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WW2 Rev

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Violating the Treaty of Versailles, hitler invaded the demilitarized?
a)
sudetenland
b)
rhineland
c)
czechoslovakia
d)
+austria
2.
violating the treaty of Versailles, hitler built up the Air Force or
a)
royal air force
b)
Option 2*navy
c)
 Marines
d)
Luftwaffe
3.
Meeting to give Hitler the German speaking part of Czechoslovakia
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
munich conference
c)
Yalta conference
d)
Potsdam conference
4.
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
5.
Who was the German Dictator during WWII
a)
Charlie Chaplin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Stalin
6.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
7.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, U.S.S.R, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
8.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
9.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
10.
The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
11.
Which event led the United States to join the war?
a)
bombing of Pearl Harbor
b)
dropping of the atomic bomb
c)
sinking of the Arandora Star
d)
Munich Conference
12.
policy that sought peace and stability by satisfying reasonable demands of dissatisfied powers
a)
partisan
b)
collaborator
c)
appeasement
d)
blitz
13.
process of preparing troops and supplies for war
a)
appeasement
b)
partisan
c)
kamikaze
d)
mobilization
14.
Hitler demanded and was given what area in northwestern Czechoslovakia?
a)
Serbia
b)
Danzing
c)
Slovakia
d)
the Sudetenland
15.
Which nation was liberated by the D-day invasion?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Belgium
16.
What was the U.S. strategy for attacking the smaller islands and skipping the larger islands held by the Japanese in the Pacific called?
a)
trench warfare
b)
island hoppoing
c)
blitkrieg
d)
freeze-tag
17.
Why were the Japanese such tough opponents in the Pacific War?
a)
They fought to the death.
b)
They refused to surrender.
c)
They were taught that surrender was shameful to their families.
d)
All of the above.
18.
What was the name given by Hitler to the total destruction of the Jews?
a)
The Final Solution
b)
Concentration Camps
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Nuremberg Laws
19.
1. Appeasement means
a)
payment for war damages
b)
Giving into the aggressive demands to keep peace
c)
detention center for civilians who are considered enemies of a state
d)
Japanese had surprise attack on America
20.
reparations can be defined as: 
a)
a promise to provide jobs and rebuild German pride.
b)
detention center for civilians who are considered enemies of a state
c)
Japanese had surprise attack on America
d)
payment for war damages
21.
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:
22.
camps Japanese Americans were relocated to
a)
Internment Camps
b)
Concentration Camps
23.
Jews were put here and executed in gas chambers
a)
Internment camps
b)
Concentration Camps
24.
ruined Germany's economy, helped the Nazis get power
a)
Manchuria
b)
Appeasement
c)
Versailles Treaty
d)
Internment Camps
25.
forced Japanese Americans into Internment camps
a)
Executive Order 9066
b)
Holocuast
c)
Manchuria
d)
Women
26.
allowing Hitler to do what he wanted to avoid war
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Fascism
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Appeasement
27.
amphibious invasion of Normandy, opened a second front -the Great Crusade
a)
D-Day
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
Manchuria
28.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
29.
trying to kill an entire group or race of people
a)
D-Day
b)
Executive Order 9066
c)
Genocide
d)
Rationing
30.
What event happened on September 1, 1939 and started WWII?
a)
Germany invaded Soviet Union
b)
Germany invaded Poland
c)
Germany invaded England
d)
Germany invaded the United States
31.
What event happened that pulled the United States into WWII?
a)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
b)
Germany invaded Poland
c)
Germany invaded the Soviet Union
d)
Japan attacked England
32.
The European powers used a policy called ______________ which gave Hitler his demands, however Germany quickly got out of control.  
a)
appeasement
b)
militarism
c)
nationalism
d)
apartheid 
33.
The military strategy of blitzkrieg highlights what aspect of warfare?
a)
Artillery and mortars
b)
Fast tanks and powerful aircraft
c)
Atomic bombs
d)
Creation of helicopters
34.
What treaty from World War 1 did Hitler and Germany continually break?
a)
Versailles
b)
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
c)
Montevideo
d)
Ghent 
35.
Where were the Japanese placed during World War Two?
a)
Internment Camps/ Relocation Centers
b)
Cities
c)
Countryside
d)
Military Prisons
36.
What beach did America invade on D-Day to enter Europe in World War Two?
a)
Normandy
b)
Pas da Calais
c)
Dover Coast
d)
Sicily
37.
What ethnic group was put in internment camps during WW 2?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Mexican Americans
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Polish Americans
38.
Violating the Treaty of Versailles, hitler invaded the demilitarized?
a)
sudetenland
b)
rhineland
c)
czechoslovakia
d)
austria
39.
