WorksheetsPractice Midterm - World Wars
Total questions: 107
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How are dictators able to rise to power after countries suffer hardships?
a)
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
b)
Dictators promise freedom.
c)
Dictators allow everyone to vote.
d)
Dictators promise to end fascism.
2.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
3.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States?
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
4.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
5.
Which country did Germany invade to ignite WWII?
a)
Prussia
b)
East Prussia
c)
France
d)
Poland
6.
What was the purpose of "Island Hopping" in the Pacific?
a)
To add new territories in the Pacific Ocean due to the American need for additional resources to supply the US military
b)
To take Japanese-held islands in order to move within range for American planes to be able to bomb Japan
c)
To bring American troops closer to Germany so that they could invade Europe at Normandy
d)
None of these answers
7.
How did the US become involved in WWII?
a)
When Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan
b)
When Germany attacked Great Britain
c)
When it came to the aid of the Soviet Union after it was attacked by Italy
d)
When the US sent supplies to Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union
8.
Which of the following statements describes why Hitler began his conquest of Europe?
a)
He thought the German people were a superior race and should rule the rest of Europe, if not the whole world.
b)
He thought that the Treaty of Versailles from WWI was very unfair
c)
He established extreme nationalism in Germany
d)
All
9.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?
a)
island-hopping
b)
island-jumping
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing
10.
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
11.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?
a)
aggression
b)
advancement
c)
internment
d)
appeasement
12.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
13.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Emperor Hirohito
14.
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.
15.
This is the name remembered for the Allied attack on France on June 6, 1944.
a)
Operation Dumbo Drop
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day
d)
Omaha
16.
Which battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
a)
Battle of Singapore
b)
Battle of the Coral Sea
c)
Battle of Guadalcanal
d)
Battle of Midway
17.
This country was neutral at the beginning of WWII.
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
United States
18.
The United States president who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
19.
Recruited Mexican workers for jobs in the U.S.
a)
Munich Plan
b)
Internment camps
c)
Bracero Program
d)
Embargo
20.
Hitler promised not to seek further territory
a)
Okinawa Agreement
b)
Pearl Harbor Conference
c)
Munich Conference
d)
Bracero Program
21.
Soldiers that used their own language as a code during WWII
a)
Navajo
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Apache
22.
Refusing to sell resources to another country.
a)
rationing
b)
Munich Conference
c)
Embargo
d)
kamikaze
23.
Allowed U.S. to sell war materials to countries at war
a)
Lend Lease Act
b)
Bracero Program
c)
Munich Conference
d)
Rationing
24.
Fictional character that was used to recruit women for work during WWII
a)
Wendy the Welder
b)
Cathy the Cleaner
c)
Josie the Janitor
d)
Rosie the Riveter
25.
Government limiting the amount of goods people could buy during WWII
a)
Rationing
b)
Embargo
c)
Draft
d)
Appeasement
26.
Japanese pilots that crashed planes into Allied ships
a)
Navajo
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Al Elemein
d)
Tuskegee
27.
Slaughter of European Jews by the Nazis during WWII
a)
Bracero Program
b)
Holocaust
c)
Internment Camps
d)
Appeasement
28.
9) WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
29.
10) At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. was neutral, which means
a)
We did not choose sides.
b)
We helped Europe.
c)
We gave both sides money.
d)
Both B and C
30.
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank
a)
the Maine
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The Queen Mary
31.
These were created to make families more self-reliant, so that more food could be sent to soldiers.
a)
War Bonds
b)
Military Facilities
c)
Victory Gardens
d)
New Deal Programs
32.
What events had devastating effects on Georgia’s farmers during the 1920’s and 1930’s?
a)
Boll Weevil, Drought
b)
Winter colds and Drought
c)
Boll Weevil and Field Mice
d)
Excessive Rainfall and Flooding
33.
What happened to cotton production after World War I?
a)
The cotton industry began to flourish as soldiers returned home from war.
b)
The cotton industry disappeared due to the emergence of new technology.
c)
Farmers were overproducing, so prices went way down, causing farms to collapse.
d)
Cotton production mostly stayed the same.
