WorksheetsWWII
Total questions: 107
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government
a)
dictator
b)
president
c)
monarch
d)
advisor
2.
Devotion and loyalty to one's own country
a)
collective
b)
nationalism
c)
lebensraum
d)
totalitarianism
3.
Who was the totalitarian leader who rose to power in Germany and aggressively seized land, thereby eventually leading Europe into WWII?
a)
Mussolini
b)
Hitler
c)
Tojo
d)
Stalin
4.
He was the fascist leader of Italy during WWII.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Hitler
c)
Stalin
d)
Tojo
5.
Which of the following is an example of appeasement
a)
a nation invades a foreign territory and, in return, is attacked by other countries who feel threatened
b)
a nation invades a territory and is immediately met with economic sanctions meant to make them withdraw
c)
a nation invades a territory and the international community agrees to let them have it in exchange for a promise not to show any further aggression
d)
a nation decides to stake claim to a territory by bringing its case before the international community, rather than resorting to military action
6.
All of the following were causes of WWII EXCEPT
a)
Lenin’s Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
b)
Harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles
c)
Militaristic, nationalistic leaders in Germany, Italy & Japan
d)
Major destruction caused by WWI
7.
Fascism includes all of the following EXCEPT
a)
a form of government that believes the state is more important than the individual
b)
maintains control of industry and the economy
c)
is ruled by a charismatic dictator who suppresses opposition
d)
a form of government in which parliament represents the citizens in which they serve
8.
Which was a characteristic of Germany under Adolf Hitler AND the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin?
a)
an official foreign policy of isolationism
b)
governmental control of the media
c)
public ownership of business and industry
d)
the absence of a written constitution
9.
Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are characteristics of
a)
parliamentary democracies
b)
totalitarian regimes
c)
republics
d)
constitutional monarchies
10.
The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I helped lay the foundation for the
a)
rise of fascism Germany
b)
uprisings during the French Revolution
c)
division of Korea along the 38th parallel
d)
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
11.
Dates of WWII
a)
1914-1918
b)
1861-1865
c)
1929-1939
d)
1939-1945
12.
On December 8, 1941:
a)
President Roosevelt declared war against Germany and Italy
b)
The United States Congress declared war against Japan
c)
President Roosevelt declared war against Japan
d)
The United States Congress declared war against Germany and Italy
13.
US wanted to remain________ by not taking any sides prior to Pearl Harbor.
a)
insulated
b)
at war
c)
isolated
d)
suffering in the great depression
14.
____________ was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941.
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Cos Cob Harbor
c)
Big Pine Key Spanish Harbor
d)
Bar Harbor
15.
What is the turning point in the Pacific Theater?
a)
Battle of Saipan
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of Okinawa
16.
Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor the Japanese had recently taken hold of which nation?
a)
China
b)
Italy
c)
Hawaii
d)
Somalia
17.
Who was the Prime Minster of Japan who orchestrated the attacks at Pearl Harbor?
a)
Hidiki Tojo
b)
Dicek Matsusaki
c)
Chin Ho Kelly
d)
Sun Yo
18.
This political philosophy glorifies the state above the rest, and was adopted by dictators such as Mussolini and Hitler.
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Fascism
c)
Communism
d)
Democracy
19.
This nation was forced to pay high reparations following the end of WWI.
a)
Soviet Union
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Serbia
20.
Why did some people turn toward less democratic forms of government?
a)
simple solutions presented by upcoming leader
b)
Democratic governments had failed them
c)
People were poor, jobless, and desperate for a solution
d)
All of the provided options are possible reasons.
21.
Adolf Hitler's extreme ideology of anti-antisemitism, anti-communism, and Aryan superiority was laid out in what text?
a)
Mein Kampf
b)
Beer-Haul Pusch
c)
Pact of Steel
d)
5 Year Plan
22.
Which of the following causes allowed Nazi Germany to expand to such a large territory before WWII even began?
a)
Economic Conditions
b)
Dictoral Regimes
c)
Appeasement
d)
Resources
23.
