WorksheetsChapter 9 WW2 Pearson Modern World History
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which action best represents the policy of appeasement followed by Britain and France prior to the start of World War II?
allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland as part of the Munich Agreement
signing the Nazi-Soviet Pact binding Hitler and Stalin to peaceful relations
sending troops to fight with the Liberals during the Spanish Civil War
forbidding the sale of arms to any nation at war
How did World War I contribute to the events leading up to World War II?
Germans wanted to expand their nation to regain territory in the Soviet Union.
Britain and France wanted to force Germany to make reparation payments.
Germans hated the Versailles Treaty and supported Hitler's actions to defy it.
The Soviet Union wanted to take over German territory in Eastern Europe.
Which of the following was a result of Germany's involvement in the Spanish Civil War?
Spain joined the Axis powers.
Republican forces won the civil war.
Western democracies took action to oppose Nazi aggression.
Germany was able to test out the capabilities of its weapons.
How did the Munich Pact affect Europe?
It created an alliance between Germany and Russia.
It further encouraged Hitler's aggressive policies.
It successfully appeased Hitler.
It gave Hitler permission to rebuild the German military.
Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland?
They realized the policy of appeasement failed.
They wanted to destroy Germany's military buildup.
They wanted to spread democracy.
They wanted to oppose the Nazi-Soviet Pact.
Germany's rapid success in the first months of the war was largely due to the
use of the blitzkrieg, which caught countries unprepared.
continuing appeasement policy of Britain and France.
support of the League of Nations.
superiority of German naval forces.
Why did France surrender to Germany?
France was unable to fund its war effort.
The French people favored Hitler.
France was overrun by German and Italian forces.
France did not receive military support from Britain.
Which of the following was an effect of British resistance to Germany?
It forced Hitler to surrender and ended fighting in Western Europe.
It caused the United States and the Soviet Union to declare war on Germany.
It persuaded other nations in Europe to rise up against Hitler.
It saved Britain from a German invasion.
What was an immediate effect of the Lend-Lease Act?
Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War II.
The United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union declared war on Germany.
Japan declared war against the United States.
Why did Japan attack the United States?
The United States was interfering with Japan's plan to expand its empire.
The United States was threatening to bomb the Japanese mainland.
Japan wanted to gain control of Hawaii.
The United States had sent troops to Southeast Asia to support Britain..
Which was a cornerstone of Hitler's anti-Semitic beliefs?
He believed that Jews were to blame for Germany's defeat in World War I.
He feared that Jews would soon outnumber Aryans in Germany.
He was a strong supporter of German Christian churches.
He resented Jewish opposition to the Weimar government.
What is the primary reason that concentration camps were created in 1933?
They were used as detention centers for political prisoners.
They were created to exterminate Jewish people.
They were used as housing for citizens displaced by the war.
They were used as military bases for the German army.
Which of the following is a reason why Western countries refused to accept more refugees in the late 1930s?
Western countries were not aware of Hitler's racial theories.
Western countries needed to commit all their resources to the war effort.
Western countries did not want to provoke war with Germany.
Western countries were burdened with the effects of the Great Depression.
Which of the following statements correctly describes Hitler's "Final Solution"?
the opening of a second front in Western Europe
laws to end Jewish influence in government and school
creation of extermination camps for European Jews
deportation of European Jews to other countries
Which of the following statements represents an example of silent Jewish resistance?
Jewish people meeting in secret to celebrate their religion and culture.
Jewish people moving to the United States to avoid life in the ghettos.
Jewish people organizing an uprising in the Warsaw ghetto.
Jewish people escaping to join resistance movements in the forests.
Which of the following factors helped the Allies win World War II?
enlisting all eligible men and women over age 18
requiring women to serve at home, rather than overseas
controlling wartime production goals at home
winning the war in the Pacific, and then moving on to Europe
What was the main goal of the D-Day invasion?
to force Hitler's immediate surrender
to end Italy's participation in the war
to destroy Germany's capacity to make weapons
to force Germany to fight on two fronts
How did the collaboration of Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin help end World War II?
They established a system of trust among their countries' governments.
They adopted a unified strategy to defeat the Axis powers in Europe.
They offered moderate surrender terms to Germany to ensure a quick peace.
They agreed to focus efforts on the Pacific front first, then concentrate on the European front.
Rationing and war bond drives were two ways that the Allies
made sure they had the resources needed to support the war effort.
encouraged loyalty and stifled dissent.
increased enlistments in the armed forces.
shifted production from consumer goods to war materials.
Why were aircraft carriers important to winning the war in the Pacific?
They could travel at high rates of speed.
They transported tanks to support infantry on the front.
They had the ability to launch aircraft from their decks.
They were small enough to move between the Pacific islands without exposure.
The United States declared war on Japan in 1941. Why did it take until 1945 to defeat Japan?
Japan was a more determined enemy than Germany.
The Allies had agreed to concentrate first on the war in Europe.
The Allies had to wait until Stalin's forces were available to fight in the Pacific.
The Allies' island-hopping strategy proved a failure.
How did the new technology of splitting the atom end World War II?
Allied scientists used the technology to destroy Axis forces in Europe.
The Allies developed a new energy supply to power aircraft.
U.S. scientists created a new bomb that was used against Japan.
The threat of nuclear warfare forced Germany to surrender.
The final defeat of the Nazis was due to the
capture of Hitler and his top generals.
German people turning against Hitler.
weakening of the Nazi alliance with the Soviet Union.
ability of Allied forces to surround Germany.
What was the purpose of the war crimes trials?
to punish Germany and Japan for their participation in the war
to hold Axis leaders accountable for their wartime actions
to decide the future of Eastern Europe
to reestablish Europe's pre-war borders
The United Nations was formed primarily to
prevent future wars
punish war criminals
end imperialism
create a single world government
The ___________ allowed the U.S. President to aid American allies
Neutrality Acts
Lend-Lease Act
Appeasement
Anschluss
The __________ were intended to prevent U.S. Involvement in a European War
Neutrality Acts
Lend-Lease Act
Appeasement
Anschluss
By 1938, Hitler began engineering the ______, or union of Austria and Germany
Neutrality Acts
Lend-Lease Act
Appeasement
Anschluss
Before World War II began, Western democracies adopted a policy of __________ toward Hitler, giving in to his aggression to maintain peace
Neutrality Acts
Lend-Lease Act
Appeasement
Anschluss
Japanese surprise attack on an United States naval station
Stalingrad
Midway
Normandy Landing
Pearl Harbor
Russian city on the Volga River where the German 6th Army was surrounded and forced to surrender after a brutal urban battle
Stalingrad
Midway
Normandy Landing
Pearl Harbor
A naval battle where the United States knew of the Japanese attack plan and inflicted heavy losses sinking 4 Japanese Aircraft Carries ending the expansion of Japanese forces in the Pacific
Stalingrad
Midway
Normandy Landing
Pearl Harbor
An air and amphibious assault on the coast of France opening a 2nd front in Europe against the Germans
Stalingrad
Midway
Normandy Landing
Pearl Harbor
Hitler decided to invade the Soviet Union because
he wanted to protect the Germans living in Russia
he wanted the Soviet Union's vast natural resources
the Soviets had betrayed him by seizing the Baltic states
the Soviets had helped the British at Dunkirk
In which French city did German forces set up a "puppet state" capital after conquering France?
Lyon
Vichy
Paris
Nice
