WorksheetsWWII and the Holocaust
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the Axis powers, the "bad guys of WWII?"
a)
Great Britain, Russia (USSR), and the USA.
b)
Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, and Germany.
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
d)
Great Britain, Germany, and Lithuania.
2.
What country did Germany invade in 1939 to officially begin WWII?
a)
Czechoslovakia
b)
Russia (USSR)
c)
France
d)
Poland
3.
Where were the two major theaters of fighting in World War II?
a)
Europe and the Pacific
b)
North and South
c)
East and West
d)
Atlantic and Pacific
4.
This new strategy of lightning quick attacks was used by the Germans to great effect during WWII.
a)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Kriegsmarine
d)
"Scorched Earth"
5.
The Germans broke the "Soviet Non-Aggression Pact" when they invaded which country?
a)
Czechoslovakia
b)
Sweden
c)
Poland
d)
Russia (USSR)
6.
The nightly aerial bombing of Great Britain by the German "Luftwaffe" was known as the...
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Battle of Britain
c)
Battle of Pearl Harbor
d)
Battle of Guadalcanal
7.
What resource did Germany hope to gain by taking control of the Suez canal?
a)
Middle Eastern Oil
b)
Asian Spices
c)
Scandinavian Iron Ore
d)
Fresh water from the Black Sea
8.
Leader of Italy during World War II.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Hitler
9.
Leader of Russia during World War II.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Hitler
10.
Leader of Germany during World War II.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Hitler
11.
How did Germany show aggression in Europe between 1936 and 1939?
a)
By building a wall around Germany
b)
By taking over France, Russia, and Great Britain
c)
By taking money from Russia
d)
By taking over Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland
12.
Choose the U.S. naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941.
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Normandy
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Maui
13.
Which of the following describes a way that Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
He began re-militarizing Germany
b)
He expanded the freedoms given to the German people
c)
He established a totalitarian government.
d)
He converted Germany to Facism
14.
The United States joined World War II because:
a)
They wanted to fight back after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
They feared Germany.
c)
They wanted to help the Axis powers.
d)
They wanted to fight Germany after they invaded Poland.
15.
Why did the United States NOT declare war on Germany after Hitler invaded Poland?
a)
Many Americans supported Isolationism
b)
Germany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression Pact
c)
The U.S. feared Hitler
d)
The Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
16.
Which event involved the trial and punishment of high ranking Nazi officials after WWII?
a)
The Yalta Conference
b)
The Atlantic Charter
c)
The Nuremberg Trials
d)
The Versailles Conference
17.
Hitler's "Final Solution" solution for the Jewish race was to...
a)
Exterminate all Jews- Genocide
b)
Make them useful citizens of Germany
c)
Place them in ghettos to live.
d)
Experiment on Jews.
18.
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to sell or lend materials to "any government whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the U.S."
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The US strategy of grabbing key islands to get closer to the Japanese mainland was called...
a)
Island Bouncing
b)
Divide and Conquer
c)
Island Hopping
d)
Land Grabbing
20.
What action did the U.S. take to aid the Jews after the Holocaust?
a)
It helped Jews locate lost relatives.
b)
It provided monetary compensation to Jewish families.
c)
It recognized Israel as a country and homeland for the Jews.
d)
The US burned down all the concentration camps.
21.
Which of the following would make the best title for this list:
-Rearmed Germany
-Annexed Austria in1938
-Sent troops into the Rhineland
-Conquered the Sudetenland and the Rest of Czechoslovakia.
-Rearmed Germany
-Annexed Austria in1938
-Sent troops into the Rhineland
-Conquered the Sudetenland and the Rest of Czechoslovakia.
a)
French Response to the Rise of Nazism
b)
Ways in which Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles
c)
Examples of German-Italian Cooperation
d)
Stalin's "to do" list.
22.
What type of government did the USSR have that claimed to bring about a classless society?
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Theocracy
23.
What was the name of Adolf Hitler's political party that dominated German politics during the 1930s?
a)
Aryan Party
b)
The Blackshirts
c)
The Nazi Party
d)
Brown Shirt Party
24.
Who became the leader of Italy, took the title "il Duce", and tried to create a new Roman Empire by invading Ethiopia?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Franco
d)
Mussolini
25.
Which form of government puts Nationalism and government above the rights of the individual people?
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Fascism
d)
Theocracy
26.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a totalitarian government?
a)
Secret police
b)
Censorship of the press
c)
Democratic elections
d)
Widespread Propaganda to misinform citizens.
27.