1. What treaty placed full blame on Germany for WWI?
a)
Versailles
b)
Paris
c)
Washington
d)
London
24.
2. What were the Axis Powers?
a)
Great Britain, Italy, France
b)
Great Britain, France and Russia
c)
Germany, Italy, and Great Britain
d)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
25.
3. What was the big event that started WWII?
a)
invasion of Austria
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
invasion of Hungary
d)
invasion of Czechoslovakia
26.
4. Who were in the Allies Power?
a)
Germany, Italy
b)
US, Great Britain, U.S.S.R.
c)
US, Japan, Italy
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy
27.
5. Which policy, that contributed to the start of WWII, did western nations adopt in the 1930s?
a)
pacifism
b)
appeasement
c)
militarism
d)
fascism
28.
6. Joseph Stalin was the leader of which country during WWII?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Germany
c)
UK
d)
US
29.
7. Benito Mussolini was the leader of which country during WWII?
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
Russia
d)
Soviet Union
30.
8. Which form of government puts the country and government above the rights of the individual people?
a)
communism
b)
democracy
c)
fascism
d)
theocracy
31.
9. What ended the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
Alphabet Agencies
c)
World War II
d)
The Spread of Communism
32.
10. Germany printed too much money and destroyed it's economy. This is called
a)
hyperinflation
b)
deflation
c)
reparations
d)
appeasement
33.
Regulating the amount of goods a consumer can obtain
a)
Office of War Information
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
rationing
d)
war bonds
34.
Group of American who played a key role in the Pacific campaign with an undecipherable code
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Flying Tigers
d)
Navajo Code Talkers
35.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
36.
Who was the prime minister of England?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Truman
37.
Emperor of Japan during WW2
a)
Mussolini
b)
Hirohito
c)
Hitler
d)
Khan
38.
Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...
a)
Stay at home for their children
b)
Work in factories
c)
Protest the war
39.
German strategy to strike an enemy fast...
a)
Island Hopping
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Holocaust
40.
To pay for the War the federal government sold?
a)
Stocks
b)
War bonds
c)
Land
d)
Silver/Gold
41.
What nation did the USSR sign a Non-Aggression Pact with?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
42.
The Act that allowed the U.S. to give War supplies to Britain in early WW2?
a)
United Nations
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Manhattan Act
d)
New Deal
43.
_____ was a carefully planned night of violence against Jews
a)
The Final Solution
b)
Anschluss
c)
Kristallnacht
44.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
December 14, 1971
45.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China
46.
Who was the US President at the time of Pearl Harbor?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Bill Clinton
47.
About how many Americans died in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
240
b)
24000
c)
24
d)
2400
48.
Why was Pearl Harbor important?
a)
It had many pearls around it
b)
It was a great tourist area
c)
It was an American Naval Base
d)
The President lived there
49.
What day of the week did the Japanese attack?
a)
a. Monday
b)
b. Sunday
c)
c. Friday
d)
d. Saturday
50.
The ___ was sunk during the attack and is a memorial today.
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Texas
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Arizona
51.
The Japanese hoped to find ___ at Pearl Harbor.
a)
airplanes
b)
aircraft carriers
c)
submarines
d)
tugboats
52.
Why were some many planes destroyed in the attack?
a)
They were shot down in the air.
b)
All the planes were grouped together.
c)
They were sunk.
d)
They were blown up by sabotage.
53.
Why were some many planes destroyed in the attack?
a)
They were shot down in the air.
b)
All the planes were grouped together.
c)
They were sunk.
d)
They were blown up by sabotage.
54.
What is a similarity between the attack on Pearl Harbor and 9/11?
a)
The same country was behind both.
b)
They were both sanctioned by a government
c)
They were both unprovoked attacks.
d)
Thye both targeted civillians.
55.
Yamamoto called American people_____.
a)
lazy and easy to defeat
b)
people that will surrender quickly
c)
hard workers but stupid
d)
proud and just, the most formidable foe Japan had ever faced
56.
Yamamoto lived n America and attended______.
a)
University of Texas
b)
Cornell University
c)
Harvard University
d)
University of Michigan
57.
