WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
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 ended the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
Alphabet Agencies
c)
World War II
d)
The Spread of Communism
5.
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
6.
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.
7.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
8.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
9.
Fascism was popularized by which World War II leader?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Benito Mussolini
10.
Which Axis Power conquered Manchuria, the Philippines and other territories in the Pacific?
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
USSR
11.
What nation did the USSR sign a Non-Aggression Pact with?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
12.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
13.
What country conquered Poland and Czechoslovakia?
a)
France
b)
Japan
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
14.
Which famous general led the D-Day invasion?
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Charles De Gaulle
15.
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
16.
Who was the head General of the Pacific Theater?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
FDR
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Douglas MacArthur
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace throughout the World
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
20.
What Act did the U.S. pass after the Battle of Britain?
a)
Atlantic Charter
b)
Cash and Carry Act
c)
Lend-Lease Act
d)
Kellogg-Briand Pact
21.
Which Yalta Conference agreement was NEVER fulfilled?
a)
Creation of an organization to maintain international peace and security
b)
Germany’s division into zones of occupation
c)
Democratic elections in Poland that were free of outside influence
d)
A Soviet declaration of war against Japan after Germany’s defeat
22.
Where did the U.S. practice Amphibious Assaults?
a)
Iwo Jima & Okinawa
b)
Gudalcanal
c)
The Island of Japan
d)
The Phillipines
23.
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
24.
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.
25.
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
26.
What US state had the most Japanese Internment Camps during World War II?
a)
California
b)
Arizona
c)
New York
d)
Hawaii
27.
During World War II, what new medical practice became widespread?
a)
Using Penicillen
b)
Amputation
c)
Diagnosing PTSD
d)
Using Morphine
28.
What was the significance of World War II’s Battle of the Bulge?
a)
The allies were able to gain control of North Africa
b)
Italy was defeated and was no longer a factor in the war
c)
The loss of soldiers and supplies prevented Germany from conducting further large-scale offenses
d)
The quick allied advance prevented the Nazis from destroying Paris during their withdrawal
29.
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
30.
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
31.
Which of the following countries remained neutral during the beginning of World War II?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
United States
32.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
33.
Which of the following were NOT utilized by the United States to help win World War II?
a)
Drafting soldiers to increase the size of the army
b)
Government regulation of prices and production
c)
Propaganda posters to increase public morale
d)
The decision to imprison anyone of German ancestry, in the U.S.
34.
V-E Day stood for Victory in Europe.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
D-Day was the invasion of what country?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
Germany
36.
Many Jews were unable to get out of Germany because
a)
no transportation available
b)
countries refused to accept them
c)
too expensive to travel
d)
German leaders did not allow them to leave.
37.
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
38.
Largest Nazi death camp
a)
Dachau
b)
Ravensbruck
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Swaiz
39.
Benito Mussolini
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
40.
Stalin
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
41.
Tojo
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
42.
Dwight Eisenhower
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
43.
Adolf Hitler
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
44.
Winston Churchill
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Great Britain
45.
The day Japan surrendered was known as:
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D-Day
d)
Surrender day
46.
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
47.
Women began working where during World War II?
a)
home
b)
factories
c)
schools
d)
offices
48.
What symbol encouraged women to enter the workforce?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
None of the above
49.
Which of these is described below? *signed at the end of WWI *required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war*required Germany to reduce the of its miliary
a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
50.
Who are these WWII bomber escorts?
a)
Flying Tigers
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Blue Angels
d)
Black Panthers
51.
They used their language as code
a)
Seminole
b)
Comanche
c)
Cherokee
d)
Navajo
52.
Posters like these promoted
a)
war bonds
b)
rationing
c)
war production
d)
liberty bells
53.
These helped the government fight the war
a)
war bonds
b)
victory gardens
c)
scrap drives
d)
liberty bells
54.
What was the purpose of these?
a)
more food for the troops
b)
protect the environment
c)
prevent soil erosion
d)
prevent spoiling of food
55.
Many Americans made sacrifices during the war so that soldiers would have plenty. Some of the items rationed during the war were ...
a)
rubber
b)
coffee
c)
meat
d)
ALL of the answers are correct
56.
Why did the United States Marines fight a fierce battle against the Japanese on the island of Iwo Jima?
a)
Japan had taken Iwo Jima from the United States, and the US was simply taking it back.
b)
The U.S. was trying to invade and conquer Japan.
c)
The U.S. Marines wanted to raise an American flag on the island.
d)
The island was close to Japan, and it was a good place for American planes to land.
57.
The Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, thought he would destroy most of the U.S Navy when he ordered the Japanese navy to:
a)
bomb Pearl Harbor
b)
invaded France
c)
bomb Poland
d)
capture Hitler
58.
What was this poster promoting?
a)
war production
b)
voting rights for women
c)
equality in pay
d)
sexism
59.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
60.
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.
61.
People realized that women could do factory work during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
The Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
The Cold War
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