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WWII

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which countries make up the Axis powers?
a)
Japan, Italy, Germany
b)
Japan, United States, Italy
c)
United States, Great Britain, Japan
2.
Which countries make up the allied powers?
a)
Germany, Japan, Italy
b)
Germany, United States, Japan
c)
Great Britain, United States, Soviet Union, Canada
3.
Who was the Italian leader during WWII?
a)
Mussolini
b)
Tojo
c)
Hitler
4.
Who was the leader of Japan during WW2?
a)
Mussolini
b)
Tojo
c)
Hitler
5.
Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?
a)
Mussolini
b)
Tojo
c)
Hitler
6.
Who was the leader of the United States during WWII?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Chuchill
c)
Stalin
7.
Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Churchill
c)
Stalin 
8.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Roosevelt 
b)
Churchill
c)
Stalin
9.
_____________ is the policy of economic aid to the Allies
a)
Fascism
b)
Lend-Lease
c)
Internment Camps
10.
____________ total power given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied.
a)
Fascism
b)
Lend-Lease
c)
Interment Camps
11.
True or False - Internment camps are where Japanese Americans were relocated during WWII.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which nation bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
a)
Japan
b)
Germany
c)
United States
13.
True or False - Germany invaded Poland to start WWII
a)
True
b)
False
14.
True or False - Great Britain dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which Battle was a turning point in the war in the Pacific?
a)
Midway
b)
Stailgrad
c)
Britain
16.
Which Battle was a turning point in the War in Eastern Europe?
a)
Midway
b)
Stalingrad
c)
Britain
17.
_______________ is the hating of the Jewish race and religion.
a)
Rosie the Riveter
b)
Aryan Supremancy
c)
Anti-Semitism
18.
Hitler believed that white Germans were the superior race. This is known as Aryan Supremacy - True or False
a)
True
b)
False
19.
True or False- Rosie the Riveter DID NOT represent women in factories during WWII.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
True or False - African American were NOT allowed to work in factories during WWII.
a)
True
b)
False 
21.
What effect did the Treaty of Versailles have on the start of World War II?
a)
it rewarded the Italians with additional land and resources
b)

it allowed the Russians to receive financial aid and build their army.
c)
it led to an aggressive military dictatorship in France
d)

it punished Germany by making them pay reparations and led the Germans to seek revenge
22.
What political term does the political cartoon above describe?
a)
Assimilation 
b)
Appeasement 
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Blitzkrieg
23.
Operation Overload is most commonly known as what?
a)
The Ambush 
b)
The Battle of the Bulge
c)
The Landing in Europe 
d)
D-Day 
24.
What event led the United States to become invovled in World War 2 ?
a)
The Discovery of Auschwitz
b)
The Battle of Britain
c)
The Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
25.
This was a new type of warfare that the Germans used to run through France and Poland in the early parts of WWII. It is also known as Lightning War.
a)
Hitler bombing
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Ran-sacking
d)
Nuclear Warfare
26.
Britain and France declared war in response to what event?
a)
German invasion of Poland
b)
Soviet invasion of Finland
c)
German invasion of Czechoslovakia
d)
Italian Invasion of Ethiopia
27.
This is what the atomic bomb program came to be called:
a)
Office of Scientific Research and Development
b)
War Production Board
c)
War Production Board
d)
Manhattan Project
28.
Where were atomic bombs dropped?
a)
Leyte Island and Midway
b)
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
c)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
d)
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
29.
In 1941, the ______________________passed, allowing the president to lend or lease arms and other supplies to "any country whose defense was vital to the US."
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Trade Embargo
c)
Atlantic Charter
d)
Neutrality Act
30.
Which of the following formed the axis powers?
a)
France, Germany and Japan
b)
Great Britain, Germany and Italy
c)
Japan, Russia, and China
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
31.
Which of the following formed the Allied powers?
a)
Italy and Great Britain
b)
France and Germanyv
c)

France, Soviet Union, The United States and Great Britain
d)
Japan and Germany
32.
Thousands of Japanese-Americans were interned in relocation camps based on
a)
racism and fears they would not be loyal to the United States
b)
being put on trial for war crimes
c)
their stated support of  the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
d)
their unwillingness to aid the war effort.
33.
During World War II, posters of “Rosie the Riveter” like the one above were used to
a)
encourage women to serve in the armed forces
b)
recruit women into wartime industries
c)
support higher education for women
d)
promote women’s suffrage
34.
What finally brought an end to World War II in the Pacific?
a)
a massive Soviet invasion of the Japanese islands
b)
the unconditional surrender of Germany
c)
U.S. naval blockade of Japan
d)
the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
35.
Which of the following best describes the results of World War II?
a)
The Allies defeated the Axis powers and occupied Germany
b)
The League of Nations was created to prevent future wars
c)

The Axis Powers defeat the Allies but tensions still remained
d)

Italy and Japan emerged as world powers immediately after the war
36.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
37.

