WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Benito Mussolini
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
2.
Stalin
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
3.
Tojo
a)
Spain
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
4.
Adolf Hitler
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
5.
Franco
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
6.
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.
7.
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
8.
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
9.
What allowed FDR to aid any nation he believed was vital to U.S. defense
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Decleration of War
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Arms Treaty
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Which is not a reason why the Treaty of Versailles caused WWII?
a)
German people were bitter about taking the blame for WWI
b)
Germany had to pay reparations
c)
Caused inflation for Germany
d)
Forced Germany to be under totalitarian rule
13.
Policy that European powers took in dealing with Germany at the beginning of the Depression..
a)
appeasement
b)
isolation
c)
imperialism
d)
neutrality acts
14.
What the GI Bill of Rights?
a)
soldiers to take short leave
b)
African Americans to serve in combat situations
c)
returning vets get college paid for
d)
US military to invade Japan
15.
Which of the following helped more than 2 million U.S. soldiers go to college after World War II?
a)
The United Nations
b)
The World Bank
c)
The G.I. Bill of Rights
d)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
16.
Which of the following groups was targeted by white mobs during the Zoot Suit Riots?
a)
African Americans
b)
Mexican Americans
c)
Jewish Americans
d)
Japanese Americans
17.
Where was the Battle of Britain fought?
a)
On British soil
b)
On French beaches
c)
In British Waters
d)
In British Skies
18.
Which Axis Power conquered Manchuria, the Philippines and other territories in the Pacific?
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
USSR
19.
Army Auxiliary Corps for women.
a)
WAAC
b)
Tripartite Pact
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Atlantic Charter
20.
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
21.
What policy did other European nations adopt when dealing with Germany before WWII?
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Appeasement
d)
Aggressionism
22.
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.
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