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WorksheetsWWII Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia.
c)
Germany formed an alliance with Italy and Japan.
d)
Adolf Hitler became the dictator of Germany.
2.
Why did the rise of dictators cause concern in the 1930s?
a)
Countries ruled by dictators became vulnerable to attack.
b)
Dictators placed high tariffs on imported goods.
c)
Dictators believed in a weak central government.
d)
Dictators often planned to conquer other countries.
3.
What event caused the United States to enter World War II?
a)
Germany bombed Great Britain.
b)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
c)
Germany took over much of Western Europe.
d)
Japan took over much of China and Southeast Asia.
4.
Who were the Axis powers during World War II?
a)
the United States, Great Britain, and France
b)
United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union
5.
Which of the following describes an effect of World War II on the United States economy?
a)
Automobile companies produced a record number of cars.
b)
Many factories had to expand to produce military equipment.
c)
airplane industry suffered as the Allies used them in combat
d)
shipyards declined because ships were sent overseas
6.
Which of the following does NOT describe a role of women during World War II?
a)
pilots
b)
factory workers
c)
soldiers
d)
mechanics
7.
Where did the first African American fighter pilots begin training?
a)
Norfolk, Virginia
b)
Los Alamos, New Mexico
c)
Manhattan, New York
d)
Tuskegee, Alabama
8.
Which of the following best describes Executive Order #9066?
a)
It forced many Japanese Americans into internment camps
b)
It forced many Japanese Americans to leave the US.
c)
It allowed many Japanese Americans to join the US military.
d)
It allowed many Japanese Americans to become citizens.
9.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
the world’s first computer
b)
a complicated code machine used by the German military
c)
the effort by the United States to build an atomic bomb
d)
radio beams used to determine the locations of objects
10.
Where did the largest sea invasion in world history take place?
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Nagasaki, Japan
c)
Berlin, Germany
d)
Normandy, France
11.
How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of World War II?
a)
Germany was forced to surrender.
b)
Germany was forced to retreat from Western Europe.
c)
Japan was forced to surrender.
d)
Japan was forced to retreat from the Pacific Islands.
12.
What were concentration camps?
a)
places where Jews and others were imprisoned and murdered
b)
ghettos in which many Jews were forced to live
c)
places where Japanese Americans were relocated
d)
secret hiding places where people hid from the Nazis
13.
About how many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
six hundred
b)
six thousand
c)
six hundred thousand
d)
six million
14.
Look at the photo. Who is person number 2?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
FDR
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
15.
Look at the photo. Who is person number 1?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
FDR
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
16.
Look at the photo. Who is person number 3?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
FDR
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
17.
leader who gains complete control of a country's government
a)
fascism
b)
dictator
c)
president
d)
chancellor
18.
individual freedoms are denied and complete power is given to the government
a)
communism
b)
racism
c)
capitalism
d)
fascism
19.
Germany, Italy, Japan
a)
Axis
b)
Allies
c)
Triple-Entente
d)
Central Powers
20.
Britain, France, United States
a)
Axis
b)
Allies
c)
Triple-Entente
d)
Central Powers
21.
limiting the amount of food each person can buy or use
a)
bargaining
b)
rationing
c)
stealing
d)
fascism
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