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
40.
violating the treaty of Versailles, hitler built up the Air Force or
a)
royal air force
b)
Option 2*navy
c)
 Marines
d)
Luftwaffe
41.
German speaking part of Czechoslovakia 
a)
Sudetenland
b)
austria
c)
rhineland
d)
manchuia
42.
Meeting to give Hitler the German speaking part of Czechoslovakia
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
munich conference
c)
Yalta conference
d)
Potsdam conference
43.
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
44.
British leader at Munich Conference
a)
King charles
b)
Churchill
c)
Mussolini
d)
Chamberlain
45.
Allies offensive strategy in Pacific
a)
island hopping
b)
atomic bomb
c)
blitzkreig
d)
Sitzkreig
46.
last offensive by Germany
a)
battle of Britain
b)
battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
battle of midway
47.
 Blitzkrieg is the meaning of:
a)
because Americans were interfering with Japan's desire to expand in Asia and pacific, Japanese had surprise attack on America
b)
Giving into the aggressive demands to keep peace
c)
 lightning war
d)
Japan refuse to surrender 
48.
Pearl Harbor:
a)
because Americans were interfering with Japan's desire to expand in Asia and pacific, Japanese had surprise attack on America
b)
built ships, planes, staffed offices, served in armed forces(auxiliary) deciding messages, replaced essential jobs
c)
detention center for civilians who are considered enemies of a state
d)
Germans were under pressure on all sides and retreated.
49.
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:
50.
In Dec 1944, German forces counterattack allied lines creating a "bulge" in these front lines. 
a)
D-Day
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle for Berlin
d)
Battle of the Falkland Gap
51.
Which of the following were NOT victims of the Holocaust? 
a)
Homosexuals 
b)
Jews
c)
African-Americans
d)
Mentally Disabled 
52.
What was Kristallnacht? 
a)
Night of Broken Glass (Destruction of Jewish Property)
b)
Lightning War (Quick German War Strikes)
c)
Name of a Nazi Concentration Camp
d)
Name of a Jewish Ghetto
53.
What was the U.S. strategy for attacking the smaller islands and skipping the larger islands held by the Japanese in the Pacific called?
a)
trench warfare
b)
island hoppoing
c)
blitkrieg
d)
freeze-tag
54.
Which of the following is an example of anti-semitism?
a)
Shopping in a Jewish business.
b)
Having dinner with a Jewish friend.
c)
Jews wearing the yellow Star of David on their clothes.
d)
Building schools just for Catholic children.
55.
What was the name given by Hitler to the total destruction of the Jews?
a)
The Final Solution
b)
Concentration Camps
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Nuremberg Laws
56.
The series of coordinated attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues in November 1938 was called __________.
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Operation Barbarossa
c)
Nuremberg Laws
d)
The Final Solution
57.
What was the primary goal of the Nuremberg Laws?
a)
designed to segregate the Jews into ghettos and starve them to death
b)
designed to separate Aryans from non-Aryans and define the rights of Nazi Germany and make laws to give Jews inferior status
c)
designed to integrate the Jews and Germans in society to fool them until they loaded the Jews into the trains for death camps
d)
designed to keep Jewish people away from Hitler so he didn't have to see them
58.
What were some of the restrictions the Nuremberg Laws placed on Jews in Germany?
a)
forbade marriages between those of German or related blood
b)
prohibited Jews from flying the Third Reich flag
c)
made Jews register with the government and wear a Star of David
d)
all of the answers are correct
59.
Which order shows the increasing intensity as the Holocaust progressed?
a)
Holocaust > Nuremberg Laws > Death Camps
b)
Nuremberg Laws > Concentration Camps > Death Camps
60.
What does "anti-semitism" mean?
a)
against Jewish culture
b)
in favor of Jewish culture 
61.
Who were victims of the Holocaust?
a)
Jewish People
b)
Nazi Germans
c)
Africans
d)
Asians
62.
What was the "Final Solution?"
a)
mass genocide of Jewish Europeans
b)
World Peace
c)
Feed all the hungry
d)
stronger education
63.
Hitlers policies of hate targeted which group(s) of people?
a)
Jewish People
b)
Slavs
c)
Gypsies
d)
all of these
64.
How were German Jewish Citizens treated under the Nuremburg Laws?
a)
mistreated and unfairly punished
b)
like royalty
c)
equal to all Germans
d)
as well as Americans under US Constitution
65.
Which term best describes, Nazi's used the Jewish people as a way to blame their economic troubles on something other than themselves?
a)
scapegoat
b)
rat
c)
guinuie pig
d)
dog