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WWII

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imperialism, Treaty of Versailles, and aggressive dictators were all?

a)

Causes of WWII

b)

Part of Hitler's plan for world domination

c)

Things only happening in Europe

2.

Who was the fascist dictator of Italy?

a)

Mario

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Benito Mussolini

3.

What kind of government crushes any opposition and oppresses its people?

a)

Democracy

b)

Socialist

c)

Totalitarian

4.

What British leader did not agree with the appeasement agreement and later becomes the leader of England?

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

5.

Who was the dictator of Germany beginning in 1933?

a)

Otto Von Bismark

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Hideki Tojo

6.

True or False: Fascism is a political is a form of government where the "state" (government) is seen as more important than the individuals.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The Communist dictator of the Soviet Union was?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Neville Chamberlain

8.

The Lend-Lease Act:

a)

Helped Hitler's military become strong again during WWI

b)

Aided U.S. allies in Europe with supplies and food to fight Hitler

c)

Was a cash loan to allies in Europe that needed to be paid back

9.

What country secretly launched an attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

Germany

b)

China

c)

Japan

10.

The Battle of Normandy was also known as?

a)

D-Day

b)

Battle of France

c)

The Battle on the Beaches

11.

The Battle of the Bulge was fought in?

a)

Ardennes Forest, Belgium

b)

Black Forest, Germany

12.

What year was the Battle of Stalingrad fought?

a)

1933

b)

1942

c)

1939

13.

Who was the leader of England?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Benito Mussolini

14.

Why did Hitler break his non-aggression pact with Stalin and invade Stalingrad?

a)

Because he hated Stalin

b)

For resources of oil and wheat

c)

Because Hitler wanted to be the leader of Soviet Union

15.

Which Axis power was the first to surrender in WWII?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

16.

When did the Allies land on the beaches of Normandy?

a)

November 1, 1943

b)

June 6, 1944

c)

August 6, 1945

17.

Who were the Axis Powers?

a)

England, Germany, Finland

b)

Unites States, England, France, Soviet Union

c)

Germany, Italy, Japan

18.

What strategy did the Japanese use in the war in the Pacific?

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Kamikazi

c)

Island Hopping

19.

What was the name of the project that created the atom bomb?

a)

Oppenhiemer

b)

Manhattan

c)

Tuskeegee

20.

Which two cities in Japan did we drop the atomic bomb on to end the war?

a)

Kyoto and Tokyo

b)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Okinawa and Iwo Jima

21.

Who were the Allies in WWI?

a)

U.S., Britain, Soviet Union, France

b)

Britain, Germany, France

c)

Italy, Germany, U.S.

22.

When was the Battle of The Bulge?

a)

Dec. 7, 1941

b)

Dec. 16,1944

c)

March 17, 1945

23.

What new technology did Britain use to win the Battle of Britain?

a)

Telephones

b)

Radar

c)

Secret Spies

24.

Who was the president of the U.S. during the war?

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

George Washington

c)

Calvin Coolidge

25.

Which president decided to drop the atom bomb on Japan, rather than going in to attack using troops?

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Truman

c)

Eisenhower

26.

What did the War Production Board do during WWII?

a)

They were created to oversee the conversion of U.S. factories to war production, such as military tanks and planes.

b)

It was the board that decided what would be lent to Germany to help them during the war.

c)

They made U.S. propaganda posters.

27.

The day we were attacked at Pearl Harbor?

a)

June 3, 1940

b)

December 7, 1941

c)

November 20, 1944

28.

What group of people were recruited as Code Talkers in WWII?

a)

Irish speaking Amercians

b)

Special Agents that made up a code

c)

The Navajo and other American Indian people

29.

On what day was the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

a)

June 6, 1944

b)

August 6, 1945

c)

August 9, 1945

30.

When Japan refused to surrender after Hiroshima was bombed, the U.S. bombed Nagasaki on?

a)

August 30, 1945

b)

August 9, 1945

c)

August 7, 1945

31.

VE Day, Victory in Europe Day was on?

a)

May 8, 1945

b)

April 30, 1945

c)

April 12, 1945

32.

V J Day, Victory in Japan was on?

a)

September 2, 1945

b)

April 30, 1945

c)

May 8, 1945

33.

Hitler's Holocaust and the "Final Solution" was the genocide of 6 million?

a)

French people

b)

German People

c)

Jewish People