WorksheetsChapter 17: World War II & Beyond Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Spanish Civil War battle where the NAZIs debuted “blitzkrieg” in the Spanish town, killing over 1,000 innocent civilians
a)
Battle of Guernica
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle of Coral Sea
d)
Battle of El Alamein
2.
What event brought America into World War II?
a)
NAZI Invasion of Poland
b)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
Rape of Nanqing
d)
NAZI Bombing of England
3.
Which of the following best describes the policy of appeasement’s effect on World War II?
a)
Appeasement prevented Hitler’s empire from growing too large.
b)
Appeasement allowed Hitler to build a powerful empire and created a massive conflict.
c)
Appeasement successfully avoided war altogether.
d)
Appeasement ended the war.
4.
Anschluss was the German annexation of what other European nation?
a)
Austria
b)
Czechoslovakia
c)
Hungary
d)
Poland
5.
The planned German invasion of England was…
a)
Operation Barbarossa
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Valkyrie
d)
Operation Sea Lion
6.
The massive German invasion of Russia was…
a)
Operation Barbarossa
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Valkyrie
d)
Operation Sea Lion
7.
The closest-to-successful assassination attempt of Hitler, involving many high-ranking Nazi officials was…
a)
Operation Barbarossa
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Sea Lion
d)
Operation Valkyrie
8.
What was the Final Solution?
a)
The German plan to quickly defeat France and then focus attention on Russia.
b)
The German plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe.
c)
The Japanese plan to surprise attack an American naval base.
d)
America’s plan to use nuclear weapons to end World War II.
9.
Who was NOT a member of the Allied Powers?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
United Kingdom
c)
United States
d)
Japan
10.
Who was NOT a member of the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
11.
What nation did Italy invade before WWII?
a)
Croatia
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
Switzerland
12.
What was the German-speaking region of Czechoslovakia that the NAZIs invaded prior to WWII?
a)
Lebensraum
b)
Luxemburg
c)
Rheinland
d)
Sudetenland
13.
At what German city did the Allied leaders meet with Hitler and agree that he could keep recent advances if he promised to take no more?
a)
Potsdam
b)
Munich
c)
Berlin
d)
Bremen
14.
Who was the British Prime Minister before the war who favored appeasement?
a)
Neville Chamberlain
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
David Lloyd George
d)
Anthony Eden
15.
Who rose to lead Spain as a Fascist Dictatorship with the support of the NAZIs and Italy?
a)
Edouard Deladier
b)
Pablo Picasso
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Francisco Franco
16.
With whom did the NAZIs secretly and surprisingly ally in late August 1939?
a)
United States of America
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
United Kingdom
17.
What event began World War II?
a)
NAZI invasion of Poland
b)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
NAZI Invasion of Russia
d)
Burning of the Reichstag
18.
What does blitzkrieg mean?
a)
Joy in Others' Sadness
b)
Horse Battle
c)
Storm Fight
d)
Lightning Warfare
19.
What nation evacuated over 300,000 soldiers after a failed defense of France from the NAZI onslaught?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
United States of America
c)
France
d)
Soviet Union
20.
What's the name of the NAZI puppet state in France?
a)
Parisian France
b)
Berlinian France
c)
Carcassonne France
d)
Vichy France
21.
What English city became a target of frequent German air raids?
a)
London
b)
Portsmouth
c)
Newcastle
d)
Birmingham
22.
What European nation remained free from NAZI control in WWII?
a)
France
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Poland
d)
Czechoslovakia
23.
“Desert Fox”; Brilliant German tank commander who led the Afrika Korps in North Africa
a)
Otto Wagener
b)
Karl Doenitz
c)
Felix Steiner
d)
Erwin Rommel
24.
In what year did World War II begin?
a)
1929
b)
1939
c)
1941
d)
1945
25.
Who was the American President during the Great Depression and most of World War II?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
26.
Who was the extreme militant Prime Minister of Japan ?
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
HIrohito
c)
Yamamoto
d)
Ichiro Suzuki
27.
What was the Allied Strategy in WWII?
a)
To defeat Japan before focusing on Germany
b)
To defeat Italy and Germany before focusing on Japan
c)
To allow Germany to come to them
d)
To use nuclear weapons on Germany
28.
Who came to represent the American factory worker in WWII?
a)
Uncle Sam
b)
Donald Duck
c)
G.I. Joe
d)
Rosie the Riveter
29.
Devastating defeat for the Japanese where they lost four aircraft carriers and could no longer go on the offensive ...
a)
Battle of Guadalcanal
b)
Battle of Leyte Gulf
c)
Battle of Okinawa
d)
Battle of Midway
30.
American general who was commander of Allied forces in North Africa
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
George S. Patton, Jr.
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Bernard Montgomery
31.
Failed German counter-offensive to D-Day that ended main German resistance
a)
Battle of Berlin
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle of Leningrad
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
32.
What was the costliest battle in human history at over 2.6 million casualties?
a)
Battle of Normandy
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle of Leningrad
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
33.
Allied invasion of German-occupied France
a)
Battle of Normandy
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle of Britain
d)
Battle of El Alamein
34.
What mid-war conference signaled the start to the Cold War?
a)
Potsdam Conference
b)
Munich Conference
c)
Yalta Conference
d)
Paris Conference
35.
What strategy did the Americans utilize in the war against Japan in the Pacific?
a)
Stone Skipping
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Island Hopping
36.
Commander of Allied forces in the Pacific
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
George S. Patton, Jr.
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Bernard Montgomery
37.
Allies invaded an island 340 miles off coast of Japan- necessary for a planned invasion of the mainland
a)
Battle of Okinawa
b)
Battle of Iwo Jima
c)
Battle of Guadalcanal
d)
Battle of Leyte Gulf
38.
“Divine Wind”; Japanese pilots who deliberately crashed their planes into aircraft carriers and other military targets
a)
Samurais
b)
Kamikazes
c)
Daimyos
d)
Shoguns
39.
American $2 billion effort to create atomic weapons
a)
Project Unlimited
b)
Project X
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
Adam Project
40.
American president who followed FDR, faced with decision to use atomic weapons or not
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Harry S. Truman
41.
What two Japanese cities were bombed using atomic weapons for the only time in human history?
a)
Tokyo & Nagasaki
b)
Nagasaki & Hiroshima
c)
Hiroshima & Tokyo
d)
Tokyo & Yokohama
42.
Which occurred first?
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
Use of Atomic Weapons
d)
Nuremberg Trials
43.
Which event occurred first?
a)
FDR Died
b)
V-E Day
c)
Hitler Died
d)
Yalta Conference
44.
Which is true of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
Most of the Biggest NAZI war criminals were tried & convicted
b)
None of the largest NAZI war criminals were ever captured or brought to justice
c)
Hitler was executed
d)
Many high-ranking NAZIs were tried but acquitted at the trials
45.
What was the name of the international organization created after WWII in order to keep world peace and foster international cooperation?
a)
League of Nations
b)
European Union
c)
United Nations
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
46.
What conflict emerged during the Yalta Conference and dominated world history immediately following WWII?
a)
War on Terrorism
b)
Cold War
c)
Great Depression
d)
Age of Revolutions
47.
What was the first event of the Cold War?
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Korean War
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Hungarian Revolution
48.
What nation was divided between capitalist and communist powers following WWII?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
China
d)
France
49.
What two superpowers emerged at the end of WWII to square off in the Cold War?
a)
United States & Soviet Union
b)
United States & Germany
c)
United States & China
d)
United States & United Kingdom
50.
The United States' Marshall Plan could best be described as...
a)
Bribery
b)
War
c)
Imperialism
d)
Espionage
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