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World War II

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The unofficial start to World War II is

a)

when Hitler invaded Poland

b)

when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

c)

when Hitler annexed Austria

d)

when Japan invaded Manchuria

2.

The League of Nations voted sanctions against which country for invading Ethiopia in 1935?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Greece

d)

The Soviet Union

3.

What did Stalin and Hitler agree to do when they signed the Nazi Soviet Pact?

a)

Agreed to not go to war with Poland

b)

Split Poland between them

c)

Agreed to attack the United States

d)

None of the above

4.

The U.S. military strategy that brought them closer to Japan was called ________.

a)

guerrilla warfare

b)

Leap frogging

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Blitzkrieg

5.

The ______ allowed the U.S. president to aid American Allies during the war.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Neutrality Acts

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Lend-Lease Act

6.

What was the name of the secret assignment to create the atom bomb?

a)

the New York Project

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

the Manhattan Project

d)

Operation Barbarossa

7.

How did the aircraft carrier change naval battles?

a)

Naval battles could be fought with greater intensity

b)

Naval battles could be fought without the ships ever seeing one another

c)

Aircraft carriers were virtually impossible to sink

d)

Naval battles were no longer waged

8.

Great Britain and France adopted a policy of ______ to deal with Hitler.

a)

Appeasement

b)

Tolerance

c)

Indifference

d)

Isolation

9.

The big 3 met in the city of ______ in 1945 to discuss how to divide Germany at the end of the war.

a)

Tehran

b)

Moscow

c)

Yalta

d)

Berlin

10.

After the battle of _______ the Japanese navy was unable to launch anymore offensive operations.

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Okinawa

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Midway

11.

In 1942 what did the big 3 set as a priority?

a)

the invasion of the Soviet Union

b)

the defeat of Japan

c)

the defeat of Nazi Germany

d)

the liberation of France

12.

What was Hitler's costliest mistake?

a)

the Anschluss

b)

the attack against Great Britain

c)

the invasion of the Soviet Union

d)

the alliance with Japan

13.

What was the goal of the D-Day invasion?

a)

open up a new front in the East to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union

b)

push the Italians out of Africa

c)

open up a second front in Europe and liberate France

d)

force the Japanese to surrender

14.

The city where Germany set up a "puppet state" after conquering France

a)

Paris

b)

Vichy

c)

Normandy

d)

Dunkirk

15.

What actions did the Western Allies take that caused Japan to attack the U.S.?

a)

the U.S. demanded the Japanese leave Manchuria

b)

the U.S. occupied Okinawa

c)

the U.S. condemned German aggression in Europe

d)

the U.S. banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan