want to send troops to Europe
b)
Americans wanted to get involved in the war, but didn't know how they could
c)
Most Americans supported the Nazis until Pearl Harbor
d)
Most Americans believed that Japan had the right to conquer Manchuria
26.
The invasion of Normandy marked the _____ of the war in Europe.
a)
End
b)
Beginning
c)
Turning point
d)
Loss
27.
The day after the war ended in Japan.
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
28.
Type of government in Germany; was in Italy first.
a)
Weimar
b)
fascism
29.
This statue is associated with which WWII battle?
a)
D-Day
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle of Okinawa
d)
Battle of Iwo Jima
30.
Which statement is false about the Nazi-Soviet Non-Agression Act?
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.
31.
Island-hopping is
a)
a coordinated attack of several islands at one time.
b)
taking back one island at a time from Japanese control, and working toward Japan to stage an invasion.
32.
This island was the last one needed before the U.S. could invade Japan.
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Okinawa
c)
Midway
d)
Guadalcanal
33.
Which of the following was NOT decided at the Yalta Conference?
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.
34.
Who was FDR's vice president who became president when he died in April, 1945?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Truman Capote
c)
John Kennedy
35.
Nazi Germany promoted all of the following except
a)
extreme nationalism and racism
b)
territorial expansion-living space
c)
adopted free elections
d)
eliminated oppostion
36.
Prior to entering WWII, the United States was isolationist. However, FDR want to send "all aid short of war" this refers to
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Rationing
c)
Selective Aid
d)
Neutrality Act 1937
37.
What peace keeping organization was created at the end of WWII?
a)
League of Nation
b)
United Nations
c)
United Democratic Countries
38.
What was the atomic bomb project called?
a)
A-Bomb Project
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Project A
d)
V-J Day
39.
Japanese suicide pilots were called
a)
Kamikaze
b)
Suicide Flyers
c)
Death Before Dishonor
40.
Which conference negotiated post WWII?
a)
Yalta
b)
Potsdam
c)
United Nation
41.
What battle in Euopre was Hitler's last major offensive battle?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Invasion of Normandy
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Operation Overlord
42.
The atomic bomb little boy was dropped on August 6th, 1945 on what city?
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Toyko
d)
Midway
43.
The atomic bomb fat man was dropped on August 9th, 1945 on what city?
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Nagaskai
c)
Paris
d)
Toyko
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