WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
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1.
The immediate event that started World War II was
a)
Britain and France's policy of appeasement.
b)
The Treaty of Munich allowing Hitler to occupy part of Czechoslovakia.
c)
Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939
d)
Hitlers alliance with the Italian dictator, Mussolini.
2.
Germany encountered no successful resistance from any European country until it sought to defeat
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
The United States
d)
Belgium
3.
Although officially neutral, the United States increasingly helped Britain through actions like
a)
teh Neutrality Acts
b)
the Lend-Lease Act
c)
the America First committee
d)
enforcement of the arms embargo
4.
After aligning itself with Germany and Italy, the island country of Japan sought to
a)
make peace with China
b)
invade Manchuria
c)
control Europe
d)
control Asia and the Pacific
5.
The standofff in negotiations between the United States and Japan involved
a)
trading oil and steel for nonaggression in Asia
b)
competition between their naval forces in the Pacific.
c)
the possession of Hawaii.
d)
the growth of the military in Japan.
6.
"A date which will live in infamy" was President Roosevelt's description of the
a)
invasion of Poland by Germany.
b)
bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan.
c)
surrender of France after Paris was captured.
d)
the Battle of Britain.
7.
The principal war strategy that the United States adn her allies agreed to pursue was to
a)
defeat Hitler first.
b)
sink Japanese merchant ships.
c)
control North Africa.
d)
bomb multiple targets.
8.
Defeating Germany in North Africa was important for all of the following reasons except to
a)
keep Middle East oil out of Germany's hands.
b)
establish a military route to Europe through Italy.
c)
provide military experience for untested American troops.
d)
eliminate one route Germany could use to attack Russia.
9.
The main reason that the Soviet Union became an ally of Britain and the United States was because the Soviet Union
a)
was Fascist and opposed Communism.
b)
mistrusted Japan.
c)
needed the soldiers of Britain and the United States.
d)
was attacked by Germany in spite of their 10-year Nonaggression Pact.
10.
The liberation of Europe from Hitler began with the
a)
invasion of Normandy Beach on the coast of France.
b)
evacuation of the British troops from Dunkirk on the coast of France.
c)
defense of Britain by the Royal Air Force.
d)
deciphering of German communication codes by British intelligence.
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