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WorksheetsBeginning of WWII
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What event caused the United States to enter WWII?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Attack on 9/11
2.
The invasion of _______________ caused the British and French to declare war on Germany, and start WWII.
a)
Poland
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Czechoslovakia
3.
Name given to anti-Jewish violence in November of 1938
a)
Gestapo
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Dachau
4.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
5.
Japan, Germany, and Italy
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
6.
Great Britain, France, Russia, and the U.S.
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
7.
Who was the Dictator of Italy?
a)
Stalin
b)
Mussolini
c)
Tojo
d)
Hitler
8.
Which of the following is the best example of appeasement?
a)
The US declaring neutrality prior to WWII.
b)
France and GB allowing Germany to rearm inspite of the Treaty of Versaillies
c)
The US refusing to sell oil to Japan.
d)
Germany and the USSR agreeing to a Non-Aggression Treaty.
9.
1. America did not want to get involved in other country's conflicts. This was known as __________________________
a)
Imperialism
b)
Axis
c)
Isolationism
d)
Dictatorship
10.
The United States president at the beginning of WWII was
a)
Hirohito
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Winston Churchill
11.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain/England throughout WWII was
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Harry Truman
c)
George Patton
d)
Joseph Stalin
12.
Hitler used _____________ or lightening war to invade Poland.
a)
Aggression
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Arial Bombing
d)
Maginot Line
13.
Which of the following was a reason FDR wanted to intervene in WWII prior to Pearl Harbor?
a)
"Phony war"
b)
He believed we should stop aggression
c)
FDR didn't want to lend money
d)
FDR wanted to intern Soviet populations
14.
Was Hitler able to defeat Great Britain?
a)
No; he targeted farm land
b)
No; the RAF was more prepared and caused heavy German casualties
c)
Yes; he took it after France
d)
No; he didn't have enough bombers
15.
What does the red color represent on this map?
a)
The Allied controlled arears
b)
The countries Hitler has taken over by 1941
c)
The areas that Stalin considers friends
d)
Countries who are part of the League of Nations
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