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Worksheetsend of the year s.s.3
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
WW2 started in...
a)
1937
b)
1938
c)
1939
d)
1940
2.
WW2 was triggered by...
a)
The invasion of Czechoslovakia
b)
The invasion of France
c)
The invasion of Italy
d)
The invasion of Poland
3.
Which countries left the League of Nations in 1933?
a)
Germany and Austria
b)
Germany and Italy
c)
Germany and Russia
d)
Germany and Japan
4.
What was the name of the alliance of Germany, Austria, Russia and Japan?
a)
The Fascist Powers
b)
The Super Powers
c)
The Allied Powers
d)
The Axis Powers
5.
USA chose not to declare war on Germany in 1939 because...
a)
The government thought it was too far away
b)
Their government didn't want to get involved
c)
The government wanted Europe to collapse
d)
The government was scared
6.
Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...
a)
Stay at home for their children
b)
Work in factories
c)
Protest the war
7.
The use of __________ prevented many deaths during WW2.
a)
Tylenol
b)
Penicillin
c)
Casts
d)
Stitches
8.
__________ was created after WW2 to prevent future wars from occurring.
a)
United Nations
b)
Treaty of Versailles
9.
Not a city where Truman decided to drop atomic bombs...
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Iwo Jima
d)
None of the above
10.
Which country was NOT invaded by Germany before WW2 began?
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Poland
11.
Encouraging people to support the war
a)
Rationing
b)
Proportioning
c)
Propaganda
d)
Conservation
12.
Using less goods, so that soldiers would have food and supplies for the war.
a)
Rationing
b)
Proportioning
c)
Propaganda
d)
Conservation
13.
The largest sea attack in hostry occurred at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. This was known as...
a)
B- day
b)
VE day
c)
VJ day
d)
D- day
14.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
d)
Churchill
15.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
16.
Who was the prime minister of England?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Truman
17.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
18.
Who ruled as a dictator in Italy?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Churchill
19.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
20.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, Soviet Union, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
21.
how many U.S Presidents took part in WW2
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
when did Japan surender
a)
1905
b)
1945
c)
1872
d)
1885
23.
Was the cold war after WW2
a)
yes
b)
no
24.
African-American pilots who served as bomber escorts in North Africa. They were very successful during the war having never lost a bomber assigned to them.
a)
Superman
b)
Carver
c)
Tuskegee Airman
d)
Douglas Author
25.
major Axis powers
a)
batman,robin
b)
Hitler,Tojo,Mussolini
c)
Batman,Littleman, bastketball
26.
What battle was considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
a)
Battle of the Bugle
b)
battle of STY
c)
Battle of Midway
27.
Who was the leader of Communist North Vietnam?
a)
Mao Tse-tung
b)
Chou En-lai
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Chain Kai-shek
28.
What began the space race?
a)
Sputnik
b)
the Berlin Wall
c)
the Berlin Blockade
d)
the Cuban Missile Crisis
29.
What did the 38th parallel separate?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
Berlin
d)
Hungary
30.
The western equivalent (mutual defense agreement) to the Warsaw Pact was which of the following?
a)
NATO
b)
Sino-Soviet alliance
c)
Rome-Berlin Axis
d)
SEATO
31.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
a)
stated the United States would provide money to countries threatened by Communism
b)
Rebuild war torn Europe
c)
european recovery program
d)
Funded by Soviet Union to provide money to satellite states
32.
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
a)
The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
b)
The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
c)
The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
d)
The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
33.
Who was presidetn during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Ike
b)
Nixon
c)
JFK
d)
LBJ
34.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non comminist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
35.
How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s Berlin blockade?
a)
airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
b)
withdrew its troops from Germany
c)
sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
d)
built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin
36.
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Che Guevara
37.
Who was the President of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Nikita Krushev
38.
Which Soviet President implemented "Glasnost"?
a)
Mikhail Gorbechev
b)
Konstanin Chernenko
39.
What was the Imaginary line that separated the West from the Communist Naitons
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Conatinment
c)
Facism
d)
Iron Curtain
40.
Western Europe and the United States are part of this alliance
a)
U.N.
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Nafta
d)
Nato
41.
The Soviet Alliance made to oppose Nato
a)
Central Powers
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Nafta
d)
Axis
42.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Destroy communism
d)
Provide collective security
43.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
44.
The United Nations was formed as a ...
a)
New World Power
b)
New form of Dictatorship
c)
International Peace Keeper
d)
Communist Regime
45.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
46.
What areas did the 38th parallel separate?
a)
North & South Vietnam
b)
East & West Berlin
c)
North & South Korea
d)
East & West Germany
47.
What type of economy did the United States employ?
a)
Capitalist
b)
Socialist
c)
Marxist
d)
Fuedalist
48.
What type of economy did the United States employ?
a)
Capitalist
b)
Socialist
c)
Marxist
d)
Fuedalist
49.
Which country had the first man in space?
a)
US
b)
USSR
c)
China
d)
Germany
50.
The Soviet Union's political leader and head of the Soviet Communist Party, Nikita Khrushchev, made a threatening speech to other world leaders. His threat led to ...
a)
more suspicion and distrust between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
b)
a trusting relationship between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
c)
more countries choosing to become Communist nations
d)
countries around the world destroying their own powerful nuclear weapons
51.
Joseph McCarthy, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, ruined many people's lives during the Cold War by ...
a)
accusing U.S. State Department officials of being illegal immigrants.
b)
accusing President Lyndon B. Johnson of being Communist.
c)
accusing U.S. State Department officials of being Communists.
d)
accusing President John F. Kennedy of being Communist.
52.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
53.
Father of the Civil Rights Movement, "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington
a)
Lester Maddox
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Andrew Young
d)
Benjamin Mays
54.
New laws that required all public facilities to be integrated and prohibited discrimination in business and labor unions.
a)
Sibley Commission
b)
Albany Movement
c)
1946 Governor's Race
d)
Civil Rights Act
55.
ruled that segregation was illegal and overturned Plessy v Furgeson's "seperate but equal"
a)
SNCC
b)
White Primary
c)
Civil Rights Act
d)
Brown v Board of Education
56.
In what year did the Persian Gulf War start?
a)
2002
b)
1985
c)
1990
d)
2015
57.
Why did this war begin?
a)
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
The Japanese bombed North Korea
58.
Why did Iraq attack Kuwait?
a)
Oil
b)
Uranium
c)
Silver
d)
Diamond
59.
Who was the Iraqi leader?
a)
Hunter Walker
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Marilyn Monroe
60.
Which state is the Grand Canyon in?
a)
Arizona
b)
California
c)
Nevada
d)
Colorado
61.
Where is the Great Salt Lake?
a)
California
b)
Utah
c)
Texas
d)
North Carolina
62.
Where is the Salton Sea?
a)
Utah
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Arizona
63.
What city in Pennsylvania is one of the world's largest steel manufacturing centers?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Hershey
c)
Pittsburg
d)
Eton
64.
Where in North Carolina did the Wright Brothers take their first flight?
a)
Kitty Hawk
b)
Wilmington
c)
Jacksonville
d)
Camp Lejuene
65.
Who wrote Gone with the Wind?
a)
Margaret Mitchell
b)
Martha Washington
c)
George Washington
d)
George Clooney
66.
Who was Langston Hughes?
a)
famous African American author
b)
baseball player
c)
jazz musician
d)
football player
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