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WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
The two sides that fought in World War II were the
a)
Allied & Central Powers
b)
Allied & Axis Powers
c)
Central & Axis Powers
d)
Allied & Associated Powers
2.
What event led to the US joining World War II?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.
3.
This is the name of the Allied attack on France on June 6, 1944, led by Eisenhower.
a)
Operation Dumbo Drop
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day
d)
Omaha
4.
The Allied D-Day invasion of Europe was
a)
a final battle in the war for Europe.
b)
a turning point in the war in Russia.
c)
an air and sea attack on occupied France.
d)
an attempt to liberate concentration camps.
5.
The defense of which Russian city marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II for the Allies?
a)
Leningrad
b)
Moscow
c)
Odessa
d)
Stalingrad
6.
Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atomic bombs?
a)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
Kyoto and Tokyo
c)
Nagasaki and Kyoto
d)
Tokyo and Hiroshima
7.
All of the following countries were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
8.
Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany in 1939?
a)
Germany attacked Poland.
b)
Germany attacked the U.S.
c)
France & Great Britain wanted to take over the world.
d)
Hitler attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
9.
What countries formed the Allied Powers?
a)
United States, The Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France
b)
Italy, Greece, France, and Great Britain
c)
Great Britain, United States, and Egypt
d)
France, Canada, and China
10.
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
11.
I was the Dictator of Italy, and I was the ally of Hitler.
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Harry Truman
12.
I was the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and I never trusted Hitler.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Winston Chruchill
13.
I was the Dictator in charge of the Soviet Union. Some felt I was as evil as Hitler.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Hirohito
14.
The Germans used this technique to overwhelm their opponents. It means "Lightning War."
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Schlosshausen
c)
Gelsenkirchen
d)
Funkengruven
15.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ .
a)
dictator
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor
16.
How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII?
a)
Germany was forced to surrender.
b)
Italy was forced to surrender.
c)
The Soviet Union was forced to surrender.
d)
Japan was forced to surrender.
17.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?
a)
aggression
b)
advancement
c)
internment
d)
appeasement
18.
Hideki Tojo was the leader of what country?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
19.
Which leader in WWII signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler and killed 8-13 million of his own people (including family members) to solidify his power?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Stalin
d)
Churchill
20.
Government system lead by a dictator with absolute power
a)
fascism
b)
democracy
21.
Largest concentration camp in Poland
a)
Aushwitz
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Dachau
d)
Bergen-Belsen
22.
"Night of Broken Glass"
a)
Anti-Semitism
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Holocaust
23.
What was the "Final Solution"?
a)
The Plan to end the war for the Allied Powerd.
b)
The plan to end the war for the Axis Powers
c)
The plan to kill the entire Jewish population
d)
The plan to save the entire Jewish population.
24.
Part of a city used to put the Jewish population with a lack of basic necessities
a)
Aushwitz
b)
ghetto
c)
shoah
25.
Social and Economic laws designed to strip the Jews of rights
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Third Reich
c)
Nuremberg Laws
d)
Holocaust
26.
Person of German heritage with blonde hair and blue eyes
a)
Jew
b)
Aryan
c)
Nazi
d)
Shoah
27.
Hatred or persecution of Jewish People
a)
ghetto
b)
aryan
c)
anti-semitism
28.
What were the causes of WWII?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Rise of Hitler
c)
Global Depression
d)
All of the above
29.
Dictators often used __________ to get their citizens on board with their policies/ideas.
a)
Negotiations
b)
Radio Shows
c)
Propaganda
d)
Violence
30.
Under the Treaty of Versailles, who was blamed for starting WWI? (Mainly a cause for WWII)
a)
Germany
b)
Austria
c)
Serbia
d)
France
31.
V-E Day stood for Victory in Europe.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Hitler's political party
a)
Fascist
b)
Nazis
c)
Socialists
d)
Republicans
33.
The US general in charge of most operations in Europe was
a)
George Patton
b)
Omar Bradley
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Bernard Montgomery
34.
The commander of US forces in the Pacific for most of World War II was
a)
Chester Nimitz
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
"Bull" Halsey
d)
Raymond Spruance
35.
Which battle saved England from a German invasion?
a)
The Battle of Trafalgar
b)
The Battle of Britain
c)
The Battle of Gallipoli
d)
The Battle of Ireland
36.
The day Japan surrendered was known as:
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D-Day
d)
Surrender day
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