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WorksheetsWORLD WAR II
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fascist leader of Italy; founded the Fascist Party and was appointed to be prime minister of Italy; then, took control of Italy's government in 1922
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
2.
anticommunist, admirer of Mussolini; appointed prime minister and then, given dictatorial powers of Germany
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Francisco Franco
3.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
4.
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
5.
alliance of Britain, France, later Russia and the U.S.
a)
Axis
b)
Allies
6.
the alliance between Germany, Italy, and eventually Japan
a)
Anti Comintern
b)
Axis Powers
7.
Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a)
Dwight D. Eishenhower
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
8.
Who was the President of the United States for the MOST of World War II?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
9.
The Office of War Information
a)
Created informational banners concerning the war abroad
b)
Recruited Women to work
c)
Warned of Spies
d)
All of the Above
10.
Appeasement is...
a)
When a country lets another country have its way in order to avoid a fight.
b)
a. When a country uses violent actions against other countries.
c)
a. When a larger, more powerful country uses politics or military action to take over a smaller country.
11.
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
12.
Which statement best describes Chester Nimitz's contribution in World War II?
a)
He was the commanded of the American Third Army in the Battle of the Bulge
b)
He was the General of the American Army in the Pacific
c)
He planned the invasion of Normandy in Europe
d)
He was the Admiral who commanded the Navy in the Battle of Midway
13.
Who was the Army Chief of Staff, "organizer of victory;" who made sure the U.S. military was fully staffed and equipped?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Harry Truman
c)
George Patton
d)
George Marshall
14.
Who won a Congressional Medal of Honor winner for actions in Europe during WWII and a member of the first African-American unit to go into combat?
a)
Alvin York
b)
Chester Nimitz
c)
Omar Bradley
d)
Vernon Baker
15.
The Battle of Midway was a big victory for the Allies because…
a)
it opened a new front in Europe.
b)
it was revenge for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
c)
it caused major damage to the Japanese navy that couldn't be fixed.
16.
What was D-Day?
a)
The first day of the Battle of Normandy, when allied troops invaded France.
b)
Japan’s surprise attack on the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor.
c)
The dropping of atomic bombs in Japan.
17.
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
18.
After the defeat by the Japanese in the Philippines, US soldiers were brutalized in the:
a)
ritual of Bushido
b)
Kamikaze Suicide Attacks
c)
German POW Camps
d)
Bataan Death March
19.
Rationing was used in the United States during World War II as a way to:
a)
ensure adequate supplies was given to the U.S soldiers
b)
increase the number of imported goods
c)
raise production of domestic goods
d)
provide markets in Asia for American goods
20.
created so people could grow their own food- avoid a shortage
a)
Rationing
b)
Victory Garden
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
OWI
21.
the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the German Third Reich; an ancient Aryan symbol of good luck
a)
swastika
b)
fasces
22.
A mass slaughter of Jews and other civilians, carried out by the Nazi government of Germany before & during WWII.
a)
holocaust
b)
propaganda
c)
slaughtered
d)
systematically
23.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
December 14, 1971
24.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise to the US.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
Why were Japanese Internment Camps created?
a)
To "punish" them
b)
To save funds
c)
To cause trouble and scare Japan
d)
To "protect" America from them
26.
The fact that America had these camps shows that America...
a)
can be hypoctitical
b)
always makes good choices
c)
has always treated everyone equally
d)
thought they were a good money investment
27.
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
a)
It allowed the United States to lend and lease billions of dollars of supplies to the Allied Powers during the war.
b)
Lending Money to the allied powers
c)
Leasing cars and trucks to Europe.
28.
Strategy for capturing strategic Pacific islands
a)
Genocide
b)
"Europe First" Strategy
c)
United Nations
d)
Island Hopping
29.
Normandy beach was site of
a)
allied saving of French at dunkirk
b)
allied invasion of German occupied france
c)
Allied invasion of russia
d)
Japanese invasion of france
30.
On December 8, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt delivered a moving speech calling December 7, “a day that will live in…
a)
…sadness”
b)
…history”
c)
…infamy”
d)
…legend”
31.
African American fighter pilot group in WW2
a)
Flying Tigers
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
32.
What was "Operation Overlord"
a)
The "D Day Invasion of France"
b)
The Invasion of Wolf Packs in the Atlantic Ocean
c)
Japan Invading Korea
33.
The Nazi "Final solution" was a systematic, industrialized attempt to:
a)
deport Christians who refused to pledge allegiance to Hitler
b)
eliminate all communist
c)
eliminate Jews from Europe
d)
repopulate France with Germans
34.
Why was the Navajo code so good?
a)
It was very complex and difficult to understand.
b)
Nobody new the Navajo language.
c)
It was very hard to spell.
35.
Who led the first American army to land in France in the Normandy Invasion?
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Chester Nimitz
c)
George Patton
d)
Douglas MacArthur
36.
Who commanded and led the planning of the the Allied invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation Overlord and D-Day?
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
George Patton
d)
George Marshall
37.
Why are the Navajo significant to WWII?
a)
They served as medics and helped save hundreds of lives.
b)
They were placed in internment camps in the West.
c)
They escorted fighter pilots on mission in Europe.
d)
They developed an unbreakable code in the Pacific.
38.
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
39.
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
40.
What was a major effect of World War II on the United States?
a)
It became a the strongest economic and military power in the world
b)
It was able to acquire new territories in the Pacific and Latin America
c)
It was able to stop spending revenue on defense and focus on domestic policy
d)
It returned to the isolationism it practiced before WWII began
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