WorksheetsWorld War II Assessment
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
WWII officially began in Europe when
a)
Hitler invaded Poland
b)
Hitler occupied Austria
c)
Germany attacked Russia
d)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
2.
Which battle was the turning point of the Pacific War
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Operation Walrus
3.
FDR's "a date which will live in infamy"
a)
the start of the Great Depression
b)
Germany's invasion of Poland
c)
Hitler's suicide
d)
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
4.
During WWII, the U.S. government set up detention camps for
a)
Japanese Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
Labor protestors
d)
German Americans
5.
NATO and __________ were created to keep peace in the world
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
UN
c)
League of Nations
6.
What aided European countries to resist Communism
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Sputnik
7.
The G.I. Bill gave veterans
a)
government jobs
b)
protection from future wars
c)
guaranteed jobs
d)
education and home loans
8.
The Baby Boom refers to
a)
Killing Japanese children during WWII
b)
A rise in births before WWII
c)
A rise in births after WWII
9.
Ruled Russia with an iron fist after Lenin.
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Rasputin
d)
Leon Trotsky
10.
During WWII, the US government sent a particular group of Americans to internment camps in Colorado & Wyoming. They were the
a)
Mexican-Americans
b)
African-Americans
c)
Japanese-Americans
d)
German-Americans
11.
The most famous group of black Americans to fight in WWII were the
a)
Tiger Tank Battalion
b)
442nd Combat Regiment Team
c)
Fighting Seabees
d)
Tuskegee Airmen
12.
Who was the chief of staff of the entire US military during World War II?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
George Patton
c)
Douglas MacArthur
d)
George Marshall
13.
The name given to the over 6 million women workers in factories during World War II was
a)
Aunt Sally's
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Working Betty's
d)
Gracious Greta's
14.
The Battle of __?__ was a 1942 battle in the Pacific during which American planes sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers.
a)
Bulge
b)
Midway
c)
Britain
d)
Normandy
15.
What day was Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japanese?
a)
9-1-39
b)
12-7-41
c)
6-4-42
d)
6-6-44
16.
This act said we would loan Britain guns and they could just return them after the war was over.
a)
Lend Lease
b)
Cash and Carry
c)
River Overflow
d)
Soviet Give Back
17.
How did war bonds, victory gardens and rationing impact the war effort?
a)
they convinced people to work in war factories
b)
they provided needed supplies for the troops
c)
they had no impact
18.
Cases held 1945-1949 to prosecute Nazi leaders and members for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Nuremberg Laws
c)
Final Solution
d)
Nuremberg Trials
19.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
20.
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Francisco Franco
21.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Francisco Franco
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
22.
What is the term used for the Allies' allowance of Germany to annex the Sudetenland?
a)
Accommodation
b)
Alignment
c)
Arrangement
d)
Appeasement
23.
Which event was NOT a cause of World War II?
a)
the United States' imposed embargo on exports to Japan
b)
the Soviet Union's invasion of Poland and the Baltic Countries
c)
Hitler's invasion of Poland
d)
Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union
24.
Which event did NOT cause America to abandon neutrality during World War II
a)
The United States imposed an embargo on Germany
b)
The Tripartite Pact required that Italy and Germany declare war on the United States.
c)
Japan invaded Manchuria and China.
d)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
25.
In mid-1941, Hitler turned on his former ally and invaded
a)
Great Britain
b)
Italy
c)
the Soviet Union
d)
France
26.
What military action began the liberation of France from Nazi control during World War II?
a)
Invasion of Normandy
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Miracle at Dunkirk
d)
Battle of Guadalcanal
27.
Which president made the decision to use atomic bombs to force Japan to surrender?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
John F. Kennedy
28.
During World War II, which group of minorities was given very limited opportunities to serve in combat and typically filled non-combatant support positions?
a)
African-Americans
b)
Japanese-Americans
c)
Mexican-Americans
d)
German-Americans
29.
What international agreement attempts to ensure the humane treatment of prisoners of war by establishing rules of war?
a)
Camp David Accords
b)
Tripartite Alliance
c)
Kellogg-Briand Pact
d)
Geneva Conventions
30.
During World War II, which country was the most brutal to prisoners of war?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Great Britain
31.
Why were women and minorities able to make economic gains during World War II?
a)
Labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups.
b)
Increased educational opportunities for women and minorities.
c)
A shortage of labor created new opportunities in the workplace.
d)
New civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices.
32.
Which military tactic did the Nazis use in the Battle of Britain?
a)
Land invasions
b)
Submarine attacks
c)
Tank assaults
d)
Bomber raids
33.
African Americans migrated to cities during World War II in search of —
a)
agricultural jobs
b)
jobs in war plants
c)
adequate housing
d)
educational opportunities
34.
Which minority group living on the west coast was forced into internment camps during World War II?
a)
Italian-Americans
b)
Mexican-Americans
c)
German-Americans
d)
Japanese-Americans
35.
The purpose of World War II advertisement campaigns was to
a)
keep Americans focused on the war
b)
generate support of the entertainment industry
c)
prevent government censorship of war news
d)
encourage peaceful protests of the war
36.
These African American airman served in Europe with distinction
a)
Tuskegee
b)
Nisei
c)
Navajo
37.
This victory brought American forces closer than ever to Japan
a)
Midway
b)
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
c)
D-Day
d)
Pearl Harbor
38.
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
39.
WWII was fought from:
a)
1941-1947
b)
1939-1941
c)
1939-1945
d)
1933-1941
40.
