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WorksheetsWorld War II - Chapter 2
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
december 7, 1941 .....
a)
was when Germany invaded poland
b)
Great Britain and Zfrance declared war
c)
japan attacked pearl harbor
d)
Germany invaded Soviet Zunion
2.
Who was the British Prime Minister during most of the war
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Basil Fawlty
3.
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
a)
ended war in the Pacific
b)
opened a second front to Asia
c)
caused the Japanese seizure of Manchuria
d)
was a result of the Potsdam conference
4.
Harry S.Truman
a)
Prime Minister of Great Britain during and after World War II
b)
Fascist Italian leader
c)
Leader of the Nazi Party in Germany before and during World War II. He was able to rise to power because he promised to provide jobs and rebuild German pride.
d)
American President who ordered atomic bomb on Japan
5.
DDay:
a)
June 6,44- allies chosen day to invade France. Germans were under pressure on all sides and retreated.
b)
because Americans were interfering with Japan's desire to expand in Asia and pacific, Japanese had surprise attack on America
c)
American President who ordered atomic bomb on Japan
d)
Harry Truman dropped bomb:
6.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people.
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
7.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
8.
The island hopping strategy was used in which theater of World War 2?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Europe
d)
North Africa
9.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To put Jews on trial for religious crimes.
b)
A series of laws targeting Jews.
c)
To put Nazi officials on trial for their crimes in WW2.
d)
To create the nation of Israel of the Jewish people.
10.
Which two cities were the atomic bombs dropped on, causing total devastation?
a)
Tokyo and Hiroshima
b)
Nagasaki and Suzuki
c)
Tokyo and Nagasaki
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
11.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
12.
The day of infamy refers to an attack on what naval base in the US
a)
Guadalcanal
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Philippines
d)
Midway
13.
The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on what day
a)
December 3
b)
June 6
c)
November 7
d)
December 7
14.
A series of trials held to prosecute Nazi military leaders who committed crimes during WWII
a)
Nuremberg trials
b)
Internment trials
c)
Nazi trials
15.
How was Italy aggressive before WWII?
a)
invaded Ethiopia
b)
invaded Russia
c)
invaded Germany
d)
invaded France
16.
How was Germany aggressive before WWII?
a)
took Austria
b)
took the Rhineland
c)
took Czechoslovakia
d)
all of the above
17.
What was agreed on at the Munich Conference?
a)
Hitler would take all of Europe
b)
Hitler would not take all of Czechoslovakia
c)
Hitler would take was he could
d)
Hitler would give up his Nazi ideas.
18.
Which Theatre was the Battle of Stalingrad and D-Day faught in?
a)
Pacific Theatre
b)
European Theatre
19.
Which theatre was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in?
a)
Pacific Theatre
b)
European Theatre
20.
What is Blitzkrieg?
a)
Type of football play
b)
"Lightening War" or fast moving planes, tanks,and boats.
c)
Using A-Bombs and destroying a lot in short time.
d)
Using only airplanes
21.
Who won the Battle of Britain?
a)
Britain (Allies)
b)
Germany (Axis)
22.
What did Hitler eventually do to the Soviet Union?
a)
Make them part of the Third Reich
b)
Invade and try to take their land
c)
defeat them
d)
take their major cities
23.
Why did Japan attact Pearl Harbor?
a)
They hated the United States
b)
They wanted to make Hitler proud
c)
The U.S. threatened to cut off their oil supplies
d)
They wanted to take the U.S. over
24.
"Island-Hopping" or "Leap-frogging" refers to......?
a)
United States' military campaign in the Pacific Theatre
b)
United States' military campaign in the European Theatre
c)
A good way to vacation
d)
Germany's military campaign in the Pacific Theatre
25.
Tojo, Hitler, and Mussolini were all leaders on which side of the war?
a)
Axis
b)
Allies
26.
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill were all leaders on which side of the war?
a)
Axis
b)
Allies
27.
What happened to the Germans at the Battle of Stalingrad?
a)
They took over the city
b)
They lost the battle and almost 1 million soldiers
c)
They found an empty city
d)
They were met with little resistance
28.
To liberate means to set free, which nation was liberated by the D-Day invasion?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
France
29.
What event marked the beginning of WWII?
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)
Japan's invasion of Manchuria
c)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
assassination of archduke Ferdinand
30.
In 1942, 50 nations came together to draw up the United Nations Charter. What was the purpose of drawing up the charter?
a)
Promote another World War.
b)
Prevent WWIII and promote peace
c)
Prevent the Civil War
d)
To drop a bomb on Japan
31.
What is the name of the system where the government owns the stores, factories, banks, and all means of economic production?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
32.
