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WorksheetsWorld War Two Review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following actions was a direct violation of the treaty that ended World War I?
a)
the Holocaust
b)
the invasion of Ethiopia
c)
the invasion of Manchuria
d)
the remilitarization of Germany
2.
"Hitler knows that he will have to break us....or lose the war. If we stand up to him, all Europe may be freed."
Based on the information, who most likely spoke it?
Based on the information, who most likely spoke it?
a)
FDR after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
b)
Eisenhower before D-Day
c)
Neville Chamberlin after the signing of the Munich Pact
d)
Winston Churchill after the Dunkirk evacuation
3.
What nation was the aggressor in the action described here?
"Food was rationed to two pieces of bread a day. Desperate Leningraders ate almost anything. For example, they boiled wallpaper scraped off walls because its paste was said to contain potato flour.
"Food was rationed to two pieces of bread a day. Desperate Leningraders ate almost anything. For example, they boiled wallpaper scraped off walls because its paste was said to contain potato flour.
a)
Germany
b)
the Soviet Union
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
4.
Who implemented the WWII military strategy described in the text below?
"However, rather than take every single island in the area, he decided on taking the larger more important islands captured by the Japanese in the Pacific and left the smaller ones on the wine."
"However, rather than take every single island in the area, he decided on taking the larger more important islands captured by the Japanese in the Pacific and left the smaller ones on the wine."
a)
President Harry Truman
b)
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
c)
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower
d)
President Franklin Roosevelt
5.
Why was the Battle of the Bulge so significant?
a)
It ended the war it Europe
b)
It was the last Axis victory in World War II
c)
It led to the liberation of France
d)
It was the last time the Nazi forces went on the offensive
6.
What was one result of the Yalta Conference?
a)
Allied leaders agreed that defeating Germany was a higher priority that defeating Japan
b)
Stalin pledged to enter the war against Japan
c)
Roosevelt and Churchill promised to open a second front in Europe
d)
Allied leaders sent an ultimatum to Japan threatening to drop the atomic bomb
7.
From Hitler's point of view, what as the chief impact of the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
a)
It gave him full possension of the Sudetenland
b)
It allowed him to invade Poland without Soviet interference
c)
It formed a military alliance between Germany and the Soviet Union
d)
it allowed him to send troops into the Soviet Union
8.
Which of the following is an example of wartime cooperation between Hitler and Mussolini?
a)
the Battle of the Bulge
b)
Operation Barbarossa
c)
the conquest of France
d)
the invasion of Sicily
9.
Which listing represents the order to which these Allied nations joined the war against the Axis powers?
a)
1)France and Britain 2)the Soviet Union 3)the United States
b)
1) Britain 2)France 3)the United States 4)the Soviet Union
c)
1) France 2)Britain and the Soviet Union 3)the United States
d)
1) the Soviet Union 2)Britain and France 3) the Untied States
10.
In this photo, taken in the Sudetenland in October 1938, who are these women greeting?
a)
American troops who have liberated a Nazi death camp in Czechoslovakia
b)
Soviet troops who have driven Nazi forces out of Czechoslovakia
c)
Czech resistance fighters who are fighting Soviet invaders
d)
German troops who are annexing part of Czechoslovakia
11.
Two of the three Allied leaders shown in this photograph had earlier cooperation by signing the _____
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Munich Pact
c)
Atlantic charter
d)
Potsdam Declaration
12.
Which of the following action did the Nazis take specifically to implement Hitler's "Final Solution"
a)
They used their Blitzkrieg to overwhelm the countries they invaded
b)
They broke the pact with Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union
c)
The passed the Nuremberg Laws to strip the German Jews of their citizenship
d)
They built six special camps in occupied Poland
13.
What was the main reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
a)
They wanted to invade the Untied States
b)
The wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference
c)
They wanted to stop the United States from selling war materials to Britain
d)
They wanted to seize the natural resources of Hawaii
14.
When the "Big Three" met at Yalta, what was discussed?
a)
where and when to open a second front
b)
what political future of Eastern Europe would be
c)
whether Germany or Japan posed a greater threat
d)
whether to use the bomb against Japan
15.
