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WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Eastern European country invaded by the Germans in Sept. 1939 using blitzkrieg?
a)
France
b)
Sweden
c)
Poland
d)
Canada
2.
Three weeks after the invasion of Poland, Roosevelt persuaded Congress to provide lethal aid to which two countries?
a)
Spain & Portugal
b)
Britain & France
c)
Italy & Japan
d)
Japan & Soviet Union
3.
Won re-election to a third-term as President in 1940, and a 4th in 1944!?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
4.
Location of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet?
a)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
b)
Norfolk, Virginia
c)
San Diego, California
d)
Seattle, Washington
5.
Axis Powers:
a)
Italy, France, Britain
b)
U.S., France, Britain
c)
Italy, Japan, Germany
d)
Britain, Japan, Italy
6.
Allied Powers:
a)
Soviet Union, France, Britain
b)
U.S., Britain, Soviet Union
c)
Italy, Japan, U.S.
d)
Britain, Italy, Soviet Union
7.
The first African-American flying unit in the United States military?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rough Riders
c)
7th Calvary
d)
82nd Airborne
8.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
9.
What event led to the US joining World War II?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.
10.
Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to
a)
work on the development of an atomic bomb
b)
increase economic production to meet wartime demands
c)
defend New York City against a nuclear attack
d)
recruit men for the military services
11.
Japanese Suicide Bombers were called
a)
Kamikaze
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Bushido
d)
Sitzkrieg
12.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
13.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?
a)
island-hopping
b)
anaconda plan
c)
appeasement
d)
blitzkrieg
14.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?
a)
aggression
b)
advancement
c)
internment
d)
appeasement
15.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ .
a)
dictator
b)
prime minister
c)
president
d)
governor
16.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
a relocation camp for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
b)
a relocation camp for Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
c)
the widespread killing of Jews by Nazis
d)
the time period following WWII
17.
This is the name remembered for the Allied attack on Nazi-controlled France on June 6, 1944.
a)
Operation Barbarossa
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
d)
Omaha
18.
What style of warfare did the Germans use to quickly conquer territory?
a)
Donner und Blitzen
b)
Sitzkrieg
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Amphibious
19.
Which battle saved England from a German invasion?
a)
The Battle of Trafalgar
b)
The Battle of Britain
c)
The Battle of Gallipoli
d)
The Battle of Ireland
20.
How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?
a)
Through diplomatic negotiations
b)
By capturing their capital city
c)
By dropping two atomic bombs on them
d)
By surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave
21.
Which Axis Power conquered Manchuria, the Philippines and other territories in the Pacific?
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
USSR
22.
Hitler's Operation Barbarossa was a plan to attack ____.
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
23.
Who did Hitler make a nonaggression pact with before WW2?
a)
Stalin
b)
Lenin
c)
Mao
d)
Hitler
24.
Hitler annexed the following
German-speaking country in 1938 because he wanted more "living space"
German-speaking country in 1938 because he wanted more "living space"
a)
Austria
b)
Czechoslovakia
c)
Poland
d)
Hungary
25.
The defense of which Russian city marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II?
a)
Leningrad
b)
Moscow
c)
Odessa
d)
Stalingrad
26.
The Big Three met for the first time in the middle of 1943 in
a)
Potsdam
b)
Tehran
c)
Casablanca
d)
Yalta
27.
Which of the following was one of the factors for the failure of Operation Barbarossa?
a)
China came to Russia's aid
b)
Russian winter
c)
Germany had to withdraw to help Italy
d)
miscommunication by German generals
28.
Which battle was the turning point in the Pacific theater which included the heroism of John C. Waldron?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Okinawa
c)
Guadacanal
d)
Midway
29.
Germany first violated the Treaty of Versailles by
a)
enacting anti-Semetic laws
b)
rearming and militarizing Germany
c)
annexing Austria
d)
entering the Rhineland
30.
Why were the Japanese such tough opponents in the Pacific War?
a)
They fought to the death.
b)
They refused to surrender.
c)
They were taught that surrender was shameful to their families.
d)
All of the above.
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