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WorksheetsWWII Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 37mins
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Class
Date
1.
Germany conquered all of the following lands EXCEPT:
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Poland
2.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
3.
What was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?
a)
Many Americans supported Isolationism
b)
Germany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression Pact
c)
The U.S. feared Hitler's retaliation
d)
The Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
4.
What was the code name for the development of the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Captain Connery
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Fat Boy
d)
Eye in the Sky
5.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
6.
What policy did other European nations adopt when dealing with Germany before WWII?
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Appeasement
d)
Aggressionism
7.
Which Axis Power conquered Manchuria, the Philippines and other territories in the Pacific?
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
USSR
8.
What nation did the USSR sign a Non-Aggression Pact with?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
9.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
10.
What country conquered Poland and Czechoslovakia?
a)
France
b)
Japan
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
11.
Which famous general led the D-Day invasion?
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Charles De Gaulle
12.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
13.
Which of the following were NOT Anti-Semitic measures done by Germany?
a)
Holocaust
b)
Nuremberg Laws
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Conscription
14.
All of the following are true about the Holocaust EXCEPT
a)
Many Jews were executed in the gas chambers at these camps
b)
Many experienced heavy weight loss and other serious health issues
c)
The Germans cremated many bodies to try and hide the evidence
d)
The Germans only put Jews in these camps and no other ethnic groups
15.
How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?
a)
Through diplomatic negotiations
b)
By capturing their capital city
c)
By dropping two atomic bombs on them
d)
By surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave
16.
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
17.
What was an important aspect of the Allied victory at the Battle of Midway?
a)
It provided Australia with a strategic base in the Solomon Islands
b)
It weakened Japan’s air force and their capacity to wage an offensive war
c)
It enabled the US to learn of the strategic plans of its enemies
d)
It was the turning point of the War in the Pacific.
18.
Which event involved the trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the Axis Powers?
a)
The Yalta Conference
b)
The Atlantic Charter
c)
The Nuremberg Trials
d)
The Versailles Conference
19.
Which country used the U-boat submarine to the greatest military advantage during the early years of World War II?
a)
United States
b)
USSR
c)
France
d)
Germany
20.
What is the largest amphibious assault in world history?
a)
Invasion of Normandy
b)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
Battle of Gudalcanal
d)
Battle of the Bulge
21.
Which of the following countries remained neutral during the beginning of World War II?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
United States
22.
Why did President Truman choose to drop the atomic bomb?
a)
protect lives of Japanese citizens.
b)
save American lives.
c)
become a superpower.
d)
prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan.
23.
A result of the Battle of Stalingrad was
a)
German troops gained momentum.
b)
Hitler's plans to dominate Europe ended.
c)
Hitler controlled the oil fields.
d)
both German and Soviet troops refused to surrender.
24.
D-Day was the invasion of what country?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
Germany
25.
Hitler's Final Solution
a)
exterminate all Jews- Genocide
b)
make them useful citizens of Germany
c)
place them in ghettos to live
d)
experiment on Jews and others
26.
Largest Nazi death camp
a)
Dachau
b)
Ravensbruck
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Swaiz
27.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union
28.
Peace organization that was formed after World War II
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
United Nations
d)
Atlantic Charter
29.
Benito Mussolini
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
30.
Stalin
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
31.
Tojo
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
32.
Dwight Eisenhower
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
33.
Adolf Hitler
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
34.
Winston Churchill
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Great Britain
35.
What kind of government came to power in Japan in the 1930s?
a)
Communism
b)
Fascism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Militarism
36.
What nation did the USSR sign a Non-Aggression Pact with?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
37.
The day Japan surrendered was known as:
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D-Day
d)
Surrender day
38.
Hitler was responsible for the murder of more than six million Jews between 1933 and 1945. This terrible period of history is known as the ...
a)
Holocaust
b)
Death Valley
c)
attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
Iwo Jima
39.
Germany, Japan, and Italy formed an alliance known as the ____.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Wartime Heros
d)
Nazis
40.
Great Britain, France, Canada, and the Soviet Union formed an alliance known as the ___.
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Nazi Party
c)
Allied Powers
d)
Rough Riders
41.
Operation Sea Lion was Germany's invasion plan for ___.
a)
USSR
b)
France
c)
Belgium
d)
Great Britain
42.
What did Hitler gain at the Munich Conference?
a)
France
b)
Austria
c)
Sudentenland
d)
Czechoslovakia
43.
Germany had invaded and taken over France. The U.S. and Allied troops defeated Germany and ran them out of France. The day Germany surrendered to the Allies is known as ________. People sang and danced in the streets all over Europe and the United States.
a)
VJ Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VE Day
d)
the Holocaust
44.
The Japanese were fierce warriors. Battles with them had huge casualties because they never gave up and were willing to sacrifice themselves. Americans had seen this happen at Iwo Jima and other battles as __________ pilots crashed their planes into U.S. ships on purpose.
a)
skilled
b)
kamikaze
c)
fighter
d)
bomber
45.
