Worksheets8th Grade Review: World War II
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the German Dictator during WWII
a)
Charlie Chaplin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Stalin
2.
Benito Mussolini
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
3.
Stalin
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
4.
Adolf Hitler
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
5.
Winston Churchill
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Great Britain
6.
government in which one person or party is in control
a)
democracy
b)
totalitariansim
c)
theocracy
7.
Germany conquered all of the following lands EXCEPT:
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Poland
8.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
9.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
Germany invading Poland
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
France being taken over
10.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
11.
Which event led the United States to join the war?
a)
bombing of Pearl Harbor
b)
dropping of the atomic bomb
c)
sinking of the Arandora Star
d)
Munich Conference
12.
President of the US when WWII began
a)
Truman
b)
FDR
c)
Hoover
d)
Cleveland
13.
President of the US who decided to use atomic bombs
a)
Truman
b)
FDR
c)
Hoover
d)
Garfield
14.
The Manhattan Project was to make..
a)
atomic bombs
b)
Nuclear submarines
c)
planes
d)
aircraft carriers
15.
What is rationing?
a)
Converting peace time material to war material
b)
Charity
c)
When people can only consume/have a certain amount of goods
16.
What was the court case that involved the policy of the internment camps?
a)
There was none
b)
Korematsu v. United States
c)
Takahashi v. United States
d)
Hirota v. United States
17.
The fear of spies along the West Coast of the United States led to many _______ being placed into internment camps.
a)
Jewish Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
Japanese Americans
18.
Many women began working in factories during WWII and this image represented those women
a)
Uncle Sam
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Betsy Ross
19.
Where did the United States drop 2 atomic bombs finally bringing an end to WWII?
a)
Pearl Harbor and Midway
b)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
c)
Midway and Iwo Jima
20.
Who became president of the United States after FDR died?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Herbert Hoover
21.
The systematic attempt to rid Europe of Jews is called
a)
execution
b)
holocaust
c)
ghettos
22.
How did the United States' entry into World War II affect the American economy?
a)
increased goods
b)
wave of labor outsourcing
c)
growth of corporate
d)
decreased unemployment
23.
What held the Nazi and leaders responsible for the Holocaust in WWII
a)
Atlantic Charter
b)
Nuremberg Trials
c)
Postdam Conference
d)
Nuremberg Laws
24.
Who were in the Axis Power?
a)
Italy, U.S.S.R, Germany
b)
Germany, Italy
c)
Germany, Italy, Japan
25.
Who were in the Allies Power?
a)
Germany, Italy
b)
US, Great Britain, U.S.S.R.
c)
US, Japan, Italy
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy
26.
1. What treaty placed full blame on Germany for WWI?
a)
Versailles
b)
Paris
c)
Washington
d)
London
27.
What was the result of the Munich Conference among Britain, France, Germany, and Italy in 1938?
a)
Declare war on Germany
b)
Agreed to a nonaggression pact
c)
It successfully ended the aggressive expansion of Italy and Germany
d)
Britain and France used appeasement to avoid war
28.
5. Which policy, that contributed to the start of WWII, did western nations adopt in the 1930s?
a)
pacifism
b)
appeasement
c)
militarism
d)
fascism
29.
What was the big event that started WWII?
a)
invasion of Austria
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
invasion of Hungary
d)
invasion of Czechoslovakia
30.
What country signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1939?
a)
Germany
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britain
d)
The United States
31.
The American strategy designed to defeat Japan in the Pacific was to
a)
bypass the islands and focus all strength on an invasion of Japan.
b)
Attack Japan through China
c)
Island hopping
d)
prevent an invasion of Hawaii by the Japanese.
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