On what island is Pearl Harbor located?
a)
Cancun
b)
Maui
c)
Oahu
d)
Lanai
58.
Tora! Tora! Tora! means____.
a)
total surprise was accomplished
b)
the Americans are coming
c)
nothing worked right
d)
run for home
59.
Hitler declared war on the United States on _____.
a)
December 11, 1941
b)
December 24 1941
c)
December 11 1943
d)
February 23,1944
60.
Why did Japan want Indochina?
a)
They wanted to say they won.
b)
They wanted more power
c)
They wanted to have more people
d)
They needed more raw materials.
61.
The Tri-Partite Pact was between ______.
a)
Japan, Italy, and Germany
b)
Japan, Russia, and Germany
c)
United States, Japan, and Italy
d)
Germany, Italy and Spain
62.
How many attack waves were planned for the attack n Pearl Harbor?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
2
d)
3
63.
The mane of the Japanese Fighter plane was ___.
a)
Spitfire
b)
Challenger
c)
Zero
d)
Mustang
64.
When did D-Day occur?
a)
September 1, 1939
b)
March 1941
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
June 6, 1944
65.
What was the codename for the invasion of Normandy?
a)
D-Day
b)
Operation Torch
c)
Operation Seal Lion
d)
Operation Overlord
66.
Where did the D-Day battle take place?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Hawaii
67.
The Allied invasion of Normandy would involve moving 156,000 allied troops across what body of water?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The English Channel
c)
The Rhine River
d)
The Mediterranean Sea
68.
Which campaign is D Day part of?
a)
Normandy Campaign.
b)
Teddy Campaign
c)
Sue Campaign
d)
Uncle G Campaign
69.
Which factor most contributed to the creation of new nations in the decades immediately following the Second World War?
a)
Decisions by the United Nations to create new nations
b)
Financial aid by the United States to impoverished cultures
c)
Independence movements among people within European colonies
d)
The growing military strength of both the United States and Soviet Union
70.
How did European nations liberated by the United States in the Second World War benefit from American occupation?
a)
Liberated nations were able tolimit immigration by war refugees.
b)
Liberated nations did not have to repay loans to the United States.
c)
Liberated nations were able to reestablish and strengthen democracy.
d)
Liberated nations implemented strict regulations of business and industry.
71.
Why was the League of Nations unable to fulfill its purpose?
a)
It lacked a budget to pursue efforts for peaceful cooperation.
b)
Russia was not allowed to join
c)
It lacked the power or military strength to halt aggression.
d)
The U.S. was the first country to join
72.
Which characteristic is always true of atotalitarian government?
a)
The government allows people to make their own decisions
b)
The government controls all parts of the lives of its people
c)
The government is always controlled by the military
d)
The government is controlled by a religious leader
73.
Why was the German invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII a military disaster?
a)
The harsh winter halted the invasion and devastated German forces.
b)
It gave the U.S. time to gather their forces for D-Day
c)
Italy switched sides and joined the allies
d)
Truman dropped the Atomic Bomb on Germany
74.
What type of Government is being described in the image?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Communism
d)
Fascism
75.
Why did a lot of Countries experience economic depressions after WWI?
a)
They had to pay back war debts and rebuild thier countries
b)
The Housing Market in these countries took a downturn
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
Severe drought caused most the nation's crops to fail
76.
What part of Wilson's "Fourteen Points" speech was actually tried?
a)
Germany should not pay War reparations
b)
The creation of the League of Nations
c)
Germany should be rebuilt using American Tax money
d)
None of his ideas were used
77.
How did nations act to reduce future wars after the WWI and WWII?
a)
Creating international organizations like the United Nations
b)
Building Nuclear Weapons
c)
Militarism
d)
The creation of Fascist Governments
78.
Germany employed a tactic that used extremely quick attacks. What was this called
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
lebenbaum
c)
leningrad
d)
Trench warfare
79.
