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WorksheetsWW II
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
2.
The name given to the killing of millions of Jewish and others by the Nazis.
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Holocaust
c)
Auswitz
d)
Concentration Camps
3.
Which event caused the United States to join World War II?
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Iwo Jima
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
V-J Day
4.
The Allied attack and landing at Normandy, France and the turning point of the war in Europe.
a)
V-E Day
b)
v-J Day
c)
Landing Day
d)
D-Day
5.
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.
6.
This poster was an icon for
a)
women factory workers during WWII
b)
housewives
c)
transgender soldiers
d)
suffragettes
7.
Women began working where during World War II?
a)
home
b)
factories
c)
schools
d)
offices
8.
Posters like these promoted
a)
war bonds
b)
rationing
c)
war production
d)
liberty bells
9.
Executive Order 9066 removed the Japanese from the U.S. West Coast because
a)
Americans feared for the safety of the Japanese Americans
b)
Americans feared they would help Japan
c)
they refused to sign loyalty oaths
d)
they stole information from the U.S. government
10.
The Lend-Lease Act and the Destroyers-for-Bases deal were adopted prior to World War II primarily because these actions would
a)
stop the spread of communism
b)
help Allied nations without the United States entering the war
c)
create jobs to end the Great Depression
d)
convince the American people that war was necessary
11.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
12.
Why did President Truman choose to drop the atomic bomb?
a)
protect lives of Japanese citizens.
b)
save American lives.
c)
become a superpower.
d)
prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan.
13.
V-E Day stands for
a)
Victory over England
b)
Victory over Europe
c)
Victory over Ethiopia
d)
Victory over Equatorial
14.
Anti-Semitism means
a)
hostile to and prejudice against in general
b)
hostile to and prejudice against many people but not all
c)
hostile to and prejudice of against Jewish people
15.
What was Hitler's "Final Solution"?
a)
To divide land among his Generals
b)
A plan to win the war before the US entered
c)
A mass genocide of the Jews in concentration camp;s
d)
The invasion of the Soviet Union in "Operation Barbarossa"
16.
Why are VE and VJ days important?
a)
Japan and Germany declared war on the Allies.
b)
Japan and Germany surrendered to the Allies.
c)
The United States joined WWII.
d)
The Axis Powers won WWII.
17.
The Nuremberg trials showed that
a)
defeated nations have no rights in international courts
b)
individuals can be held accountable for "war crimes"
c)
soldiers must follow orders of their superiors
d)
international justice calls for reparations from defeated nations
18.
Who was the leader of the United States?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
19.
Which leader believed in Aryan Supremacy and blamed the Jewish people for the problems in the world?
a)
Stalin
b)
Tojo
c)
Stalin
d)
Hitler
20.
The victory here was the US first major victory in the Pacific
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Okinawa
d)
Midway
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