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WorksheetsWorld War 2
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not an axis power?
a)
China
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Germany
2.
Which was not an allied Power?
a)
Canada
b)
USSR
c)
United States
d)
Italy
3.
Which event caused the US to enter the war?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Stalingrad
d)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
4.
What event took the Japanese out of the war?
a)
Island hopping
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Battle of Britain
d)
Atomic Bombs
5.
Royal Air Force (Britain) and Luftwaffe (Germany) faced off in which event--London was bombed--
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Dunkirk
c)
Battle of Britain
d)
Pearl Harbor
6.
Who was the commander of the allied forces in DDay
a)
Elmer Early Lunsford
b)
George S. Patton
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
7.
Which major allied power was defeated early in WW2?
a)
France
b)
Poland
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Italy
8.
Which of the following was not a cause of World War 2?
a)
economic depression
b)
harsh german treatment in the treaty of versailles
c)
rise of fascism
d)
holocaust
9.
Which of the following countries had a totalitarian government in World War 2?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
United States
10.
Which of the following describes the "Final Solution"?
a)
dropping atomic bombs on Japan
b)
killing of the Jews
c)
secret plan to invade Poland
d)
the official end of World War 2
11.
What was Hitler's form of government during WW2?
a)
Nazism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Socialism
12.
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
13.
What alliance are the men pictured?
a)
Allies
b)
Axis
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Central
14.
What side did the U.S. join the war?
a)
Allies
b)
Central
c)
Axis
d)
NATO
15.
Which country was liberated (set free) during D-Day?
a)
France
b)
Portugal
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
16.
What document ended WWI and caused WW2 to happen?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
14 Points
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Middle Passage
17.
Joseph Stalin was the leader of what country?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
18.
Which president was most effective in helping the U.S. recover from the Great Depression?
a)
FDR
b)
Truman
c)
JFK
d)
Churchill
19.
Who was the leader of Britain during World War 2?
a)
Stalin
b)
FDR
c)
Churchill
d)
Mussolini
20.
Which form of government did the men pictured create?
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Totalitarian
d)
Democracy
21.
What event started World War 2 in Europe?
a)
Invasion of Poland
b)
Invasion of Germany
c)
Invasion of France
d)
Invasion of the United States
22.
What best describes the impact of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
The Japanese attack attracted Germany as an ally
b)
United States shipping trade was badly damaged
c)
The United States was again drawn into a world war
d)
Sank the USS Arizona and frightened Americans
23.
Germany, Italy, and Japan belonged in which of the following groups?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
d)
Axis Powers
24.
United Kingdom, France, Soviet Union, China, and U.S. were apart of what group?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
d)
Axis Powers
25.
Adolf Hitler
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United Kingdom
d)
United States
26.
Benito Mussolini
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United Kingdom
d)
United States
27.
Franklin Roosevelt
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
United States
28.
Another word for internment was?
a)
Concentration
b)
Confinement
c)
Halfway
d)
Relocation
29.
Hideki Tojo
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
United States
30.
Pearl Harbor Attack
a)
June 6, 1944
b)
August 6, 1945
c)
April 30, 1945
d)
December 7, 1941
31.
What were the two cities that were hit by the Atomic bomb?
a)
Paris, Normandy
b)
Berlin, Tokyo
c)
Iwo Jima, Okinawa
d)
Hiroshima, Nagaski
32.
Great Britain's Air Force
a)
Blue Angels
b)
Luftwaffe
c)
Royal Airforce
d)
Stealth Killers
33.
Germany's Airforce
a)
Blue Angels
b)
Luftwaffe
c)
Royal Airforce
d)
Stealth Killers
34.
This poster was an icon for
a)
women factory workers during WWII
b)
housewives
c)
transgender soldiers
d)
suffragettes
35.
The project in which scientists created and tested atomic weapons
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Washington Project
c)
Einstein Project
d)
Nuclear Project
36.
What was a primary purpose of the program being promoted by this poster?
a)
To encourage women to join the workforce
b)
To reduce health problems among working women
c)
To increase the food supply during a farm-labor shortage
d)
To promote the purchase of organically grown produce
37.
Executive Order 9066 removed the Japanese from the U.S. West Coast because
a)
Americans feared for the safety of the Japanese Americans
b)
Americans feared they would help Japan
c)
they refused to sign loyalty oaths
d)
they stole information from the U.S. government
38.
These helped the government fight the war
a)
war bonds
b)
victory gardens
c)
scrap drives
d)
liberty bells
39.
Posters like these promoted
a)
war bonds
b)
rationing
c)
war production
d)
liberty bells
40.
Which leader had to make the difficult decision to use the first ever atomic weapon?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Harry Truman
41.
An important part of the home front campaign was
a)
Yearly vacations
b)
Eating out to support local businessess
c)
Consumerism
d)
Rationing
42.
What was it called when the US government put a limit on the amount of food people could buy during WWII?
a)
conservation
b)
rationing
c)
saving
d)
limiting
43.
Which of the following is NOT something people did on the home front to support the war?
a)
planted victory gardens
b)
held scrap drives
c)
quit their jobs
d)
rationed food
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