In August of 1945, U.S. bombers dropped atomic weapons on the Japanese cities of _________ and ____________.
a)
Tokyo and Osaka
b)
Nagoya and Yokohama
c)
Osaka and Kyoto
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
46.
The battle where the Allies drove Rommel's forces out of Tunisia and out of North Africa.
a)
El Alamein
b)
Invasion of Sicily
c)
Invasion of Normandy
d)
Midway
47.
The U.S. Navy sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers at this battle.
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Stalingrad
c)
Midway
d)
Invasion of Normandy
48.
The turning point on the Eastern Front.
a)
Midway
b)
Invasion of Sicily
c)
El Alamein
d)
Stalingrad
49.
This battle's code name was Operation Overlord.
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Invasion of Sicily
c)
Invasion of Normandy
d)
Midway
50.
This battle halted the Japanese offensive.
a)
Kursk
b)
Midway
c)
Stalingrad
d)
El Alamein
51.
The invasion of Normandy is also known as ___.
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Midway
c)
V-E Day
d)
D-Day
52.
What is the turning point in the Pacific Theater?
a)
Battle of Coral Sea
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of El Alamein
53.
How did World War II begin in Europe?
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)
the sinking of the Lusitania
c)
the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor
d)
the assassination of an Austrian Archduke
54.
The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the economic collapse of Germany after WWI by
a)
placing a quota (limit) on goods exported from Germany
b)
requiring that Germany spend money on its military
c)
requiring that Germany pay high war reparations
d)
forcing Germany to more strictly control its overseas colonies
55.
Economic problems during the years between the wars contributed to the rise of
a)
the Common Market in Britain and Germany
b)
Voting rights for women in most Western European nations
c)
Fascist governments in Italy and Germany
d)
Communist governments in Spain and France
56.
One similarity between Italian Fascism and German Nazism in the 1930s was that both were led by dictators who used nationalism and terror to maintain control of their citizens.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Communist Russia were similar in that each
a)
established totalitarian governments
b)
supported market-based economies
c)
protected individual rights
d)
elected their leaders through popular vote
58.
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and Hitler's rebuilding of the German military in 1935 demonstrate the
a)
fear of communist expansion
b)
support of the Treaty of Versailles
c)
success of defensive alliances
d)
failure of the League of Nations
59.
When European leaders agreed to Hitler's demands concerning Czechoslovakia in 1938, they were supporting a policy of
a)
appeasement
b)
detente
c)
collective security
d)
balance of power
60.
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
61.
In his book Mein Kampf, Hitler called for the unity of the German people through a democracy.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
The Nuremburg Laws of 1935 and Kristallnacht in 1938 are similar because they both
a)
targeted and took away rights of German Jews
b)
were used by Mussolini to come to power in Italy
c)
showed appeasement policies of the League of Nations
d)
converted German factories to total war, rationed supplies, and drafted soldiers
63.
What was the goal of Hitler's "Final Solution"?
a)
It was a system for winning the war before the Americans entered.
b)
It was a way to gain more soldiers for the invasion of Russia
c)
It was the genocide (mass murder) of people the Nazis considered inferior
d)
It was a process to divide up his territories among his generals
64.
What happened immediately after the US placed an embargo on Japan in 1941?
a)
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
b)
Manchuria became a Japanese protectorate
c)
Pearl Harbor was attacked
d)
The Japanese fleet was destroyed
65.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill refused to allow Britain to surrender to Germany during the Battle of Britain.
a)
True
b)
False
66.
Why was the Battle of El Alamein in 1942 important?
a)
Allied troops lost and the Axis Powers won control of the Suez Canal
b)
Axis troops continued to invade Ethiopia
c)
Allied troops won which made it a turning point for fighting in North Africa
d)
Axis troops were able to defend against an attack on Italy
67.
What was the importance of the Battle of Stalingrad?
a)
The German army was stopped and the Soviet military began to push towards Germany.
b)
France surrendered to Germany allowing Hitler to direct his full attention to attacking Britain.
c)
It forced the US to declare war on Germany.
d)
Germany seized control of Russian factories and resources
68.
How did the Allies seize control of the war in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945?
a)
Used island-hopping to march towards Japan
b)
used kamikaze attacks to defeat the Japanese navy
c)
Began Operation Overlord, the invasion of Japan
d)
Using the army to take back each of the islands taken by the Japanese
69.
Why was the Potsdam conference important?
a)
Stalin agreed to invade Japan
b)
This was the high point of appeasement
c)
After his death Churchill was replaced by Chamberlain
d)
Truman issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender immediately or face destruction
70.
WWII was fought from:
a)
1941-1947
b)
1939-1941
c)
1939-1945
d)
1933-1941
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