34.
What New Deal program restricted agricultural production by paying farmers to grow less crops?
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
REA
d)
SSA
35.
The New Deal program designed to assist the unemployed and elderly workers?
a)
CCC
b)
AAA
c)
REA
d)
SSA
36.
In what way did the U.S. contribute to WWII before they officially joined?
a)
Providing military secrets.
b)
Providing soldiers.
c)
Providing supplies in return for use of military bases.
d)
Nuclear Weapons
37.
Germany employed a tactic that used extremely quick attacks. What was this called
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
lebenbaum
c)
leningrad
d)
Trench warfare
38.
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
a)
After WWII
b)
After WWI
c)
After Spanish American War
d)
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor
39.
WWII was fought from:
a)
1941-1947
b)
1939-1941
c)
1939-1945
d)
1933-1941
40.
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
41.
Hitler promised not to seek further territory
a)
Okinawa Agreement
b)
Pearl Harbor Conference
c)
Munich Conference
d)
Bracero Program
42.
Why was the United Nations created?
a)
To add another nation
b)
To put an end to WWII
c)
To help countries settle problems peacefully
d)
To help leaders learn how to help their own country
43.
What is VJ Day?
a)
The day that Japan was bombed
b)
The day President Truman was elected President
c)
The day the war started
d)
The day Japan surrendered to the Allies
44.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
45.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
46.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
47.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
48.
How did many Americans react to the Zimmermann Telegram?
a)
They became concerned about Russian expansion
b)
They wanted to avoid membership in the League of Nations.
c)
They wanted to fire Zimmermann
d)
They were outraged over a possible German-Mexican alliance.
49.
What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
The Outlandish Letter
c)
The Surprising Phone Call
50.
The purpose of the New Deal program was to...
a)
improve working conditions in factories
b)
stop the sale of alcohol in states
c)
end discrimination against African Americans
d)
help the nation recover from the Depression
51.
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
52.
desire to remain separated in the affairs or interest of other groups
a)
avoidance
b)
isolationism
c)
stalemate
d)
internationalism
53.
How was Japan aggressive prior (before) WWII?
a)
invaded China
b)
Build an Atomic Bomb
c)
Helped Hitler in Europe
d)
Attacted Los Angelos
54.
Which New Deal program create jobs for young men and had them stock ponds, create parks, and build roads?
a)
REA
b)
AAA
c)
CCC
d)
SSA
55.
Which cause of the Great Depression is responsible for eating away half of GA's cotton crop?
a)
ants
b)
boll weevil
c)
draught
d)
government
56.
Which event was caused by people over using their credit to buy more stocks than they could afford, allowing the market to crash?
a)
boll weevil
b)
drought
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
Government
57.
Which agreement showed the US was taking a side in WWII but not entering the war (yet).
a)
Cash-Carry Agreement
b)
Lend-Lease Agreement
58.
Controlled spread of biased information to influence what people think
a)
censorship
b)
liberate
c)
exansionism
d)
propaganda
59.
The region of norhtwest Czechoslovakia that Hitler demanded be given to Germany on September 12, 1938
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
lend-lease
c)
Sudetenland
60.
To set free from confinement or foreign control
a)
annex
b)
propaganda
c)
liberate
d)
neutrality act
61.
World War II program allowing Great Britain to pay cash and transport needed supplies from the United States
a)
lend-lease
b)
war guilt clause
c)
neutrality acts
d)
cash and carry policy
62.
Victory in Europe; Germans were defeated and surrendered, May 7,1945
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
63.
A United States strategy of bypassing islands in the Pacific heavily secured by Japan in favor of taking islands that were strategically located in the drive to reach Japan, thus saving many American lives
a)
liberate
b)
expansionism
c)
island hopping
d)
blitzkrieg
64.