What term best describes when Stalin had people killed to make sure he stayed in power?
a)
cleanses
b)
purges
c)
purifiers
d)
cleanouts
28.
When Great Britain and France gave in and let Germany keep Czechoslovakia, they were following a policy of _________
a)
Appeasement
b)
Mollification
c)
Wimpiness
d)
Refusal
29.
Which country did Germany invade that caused England and France to declare war on Germany, and start WWII?
a)
Czechoslovakia
b)
Austria
c)
Poland
d)
Albania
30.
What new strategy did the Germans use to quickly conquer territory in Europe?
a)
Donder und Blitzen
b)
Blitzkraft
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Blitzen Trappen
31.
After the fall of France in June, 1940, which European country was the only nation that the Germans did not occupy?
a)
Japan
b)
Great Britain
c)
The Soviet Union
d)
Finland
32.
Which leader had to make the difficult decision to use the first ever atomic weapon?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Harry Truman
33.
Why did President Truman want to avoid a land invasion of Japan?
a)
He did not want to be responsible for Japanese citizens
b)
He believed Japan would surrender before an invasion could take place
c)
Truman wanted to test the A-bomb.
d)
He was told that there would bemore than one million American casualties
34.
During the first two years of World War II (1939-1941) the United States was:
a)
Neutral
b)
On the Axis side
c)
On the Allied side
d)
Fighting alone
35.
Japan finally agreed to surrender after second atomic bomb was dropped on_______.
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Tokyo
c)
Nagasaki
d)
Mitsubishi
36.
Which of the following is true about the evening known as "Kristallnacht"?
a)
Jewish homes and businesses were broken into and looted and over 100 Jews were killed.
b)
It was a completely spontaneous riot against Jews
c)
It was a celebration of German crystal
d)
It took place in Poland
37.
Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Northern France during which event?
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
D-Day
d)
V-J Day
38.
What event brought the United States into World War II?
a)
The invasion of Paris
b)
The Battle of Britain
c)
The German invasion of Poland
d)
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
39.
Which program was responsible for the creation of the first Atomic Bomb?
a)
The Bracero Program
b)
The Ghetto Program
c)
The Manhattan Project
d)
The New Mexico Project
40.
Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?
a)
Semitism
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
ghetto
d)
Holocaust
41.
What race did the Nazi's proclaim as the "master race"?
a)
Americans
b)
Japanese
c)
Aryan
d)
Japanese
42.
Hitler's plan to systematically kill are Jews was called ____ .
a)
Night of Broken Glass
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
"The Final Solution"
d)
The Purges
43.
How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?
a)
6 hundred thousand
b)
6 million
c)
6 hundred million
d)
It is not known how many people were killed.
44.
Which statement about life in a Nazi camp is not correct?
a)
Prisoners were forced to do hard physical labor.
b)
Only men were contained in the Nazi camps.
c)
Meals consisted of watery soup, few vegetables, and stale bread.
d)
Many people slept together on wooden bunks.
45.
How were the Jews transported to the different camps?
a)
Cattlecars
b)
Taxis
c)
Police vans
d)
Horse & buggy
46.
How did members of the "Free France Movement" contribute to the Allied efforts on D-Day?
a)
They attacked the Russians on the Eastern front.
b)
They blew up bridges and railroad tracks.
c)
They stole the rest of Hitler's mustache
d)
They stopped the Germans in North Africa.
47.
What African nation was invaded and conquered by Italy before WWII?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Tunisia
c)
Poland
d)
Kenya
48.
How did Hitler betray his Alliance with Russia (USSR?)
a)
He broke the Soviet Non-Aggression Pact by attacking Russia (USSR.)
b)
He sold weapons to Russia's enemies.
c)
He began the extermination of the Jewish people.
d)
He invaded France
49.
Which of the following was the first battle fought exclusively between Aircraft Carriers?
a)
Battle of Guadalcanal
b)
Battle of the Coral Sea
c)
Battle of Pearl Harbor
d)
Battle of the Bulge
50.
Which of the following battles was the key turning point of the war in Europe?
a)
Battle of Guadalcanal
b)
Battle of the Coral Sea
c)
Battle of Pearl Harbor
d)
Battle of the Bulge
51.
Which of the following battles lasted for over SIX MONTHS?!
a)
Battle of Guadalcanal
b)
Battle of the Coral Sea
c)
Battle of Pearl Harbor
d)
Battle of the Bulge
52.
Which of the following was NOT a group that was targeted for extermination during the Holocaust?
a)
Slavs
b)
Poles
c)
Soviets (Russians)
d)
Austrians
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