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WorksheetsCh. 27: WWII
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The day of infamy refers to an attack on what naval base in the US
a)
Guadalcanal
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Philippines
d)
Midway
2.
How was Japan aggressive prior (before) WWII?
a)
invaded China
b)
Build an Atomic Bomb
c)
Helped Hitler in Europe
d)
Attacted Los Angelos
3.
Which of the following were part of the Axis powers?
a)
Great Britain and France
b)
German, Italy, Japan
c)
USA, Russia, France
d)
Germany, France, Great Britain
4.
Which countries are part of the Allied Powers?
a)
Great Britain, France, US, and Soviet Union
b)
Germany, Italy, and Russia
c)
Great Britain, Germany, Japan
d)
Japan, France, and Soviet Union
5.
Which strategy was used by the US in fighting Japan in the Pacific?
a)
All Out War
b)
Island Hopping
c)
Operation Torch
d)
Operation Barbarosa
6.
What did the US do with Japanese citizens during WWII?
a)
Promoted them
b)
Exported them to Japan
c)
Placed them into interment camps
d)
Executed them
7.
The largest water landing battle that ever took place was known as.....
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
VE Day
c)
D-Day Invaision
d)
Battle of the Bulge
8.
The nickname for creating the Atomic Bombs.
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Operation Barbarosa
c)
Big Boy
d)
Little Boy
9.
Which president was in charge throughout most of WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Harry Truman
10.
Which two major cities were bombed with the two atomic bombs?
a)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
Tapai and Hiroshima
c)
Nagasaki and Tokyo
d)
Hiroshima and Tokyo
11.
Soldiers that used their own language as a code during WWII
a)
Navajo
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Apache
12.
Giving into aggression to keep peace.
a)
Kamikaze
b)
Holocaust
c)
Embargo
d)
Appeasement
13.
Hitler promised not to seek further territory
a)
Okinawa Agreement
b)
Pearl Harbor Conference
c)
Munich Pact
d)
Bracero Program
14.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
15.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
a)
Japan surrendering
b)
The atomic bombings
c)
Germany surrendering
d)
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
16.
Why were natural resources, like gasoline, scarce during WWII?
a)
The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural resources.
b)
The U.S. had all the natural resources it needed.
c)
Natural resources were scarce because they were needed for the war effort.
d)
Americans were greedy and did not want to share the natural resources.
17.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
18.
Which of the following is NOT true about the United States during World War II?
a)
The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
b)
Factories produced war goods and natural resources were rationed.
c)
Most women stayed home to raise children and tend to their husbands.
d)
The Tuskegee Airmen helped the allies defeat the Axis powers.
19.
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
20.
Which famous leader in WWII was Emperor of Japan, ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor, and had a military alliance with Nazi Germany?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
21.
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
22.
What role did women take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
23.
How are dictators able to rise to power after countries suffer hardships?
a)
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
b)
Dictators promise freedom.
c)
Dictators allow everyone to vote.
d)
Dictators promise to end fascism.
24.
Germany employed a tactic that used extremely quick attacks. What was this called
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
lebenbaum
c)
leningrad
d)
Trench warfare
25.
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan wanted to force the US into the war
b)
Japan had an embargo on the US
c)
The US attacked Japan first
d)
Japan wanted to cripple the US Pacific Fleet
26.
What event began World War II?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
Munich Conference
27.
What is the policy of appeasement?
a)
giving in to an aggressor to avoid war
b)
standing up for one's beliefs
c)
depending on allies to fight for you
d)
disarming to show your unwillingness to fight
28.
This victory brought American forces closer than ever to Japan
a)
Midway
b)
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
c)
D-Day
d)
Pearl Harbor
29.
This battle was fought in North Africa, German victory would have given Hitler access to Egypt and Middle Eastern oil supplies
a)
Stalingrad
b)
El Alamein
c)
Normandy
30.
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
31.
Why did President Truman authorize the use of the Atomic Bomb on Japan?
a)
To help spread Fascist Ideas
b)
To prevent U.S. casualties
c)
To Prevent Japanese Casualties
d)
Because he thought it was cool
32.
Which characteristic is always true of a totalitarian 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
33.
Why did President Truman decide to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan?
a)
President Truman thought it would be easier and faster to use atomic bombs
b)
Truman thought too many U.S. soldiers would die if the U.S. invaded Japan
c)
President Truman wanted to test out the atomic bomb
d)
President Truman did NOT use atomic bombs
34.
What is VJ Day?
a)
The day that Japan was bombed
b)
The day President Truman was elected President
c)
The day the war started
d)
The day Japan surrendered to the Allies
35.
A ruler who has total control of a country and its people is called
a)
a president
b)
a dictator
c)
a racist
36.
a government that controls the economy, culture and all parts of people's lives is called
a)
fascism
b)
nationalism
c)
isolationism
d)
mobilization
37.
Surrounded, with Berlin under siege, Hitler
a)
Commits suicide, effectively ending the German resistance
b)
Successfully flees to Argentina
c)
Pushes back the Americans through "The Bulge"
d)
Retires from his military career to take up acting
38.
The counterattack that pushed back American lines in Germany was called
a)
The Bulge
b)
The Wall
c)
The Night of Terrors
d)
The Night of the Long Knives
39.
This was the term for the secret operation to invade France
a)
Opeation Overlord
b)
D-Day
c)
Operation Hummingbird
d)
Operation Iraqi Freedom
40.
The Axis powers were bound together with the
a)
Tripartite
b)
Tridentine
c)
Entente
d)
Munich
41.
The United States, at the beginning of the war, wanted to
a)
Remain neutral
b)
help their allies
c)
bomb Japan
d)
expand holdings in the pacific
42.
Which of the following was not an Axis leader during WWII?
a)
Churchill
b)
Tojo
c)
Hitler
d)
Mussolini
43.
After WWI, the ____________________________ of the 1930s brought chaos and unemployment to Europe, which led to the rise of authoritarian dictators.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Great Depression
d)
Invasion of Nanking
44.
Use the following quote to answer the question.... "My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany to bringing peace with honor. I believe it is peaces for our time... Go home and get a nice quiet sleep." 4/30/1938 By Neville Chamberlain.
The statement above reflects the British belief that which of the following policies would prevent another war?
The statement above reflects the British belief that which of the following policies would prevent another war?
a)
reparation
b)
appeasement
c)
isolation
d)
containment
45.
Early in WWII, Allied leaders decided that the enemy they had to defeat first was...
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Imperial Japan
c)
Nazi Germany
d)
Ottoman Empire
46.
In what way did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of WWII?
a)
It called for the dissolving of the League of Nations, thus removing an organization for resolving future conflicts
b)
It gave Germany too much power by letting Germany keep the Alsace-Lorraine region of France
c)
It weakened the Allied countries by making France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies
d)
It imposed harsh reparation payments on Germany, which led to economic and political instability
47.
What officially ended the Great Depression?
a)
Mobilization for War
b)
Doing Nothing
48.
Who worked in the Factories during the Mobilization for War?
a)
Aftrican Americans
b)
Women
c)
Hispanics
d)
All of the Above
49.
What did people on the homefront do to support the war effort?
a)
Ration gas, bread, metal, ect
b)
Work in factories creating war materials
c)
Recycle and donate old usable materials
d)
All of the above
50.
Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps during WWII?
a)
The government needed the land they were living on
b)
There was evidence of thousands performing terrorist acts and spying
c)
Americans were prejudiced and fearful after the attack on Pearl Harbor
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