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WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What country took blame for World War I and went into a great depression?
a)
Germany
b)
USA
c)
Italy
d)
Britain
2.
The dictator of Germany during WWII.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
3.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII and also believed in fascism. ?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
4.
The leader of Japan during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
5.
America did not want to get involved in other country's conflicts. This was known as __________________________
a)
Imperialism
b)
Axis
c)
Isolationism
d)
Dictatorship
6.
The United States president who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
George Washington
7.
Who was the United States President when Pearl Harbor was attacked?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
John Adams
8.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
9.
This country was neutral at the beginning of WWII.
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
United States
10.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
11.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
12.
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Global Powers
13.
Germany, Italy, Japan
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Global Powers
14.
What was the name of the Pacific island where an important battle was won by Allied soldiers? It was important because it gave the Allies closer airstrips to Japan.
a)
Maui
b)
Easter Island
c)
Honolulu
d)
Iwo Jima
15.
The day Germany surrendered
a)
VE-Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VJ-Day
16.
The day the war ended in Asia.
a)
VE-Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VJ-Day
d)
Iwa Jima
17.
The day the Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. The forces were able to push Hitler and the Nazi soldiers out of France.
a)
VE-Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VJ-Day
d)
Iwo Jima
18.
What event led to the US joining WWII?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.
19.
The Japanese were fierce warriors. Battles with them had huge casualties because they never gave up and were willing to sacrifice themselves. Americans had seen this happen at Iwo Jima and other battles as __________ pilots crashed their planes into U.S. ships on purpose.
a)
skilled
b)
kamikaze
c)
fighter
d)
bomber
20.
What event led to the start of WWII?
a)
Germany invaded Poland
b)
Germany invaded Austria
c)
Germany formed an alliance with Italy
d)
Germany formed an alliance with Japan
21.
Why did President Roosevelt ask Congress to declare war on Japan?
a)
the attack at Pearl Harbor
b)
the attack at Iwo Jima
c)
the sinking of the Lusitania
d)
the explosion of the USS Maine
22.
A group of skilled African American pilots during WWII
a)
Rough Riders
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
23.
Why was rationing used during WWII?
a)
What's rationing?
b)
The US didn't ration anything.
c)
So that there were more soldiers.
d)
To make sure that the Army had the supplies needed.
24.
Which statement about the US economy during WWII is accurate?
a)
Many essential goods were rationed.
b)
The manufacturing of automobiles increased.
c)
Worker productivity declined.
d)
Prices on most goods fell rapidly.
25.
Many Americans made sacrifices during the war so that soldiers would have plenty. Some of the items rationed during the war were ...
a)
rubber
b)
coffee
c)
meat
d)
ALL of the answers are correct
26.
The time period when millions of Jews were killed and persecuted because of their religion.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Fascism
c)
Holocaust
d)
Pearl Harbor
27.
Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust?
a)
Japanese
b)
African Americans
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
28.
First, Hitler hurt the Jews economically by ordering Germans not to shop in stores owned by Jews. Then, his army made them leave their homes and live in crowded areas called ghettos. The Jews were forced to work as slaves. Finally, Jews were forced into _________________ or death camps where they were starved or murdered by breathing poison gas.
a)
concentration camps
b)
prisoner of war camps
c)
Aryan supremacy camps
d)
anti-Semitism camps
29.
These posters were used to convince Americans to join the workforce and ration during WWII.
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
Propaganda Posters
c)
Radio Ads
d)
Twitter
30.
Propaganda is the spreading of ideas to promote a cause.
a)
True
b)
false
31.
With which of the following is this image most closely associated?
a)
The struggle of women's suffrage
b)
The role of women in the WWII workplace
c)
The effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment
d)
The influence of feminism on national politics
32.
Which of the following was NOT a role of women during WWII?
a)
soldiers
b)
mechanics
c)
nurses
d)
pilots
33.
replaced jobs men had, gained new skills
a)
Women
b)
Japanese Americans
c)
Immigrants
d)
Illegal Immigrants
34.
A fictitious character appearing on government posters encouraging women to help in the war effort and was the symbol for the working woman during WWII...
a)
Rosie the Riveter
b)
Wanda the Welder
c)
Barbara the Builder
d)
Tina the Typist
35.
Americans were encouraged to grow their own vegetables to support the war effort
a)
Victory Gardens
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day
d)
USS Arizona
36.
How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII?
a)
Germany was forced to surrender.
b)
Italy was forced to surrender.
c)
The Soviet Union was forced to surrender.
d)
Japan was forced to surrender.
37.
Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atomic bombs?
a)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
Kyoto and Tokyo
c)
Nagasaki and Kyoto
d)
Tokyo and Hiroshima
38.
Which of the following describes the United Nations?
a)
an international peace-keeping organization that works to prevent wars
b)
works alongside organizations like the American Red Cross to provide relief to areas who have experienced natural disasters or devastation from war
c)
protects basic human rights; intervenes when people's basic rights are being taken away or denied
d)
ALL of the answers are correct
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