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WorksheetsWMS World War II
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which European country suffered the worst from depression, war debt, inflation, and unemployment after World War I?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Soviet Union
2.
____ aggression in East Asia and the Pacific led to rising tensions with other nations.
a)
Japanese
b)
German
c)
American
d)
Chinese
3.
Which is not a characteristic of fascism?
a)
Voting rights
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Nationalism
d)
Loss of freedoms
4.
Who was the leader of Italy between 1922 and 1945?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Harry S Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
5.
Hideki Tojo was the military leader of what country during World War II?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
Italy
d)
Soviet Union
6.
Which leader did not join the Allied Powers?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
7.
Which policy did the U.S. practice first during World War II?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Direct involvement
c)
Economic aid to Allies
d)
Inflation
8.
Which event started World War II?
a)
German Invasion of Poland
b)
German Invasion of France
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
9.
Which country did not come under the control of an Axis Power during World War II?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
The Philippines
d)
Yugoslavia
10.
What agreement between the U.S. and Great Britain allowed for war supplies to be traded for military bases?
a)
Lend-Lease Program
b)
The New Deal
c)
Ration Book Program
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
11.
When did the Attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
June 6, 1944
c)
August 9, 1945
d)
September 1, 1939
12.
What battle was the turning point in the war in the Pacific?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
D-Day
d)
Battle of Britain
13.
Who won the Battle of Stalingrad?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
United States
14.
Which event began the liberation of Western Europe on June 6, 1944?
a)
D-Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
Lend-Lease Act
d)
Battle of Midway
15.
Which city was the first to have an atomic bomb dropped on it?
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Beijing
d)
London
16.
Which is not a term that could be used to describe the Holocaust?
a)
Anti-Semitism
b)
Aryan Supremacy
c)
Segregation
d)
Ration Books
17.
Anti-Semitism describes a hatred towards and discrimination against ____ people.
a)
Jewish
b)
Muslim
c)
Russian
d)
Aryan
18.
Who was the mascot for American women who took jobs in defense plants during the war?
a)
Rosie the Riveter
b)
Betty Boop
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
Susie the Solderer
19.
Which of the following is not an example of conserving and rationing resources during World War II?
a)
Victory Gardens
b)
Ration Books
c)
Scrap Drives
d)
Social Security
20.
What group of people were forced into internment camps in the U.S. during World War II?
a)
Japanese Americans
b)
German Americans
c)
Italian Americans
d)
African Americans
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