WorksheetsWWII Quiz: Beginning to D-Day
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Pride in one's own country (often leading to a desire for self-rule)
a)
imperialism
b)
militarism
c)
nationalism
d)
alliances
2.
A fascination with the military and the glory of war.
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
3.
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
a)
It allowed the United States to lend and lease billions of dollars of supplies to the Allied Powers during the war.
b)
Lending Money to the allied powers
c)
Leasing cars and trucks to Europe.
4.
Who were the victims of the Holocaust?
a)
Russians
b)
Jews
c)
Japanese
d)
Germans
5.
A single party controls the government and every aspect of people's lives.
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Fascism
c)
Appeasement
d)
Auschwitz
6.
Country NOT taken over by Hitler.
a)
France
b)
Czechoslovakia
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
7.
An ideology rooted in militarism, extreme nationalism, racism, and blind loyalty to the state.
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Facism
c)
Genocide
d)
Blitzkrieg
8.
Japan, Germany, and Italy
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
9.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
10.
Name given to anti-Jewish violence in November of 1938
a)
Gestapo
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Dachau
11.
9. What ended the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
Alphabet Agencies
c)
World War II
d)
The Spread of Communism
12.
1. What treaty placed full blame on Germany for WWI?
a)
Versailles
b)
Paris
c)
Washington
d)
London
13.
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.
14.
What was the result of the Munich Conference among Britain, France, Germany, and Italy in 1938?
a)
Declare war on Germany
b)
Agreed to a nonaggression pact
c)
It successfully ended the aggressive expansion of Italy and Germany
d)
Britain and France used appeasement to avoid war
15.
Blitzkrieg was a German military tactic that used their air force and tanks to quickly conquer territories.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Where were the victims of the Holocaust taken?
a)
Concentration camps
b)
Hotels
c)
United States
d)
Summer camps
17.
The Nuremburg Laws of 1935 and Kristallnacht in 1938 are similar because they both
a)
targeted and took away rights of German Jews
b)
were used by Mussolini to come to power in Italy
c)
showed appeasement policies of the League of Nations
d)
converted German factories to total war, rationed supplies, and drafted soldiers
18.
What country signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1939?
a)
Germany
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britain
d)
The United States
19.
US wanted to remain________ by not taking any sides.
a)
Isolated
b)
war
c)
neutral
20.
What was the goal of Hitler's "Final Solution"?
a)
It was a system for winning the war before the Americans entered.
b)
It was a way to gain more soldiers for the invasion of Russia
c)
It was the genocide (mass murder) of people the Nazis considered inferior
d)
It was a process to divide up his territories among his generals
21.
What happened immediately after the US placed an embargo on Japan in 1941?
a)
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
b)
Manchuria became a Japanese protectorate
c)
Pearl Harbor was attacked
d)
The Japanese fleet was destroyed
22.
Which US president said the attack on Pearl harbor was "a day which would live in infamy."
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
23.
In the United States, Japanese Americans were moved out of their homes and placed in
a)
Concentration Camps
b)
Hotels
c)
Internment camps
d)
Prisons
24.
What triggered the actual beginning of World War II?
a)
the British blockade of German ports
b)
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union
c)
the joint invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union
d)
Frances denouncement of the Munich Conference
25.
crowded areas where the German troops forced the Jews
a)
kamikaze
b)
isolationism
c)
ghettos
d)
liberate
26.
belief that Germans represent a superior form of humanity
a)
anti semitism
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Aryan supremacy
d)
Adolf Hitler
27.
prejudice or cruel and unfair treatment against Jews
a)
Axis Powers
b)
anti semitism
c)
liberate
d)
ghettos
28.
Which was the country that Hitler invaded but could NOT conquer because of the harsh winter?
a)
Russia (Battle of Stalingrad)
b)
Belgium (Battle of the Bulge)
c)
France (D-Day)
d)
U.S. (Pearl Harbor)
29.
Who was the Dictator of Italy?
a)
Stalin
b)
Mussolini
c)
Tojo
d)
Hitler
30.
Who didn’t Hitler target in his propaganda?
a)
Aryans
b)
Jewish People
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
German Government
31.
The _________ bombed a US naval base in 1941 on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
a)
Italians
b)
Germans
c)
Japanese
32.
Which battleship was sunk by the Japanese and still sits in the harbor?
a)
USS Arizona
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS Lusitania
33.
Pearl Harbor occurred _______________.
a)
December 8, 1941
b)
December 7, 1941
c)
June 6, 1944
d)
July 2000
34.
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
35.
When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan?
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day
d)
Invasion of Poland
36.
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
37.
Which famous leader in WWII was Emperor of Japan, ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor, and had a military alliance with Nazi Germany?
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
38.
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.
39.
The invasion of _______________ caused the British and French to declare war on Germany, and start WWII.
a)
Poland
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Czechoslovakia
40.
Which of the following is the best example of appeasement?
a)
The US declaring neutrality prior to WWII.
b)
France and GB allowing Germany to rearm despite the Treaty of Versailles
c)
The US refusing to sell oil to Japan.
d)
Germany and the USSR agreeing to a Non-Aggression Treaty.
41.
1. America did not want to get involved in other country's conflicts. This was known as __________________________
a)
Imperialism
b)
Axis
c)
Isolationism
d)
Dictatorship
42.
The United States president at the beginning of WWII was
a)
Hirohito
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Winston Churchill
43.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain/England throughout WWII was
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Harry Truman
c)
George Patton
d)
Joseph Stalin
44.
Hitler used _____________ or lightening war to invade Poland.
a)
Aggression
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Arial Bombing
d)
Maginot Line
45.
Was Hitler able to defeat Great Britain?
a)
No; he targeted farm land
b)
No; the RAF was more prepared and caused heavy German casualties
c)
Yes; he took it after France
d)
No; he didn't have enough bombers
46.
What does the red color represent on this map?
a)
The Allied controlled arears
b)
The countries Hitler has taken over by 1941
c)
The areas that Stalin considers friends
d)
Countries who are part of the League of Nations
47.
What event caused the United States to enter WWII?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Attack on 9/11
48.
How did US entry into WWII impact the economy?
a)
It didn't, nothing changed when we joined.
b)
It helped get us out of the Great Depression.
c)
More people were out of work because of the war.
d)
We produced less things and GDP went down.
49.
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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