Acts passed by the United States congress in 1937, prohibiting arms shipments, loans, and credit to belligerent nations
a)
war guilt clause
b)
cash and carry policy
c)
lend-lease
d)
neutrality acts
65.
Which reason best explains why the Navajo language was a good choice for code-talking?
a)
Military terms were easily translated in it.
b)
The language was only spoken, not written.
c)
Most Americans were unfamiliar with it.
d)
Non-Navajos picked up the language quickly.
66.
How did rationing help the war effort?
a)
We stopped trading with Canada
b)
More canned goods stayed in the US
c)
Goods like metal and gasoline were sent to the troops
d)
Mexico had more time to grow crops
67.
This organization replaced the League of Nations. It was created to help keep peace after WWII and prevent another World War.
a)
The Peace Corps
b)
The United Nations
c)
The FBI
d)
The Habitat for Humanity
68.
What two cities did the United States drop atomic bombs on in Japan?
a)
Sydney and Rome
b)
London and Paris
c)
Tokyo and Berlin
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
69.
Why was the Lend-Lease program created?
a)
Because the European countries could not realistically pay for all of the supplies they needed to fight WWII.
b)
To help defeat Nazi Germany without actually joining in the war.
c)
To help lay the foundation for a new economic order after WWII was over, which the US would play a major role.
d)
All of the above.
70.
Executive Order 9066 led to which of the following in the United States.
a)
A declaration of war with Japan
b)
The military imposing curfews and military zones
c)
putting African Americans in military containment camps
d)
starting the selective service act
71.
What type of American was interned due to Executive Order 9066?
a)
Japanese
b)
African American
c)
German
d)
Italian, Japanese, and German
72.
Who led the first American army to land in France in the Normandy Invasion?
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Chester Nimitz
c)
George Patton
d)
Douglas MacArthur
73.
Who was the Commander of U.S. forces in North Africa, commanded the Third Army through Europe and an expert in tank warfare?
a)
George Patton
b)
Omar Bradley
c)
Chester Nimitz
d)
Dwight Eisenhower
74.
Who was the Army Chief of Staff, "organizer of victory;" who made sure the U.S. military was fully staffed and equipped?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Harry Truman
c)
George Patton
d)
George Marshall
75.
Who asked Congress to declare war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Warren Harding
d)
Woodrow Wilson
76.
Who won a Congressional Medal of Honor winner for actions in Europe during WWII and a member of the first African-American unit to go into combat?
a)
Alvin York
b)
Chester Nimitz
c)
Omar Bradley
d)
Vernon Baker
77.
Who commanded the U.S. troops in the Pacific and supported the strategy of island-hopping?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
John Pershing
c)
Douglas MacArthur
d)
Omar Bradley
78.
Who led the U.S. Naval fleet to victory in the Battle of Midway?
a)
Chester Nimitz
b)
Omar Bradley
c)
Vernon Baker
d)
George Marshall
79.
Why was island hopping important?
a)
It was a popular dance during the 1940's that helped lift morale on the home front.
b)
It helped increase trade between America and the Caribbean islands during WWII.
c)
It enabled island tribes to move between islands in order to escape the fighting during WWII.
d)
It allowed America to capture key islands in the Pacific and use them in order to get closer to Japan.
80.
Why are the Navajo significant to WWII?
a)
They served as medics and helped save hundreds of lives.
b)
They were placed in internment camps in the West.
c)
They escorted fighter pilots on mission in Europe.
d)
They developed an unbreakable code in the Pacific.
81.
Home project raising about one third of the nation’s vegetables during World War II
a)
anti-Semitism
b)
carpet bombing
c)
rationing
d)
victory gardens
82.
Forced march of over 10,000 American Prisoners
a)
Bataan Death March
b)
Nuremberg Trials
c)
House Unamerican Acts Committee
d)
Battle of Midway
83.
Nazi leaders were charged as war criminals
a)
House Unamerican Acts Committee
b)
Executive Order 9066
c)
Battle of Leyte Gulf
d)
Nuremberg Trials
84.
