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WorksheetsWWII
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
What did Germany do that caused France and Britain to declare war in September of 1939?
a)
Started concentration camps
b)
Annexed Austria
c)
Invaded Poland
d)
Bombed London
2.
What was the big event that started WWII?
a)
invasion of Austria
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
invasion of Hungary
d)
invasion of Czechoslovakia
3.
Why did Germany invade Poland and Austria in the beginning of WWII?
a)
To establish trade between the countries
b)
To share religious beliefs among European countries
c)
To get more land for Germany
d)
To eliminate their populations
4.
Why did Japan invade China?
a)
To expand their religious beliefs
b)
To gain natural resources to help Japan's economy
c)
To develop new relations with China
d)
To establish trade between the two countries
5.
The Lend-Lease Act and the Destroyers-for-Bases deal were adopted prior to World War II primarily because these actions would
a)
Help Allied nations without the United States entering the war
b)
Stop the spread of Communism
c)
Create jobs to end the Great Depression
6.
The United States president at the beginning of WWII was ___________.
a)
Hirohito
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Winston Churchill
7.
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
8.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
Sept 1st 1939
b)
Jan 6th 1942
c)
Dec 7th 1941
d)
Sept 2nd 1945
9.
Japanese Americans were sent where after Pearl Harbor?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
They stayed at their farms
c)
Internment camps
d)
Japan
10.
The following were the main allied Powers during World War II...
a)
U.S., Italy, and France
b)
U.S. , Great Britain, and France
c)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
d)
U.S. , France, and Japan
11.
Which US president said the attack on Pearl harbor was "a day which would live in infamy."
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
12.
Germany, Japan, & Italy were known as _________.
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allied Powers
c)
The Axis Powers
d)
The Triple Entente
13.
Benito Mussolini became the dictator or:
a)
Japan
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Russia
14.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Trotsky
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Kruschev
15.
On June 6, 1944 General Eisenhower directed the largest combined land-sea-air invasion in history known as __________.
a)
V-E Day
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
D-Day
16.
This country was blamed for World War I and forced to pay huge war reparations to the Allies.
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Germany
d)
United States
17.
Why did Truman order the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
a)
He hoped to demonstrate the superior power of the United States.
b)
He hoped to obtain Japan’s unconditional surrender and avoid a ground invasion.
c)
He was worried that Japan was growing stronger and gaining more territories as the war progressed.
d)
He was angry that Japan had rebuffed his attempts to negotiate a peace settlement.
18.
Who was responsible for the Holocaust?
a)
Hitler and Nazis
b)
Russians
c)
Allies
d)
Japanese
19.
The atomic bombs used to end World War II were dropped on__________________.
a)
Tokyo and Nagasaki
b)
Berlin and Tokyo
c)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
d)
Hiroshima and Berlin
20.
The leader of the Soviet Union/Russia during WWII was
a)
FDR
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Winston Churchill
21.
Which describes Executive Order #9066?
a)
It forced many Japanese Americans to move to internment camps
b)
It forced many Japanese Americans to leave the U.S.
c)
It allowed many Japanese Americans to join the U.S. military
d)
It allowed many Japanese American to become citizens
22.
Why did the rise of dictators cause concern in the 1930's?
a)
Countries ruled by dictators became vulnerable to attack
b)
Dictators placed high tariffs on imported goods
c)
Dictators believed in weak central government
d)
Dictators often planned to attack and conquer other countries
23.
Who was the military leader of Japan during WWII?
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Hiroshima Nagasaki
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Stalin
24.
Who was the Prime Minister of England during WWII?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Harry Truman
25.
Who was the dictator of Germany and leader of the Nazi Political Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Winston Churchill
26.
Who was the Emperor of Japan during WWII?
a)
Hiroshima Nagasaki
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Showa Hirohito
d)
Joseph Stalin
27.
Which of the following describes an effect of WWII on the U.S. economy?
a)
Automobile companies produced a record number of cars
b)
Factories had to expand to produce military equipment
c)
The airplane industry suffered as Allies began using planes in combat
d)
Cities with shipyards declined because ships were sent overseas
28.
Which of the following does NOT describe a role of women during WWII?
a)
Pilots
b)
Factory workers
c)
Soldiers
d)
Mechanics
29.
Where did the first African American fighter pilots begin training?
a)
Norfolk, Virginia
b)
Los Alamos, New Mexico
c)
Manhattan, New York
d)
Tuskegee, Alabama
30.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
The world's first computer
b)
A complicated code machine used by the German military
c)
The effort by the U.S. to build an atomic bomb
d)
Radio beams used to determine the location of objects
31.
Which U.S. President made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Truman
32.
Where did the largest sea invasion in world history take place, later resulting in Victory in Europe?
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Nagasaki, Japan
c)
Berlin, Germany
d)
Normandy, France
33.
What were concentration camps?
a)
Places where Jews and others were imprisoned and murdered
b)
Ghettos in which many Jews were forced to live
c)
Places where Japanese Americans were relocated
d)
Secret hiding places where people hid from Nazis
34.
About how many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
Six hundred
b)
Six thousand
c)
Six hundred thousand
d)
Six million
35.
After which battle did Japan's navy become to weak to continue to capture islands in the Pacific?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of Iwo Jima
d)
Battle of Bulge
36.
What was the nickname of the woman on posters that encouraged women to work in factories and help produce wartime supplies?
a)
Betsy the Boxer
b)
Naval Nancy
c)
Penelope the Pilot
d)
Rosie the Riveter
37.
What role did the U.S. play in the formation of the United Nations?
a)
Truman suggested the U.S. have a leading role
b)
The U.S. had nothing to do with the formation of the U.N.
c)
Roosevelt suggested the name but the U.S. did not join
d)
The U.S. established a headquarters for the U.N. in Washington, D.C.
38.
Where are the headquarters for the U.N. located?
a)
New York, NY
b)
Paris, France
c)
Chicago, IL
d)
Berlin, Germany
39.
At the end of WWII, which group of countries were defeated?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
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