On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers
a)
invaded the stormy beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out of Normandy
b)
invaded Japan to defeat the Japanese
c)
attacked Pearl Harbor
33.
Who fits the following description? Emperor of Japan from 1926 until 1989. He ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor. Entered into a military alliance with Nazi Germany.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
34.
When Japan's Emperor Hirohito surrendered to MacArthur and Truman, this was known as
a)
V-E Day
b)
D-Day
c)
V-J Day
d)
V - G Day
35.
The Nazi government began to systematically kill Jews, gypsies, and the disabled. This was know as the
a)
V- J Day
b)
V- E Day
c)
Holocaust
d)
Korean War
36.
Japanese Americans were placed in ______________ during WWII after the attack of Pearl Harbor.
a)
concentration camps
b)
internment camps
37.
On June 5, 1944, General Dwight D Eisenhower led the Allied Invasion of several hundred troops at ______________. This was called D-Day.
a)
Japan
b)
Russia
c)
Normandy France
d)
Italy
38.
Which of these is a form of government in which individual freedoms are denied and complete power is given to the government?
a)
Militarism
b)
Fascism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
54.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
40.
Hitler was responsible for the murder of more than six million Jews between 1933 and 1945. This terrible period of history is known as the ...
a)
Holocaust
b)
Death Valley
c)
attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
Iwo Jima
41.
A result of the Battle of Stalingrad was
a)
German troops gained momentum.
b)
Hitler's plans to dominate Europe ended.
c)
Hitler controlled the oil fields.
d)
both German and Soviet troops refused to surrender.
42.
Why did President Truman choose to drop the atomic bomb?
a)
protect lives of Japanese citizens.
b)
save American lives.
c)
become a superpower.
d)
prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan.
43.
This is the name remembered for the Allied attack on France on June 6, 1944:
a)
Operation Dumbo Drop
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day
d)
Omaha
44.
The Allies thought about invading Japan, but they worried that too many soldiers would die. President Harry Truman made a very difficult decision to use new ____________ against Japan.
a)
kamikaze warfare
b)
United Nations
c)
atomic bombs
d)
air power
45.
Directed the campaign in North Africa, led the Third Army to liberate Paris.
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Bradley
c)
Patton
d)
MacArthur
46.
The Supreme Commander of U.S. forces in Europe.
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
George Patton
d)
Chester Nimitz
47.
Who attended the Yalta Conference?
a)
Stalin and Hitler
b)
None of the below
c)
Hitler, Tojo and Mussolini
d)
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
48.
the commander in the Philippines who was evacuated to Australia after the Philippines fell to the Japanese; used island hopping through the southern Pacific to get to Japan
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
49.
Hitler's Final Solution
a)
exterminate all Jews- Genocide
b)
make them useful citizens of Germany
c)
place them in ghettos to live
d)
experiment on Jews and others
50.
Largest Nazi death camp
a)
Dachau
b)
Ravensbruck
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Swaiz
51.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union
52.
This country was divided after World War II
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
53.
The French built a fortified wall called the ___________along the border with Germany.
(fill in the blank)
(fill in the blank)
a)
Munich Line
b)
Maginot Line
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Dunkirk Line
54.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
55.
Which of the following events sparked England and France to enter World War II?
a)
Germany used a poisonous gas attack in France
b)
Germany invaded Poland
c)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
d)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
56.
What were the locations of the atomic bomb strikes in Japan?
a)
Tokyo and Yokohama
b)
Nagasaki and Osaka
c)
Tokyo and Osaka
d)
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
57.
What finally brought an end to World War II?
a)
a massive Soviet invasion of the Japanese islands
b)
the appeasement of Germany
c)
a U.S. naval blockade of Japan
d)
the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
58.
"lightning war"; swift attacks launched by Germany in WWII
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Trench warfare
d)
Chemical warfare
59.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war
a)
Appeasement
b)
Pacifism
c)
Terrorism
d)
Ignorance
60.
Day of the invasion of Western Europe by Allied forces-June 6, 1944
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
V-Day
c)
B-Day
d)
D-Day
61.
Which event happened first?
a)
Battle of Britain
b)
D-Day
62.
What was the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe?
a)
D-Day
b)
Battle of Britain
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
63.
What began the liberation of Western Europe?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
D-Day
d)
Atom bomb was dropped
64.
What is the first battle Hitler lost?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Britain
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
D-day
65.
Who were the superior race, according to the Nazis?
a)
Caucasians
b)
African-Americans
c)
Germans
d)
Aryans
66.
What is anti-Semitism?
a)
extreme power show to the Jews
b)
extreme prejudice and discrimination toward Jews
c)
extreme bonuses given to the Jews
d)
extreme prejudice and harmony toward the Jews
67.
Which side eventually won the war?
a)
Axis
b)
Allies
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