Turning point that allowed the allies to take the offensive in the Pacific
a)
Bataan Death March
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
carpet bombing
d)
Battle of Leyte Gulf
85.
Became Army Chief of Staff in 1939 and helped FDR strengthen the army in preparation for war
a)
Neville Chamberlain
b)
Hitler
c)
Harry Truman
d)
George Marshall
86.
Developed the atomic bomb
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Geneva Convention
c)
Holocaust
d)
appeasement
87.
Squadron of planes that helped keep supply lines open to China
a)
Navajo Code Talkers
b)
Flying Tigers
c)
Tuskegee Airmen
d)
Battle of Okinawa
88.
Group of African American pilots known for their bravery who served as bomber escorts
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Flying Tigers
c)
Tuskegee Airmen
d)
Atlantic Charter
89.
In what order did these events occur?
1. Office of War Information
2. Germany invades Poland
3. Allies invade Europe on D-Day
4. Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
1. Office of War Information
2. Germany invades Poland
3. Allies invade Europe on D-Day
4. Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
a)
1>2>3>4
b)
2>4>1>3
c)
3>4>2>1
d)
4>1>2>3
90.
leading opponent of the United States becoming involved in the League of Nations
a)
Henry Cabot Lodge
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Alvin York
d)
John J. Pershing
91.
Allowed national government to draft men to serve in war
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Selective Service
c)
Draft Law of 1916
d)
Fourteen Points
92.
Policy of not taking sides in the conflict in Europe
a)
Neutrality
b)
Alliance
c)
American Expeditionary Force
d)
Armistance
93.
International peacekeeping organization. U.S. did not join.
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Superheroes
c)
League of Nations
d)
United Governmental Agency
94.
German submarines
a)
U-boat
b)
Underschimvin Boot
c)
Crusier
d)
Battleship
95.
Medal of Honor recipient for heroism in WWI
a)
Roy Benavidez
b)
Alvin York
c)
Henry Cabot Lodge
d)
Woodrow Wilson
96.
new and strange method of fighting
a)
guerrilla tactics
b)
trench warfare
c)
nuclear arms
d)
column marches
97.
Germany promised not to sink any more ocean liners without prior warning or providing help to passengers
a)
Superior Pledge
b)
Reparations
c)
Sussex Pledge
d)
Lusitania Pledge
98.
ended WWI with provisions that were considered very harsh on Germany and other defeated countries
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treat of Ghent
d)
Treaty of Nanking
99.
considered a major turning point in WWI, Germany was defeated
a)
Battle of the Marne
b)
Battle of the Somme
c)
Battle of Verdun
d)
Battle of Argonne Forest
100.
American fighting force in WWI led by John J. Pershing
a)
American Expeditionary Force
b)
Rough Riders
c)
21st Cavalry
d)
101st Airborne
101.
Provision of the Versailles Treaty which made Germany pay for damages caused during the war
a)
Reparations
b)
War Crimes
c)
German Capitulations
d)
British/French Corollary
102.
secret message from German foreign Minister to Mexico, promising to return lost territories to Mexico in exchange for alliance
a)
DeLome Letter
b)
Zimmerman Telegram
c)
Wilhelm Message
d)
Franz Communication
103.
made it a crime to criticize American involvement in European conflict.
a)
Espionage Act of 1917
b)
Schenck v. US
c)
Sussex Pledge
d)
Anti-spying Law of 1910
104.
attempted to remain neutral, but eventually he was forced to ask Congress for a declaration of war on Europe
a)
Theodore Roosvelt
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Warring G. Harding
105.
Supreme Court ruling limiting free speech when it poses a “clear and present danger”.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Sweatt v. Painter
d)
Schenck v. US
106.
proposed by Wilson before the end of WWI as the basis for the peace in Europe include a plan for the League of Nations
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
United Nations
d)
Treaty of Paris
107.
policy after WWI of separating from affairs of other countries and turning their backs to Europe
a)
Apartheid
b)
Isolationism
c)
Interventionism
d)
Protectionism
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