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World War 2 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
2.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
3.
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
4.
The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
5.
Who was the prime minister of England?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Truman
6.
Why did Japan decide to attack the United States?
a)
They wanted to claim Hawaii.
b)
They didn't like FDR.
c)
The USA helped China defend itself.
d)
Japan knew only the US Navy was strong enough to stop them.
7.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
8.
Who ruled as a dictator in Italy?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
9.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
10.
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
11.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
12.
Codename for building of atomic bomb
a)
operation overlord
b)
manhattan project
c)
blair witch project 
d)
project 832
13.
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
14.

The German invasion of which nation caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

a)

. Austria

b)

. Belgium

c)

. Czechoslovakia

d)

. Poland

15.

Why did Japan invade Manchuria in 1931?

a)

Japan needed additional laborers for its farms and factories

b)

Japan desired Manchuria's natural resources for its factories.

c)

Japan considered Manchuria the homeland of Japan's earliest people

d)

Japan wanted to use Manchuria's ports to ship goods to the United States

16.

The date on which Japan formally surrendered to the United States in 1945 is commonly referred to as

a)

D-Day

b)

UN Day

c)

. VE Day

d)

VJ Day

17.

When did the Allied troops begin freeing people living in the concentration camps?

a)

after VE Day

b)

after VJ Day

c)

in the weeks shortly before VJ Day

d)

. in the months shortly before VE Day

18.

Which of the following is NOT a reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

a)

The United States stationed its troops in the Philippines

b)

The United States refused to sell raw materials to Japan

c)

The United States signed a defense pact with the Soviet Union.

d)

The United States gave aid to China through the Lend-Lease program.

ID

19.

Which of the following BEST describes why the United States entered World War II?

a)

Japan invaded China.

b)

Germany sank a US ship.

c)

Germany invaded Poland

d)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

20.

What was the outcome of the Battle of Iwo Jima?

a)

Allied troops captured an island in Japan.

b)

Allied bombers destroyed most of Japan's naval fleet.

c)

Japanese bombers sank most of the Allied ships in the Pacific.

d)

Japanese troops captured thousands of Allied troops in the Pacific.

21.
Why were dictators able to rise to power during and after the Great Depression?
a)
Dictators just took over their countries and no one stopped them
b)
Dictators promised they would do what was best for the world
c)
Dictators said that everyone will have plenty of freedom
d)
People wanted strong leaders to rebuild their country after the war because economies were ruined
22.
An organization was created AFTER  WW2 to help countries peacefully resolve conflict.  This organization is called 
a)
League of Nations
b)
NATO
c)
United Nations
23.
Who were the group of African American pilots who flew successful missions during WW2?
a)
Riviters
b)
B2 Bombers
c)
Tuskegee Airmen
d)
Marine one pilots
24.
This person wanted to save lives of Americans fighting in the Pacific so he decided to drop the atomic bomb in Nagasaki and Hiroshima to force Japan to surrender.
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Harry Truman
25.
Who was the Emperor of Japan who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Hirohito
d)
Hitler
26.
President Roosevelt declared war on Japan after
a)
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
b)
the successful island hopping strategy in the Pacific
c)
the United States ran out of resources to support the allies
d)
the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
27.
Russia started out as an Axis power and was attacked by Germany, so they became an Allied Power.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
A concentration camp 
a)
was a place Hitler sent Jews to die
b)
was a place where Japanese Americans were sent so they could not serve as spies for the Japanese
c)
was a place Allied countries sent people who were serving as spies during the war
29.
Places where Japanese Americans were sent during WW2 because Americans were afraid that they would show loyalty to Japan and possibly spy for them.
a)
Concentration Camps
b)
Internment Camps
c)
Spy facilities
d)
They were sent to Japan during the War
30.
Japanese Suicide Bombers were called
a)
Kamikaze 
b)
Blitzkrieg 
c)
Stalingrad
d)
Sitzkrieg
31.
Violating the Treaty of Versailles, hitler invaded the demilitarized?
a)
sudetenland
b)
rhineland
c)
czechoslovakia
d)
austria
32.
violating the treaty of Versailles, hitler built up the Air Force or
a)
royal air force
b)
Option 2*navy
c)
 Marines
d)
Luftwaffe
33.
The newspaper headlines best describes: 
a)
Pacifism 
b)
Nationalism 
c)
Isolationism 
d)
Appeasement 
34.
By 1938, Hitler rebuilt his military in Germany.  What treaty did he violate with this action?
a)
The Munich Agreement
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
d)
Treaty of Paris
35.
With whom did Hitler sign a Non-Aggression Pact in August of 1939?
a)
Churchill
b)
Stalin
c)
FDR
d)
Mussolini
36.
Why did France and Britain use appeasement to stop Hitler
a)
They wanted to avoid another World War
b)
Prevent a Nazi invasion of Russia
c)
To prevent the fall of the league of Nations
d)
Didn't want to anger Germans
37.
Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps?
a)
They threatened United States citizens
b)
They started fighting after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
c)
The government believed Japanese Americans were a threat
d)
The government wanted to kill all Japanese
38.
This poster was an icon for
a)
women factory workers during WWII
b)
housewives
c)
transgender soldiers
d)
suffragettes 
39.
Which event is known as "The Day Which Will Live in Infamy"?
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Midway
d)
D-Day
40.
What year did World War II begin
a)
560 B.C.
b)
1492
c)
1941
d)
1939

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