The D-Day invasion took place where?

a)

Germany

b)

Plymoth

c)

Tokyo

d)

Normandy

38.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
39.

The Battle of Britain was fought mostly -

a)

on the sea

b)

in the air

c)

at Dunkirk

d)

through propaganda

40.
Which country used kamikaze attacks during WWII?
a)
Germany
b)
United States
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
41.

The military strategy practice by Americans against the Japanese was called

a)

puddle-jumping

b)

island-hopping

c)

Operation strikeback

d)

Island campaign

42.
The turning point in the war against Japan, June 1942; four Japanese Aircraft Carriers were sunk. U.S. takes the offensive.
a)
Battle of the Atlantic
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day Operation Overlord
d)
Battle of Midway
43.
Which day was Franklin Roosevelt referring to when he said, "a day which will live in infamy".
a)
The day the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan.
b)
The day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
c)
D-Day, the day the US fought Italy at Normandy, France.
d)
The day the US joined the Allied forces.
44.
Why did Adolf Hitler want Germany to invade other counties?
a)
To expand Germany's land and power
b)
To gain more people for his Nazi army.
c)
To give money and resources to Africa
d)
To help surrounding counties get out of the depression.
45.
How did WWII help the US get out of the Great Depression?
a)
This led to the US sending money to the Allies.
b)
The war led to more jobs, new technology and the creation of atomic energy.
c)
People spent more money to buy as much as possible.
46.
Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps?
a)
They threatened United States citizens
b)
They started fighting after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
c)
The government believed Japanese Americans were a threat
d)
The government wanted to kill all Japanese
47.
What event caused World War 2 to occur?
a)
assassination of the archduke
b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
d)
Germany invaded Austria
49.
The Non-Aggression Pact was the agreement between what two figures? (They promised not to attack each other)
a)
Hitler and Mussolini
b)
Hitler and Stalin
c)
Churchill and Stalin
d)
FDR and Hitler
49.
The Non-Aggression Pact was the agreement between what two figures? (They promised not to attack each other)
a)
Hitler and Mussolini
b)
Hitler and Stalin
c)
Churchill and Stalin
d)
FDR and Hitler
50.
D-Day was a major event for what reason?
a)
the Allies took over Germany
b)
the Allies took back France
c)
the Allies captured Hitler
d)
Allies invaded Japan
51.
What alliance are the men pictured?
a)
Allies
b)
Axis
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Central
52.
At the beginning of the war, the U.S. was...
a)
neutrality
b)
aggression
c)
racism
d)
nationalism
53.
Which country was liberated (set free) during D-Day?
a)
France
b)
Portugal
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
54.

Which US president began WW2 but died while in office before the end of the war?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Winston Churchill

55.

During WW2, segregation continued in the US Military. What African American squadron of fighter pilots never lost a single plane throughout the course of the war?

a)

The 112th Squadron

b)

The Red Baron

c)

The Allied Flyers

d)

The Tuskegee Airman

56.

Roosevelt didn't want to enter the US in WW2 with the country already facing the Great Depression. Which event forced him to officially declare war on an Axis nation?

a)

The sinking of the Lusitania

b)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

The invasion of Poland

d)

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

57.

The photo shows Allied forces invading the German occupied beaches of Normandy. What is the event also known as?

a)

VJ Day

b)

VE Day

c)

D Day

d)

VN Day

58.

Adolf Hitler blamed Jews for many of the economic problems in Germany. He later decided to attempt to eradicate the race through what event?

a)

The Occupation

b)

The Holocaust

c)

The Red Scare

d)

The Star of David

59.

Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

He wanted to save American lives and force an end to the war

b)

He wanted to punish Japan for their deliberate attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

He wanted to stop Communism in Japan

60.

What was the purpose of this poster?

a)

To keep up soldier morale

b)

To show that soldiers were still able to eat and drink while at war

c)

To encourage Americans to ration items like coffee for the soldiers

61.

What event occurred the day after the second bomb was dropped on a Japenese City?

a)

VJ Day

b)

VE Day

c)

D Day

d)

VN Day

62.

Germany was unable to defend itself against attacks from the Allies occurring from the North, East and West. This ultimately led to what event?

a)

VJ Day

b)

VE Day

c)

D Day

d)

VN Day

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