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WorksheetsWWII Review
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The extermination of 11 million people, including 9 million Jews, was called
a)
Holocaust
b)
Reichtag
c)
Third Reich
2.
Germany employed a tactic that used extremely quick attacks. What was this called
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
lebenbaum
c)
leningrad
d)
Trench warfare
3.
What happened December 7th 1941?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Sinking of the Titanic
c)
WWI
d)
Battle of Britain
4.
Who is the dictator of Japan?
a)
Stalin
b)
Hitler
c)
Tojo
d)
Hirohito
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
What was the major turning point in the Pacific War against Japan?
a)
Battle of Iwo Jima
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Battle of Okinawa
10.
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
11.
What event began World War II?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
Munich Conference
12.
WWII was fought from:
a)
1941-1947
b)
1939-1941
c)
1939-1945
d)
1933-1941
13.
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
14.
This victory brought American forces closer than ever to Japan
a)
Midway
b)
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
c)
D-Day
d)
Pearl Harbor
15.
War Bonds
a)
US citizens finance war, patriotism
b)
US plan in pacific during WWII
c)
US factories convert to make war supplies
d)
let Hitler get his way
16.
cause of WWII, let Hitler get his way
a)
Appeasement
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
War Bonds
d)
island hoppin
17.
Victory in Europe
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
D-Day
d)
V-R Day
18.
Island Hopping
a)
U.S. war strategy in Europe in WW1
b)
U.S. war strategy in Pacific during WW1
c)
U.S. war strategy in Pacific during WW2
d)
U.S. war strategy in Europe during WW2
19.
WW2, U.S. factories convert to make war supplies
a)
War Production Board
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
Social Security Act
d)
WIC Program
20.
Allied Powers
a)
The Good guys in WW2
U.S. Great Britain, Soviet Union, France
U.S. Great Britain, Soviet Union, France
b)
The Good guys in WW2
U.S., Great Britain, Japan, France
U.S., Great Britain, Japan, France
c)
The Bad Guys in WW2 U.S. , Great Britain, Soviet Union, France
d)
The Good Guys in WW2
U.S., France, Spain, Soviet Union
U.S., France, Spain, Soviet Union
21.
Commander of Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Erwin Rommel
c)
Chester Nimitiz
d)
George S. Patton
22.
Douglas MacArthur
a)
Commander of US Army in Pacific
b)
Commander of US Army in Europe
c)
Commander of US Navy and Allied land and sea forces in the Pacific
d)
Commander of Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion
23.
Chester W. Nimitz
a)
Commander of US Army in Pacific
b)
Commander of US Navy and Allied land and sea forces in the Pacific
c)
Commander of Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion
d)
"The Soldiers General" commanded the largest US army formation to ever take the field
24.
Harry S. Truman
a)
32nd POTUS who led during the Great Depression, The New Deal, and most of WW2
b)
33rd POTUS after death of FDR, Fair Deal, made decision to drop Atomic bomb
c)
31st POTUS who led the country into the Great Depression
25.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
a)
32nd POTUS who led during the Great Depression, The New Deal, and most of WW2
b)
31st POTUS who led the country into the Great Depression
c)
33rd POTUS after death of FDR, Fair Deal, made decision to drop Atomic bomb
26.
This country was blamed for World War I and forced to pay huge war reparations to the Allies.
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Germany
d)
United States
27.
Germany had to abandon daylight air attacks on Britain because
a)
Germany had to concentrate on a land invasion of Britain.
b)
too many German planes were shot down by British fighter pilots.
c)
German pilots were not well trained in daylight attacks.
d)
it needed its air force to prepare for air attacks against the Soviet Union.
28.
Who said this: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Joseph Stalin
29.
Following the Battle of Britain, Winston Churchill said "Never was so much owed by so many to so few." Who was Churchill referring to?
a)
Luftwaffe Pilots
b)
Royal Air Force Pilots
c)
United States Navy
d)
Japanese Aggression
30.
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.
31.
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
32.
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.
33.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Francisco Franco
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
34.
What is the term used for the Allies' allowance of Germany to annex the Sudetenland?
a)
Accommodation
b)
Alignment
c)
Arrangement
d)
Appeasement
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
This organization was created to make propaganda for the war & censor any anti-American speech.
a)
Office of Price Administration
b)
War Production Board
c)
Office of War Information
d)
Office of Scientific Research & Development
40.
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
41.
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
42.
Ruled Russia with an iron fist after Lenin.
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Rasputin
d)
Leon Trotsky
43.
Purpose of this propaganda poster?
a)
eat more organic food
b)
teach children value of hard work
c)
provide more canned goods to troops
d)
enlist in the military
44.
WHY?
a)
support foreign troops
b)
reduce their use of consumer goods
c)
give Allies more supplies
d)
give weapons to soldiers
45.
Agreement between Germans and Soviets not to attack one another
a)
Nonaggression Pact
b)
Munich Conference
c)
Atlantic Charter
d)
No idea
46.
Japanese suicide planes
a)
Blitzkreig
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Okinawa Bombers
d)
Leyte Bombers
47.
British Prime Minister during WWII that worked closely with President Roosevelt
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
48.
President of the United States who died three weeks before V-E day in Europe
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Adolf Hitler
49.
Which of the following was not a reason why the Japanese attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor
a)
We froze Japanese assets
b)
Cut off their oil supply
c)
Bombed Tokyo
d)
Demanded they leave French Indochina
50.
What new organization was formed to promote world peace at the end of World War II?
a)
The United Nations
b)
The European Union
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The European Peace Council
51.
The complete mobilization of all resources: armies, navies, air forces, industries, etc.
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total War
c)
Grand Strategy
d)
Modern Warfare
52.
The last holdout against Germany's complete domination of Europe
a)
Belgium
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Italy
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