WorksheetsCHAPTER 8 SS WW2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia.
c)
Germany formed an alliance withItaly and Japan
d)
Adolf Hitler became the dictator of Germany.
2.
Who were the Axis powers during World War II?
a)
The United States, Great Britain, and France
b)
The United States, Great Britain,France, and the Soviet Union
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union
3.
Why did the rise of dictators cause concern in the 1930's?
a)
Countries ruled by dictators became vulnerable to attack.
b)
Dictators placed high tariffs on imported goods.
c)
Dictators believed in a weak central government.
d)
Dictators often planned to attack and conquer other countries.
4.
Which of the following describes an effect of World War II on the United States economy?
a)
Automobile companies produced a record number of cars.
b)
Many factories had to expand to produce military equipment.
c)
The airplane industry suffered as the Allies began using airplanes in combat.
d)
Cities with shipyards declined because so many ships had been sent over seas.
5.
What event caused the United States to enter World War II?
a)
Germany bombed Great Britain.
b)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
c)
Germany took over much of Western Europe.
d)
Japan took over much of China and Southeast Asia.
6.
Where did the first African American fighter pilots begin training?
a)
Norfolk, Virginia
b)
Los Alamos, New Mexico
c)
Manhattan, New York
d)
Tuskegee, Alabama
7.
After which battle was Germany forced to retreat from the Soviet Union?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Battle of Iwo Jima
8.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
the world’s first computer
b)
a complicated code machine used bythe German military
c)
the effort by the United States tobuild an atomic bomb
d)
radio beams used to determine thelocations of objects
9.
Where did the largest sea invasion in world history take place?
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Nagasaki, Japan
c)
Berlin, Germany
d)
Normandy, France
10.
After which battle did Japan’s navy become too weak to continue capturing islands in the Pacific?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Battle of Iwo Jima
11.
How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of World War II?
a)
Germany was forced to surrender.
b)
Germany was forced to retreat from Western Europe.
c)
Japan was forced to surrender
d)
Japan was forced to retreat from the Pacific Islands.
12.
What were concentration camps?
a)
places where Jews and others were imprisoned and murdered
b)
ghettos in which many Jews were forced to live
c)
places where Japanese Americans were relocated
d)
secret hiding places where people hid from the Nazis
13.
About how many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
six hundred
b)
six thousand
c)
six hundred thousand
d)
six million
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