WorksheetsWWII
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a dictator?
a)
A person that has absolute control over a nation and its people
b)
A person that is elected by the people and answers to their will
c)
A person that runs the government with limits to their power
d)
A person that rules a nation fairly and justly
2.
Who was the president of the United States at the start of World War II?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Ronald Regan
3.
Germany's dictator during WWII was?
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Benito Musselini
4.
Where did the D-Day battle take place?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Hawaii
5.
Where did the United States drop two atomic bombs during WWII?
a)
In a secret lab Washington, D.C.
b)
Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan
c)
The desert in New Mexico
d)
Pearl Harbor
6.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union (USSR)?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Winston Churchhill
7.
Which leader invaded China in pursuit of new territories and natural resources?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Adolf Hitler
8.
Which leader joined the allies in 1941 after a nonaggression pact with Germany was violated by a German invasion?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Adolf Hitler
9.
When was the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a)
August 12th 1972
b)
December 7th 1941
c)
June 8th 1898
d)
May 2nd 1941
10.
Which country join the Axis powers but switched to join the Allies?
a)
Russia (Soviet Union)
b)
China
c)
United States
d)
Great Britain
11.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China
12.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
13.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, U.S.S.R, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
14.
What was the end date of the war in Europe?
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
V-8 day
d)
VH 1 day
15.
How many years did WWII last?
a)
4 years
b)
2 years
c)
6 years
d)
1 year
16.
Which event started WWII?
a)
Invasion of France
b)
D-Day
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Invasion of Poland
17.
The debate at home. The American citizens were concerned about giving weapons to Great Britain.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
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
19.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
20.
What were some opportunities that were given to women and African-Americans that weren't available before the war?
a)
Working as pilots in the military.
b)
Making weapons for the war.
c)
Playing in an All American Girls baseball league.
d)
All of the above
21.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
Military program to start building submarines.
b)
An atomic bomb program
c)
A building in New York City
d)
A city in New York
22.
How did WWII end?
a)
Death camps
b)
Italy surrendering
c)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
Bombing Japan with atomic bombs
23.
During WWII, Japanese Americans were relocated to:
a)
Prison Camps
b)
Concentration camps
c)
Internment Camps
d)
Death camps
24.
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on which country?
a)
China
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Germany
25.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
The Nazis taking over Great Britain.
b)
Jewish people were being killed by the millions.
c)
Japanese people were being killed in concentration camps
d)
Americans were going through a Great Depression.
26.
The Nazis rounded up Jewish people and imprisoned them in:
a)
Concentration camps
b)
Deportment
c)
Prison
d)
Containment
27.
At the end of WWII the _________ were the winner.
a)
Allies Powers
b)
Allied Powers
28.
The Battle of Stalingrad was important during WWII because:
a)
It was the first major victory for the Allies
b)
Japan surrendered for the first time
c)
Germany defeated the U.S.
d)
The atomic bombs were dropped during battle.
29.
Why was the United Nations created?
a)
To make sure wars are fought fairly.
b)
To make sure there were no more future wars.
c)
To give food and shelter to all the homeless people around the world.
d)
To provide weapons to poor countries.
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