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WorksheetsWorld War II Test Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of government came to power in Japan in the 1930s?
a)
Communism
b)
Fascism
c)
Theocracy
d)
Militarism
2.
Hitler's political party
a)
Fascist
b)
Nazis
c)
Socialists
d)
Republicans
3.
The rights of citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of —
a)
internment camps for Japanese Americans
b)
the Office of War Mobilization
c)
nuclear test sites in Nevada
d)
the Office of Price Administration
4.
The Great Depression began in
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1932
d)
1940
5.
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
6.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
7.
Fascism was popularized by which World War II leader?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Benito Mussolini
8.
All of the following were members of the Axis Powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
9.
What ended the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
Alphabet Agencies
c)
World War II
d)
The Spread of Communism
10.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
11.
What policy did other European nations adopt when dealing with Germany before WWII?
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Appeasement
d)
Aggressionism
12.
Which Axis Power invaded Manchuria and China?
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
USSR
13.
What nation did the USSR sign a Non-Aggression Pact with?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
14.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
15.
What country conquered Poland and Czechoslovakia?
a)
France
b)
Japan
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Which of the following countries remained neutral during the beginning of World War II?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
United States
20.
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
21.
I was the emperor of Japan during World War II. The military had a lot of power in my government.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Hirohito
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Harry S. Truman
22.
I was the leader of the Nazi party, and I became the dictator of Germany in 1933.
a)
Hirohito
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
23.
I was the dictator of Italy during World War II.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
24.
Which of the following is true about Japanese aggression in Asia?
a)
Japan invaded and took over Albania and Ethiopia.
b)
Japan invaded and conquered Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.
c)
Japanese forces took over most of eastern China.
d)
Japan invaded and conquered Germany.
25.
Which country took over Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland?
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
United States
26.
Germany, Japan, and Italy formed an alliance known as the ...
a)
Allies
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Wartime Heros
d)
Nazis
27.
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
28.
December 7, 1941 is an important day in history. On that morning, _______________ airplanes made a surprise attack on the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
a)
German
b)
Italian
c)
Russian
d)
Japanese
29.
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
30.
What American President dropped the atomic bomb?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Truman
c)
Wilson
d)
Stalin
31.
Winston Churchill
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Great Britain
32.
Which was NOT an impact of the Great Depression on the average American?
a)
There was a drop in the marriage and birth rate.
b)
People lost jobs and suffered poverty.
c)
Large numbers of people began collecting unemployment.
d)
Many people, especially children, suffered from malnutrition.
33.
The global depression led to the rise of
a)
totalitarian dictators in Germany and Italy
b)
world peace
c)
rise of Stalin
d)
re-election of FDR
34.
In 1945, American & Soviet troops liberated several prisoner camps filled with
a)
Jews
b)
Muslims
c)
Buddhists
d)
Athiests
35.
The __________________ was the longest period of unemployment and low economic activity in the 1900's.
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Depression
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Civil War
36.
A time when business activity is very slow and people are out of work is known as a _____________.
a)
crash
b)
depression
c)
party
d)
low time
37.
The stock market crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression. On this one day, October 29, 1929, the stock market lost $14 billion. This day is known as ________________.
a)
Bad Tuesday
b)
Poor Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Crash Tuesday
38.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
39.
To make things worse during the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the midwest. Because the soil was so dry, wind caused dust storms that covered people's homes, and all of their belongings. This was called the _______________
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Dry Bowl
c)
Dirt Bowl
d)
Depression Bowl
40.
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly
a)
on the Atlantic Coast
b)
on the Great Plains
c)
in the Rocky Mountains
d)
in the Pacific Northwest
41.
Britain and France declared war on Germany two days after Hitler's invasion of
a)
Poland
b)
Slovakia
c)
France
d)
Bikini Bottom
42.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
43.
Appealed to Italy's wounded pride and fear of communism, established the first Fascist Party, took over the Italian government after the march on Rome
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Joseph Stalin
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