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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did Germany attack Poland?
a)
September 1, 1939
b)
September 11, 1939
c)
December 1, 1939
d)
October 11, 1939
2.
What term refers to the systematic murder of over 6 million Jews by the Nazis?
a)
Genocide
b)
Annihilation
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Holocaust
3.
Who commanded the Einsatzgruppen?
a)
Reinhard Heydrich
b)
Hermann Goering
Hermann Goering
Hermann Goering
c)
Heinrich Himmler
Hein
Hein
d)
Josef Mengele
4.
When was the Dieppe Raid?
a)
August 17, 1941
b)
August 17, 1942
c)
August 19, 1941
d)
August 19, 1942
5.
Which Canadian Director of Immigration bragged about keeping out Jewish refugees, stating that "none is too many"?
a)
Samuel Bronfman
b)
Georges P. Vanier
c)
Frederick Blair
d)
William Schroeder
6.
When was D-Day?
a)
June 4, 1945
b)
June 5, 1945
c)
June 6, 1945
d)
June 7, 1945
7.
By what name was the D-Day "Operation" known?
a)
Operation Husky
b)
Operation Jubilee
c)
Operation Sea Lion
d)
Operation Overlord
8.
On what day did Canada declare war?
a)
September 1, 1939
b)
September 4, 1939
c)
September 7, 1939
d)
September 10, 1939
9.
What Battle occurred from December 20-28, 1944?
a)
Sicily
b)
Ortona
c)
Barbarossa
d)
Scheldt
10.
When did Kristallnacht occur?
a)
November 9-10, 1938
b)
October 11-12, 1939
c)
November 9-10. 1939
d)
September 1-2, 1938
11.
Which 55 day battle began on July 10, 1940?
a)
Battle of Britain
b)
Battle of the Atlantic
c)
Battle of Normandy
d)
Battle for the Netherlands
12.
Who created the Gestapo?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Reinhard Heydrich
c)
Hermann Goering
d)
Heinreich Himmler
13.
On which beach did Canada land on D-Day?
a)
Juno Beach
b)
Sword Beach
c)
Omaha Beach
d)
Gold Beach
14.
Who or what does Luftwaffe refer to?
a)
Lightning War
b)
Italian Secret Police
c)
Paratroopers
d)
Air Force
15.
In what year was Hitler appointed Chancellor?
a)
1931
b)
1932
1932
1932
c)
1933
d)
1934
16.
Which death camp was chosen as the place for the "Final Solution"?
a)
Chelmno
b)
Majdanek
c)
Sobibor
d)
Auschwitz
17.
On what day did the Germans in the Netherlands surrender?
a)
May 1, 1945
b)
May 5, 1945
c)
May 10, 1945
d)
May 15, 1945
18.
Who was known as "the angel of death"?
a)
Hermann Goering
b)
Heinrich Himmler
c)
Reinhard Heydrich
d)
Josef Mengele
19.
When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
December 8, 1941
c)
December 7, 1942
d)
December 8, 1942
20.
What term refers to the countries that allowed Hitler to do what he wanted in an effort to avoid war?
a)
Appeasement
b)
Allowance
c)
Cowardice
d)
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