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World War II

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
2.
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 
3.
Where were Japanese Americans relocated after the bombing of Pearl Harbor? 
a)
concentration camps
b)
Internment camps 
4.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy? 
a)
aggression
b)
advancement 
c)
internment 
d)
appeasement 
5.
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII? 
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Charles de Gaulle 
6.
Who was the dictator of Japan during WWII? 
a)
Emperor Hirohito 
b)
Charles de Gaulle
c)
Hideki Tojo 
d)
Adolf Hitler 
7.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII? 
a)
Benito Mussolini 
b)
Hideki Tojo 
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Emperor Hirohito 
8.
Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power? 
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union 
c)
Germany
d)
Japan 
9.
Which of the following was NOT an Allied Power during WWII? 
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Italy 
10.
What event led to the start of WWII? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland 
b)
Germany invaded Austria 
c)
Germany formed an alliance with Italy 
d)
Germany formed an alliance with Japan 
11.
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) 
12.
Who were the first African-American fighter pilots? 
a)
Tuskegee Boys
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Birmingham Airmen
d)
Tuskegee Tough Guys 
13.
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.
14.
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 
15.
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
16.
What event led to the US joining WWII? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland. 
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 
17.

The battle at Normandy is referred to as ___

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

D-Day

c)

VJ Day

d)

Pearl Harbor

18.

Pearl Harbor happened on what day?

a)

December 7,1945

b)

December 25, 1945

c)

December 7, 1941

d)

December 13, 1941

19.

Which ethnicity group was sent to internment camps?

a)

Japanese

b)

Chinese

c)

Russians

d)

Germans

20.

On August 6, 1945 where was the 1st atomic bomb dropped?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Beijing

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Berlin

21.

Blitzkrieg means

a)

lightning storm

b)

lightning war

c)

fire fight

d)

bombing war

22.

Manchuria was invaded by which country?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

23.

True or False: France was an Axis Power?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Normandy or D-Day's nickname or code name was___.

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

Munich March

25.

Which president ordered the atomic bomb?

a)

FDR

b)

Truman

c)

Stalin

d)

Churchill

26.

What US policy allowed the sale, loan, or lease of war materials to any country whose defense was necessary for US security?

a)

Lend Lease

b)

Neutrality Act

c)

Cash and Carry

d)

Borrow and Pay

27.

True or False: Enola Gay was the name of the plane that dropped the 2nd atomic bomb?

a)

False

b)

True

28.
The two sides that fought in World War II were the
a)
Allied & Central Powers
b)
Allied & Axis Powers
c)
Central & Axis Powers
d)
Allied & Associated Powers
29.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
30.
In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid the situations that led to United States involvement in World War I by
a)
enacting a peacetime draft law
b)
passing a series of neutrality acts
c)
authorizing the deportation of American Communist Party members
d)
relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps
31.
Why was the United States called the “arsenal of democracy” in 1940?
a)
The leaders in the democratic nations of Europe were educated in the United States.
b)
Most of the battles to defend worldwide democracy took place on American soil.
c)
The United States supervised elections in European nations before the war.
d)
The United States provided much of the weaponry needed to fight the Axis powers.
32.
What was the role of the War Production Board during World War II?
a)
Controlling the prices of American consumer goods
b)
Managing the recruitment and draft of military personnel
c)
Providing upbeat information to magazines and newspapers
d)
Transforming the nation’s factories to create military supplies
33.
To help pay for World War II, the United States government relied heavily on the
a)
money borrowed from foreign governments
b)
sale of war bonds
c)
sale of United States manufactured goods to neutral nations
d)
printing of additional paper money
34.
During World War II, the federal government used rationing to
a)
hold down prices of military weapons
b)
increase educational benefits for veterans
c)
increase imports of scarce products
d)
provide more resources for the military
35.
The defense of which Russian city marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II?
a)
Leningrad
b)
Moscow
c)
Odessa
d)
Stalingrad
36.
During World War II, many Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were relocated to detention centers primarily because they
a)
were known spies for Japan
b)
were seen as a security threat
c)
refused to serve in the United States military
d)
expressed their support for Italy and Germany
37.
Which wartime policy toward Japanese Americans was upheld by the Supreme Court in its 1944 ruling in Korematsu v. United States?
a)
deportation to Japan
b)
mandatory military service
c)
denial of voting rights
d)
confinement in internment camps
38.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

39.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

40.

Which brought an end to the Great Depression?

a)

Organized labor unions

b)

America’s involvement in World War II

c)

Entrance of women into the workforce

d)

Conservation and rationing of resources

41.

