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World War II

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the big event that started WWII?

a)

Italy invaded Austria

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

Germany invaded Hungary

d)

Japan invaded Czechoslovakia

2.

What party did Hitler create?

a)

Nice party

b)

Nazi Party

c)

Communist Party

d)

Helping party

3.

I am the guy who made the Fascist party and was the leader of Italy. Who am I?

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Mussolini

d)

Tojo

4.

I am the guy who ruled Russia and was the creator of the communist party. Who am I?

a)

Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Tojo

d)

Stalin

5.

Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?

a)

Stalin

b)

Tojo

c)

Mussolini

d)

Hitler

6.

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

7.

The Allies consisted of......

a)

Japan, Germany, and America

b)

America, Italy, and Australia

c)

USA, Soviet Union, and Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii

8.

Using less goods, so that soldiers would have food and supplies for the war.

a)

Rationing

b)

Proportioning

c)

Propaganda

d)

Conservation

9.

When a country chose to remain neutral and out of the affairs of other countries

a)

Isolationism

b)

Propaganda

c)

Appeasement

d)

Rationing

10.

_____ forced Germany to disarm and repay war debts at the end of WWI.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Appeasement

d)

Manhattan Project

11.

Who was the commander of the Japanese military?

a)

MacArthur

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Rommel

d)

Tojo

12.

Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?

a)

Americans

b)

Christians

c)

Muslims

d)

Jews

13.

Who was the prime minister of England?

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Churchill

c)

Hitler

d)

Truman

14.

Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Jefferson DAvis

15.

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

16.

Emperor of Japan during WW2

a)

Mussolini

b)

Hirohito

c)

Hitler

d)

Khan

17.

Why did America enter WW2?

a)

Assassination of F.D.R

b)

Hitler took power

c)

Attack of Pearl Harbor

d)

The invasion of Poland

18.

Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...

a)

Stay at home for their children

b)

Work in factories

c)

Protest the war

19.

What was Hitler's biggest mistake?

a)

Invading Russia

b)

using u-boats to disrupt trade

c)

blitzkreig of France

d)

Allying himself with Italy

20.

What were the laws that Congress passed so that the U.S. would not get involved in any future wars?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Selective Training and Service Act

d)

Neutrality Acts

21.

What specific law gave the government power to give or lend war materials to Great Britain without expecting to be paid back?

a)

Cash-and-Carry

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Selective Training and Service Act

d)

War Acts

22.

What was the Allied strategy to get close enough to bomb Japan in the Pacific known as? 

a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
23.
Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place? 
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Normandy, France
c)
Nagasaki, Japan
d)
Berlin, Germany 
24.
Where were Japanese Americans relocated after the bombing of Pearl Harbor? 
a)
concentration camps
b)
Internment camps 
25.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)

Joseph Stalin

d)
Franklin Roosevelt 
26.
Which of the following was NOT an Allied Power during WWII? 
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Italy 
27.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ . 
a)
dictator 
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor 
28.
What was rationing? 
a)
growing a garden to help with food supplies in your backyard
b)
donating money to the government to help in the war effort
c)
a practice of limiting the amount of food or resources people could buy
d)
used to show support of the war effort (usually posters or movies) 
29.
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.
30.
Which of the following was NOT a role of women during WWII? 
a)
soldiers
b)
mechanics
c)
nurses
d)
pilots 
31.
What was the Manhattan Project? 
a)
radio beams used to determine location of objects
b)
the world's first computer 
c)
effort by the US to build the first atomic bomb
d)
a complicated code machine used by German military 
32.
What was the Holocaust? 
a)
a relocation camp for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
b)
a relocation camp for Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
c)
the widespread killing of Jews by Nazis
d)
the time period following WWII
33.

This president was elected to serve as president for 4 terms in a row. He also was famous for his "fireside chats" during the Great Depression.

a)

MacArthur

b)

FDR

c)

Truman

d)

Eisenhower

34.
- 1944
 - The allies decided to liberate France from Germany by leaving Great Britain, sailing across the English Channel invading on French beaches
a)
Battle of Normandy
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Bataan Death March
d)
Battle of Midway
35.

- 1945

- The U.S. needed a base near the Japanese coast where planes and ships could return.

- The Japanese did not defend the beaches of the island but instead went inland using a series of tunnels and dugouts.

- American marines got involved in costly warfare trying to find the Japanese soldiers in the caves, dugouts, and tunnels.

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of Okinawa

d)

Battle of the Bulge

36.

Which Axis power is represented by letter "A."

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)

Germany

37.

Letter "B" represents a battle in the Pacific theater. This is a battle that was considered a turning point for the U.S. in Asia. The Japanese lost several navy ships during this battle.

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of Normandy (D-Day)

d)

Battle of Pearl Harbor

38.

Letter "A" represents which allied country?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

United Kingdom

39.

Letter "B" is which Axis country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

France

40.

Letter "C" represents which Allied country?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

France

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Germany

41.

What was the purpose of ration books?

a)

to control how many resources people used

b)

Controlled air planes in the 1800s

c)

allow each person to have only a fixed amount of property

42.

June 6, 1944, the day on which Allied forces landed in Normandy, France to begin a massive invasion against the Germans and the occupied territory of Europe.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

D-Day

d)

Stalingrad

43.

Which of the following were some products rationed during WW2? Choose all that apply!

a)

Sugar

b)

Gasoline

c)

Meat

d)

Rubber

44.
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
45.

Why were Japanese-Americans persecuted (treated badly)?

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Holocaust

46.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
47.

Pick 3 ways Americans helped support the war effort at home.

a)

Started their own businesses

b)

Women worked in factories building war supplies

c)

Bought new homes

d)

Families rationed so that soldiers would have what they needed

e)

Planted "Victory Gardens" to grow their own vegetables

48.
Why did the United States military use codes?
a)
To help put the airplanes in order.
b)
To help forecast the weather.
c)
To grade the soldiers on their success in the military.
d)
To make it difficult for the enemy to know their plans.
49.
The code talkers were a group of Navajos who served in the United States Marine Corps during which war?
a)
Civil War
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
Revolutionary War
50.
What was the name of the  president who allowed the bomb to be dropped?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Shawn Moore
d)
Harry Man
51.
What country was the bomb dropped on
a)
U.S.A.
b)
Texas
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
52.
Who warned President Roosevelt in a letter in 1939 about the possibility of nuclear weapons?
a)
James Neutron
b)
Susan "Mandark" Astronomonov
c)
Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz
d)
Albert Einstein
53.
Who was in charge of the research and design of the Atomic bomb (also known as the father of the Atomic bomb)?
a)
Robert Downey Jr.
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Robert Oppenheimer
d)
J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.
54.

Why did many Americans not want the atomic bomb to be dropped?

a)

They didn't like the name

b)

It was expensive

c)

They were concerned with the damage it would do

d)

It was a good idea

55.

What was the name of the secret project created in hopes of developing an atomic weapon?

a)

New York Project

b)

Atomic Project

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

Oppenheimer Project

56.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African American combat pilots
b)
African American baseball players
c)
violent civil rights activist
57.
World War II happened between which years?
a)
1955-1965
b)
1939-1945
c)
1945-1955
58.
True or False: In the 1930's many laws were unfair and people were segregated according to race
a)
True
b)
False
59.
Who ended segregation in the military in 1948?
a)
President Harry S. Truman
b)
President Abraham Lincoln
c)
President Ronald Reagan
60.

Allied invasion of North Africa

a)

Operation Petticoat

b)

Operation Downfall

c)

Operation Torch

d)

Battle of Britain

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