What was a cornerstone of Hitler's anti-Semitic beliefs?
a)
He feared that Jews would soon outnumber Aryans in Germany
b)
He resented Jewish opposition to the Wiemar Government
c)
He believed that Jews were to blame for Germany's defeat in WWI
d)
He was a strong supporter of German Christian churches
16.
What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
a)
Soviet invasion of Finland
b)
German invasion of Poland
c)
German invasion of Czechoslovakia
d)
the Manhattan Project
17.
The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?
a)
a system of fortifications
b)
"out wait" the opponent
c)
surprise and overwhelming force
d)
ability to make a long, steady advance
18.
what crucial lesson was learned about the Battle of Britain?
a)
that Germany had a powerful airforce
b)
that Hitler's advances could be blocked
c)
that the RAF needed more planes
d)
that the British were inexperienced
19.
What event occurred on the day described as "a date which will live in infamy"?
a)
attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Battle of Guadalcanal
c)
bombing of Hiroshima
d)
signing of the Atlantic Charter
20.
What was significant about the Battle of Midway?
a)
it turned the war in the Pacific against the Japanese
b)
it marked the end of the war for the Japanese
c)
It destroyed the whole of the Japanese navy
d)
all options are true
21.
Which of the following was a location of a Nazi extermination camp?
a)
Berlin
b)
Warsaw
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Dresden
22.
Which of the following battles marked the final German offensive?
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of Leyte Gulf
d)
Battle of Britain
23.
Where the atomic bombs dropped?
a)
Tokyo and Berlin
b)
Dresden and Berlin
c)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
d)
Leyte Island and Midway
24.
Which of the following was addressed by the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
the Holocaust
b)
the use of nuclear bombs
c)
the firebombing of Dresden
d)
the internment of Japanese-American citizens
25.
In which country were the most civilians killed during World War II?
a)
USSR (the Soviet Union)
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
Great Britain
26.
What was the significance of the Atlantic Charter both during and after the war?
a)
It was signed on a ship in the Atlantic where the U.S. navy would soon enter an undeclared war with Germany
b)
It established an alliance between Britain and the United States to oversee postwar peace
c)
It upheld rights of free trade and choice of government, and it became the plan for postwar peace
d)
It cut trade with Axis Powers and established embargoes for the postwar era
27.
What was the goal of Hitler's "Final Solution"?
a)
divide up territories among his generals
b)
system for winning the war before the Americans entered
c)
a way to amass more soldiers for the invasion of the USSR
d)
it was genocide of people the Nazis considered inferior
28.
What combination led to the German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad?
a)
Russian and Britain troops
b)
Russian troops and the Russian winter
c)
Russian and German fuel shortages
d)
Russian ground forces and American air strikes
29.
Which of the following factors led to the fall of France?
a)
the fall of Dunkirk
b)
evacuation of British forces
c)
the fall of Paris
d)
all options are true
30.
What does the use of Kamikaze pilots show about the Japanese culture?
a)
They hated Americans enough to die killing them
b)
They did not mind dying because they expected to lose the war
c)
They valued national honor more than individual life
d)
They were were full of despair after the atomic bombs fell on Japan
31.
What was the result of Germany's invasion of Poland?
a)
Soviet forces invaded Germany
b)
Soviet forces came to Poland's defense
c)
Britain and France declared war on Germany
d)
Britain and France sued for peace with Germany
32.
How did the Lend-Lease Act benefit the U.S.?
a)
it enriched the U.S. economy through the selling of arms to the Allies
b)
it lent the Allies American troops in exchange for European goods
c)
It allowed the Allies to purchase food and medicine from the U.S.
d)
all are true
33.
Which was the U.S. response to the Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia in mid 1941?
a)
declare war on Japan
b)
cut oil supplies to Japan
c)
broke off peace talks with Japan
d)
began to boycott Japanese goods
34.
How did civilians join in the war effort?
a)
scrap metal drives
b)
working in war industries
c)
rationing
d)
all are true
35.
What was the Allies' plan for victory over the Nazis?
a)
the Allies focused their forces on North Africa to keep control of the oil
b)
the Allies would join forces on the Eastern Front and invade Germany
c)
the Allies would fight Germany on two fronts to weaken it
d)
the Allies instigated Operation Torch to burn key points in Germany
36.
Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put in internment camps during the war?
a)
they were providing the Germans with intelligence
b)
they were of Japanese decent and falsely labeled as enemies
c)
they were of German decent and falsely labeled as enemies
d)
they had known about the attack on Pearl Harbor in advance
37.
Why did President Truman agree to use the atomic bomb?
a)
to punish Japan for Pearl Harbor
b)
to revenge those who did in the Bataan Death March
c)
to destroy Japan's military industries
d)
to bring the war to the quickest possible end
38.
He was the British Prime Minister during WWII.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
39.
President of the United States during most of WWII.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
A. Phillip Randolph
40.
He was a General who became the leader of Japan
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
A. Phillip Randolph
41.
Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
A. Phillip Randolph
42.
What impact did WWII have on the Great Depression?
a)
It ended the depression by creating jobs and demand for products
b)
It lengthened the depression by causing high military spending
c)
It had no effect on the depression because it did not impact the economy
d)
It temporarily improved the depression for a few years
43.
Shortly after Congress declared war on Japan, which other two countries declared war on the United States?
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
Russia and China
c)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
d)
Italy and Germany
44.
Which of the following took place on D-Day?
a)
The last fight to get American weapons across the Atlantic to Britain
b)
The first British and American landings in North Africa
c)
The landing of Allied forces on France's Normandy coast which opened a western front
d)
the start of the Allied invasion of Italy, which would free the Mediterranean Sea of German control
45.
What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?
a)
To develop an atomic bomb
b)
To devise a strategy for invading Japan
c)
To build and launch aircraft carriers from New York harbor
d)
To defend New York City from german submarine attacks
46.
What event finally brought an end to WWII?
a)
Massive Soviet invasion of Japanese islands
b)
Collapse of German forces after Hitler's suicide
c)
Dropping of atomic bombs by the United States on Japanese cities
d)
United States naval blockade of Japanese cities in the Pacific
47.
Why did the United States use the strategy of island hopping in the Pacific?
a)
They wanted to get close enough to bomb the home island of Japan
b)
They wanted to win the Battle of Iwo Jima
c)
They wanted to retreat from the Japanese after kamikaze attacks
d)
They wanted to make sure that Japan could not get to China and other Allies in the Pacific
48.
What action is an example of International Appeasement?
a)
Congress authorizing the Manhattan project
b)
Japan attacking Pearl Harbor
c)
Great Britain signing a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union
d)
Great Britain and France agreeing to Hitler's demand for part of Czechoslovakia
49.
What was Hitler's codename for his plan to invade Britain?
a)
Operation Barbarossa
b)
Operation Sealion
c)
Operation Eagle
d)
Operation Walrus
50.
Where were the British Expeditionary Force surrounded in May 1940?
a)
Calais
b)
Dieppe
c)
Brest
d)
Dunkirk
51.
The type of government where one person or party is in control of everything is:
a)
a democracy
b)
totalitariansim
c)
a republic
d)
constitutionalism
52.
The Allied Powers were:
a)
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, United States
c)
Germany, France, United States
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
53.
The Axis powers were:
a)
Japan, U.S., Russia
b)
Japan, Germany, Soviet Union
c)
Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy
54.
The Battle of Midway was in ....
a)
1941
b)
1942
c)
1943
d)
1944
55.
The German offensive in the Ardennes in Dec 144-Jan 1945 was called ....
a)
The Battle of the Bulge
b)
The Battle of Antwerp
c)
The Battle of Tannenberg
d)
The Battle of Arnhem
56.
German forces in North Africa were led by...
a)
Goering
b)
Rommel
c)
Von Paulus
d)
Doenitz
57.
What was the purpose behind the D-day invasion?
a)
To take the fight to Berlin
b)
To take France back from German control
c)
To invade Italy
d)
To invade mainland Japan
58.
What policy did the United States focus largely on during the 1930s?
a)
Preparing for war
b)
Isolating itself from other countries problems
c)
Imperialism or taking over weaker countries
d)
International Affairs
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