Political and economic conditions in Europe following World War I and Fascism were causes of

a)

worldwide prosperity

b)

increased job opportunities

c)

World War II

d)

the Spanish American War

42.

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

a)

American women who were placed in internment camps

b)

American women who fought for the right to vote

c)

American women who were opposed to the war

d)

American women who took jobs in defense plants

43.

The Allies invaded __ on June 6, 1944 (D-Day)

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

44.

V-E Day stands for Victory in ENGLAND Day

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Before the start of WWII, Japan was an island nation with very few

a)

natural resources

b)

bombs

c)

planes

d)

ships

46.

He was a great statesmen & Prime Minister of Great Britain during most of WWII

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

47.

Read the quotation from President Harry Truman. "The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was used in the war, & for your information, there were more people killed by fire bombs in Tokyo than dropping of the atomic bombs accounted for. It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. The dropping of the bombs stopped the war, saved millions of lives." Why did Truman think it was necessary to use atomic weapons during WWII?

a)

Japan was developing its own atomic weapons & had to be stopped

b)

The US wanted to end the war without an invasion of Japan

c)

The US wanted to test the effects of atomic weapons in combat

d)

Japan was communist & the US wanted to change its government

48.

President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb in order to avoid an even greater number of casualties

a)

True

b)

False

49.
An act of appeasement in which Hitler was allowed to take the Sudetenland.
a)
Munich Agreement
b)
Tripartite Pact
c)
German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
d)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
50.
Extreme nationalism and unquestioning loyalty to the leader are the defining characteristics of
a)
Fascism
b)
Liberalism
c)
Democracy
d)
Theocracy
51.

What happened on May 8, 1945

a)

V-E Day

b)

V-J Day

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

D-Day

52.

What happened on August 15, 1945

a)

V-E Day

b)

D-Day

c)

V-J Day

d)

Pearl Harbor

53.

What US policy allowed the sale, loan, or lease of war materials to any country whose defense was necessary for US security?

a)

Lend Lease

b)

Neutrality Act

c)

Cash and Carry

d)

Borrow and Pay

54.

The Japanese resorted to this tactic towards the end of the war

a)

Kamikaze

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Amphibious Invasions

d)

Atomic Weapons

55.

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

56.
Which country invaded China in 1938 as part of a mass campaign of territorial expansion?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Germany
d)
The Soviet Union
57.
How did the 1919 Treaty of Versailles after WWI help contribute to WWII?
a)
The Treaty went too easy on Germany and did not punish the country enough
b)
The Treaty was too harsh on Germany after WWI and Germany had to pay back for the war which helped ruin the German economy
c)
The Treaty made Great Britain and France agree to never go to war with Germany again
d)
The Treaty made the Germans elect Hitler as their leader
58.

What was the name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb?

a)

Amelia Gay

b)

Amanda Grace

c)

Enola Gay

59.

Agreement between Hitler and Stalin not to attack one another

a)

Munich Pact

b)

Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Conscription

60.

Name given to the air battles over England between the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Luftwaffe (German Air Force).

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of Britain

61.

This battle was Hitler's last attempt to defeat the Allies in Europe and resulted in Germany's loss due to running out of fuel

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of the Coral Sea

c)

Battle of Okinawa

d)

Battle of the Bulge

62.
Where were the Jewish people segregated?
a)
in the ghettos
b)
in the hospitals
c)
in the Jewish-owned stores
d)
in the markets
63.

"And this view of nationalism compels us to immediately form a front against its opposite, the (Jewish) conception of the idea of people..."

What term best applies to this quote by Adolph Hitler?

a)
Anti-Semitism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Fascism
d)
nationalism
64.
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
a)
surroundings
b)
corpse
c)
propaganda
d)
escape
65.
genocide, to get rid of by destroying completely
a)
slaughtered
b)
extermination
c)
vandalized
d)
confiscated
66.
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
67.
When speaking about the "Holocaust," what time period are we referring to?
a)
1933-1945
b)
1925-1930
c)
1945-1950
d)
1970-1975
68.
What is the night of the broken glass?
a)
A night where a lot of people broke a glass.
b)
A popular Greek wedding where people break glass platters on the floor.
c)
An attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor
d)
Massive, coordinated attack on Jews in Germany.
69.
Auschwitz is _
a)
Place to hold a fun birthday party.
b)
Jewish Concentration/death camp.
c)
A synagogue 
d)
Jewish Church
70.
What is this?
a)
Star of David
b)
Symbol representing helpful people.
c)
Tattoo all Jewish people
were given
d)
good luck charm

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