WorksheetsWorld War 2 Test Review, part 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which nation was liberated by the D-day invasion?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Belgium
2.
What was the U.S. strategy for attacking the smaller islands and skipping the larger islands held by the Japanese in the Pacific called?
a)
trench warfare
b)
island hoppoing
c)
blitkrieg
d)
freeze-tag
3.
Which battle stopped the Japanese invasion of Australia?
a)
Battle of the Coral Sea
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Guadalcanal
d)
Battle of Iwo Jima
4.
What was the importance of the Battle of Guadalcanal?
a)
It was the first defeat of the Japanese in the Pacific.
b)
It was the first time the U.S. went on offense in the war, attacking by land, air, and sea.
c)
It allowed the Allied powers to have air fields withing striking distance of Japan.
d)
It saved lives before a land invasion of Japan occurred.
5.
What was the code name given to the building of the atomic weapon?
a)
Project Boom
b)
Operation Secret Bomb
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
Operation Beast-mode
6.
Why were the Japanese such tough opponents in the Pacific War?
a)
They fought to the death.
b)
They refused to surrender.
c)
They were taught that surrender was shameful to their families.
d)
All of the above.
7.
Why were Iwo Jima and Okinawa crucial to the Allied plans for defeating the Japanese?
a)
They had air fields that were within striking distance of Japan.
b)
These were the turning points in the war in the Pacific.
c)
We dropped the atomic bombs at these locations.
d)
They were rich in natural resources.
8.
Which of the following is an example of anti-semitism?
a)
Shopping in a Jewish business.
b)
Having dinner with a Jewish friend.
c)
Jews wearing the yellow Star of David on their clothes.
d)
Building schools just for Catholic children.
9.
What was the name given by Hitler to the total destruction of the Jews?
a)
The Final Solution
b)
Concentration Camps
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Nuremberg Laws
10.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To put Jews on trial for religious crimes.
b)
A series of laws targeting Jews.
c)
To put Nazi officials on trial for their crimes in WW2.
d)
To create the nation of Israel of the Jewish people.
11.
What is the name of the document created after WW2 identifying the rights of all humans worldwide?
a)
Balfour Declaration
b)
United Nations
c)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
d)
Declaration of Free People
12.
What was the "Zionist" movement?
a)
The trials for Nazi war criminals.
b)
The efforts given to reunited Jews across Europe.
c)
The push to establish a Jewish nation-state in Palestine.
d)
The movement to create an international day of mourning for the Holocaust.
13.
The series of coordinated attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues in November 1938 was called __________.
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Operation Barbarossa
c)
Nuremberg Laws
d)
The Final Solution
14.
The name given to the new nation-state in Palestine for the Jewish People:
a)
Lebanon
b)
Syria
c)
Israel
d)
Jordan
15.
Which two cities were the atomic bombs dropped on, causing total devastation?
a)
Tokyo and Hiroshima
b)
Nagasaki and Suzuki
c)
Tokyo and Nagasaki
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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