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World War II

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was the fascist leader of Italy during WWII.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Hideki Tojo

2.
This act allowed the US to send billions of dollars worth of military equipment and food to Great Britain and other Allied nations.
a)
Lend-Lend Act
b)
Military Replenishment Act
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
Lend-Lease Act
3.
The Allied Powers during World War II included all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Italy
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Russia/Soviet Union
4.
The leader of Great Britain during World War II was:
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Benito Mussolini
5.
A political philosophy where total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called:
a)
socialism
b)
democracy
c)
monarchy
d)
fascism
6.
When _______ was attacked on December 7, 1941, the United States drawn into World War II.
a)
Midway
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Guam
d)
Stalingrad
7.
Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were sent to _________ camps during World War II.
a)
concentration
b)
summer
c)
internment
d)
English language
8.
What event forced Japan to eventually surrender in 1945?
a)
Hitler's surrender
b)
Dropping of 2 atomic bombs by the US
c)
Hitler's suicide
d)
Mussolini being overthrown by his own people
9.
Which is the correct order of America's involvement in World War II?
a)
direct involvement-isolationism-neutrality
b)
neutrality-direct involvement-economic aid
c)
economic aid-isolationism-
d)
isolationism-economic aid-direct involvement
10.
Although FDR and Churchill did not like him, they knew that they needed this leader to help defeat the Axis Powers.  Who is he?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Hideki Tojo
11.
This battle is considered the turn point of the war in the Pacific.
a)
the DDay Invasion
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of Midway
12.
The systematic attempt by Hitler to rid Europe of all the Jews was called the:
a)
Internment
b)
Boycott
c)
Holocaust
d)
Appeasement
13.

This was Great Britain and France's policy which allowed Germany to take parts of Czechoslovakia

a)

appeasement

b)

economic aid

c)

involvement

d)

neutrality

14.
This battle is considered the turning point of the war in eastern Europe.
a)
Battle of Paris
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Battle of the Bulge
15.
Following the death of FDR, he become the President of the US; he made the ultimate decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Thomas Dewey
16.
Following the defeat of France in June of 1940, the Germans turned their attention toward this country in the fall of 1940. What is the name of the battle?
a)
Battle of Stalingrad
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Britain
d)
Battle of Coral Sea
17.
The following were causes of World War II EXCEPT:
a)
Political instability
b)
Economic devastation (Great Depression)
c)
Rise of dictators
d)
Low unemployment worldwide
18.
She represented the thousands of working women during World War II
a)
Betty the Bomber
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Helga the Hammer
d)
Wanda the Worker
19.
Conserving, rationing, buying bonds and working in defense factories were examples of how Americans helped on the 
a)
European theater
b)
front lines
c)
Pacific theater
d)
homefront
20.
The following countries were considered the Axis Powers during World War II EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
21.
The DDay Invasion was the Allied push into Western Europe.  Where was this invasion?
a)
Paris, France
b)
London, England
c)
Brussels, Belguim
d)
Normandy, France
22.
The attack on this country, which both the Germans and Russians wanted, started World War II
a)
Italy
b)
Poland
c)
Belgium
d)
Czechoslovakia
23.
When this country fell to the German army in June 1940, the German army turned their attention to the other Allied nation in western Europe.
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Russia
d)
Italy
24.
He was the general who led the Allied invasion into Western Europe. He will later become President of the United States.  Who is he?
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
George C. Marshall
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
George S. Patton
25.
He was the military fascist leader of Japan during World War II.
a)
Kuro Yamamoto
b)
Ichiro Matsuanaga
c)
Admiral Yamamoto
d)
Hideki Tojo
26.
The following tactics were used against the Jewish people by the Nazis EXCEPT:
a)
concentration camps
b)
boycotts
c)
internment camps
d)
Ghettos
27.
Increased need for labor in factories in the US led to the following EXCEPT:
a)
higher incomes for farmers
b)
temporary break down of racial barriers
c)
thousands of women working in defense plants
d)
unemployment below 1%
28.
In the Lend-Lease Act, the US gave Great Britain war supplies and warships in exchange for:
a)
the reparation payment of $33 billion
b)
military bases in the Caribbean
c)
the loss of all British colonies
d)
GB's admitting it had started the war
29.
Once the United States declared war on Japan, this country declared war on the United States.  What country was it?
a)
France
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
30.

Forcing Jews to wear yellow star of Davids, being fired from jobs and being forbidden in certain areas are all examples of

a)

boycotts

b)

segregation

c)

integration

d)

inclusion

31.

The following countries were Allied Powers EXCEPT:

a)

Great Britain

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

France

32.

This famous photo was taken after Germany had taken over:

a)

Kings Dominion

b)

Paris

c)

London

d)

Moscow

33.

He was the British Prime Minister who said that Britain would "never surrender!"

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Winston Churchill

34.

Pearl Harbor was attacked on:

a)

June 6, 1944

b)

September 1, 1939

c)

December 7, 1941

d)

November 11, 1918

35.

This map shows where ______ were located.

a)

YMCA camps

b)

summer camps

c)

concentration camps

d)

internment camps

36.

This was the political party that Hitler led to power in 1932

a)

Democrats

b)

Communists

c)

Nazis

d)

Republicans

37.

Most historians agree that this is the reason for the end of the Great Depression

a)

World War II

b)

World War I

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Cold War

38.

The US was attacked because the country no longer sold Japan:

a)

rice

b)

fish

c)

pineapples

d)

oil

39.

In the Pacific area, the US was using a strategy called ____ in order to reach Japan.

a)

isolationism

b)

appeasement

c)

island hopping

d)

genocide

40.

The secret US program to build the atomic bomb was called the-

a)

Secret Bomb Project

b)

New York Project

c)

Project Runway

d)

Manhattan Project

41.

He led America through the Depression and almost to the end of WWII. Who is he?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

42.

Women helped in the war effort by doing the following EXCEPT:

a)

fighting in combat

b)

planting victory gardens

c)

working in defense plants

d)

reducing and recycling

43.

This Axis Power country was the first to fall to the Allied Powers.

a)

France

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

44.

General MacArthur was sent to protect these islands as they were a gateway to oil rich Indonesia.

a)

Taraway

b)

Philippines

c)

Peliliu

d)

Midway

45.

The US was afraid that this country would get to Japan for we did. What country did we not want to control Japan?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

China

46.

The US did not get involved in WWII due to the:

a)

fact that FDR didn't care

b)

lack of a military

c)

desire to continue selling supplies to both sides

d)

Great Depression

47.

The following were tactics used against the Jews EXCEPT:

a)

boycotts

b)

concentration camps

c)

ghettos

d)

leaving them alone

48.

A leader with absolute power is called a

a)

president

b)

dictator

c)

prime minister

d)

chancellor

49.

One of the reasons that the Nazi Party came to power was the hatred of:

a)

anyone who wasn't Germany

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

the French

d)

Communists

50.

The following photo is an example of a _____ which was used during WWII to make Americans help with the war effort.

a)

green stamps

b)

comic book

c)

ration coupon book

d)

air raid book

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