What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?
a)
Giving aid to the Allies without joining the war
b)
Giving aid to the Axis without joining the war
c)
Sending troops to fight in Europe
d)
Helping China fight the Soviets
41.
What was the name of the plan to make the atomic bomb?
a)
The Bracero Program
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Bronx Venture
d)
The Brooklyn Enterprise
42.
Who were the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany, Italy, China
b)
United States, Great Britain (UK), Soviet Union (USSR)
c)
Italy, France, Germany
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
43.
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
44.
Which event marked the turning point in the European front?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of Britain
d)
Invasion of Poland
45.
Who is the dictator of Japan?
a)
Stalin
b)
Hitler
c)
Tojo
d)
Hirohito
46.
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
a)
After WWII
b)
After WWI
c)
After Spanish American War
d)
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor
47.
Joseph Stalin is to the Soviet Union as Hitler is to ________
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Japan
d)
Britain
48.
Attack the prompted the United States to join WWII
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
El-Alamein
c)
D-Day
49.
Due to paranoia, hitler invaded his own Ally, _____________.
a)
Turkey
b)
Austria
c)
Russia
d)
Japan
50.
Germany employed a tactic that used extremely quick attacks. What was this called
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
lebenbaum
c)
leningrad
d)
Trench warfare
51.
The extermination of 11 million people, including 9 million Jews, was called
a)
Holocaust
b)
Reichtag
c)
Third Reich
52.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Trotsky
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Kruschev
53.
One factor that helped Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany was his
a)
use of the spoken word.
b)
promise to join the League of Nations.
c)
development of a democratic form of government.
d)
acquisition of Manchuria.
54.
Before 1934 Americans did not take Hitler's emotional speeches seriously because they
a)
felt that the German people did not support Hitler.
b)
were too preoccupied with domestic problems.
c)
did not understand the speeches.
d)
wanted the United States to gain world leadership.
55.
Hitler was appeased at the Munich Conference with a portion of this country called the Sudetenland.
a)
Germany
b)
Czechoslovakia
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Great Britain
56.
Beginning in September 1942, which battle ended Germany’s eastward expansion in the Soviet Union in February 1943?
a)
The Battle of Midway
b)
The Battle of Berlin
c)
The Battle of Stalingrad
d)
The Battle of the Bulge
57.
On June 6, 1944 General Eisenhower directed the largest combined land-sea-air invasion in history known as __________.
a)
V-E Day
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
D-Day
58.
Operation Overlord enabled the Allied forces to
a)
establish a base from which they swept the Germans out of France.
b)
increase their bombing raids in Germany.
c)
wage a fierce propaganda campaign warning that the troops would hit the beaches at Normandy.
d)
capture Stalingrad.
59.
Why did Truman order the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
a)
He hoped to demonstrate the superior power of the United States.
b)
He hoped to obtain Japan’s unconditional surrender and avoid a ground invasion.
c)
He was worried that Japan was growing stronger and gaining more territories as the war progressed.
d)
He was angry that Japan had rebuffed his attempts to negotiate a peace settlement.
60.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
61.
What race did the Nazi's proclaim as the "master race"?
a)
Americans
b)
Japanese
c)
Aryan
d)
Japanese
62.
Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?
a)
Semitism
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
ghetto
d)
Holocaust
63.
On the evening of November 9, 1938, 250 Jewish synagogues were burned, Jewish businesses destroyed, and many Jewish people killed. This event was known as _____.
a)
Holocaust
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Anti-semitism
d)
Ghetto
64.
What is this?
a)
Star of David
b)
Symbol representing helpful people.
c)
Tattoo all Jewish people
were given
were given
d)
good luck charm
65.
Hitler's plan to systematically kill are Jews was called ____ .
a)
Night of Broken Glass
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
The Final Solution
d)
Holocaust
66.
How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?
a)
6 hundred thousand
b)
6 million
c)
6 hundred million
d)
it is not known how many people were killed.
67.
What was the name of the largest death camp located in Poland?
a)
Auschwitz
b)
Bergen-Belsen
c)
Belzec
d)
Treblinka
68.
Nazis believed Germans were racially superior and Jews were ______ .
a)
prejudiced
b)
unkind
c)
inferior
d)
respected
69.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
70.
What does persecution mean?
a)
Treating people well because of their political views
b)
Treating someone cruelly due to their race, religion, or political views
c)
Treating someone well because you really like them
d)
Treating people bad because you dislike the same people they dislike
71.
What was a concentration camp?
a)
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned
b)
A place where prisoners of war are placed
c)
A camp where people go to do work for the government
d)
A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school
72.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
73.
When speaking about the "Holocaust," what time period are we referring to?
a)
1933-1945
b)
1925-1930
c)
1945-1950
d)
1970-1975
74.
How many interment camps were there?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
3
d)
1
75.
What did the Japanese-Americans do in the camps?
a)
Work
b)
Play with friends
c)
Go on field trips
d)
Hunt animals
76.
Who were Japan's allies?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
U.S. and France
c)
Austria-Hungary and Britain
d)
Australia and Zimbabwe
77.
Who were the U.S.'s allies?
a)
France, Italy, China
b)
Great Britain, China, Soviet Union
c)
Japan, Australia, Denmark
d)
Turkey, Afghanistan, Soviet Union
78.
Where were most of the internment camps built?
a)
in isolated areas such as swamps and deserts
b)
in cities out west
c)
only on the east coast
d)
in Tennessee
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