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WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
2.
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
3.
What was the code name for the development of the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Captain Connery
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Fat Boy
d)
Eye in the Sky
4.
People realized that women could do factory work during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
The Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
The Cold War
5.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
6.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
7.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
8.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
9.
How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?
a)
Through diplomatic negotiations
b)
By capturing their capital city
c)
By dropping two atomic bombs on them
d)
By surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave
10.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace throughout the World
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
11.
What was this poster promoting?
a)
war production
b)
voting rights for women
c)
equality in pay
d)
sexism
12.
The United States joined World War II because:
a)
They wanted to fight back after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
They feared Germany.
c)
They wanted to help the Axis powers.
d)
They wanted to fight Germany after they invaded Poland.
13.
Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:
a)
VJ-Day
b)
VE-Day
c)
D-Day
d)
E-Day
14.
Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:
a)
VJ-Day
b)
VE-Day
c)
D-Day
d)
E-Day
15.
The day Japan surrendered was known as:
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D-Day
d)
Surrender day
16.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II was:
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
17.
Benito Mussolini was a leader of one of the Axis powers. Which country was he a leader of?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Poland
18.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union/Russia during World War II?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Benito Mussolini
19.
Adolph Hitler was the dictator of what country?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
20.
Women began working where during World War II?
a)
home
b)
factories
c)
schools
d)
offices
21.
Who was the Emperor of Japan?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
d)
Churchill
22.
The Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, thought he would destroy most of the U.S Navy when he ordered the Japanese navy to:
a)
bomb Pearl Harbor
b)
invaded France
c)
bomb Poland
d)
capture Hitler
23.
What symbol encouraged women to enter the workforce?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
None of the above
24.
How did World War II begin in Europe?
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)
the sinking of the Lusitania
c)
the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor
d)
the assassination of an Austrian Archduke
25.
What was an effect of these technological advancements? *automobile *computers *Internet
a)
The quality of goods decreasaed
b)
There was an increase in business productivity.
c)
There was an increase in the cost of products.
d)
The number of people who could afford goods decreased.
26.
Which of these is described below? *signed at the end of WWI *required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war*required Germany to reduce the of its miliary
a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
27.
What three countries formed the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany, Russia, and Japan
b)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
c)
Germany, China, and France
d)
Japan, China, and the United States
28.
What countries formed the Allied Powers?
a)
The United States, The Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, and Canada
b)
Italy, Greece, France, and Great Britain
c)
Great Britain, United States, and Egypt
d)
France, Canada, and China
29.
What country did the Allies invade on D-Day?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Germany
d)
Italy
30.
What dictator was responsible for the Holocaust?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Hirohito
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
31.
Who are these WWII bomber escorts?
a)
Flying Tigers
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Blue Angels
d)
Black Panthers
32.
They used their language as code
a)
Seminole
b)
Comanche
c)
Cherokee
d)
Navajo
33.
In 1945, American & Soviet troops liberated several prisoner camps filled with
a)
Jews
b)
Muslims
c)
Buddhists
d)
Athiests
34.
Posters like these promoted
a)
war bonds
b)
rationing
c)
war production
d)
liberty bells
35.
These helped the government fight the war
a)
war bonds
b)
victory gardens
c)
scrap drives
d)
liberty bells
36.
What was the purpose of these?
a)
more food for the troops
b)
protect the environment
c)
prevent soil erosion
d)
prevent spoiling of food
37.
Many Americans made sacrifices during the war so that soldiers would have plenty. Some of the items rationed during the war were ...
a)
rubber
b)
coffee
c)
meat
d)
ALL of the answers are correct
38.
Why did the United States Marines fight a fierce battle against the Japanese on the island of Iwo Jima?
a)
Japan had taken Iwo Jima from the United States, and the US was simply taking it back.
b)
The U.S. was trying to invade and conquer Japan.
c)
The U.S. Marines wanted to raise an American flag on the island.
d)
The island was close to Japan, and it was a good place for American planes to land.
39.
Hitler was responsible for the murder of more than six million Jews between 1933 and 1945. This terrible period of history is known as the ...
a)
Holocaust
b)
Death Valley
c)
attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
Iwo Jima
40.
First, Hitler hurt the Jews economically by ordering Germans not to shop in stores owned by Jews. Then, his army made them leave their homes and live in crowded areas called ghettos. The Jews were forced to work as slaves. Finally, Jews were forced into _________________ or death camps where they were starved or murdered by breathing poison gas.
a)
concentration camps
b)
prisoner of war camps
c)
Aryan supremacy camps
d)
anti-Semitism camps
41.
The Japanese were fierce warriors. Battles with them had huge casualties because they never gave up and were willing to sacrifice themselves. Americans had seen this happen at Iwo Jima and other battles as __________ pilots crashed their planes into U.S. ships on purpose.
a)
skilled
b)
kamikaze
c)
fighter
d)
bomber
42.
The Allies thought about invading Japan, but they worried that too many soldiers would die. President Harry Truman made a very difficult decision to use new ____________ against Japan.
a)
kamikaze warfare
b)
United Nations
c)
atomic bombs
d)
air power
43.
In August of 1945, U.S. bombers dropped atomic weapons on the Japanese cities of _________ and ____________.
a)
Tokyo and Osaka
b)
Nagoya and Yokohama
c)
Osaka and Kyoto
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
44.
Which of the following describes the United Nations?
a)
an international peace-keeping organization that works to prevent wars
b)
works alongside organizations like the American Red Cross to provide relief to areas who have experienced natural disasters or devastation from war
c)
protects basic human rights; intervenes when people's basic rights are being taken away or denied
d)
ALL of the answers are correct
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