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WorksheetsWorld War 2
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
Which of the following was a location of a Nazi extermination camp?
a)
Berlin
b)
Warsaw
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Dresden
7.
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
8.
Where were the atomic bombs dropped?
a)
Tokyo and Berlin
b)
Dresden and Berlin
c)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
d)
Leyte Island and Midway
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
He was the British Prime Minister during WWII.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
13.
President of the United States during most of WWII.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
A. Phillip Randolph
14.
Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
A. Phillip Randolph
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
The Axis powers were:
a)
Japan, U.S., Russia
b)
Japan, Germany, Soviet Union
c)
Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy
20.
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
21.
V-E Day and V-J Day.....
a)
Names given to the allied invasion of Europe and Japan.
b)
Ranks of allied soldiers during the war
c)
Holidays all soldiers celebrated during the war.
d)
Stands for Victory in Europe and Victory in Japan Day.
22.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Hurricanes
23.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
24.
The collection of markets and exchange where the issuing and trading of equities, bonds and other sorts of securities takes place.
a)
Margin
b)
New Deal
c)
Deficit Spending
d)
Stock Market
25.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform.
a)
Stock Market
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin
d)
New Deal
26.
This President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II.
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt
27.
On October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.
a)
Black Thursday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Friday
d)
Black Sunday
28.
Even though war was breaking out in Europe again, America decided to remain
a)
Isolated
b)
Involved with the Allies
c)
Involved with the Axis
d)
Scared
29.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II.
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War
30.
Which of the following was the primary cause of the Dust Bowl?
a)
black blizzards
b)
prolonged drought
c)
crop reduction
d)
dam building
31.
What marked the start of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
The Stock Market Crash
b)
World War I
c)
War World II
d)
The Dust Bowl
32.
What was the name of the region in the U.S. where topsoil was blown into black blizzards by wind erosion?
a)
Pacific North West
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
The Sandbox
d)
Eastern Seaboard
33.
Which of the following was a serious problem during the Great Depression?
a)
low prices
b)
buying on margin
c)
high unemployment
d)
business consolidation
34.
Did the New Deal end the Great Depression?
a)
Yes
b)
No
35.
The Dust Bowl took place in the
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southern Great Plains
d)
Mid-Atlantic States
36.
"Dust pneumonia" was caused by
a)
breathing in dust that was in the air.
b)
cleaning the house too often.
c)
herding cattle into filthy barns.
d)
sleeping under the bed.
37.
When did the Dust Bowl take place?
a)
1920's
b)
1930's
c)
1940's
d)
1950's
38.
Which one of the following states was not considered in the Dust Bowl area?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Texas
c)
New Mexico
d)
Utah
39.
What was one EFFECT of dust storms that occurred during "the Dust Bowl"?
a)
loss of farms and livestock
b)
homes were destroyed
c)
Texans moved to other states
d)
ALL of these are effects of the dust storms
40.
What was one HUMAN cause of "the Dust Bowl"?
a)
plowing up millions of acres of grass to plant wheat
b)
allowing cattle to overgraze the midwestern U.S.
c)
overproduction of cotton and wheat crops
d)
ALL of these were human causes of "the Dust Bowl"
41.
Which country was this person a leader of during World War 2 and who is he?
a)
United States, Roosevelt
b)
Germany, HitlerSoviet Union, Stalin
c)
Italy, Mussolini
d)
Great Britain, Churchill
42.
Who was the military leader of Japan during World War 2?
a)
Stalin
b)
Hitler
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Hirohito
43.
The United States was attacked by Japan at this location December 7th, 1941.
a)
Hurricane Harbor
b)
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
c)
Harbor Point
d)
Omaha Beach
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