Hitler wrote this from prison, and it literally laid out his plan for Germany
a)
Mein Kampf
b)
Deutschland
c)
Return to Greatness
d)
Third Reich
80.
What was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?
a)
Many Americans supported Isolationism
b)
Germany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression Pact
c)
The U.S. feared Hitler's retaliation
d)
The Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
81.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
82.
An ideology rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism, racism, and blind loyalty to the state.
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Facism
c)
Genocide
d)
Blitzkrieg
83.
Who promised to restore Germany to its former power?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
84.
What was the name of Stalin's political party?
a)
Communist
b)
Socialist
c)
Nazi
d)
Fascist
85.
Why did France and Britain use appeasement to stop Hitler
a)
They wanted to avoid another World War
b)
Prevent a Nazi invasion of Russia
c)
To prevent the fall of the league of Nations
d)
Didn't want to anger Germans
86.
What scientist wrote a letter to President Roosevelt telling him of the potential of an atomic bomb?
a)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Henry Ford
87.
What was the name of the secret project in the United States to develop an atomic bomb?
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Nuclear Project
d)
The Atom Splitting Project
88.
Where was the first atomic bomb exploded?
a)
In a secret lab Washington, D.C.
b)
Nagasaki, Japan
c)
The desert in New Mexico
d)
Hiroshima, Japan
89.
What president made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II?
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
90.
Why did the United States decide to drop the bomb rather than invade Japan with soldiers?
a)
Because they wanted to see if the bomb would work
b)
Because they estimated that 500,000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion
c)
Because they did not have the soldiers or weapons left to attack Japan
d)
Because they did not think they could defeat the Japanese
91.
What Japanese city was the atomic bomb first dropped on?
a)
Kobe
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Tokyo
d)
Hiroshima
92.
What was the nickname of the bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki?
a)
Little Boy
b)
Chubby Kid
c)
Fat Man
d)
Big Man
93.
What scientist and leader of the atomic bomb research team is considered the father of the atomic bomb?
a)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Albert Einstein
94.
True or false: The American scientists were scared when they saw that their bombed worked as expected.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
95.
What strategy did the US use in the Pacific to get closer to Japan?
a)
Island Hopping
b)
A-Bombing
c)
Fire Bombing
d)
Surrender
96.
What unorthodox (strange) strategy did the Japanese use against American ships in the Pacific?
a)
Kamikaze (suicide) attacks
b)
Fire bombing
c)
Atom bombing
d)
U-boats
97.
Who wrote FDR and told him an atomic bomb was possible to create?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Bill Nye "The Science Guy"
c)
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
d)
Isaac Newton
98.
Who decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Truman
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Dwight Eisenhower
99.
What was the name for the creation of the atomic bomb?
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Atomic Bomb Project
c)
Nuclear Reaction Project
d)
Japanese Destruction Project
100.
What do Hiroshima and Nagasaki have in common?
a)
Both were great tourist attractions
b)
Both were hit with atomic bombs
c)
Both were the site of really good hibachi grills
d)
Both are names of killer Chinese restaurants
101.
True or False: Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb to save Japanese and American lives
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Wait...what?
d)
Hold on what country was Truman?
102.
What organization was created AFTER WWII to prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
c)
North American Free Trade Agreement
d)
OPEC
103.
What two countries were considered "superpowers" after WWII?
a)
Germany and USA
b)
USA and Great Britain
c)
Canada and USA
d)
USA and USSR
104.
Which battle is considered to be the turning point in the Pacific?
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Midway
c)
Okinawa
d)
Guadalcanal
105.
What happened in Los Alamos, NM?
a)
The atomic bomb was successfully tested
b)
The atomic bomb was constructed
c)
The atomic bomb was invented
d)
The atomic bomb test failed
106.
What was decided at the Potsdam Conference?
a)
The atomic bomb was going to be used on Japan
b)
The atomic bomb was going to be used on Germany
c)
The atomic bomb was going to be used on Italy
d)
The atomic bomb was going to be used on Russia
107.
What type of war was the cold war?
a)
Physical
b)
Spiritual
c)
Temperature
d)
economic
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