WorksheetsCh. 16 - World War Looms
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Great Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union were known as the ________ powers
a)
Allied
b)
Dunkrik
c)
Axis
d)
Atlantic
2.
The "day that will go down in infamy" describes when Japan launched a surprise attack on the naval base at ______
a)
France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Iwo Jima
d)
leningrad
3.
The ________ expanded the draft and eventually over 10 million soldiers joined the war
a)
Lend-lease act
b)
War production Board
c)
Selective Service System
d)
G.I Bill of Rights
4.
Convoys, sonar, and radar helped the Allies in defeating the ______ during the battle of the Atlantic.
a)
Russian air force
b)
Italian air force
c)
British R.A.F
d)
German U-boats
5.
The Lend-Lease act provided US aid to what WW2 nation?
a)
Canada
b)
Great Britain
c)
Australia
d)
Poland
6.
These WW2 posters were produced to build support for the war effort.
a)
War Bonds
b)
Armed Recruits
c)
Propaganda
d)
Billboards
7.
____ was the leader of the fascist government in Italy during World War II.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Charles De Gaulle
8.
The systematic killing of over 6 million Jews and other non-Aryans is known as the ___
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
holocaust
c)
kristallnacht
d)
mein kampf
9.
In the beginning of World War II the ____ had an alliance with Germany but ended the war fighting against Germans.
a)
Great Britain
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Poland
d)
Japan
10.
A _______, or suicide plane, was an attack in which Japanese pilots crashed their planes into Allied ships.
a)
Bloody Anizo
b)
Kamikazee
c)
Nagasaki
d)
Filipino
11.
Beginning in 1935, President _____ implemented the Neutrality Acts in an effort to keep the United States out of World War II.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
12.
Which of the following dictators transformed the Soviet Union from a rural nation into an industrial power?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Vladimir l. Lenin
d)
Benito Mussolini
13.
Leader of the Nazi political party who's philosophy was based on nationalism and racism.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler
14.
After World War I, Europe has many democracies. At the start of World War II what happened to most of these democracies?
a)
They thrived
b)
They became communist.
c)
They were torn apart by civil wars
d)
They were replaced by dictatorships.
15.
Implemented by Adolf Hitler and practiced by the Nazis, genocide is
a)
The broadcasting of anti-Semitic ideas
b)
the deliberate extermination of specific groups people
c)
the abuse of a nations citizens by there own goverment
d)
the killing of people for the purpose of creating terror
16.
Prime Minister of Great Britain who disapproved of appeasement
a)
Charles De Gaulle
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Francisco Franco
17.
The actions of this country finally forced the United States into World War II.
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
18.
Nationalism is an intense loyalty to one’s _______?
a)
Family
b)
Race
c)
Religion
d)
Country
19.
Adolf Hitler believed in all of the following except?
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
The Munich Pact
c)
The Nuremberg Laws
d)
The Treaty of Versailles
20.
Government that has total control over its citizens and puts down all opposition?
a)
Totalitarian
b)
Fascism
c)
Democracy
d)
Traditional
21.
Government that stresses nationalism and places the interest of the country above an individual?
a)
Totalitarian
b)
Fascism
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Communism
22.
America's Neutrality Acts outlawed arms to?
a)
Fascist countries
b)
Communist countries
c)
All European countries
d)
All countries at war
23.
What was the German blitzkrieg strategy?
a)
A system of fortifications
b)
“out waiting” the opponent
c)
Surprise bombing and overwhelming
d)
The ability to make a long steady advance
24.
When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany? a) b) c) d)
a)
Before the war
b)
When they declared war
c)
When the United States declared war
d)
After France was invaded and divided
25.
The Non-Aggression Pact split this country between Germany and the Soviet Union?
a)
Czechoslovakia
b)
France
c)
Poland
d)
China
26.
The ________________ stripped Jews of their citizenship, homes, businesses, and property.
a)
Atlantic Charter
b)
Neutrality Acts
c)
Munich Pact
d)
Nuremberg Laws
27.
“Night of broken glass” when Nazis attacked Jewish businesses and synagogues.
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Holocaust
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Mein Kampf
28.
The Nazi's rounded up Jews and other people they felt were inferior and sent them to ________?
a)
Peacetime drafts
b)
Merchant ships
c)
Synagogues
d)
Concentration camps
29.
The systematic killing of over 6 million Jews and other non-Aryans is known as the __________?
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Holocaust
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Mein Kampf
30.
The supply of ammunition, arms, and other war materials creates an ________ for a country at War?
a)
Aggressor
b)
Arsenal
c)
Militant
d)
Massacre
31.
The Axis alliance was made up of Germany, Japan, and who else?
a)
Ukraine
b)
North Korea
c)
Italy
d)
Soviet Union
32.
Country that, with England, declared war on Germany after the German invasion of Poland
a)
United States
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Austria
d)
France
33.
On the eve of World War II, Italy and Germany helped fascist forces win a civil war in _____.
a)
Spain
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Ethiopia
34.
The terms of surrender forced on this nation included German occupation of the northern part of the country and established a Nazi-controlled government in the southern part.
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
Poland
d)
Austria
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