WorksheetsMr. W World War I and II
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 15hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The building up of a nation's army is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliances
2.
Information designed to influence opinion is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Communism
c)
Propaganda
d)
Facebook
3.
Russia, Great Britain, and France were all ?
a)
Besties
b)
Alliances
c)
Enemies
d)
Entente
4.
What were the causes of WWI?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Isolationism
c)
Militarism, Against, Nice, Iguanas
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Impractical
5.
What sparked World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
d)
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
6.
Russia, Great Britain, and France were all part of the
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Neutral Powers
7.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were all a part of the
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Neutral Powers
8.
What country was neutral at the beginning of the war?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
9.
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Subwarfare
d)
Trench Warfare
10.
What was the stretch of land between the trenches?
a)
No mans land
b)
La La land
c)
Attack Trenches
d)
Switzerland
11.
In what ways did women help with the war effort at home?
a)
Worked in factories and conservation
b)
Joined the Army
c)
Drive tanks and Airplanes
d)
Join the American Red Cross
12.
What nation did not sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States
d)
Germany
13.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
14.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
15.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
16.
The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
17.
Who was the prime minister of England?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Truman
18.
Why did Japan decide to attack the United States?
a)
They wanted to claim Hawaii.
b)
They didn't like FDR.
c)
The USA helped China defend itself.
d)
Japan knew only the US Navy was strong enough to stop them.
19.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
20.
Who ruled as a dictator in Italy?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
21.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
22.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, U.S.S.R, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
23.
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
24.
Codename for building of atomic bomb
a)
operation overlord
b)
manhattan project
c)
blair witch project
d)
project 832
25.
What was the end date of the war in Europe?
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
V-8 day
d)
VH 1 day
26.
The decision to drop atonic bomb was made by ...
a)
FDR
b)
Truman
c)
einstein
d)
Oppenheimer
27.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?
a)
island-hopping
b)
island-jumping
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing
28.
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
29.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?
a)
aggression
b)
advancement
c)
internment
d)
appeasement
30.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
31.
Who was the dictator of Japan during WWII?
a)
Emperor Hirohito
b)
Charles de Gaulle
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Adolf Hitler
32.
Which of the following was NOT an Allied Power during WWII?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Italy
33.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ .
a)
dictator
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor
34.
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)
35.
What was the time period following World War II known as?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
World War I
c)
The Roaring Twenties
d)
The Cold War Era
36.
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.
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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.
40.
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
41.
The second atomic bomb was dropped on this city
a)
Japan
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Germany
42.
Which form of government is characterized by one-party state, nationalism, a single powerful ruler, and belief in use of war?
a)
Totalitarian
b)
Constitutional
c)
Theocratic
d)
Democratic
43.
When World War I began, the official United States policy was
a)
to enter on the side of the Allied Powers
b)
the enter on the side of the Central Powers
c)
to remain militarily and politically neutral
d)
to support the Central Powers by providing war materials
44.
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank
a)
the Maine
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The Queen Mary
45.
What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to and end?
a)
An armistice was signed
b)
A surrender was given
c)
A propaganda campaign was waged.
d)
The allies won a major battle.
46.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
47.
Which was an effect of WWI on Russia?
a)
Severe food shortages
b)
Russia had to pair with another country and became Prussia
c)
WWI had no effect on Russia
d)
Russia became rich
48.
Communist leader that quickly took over Russia and formed the Soviet Union after the revolution.
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Tsar Nicholas II
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franz Ferdinand
49.
The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
the end of the gold rush
b)
the crash of the stock exchange
c)
the ending of World War II
d)
the high price of oil
50.
The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?
a)
Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water.
b)
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation.
c)
Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west.
d)
The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment.
51.
In 1929, the stock market crash was the beginning of the "Great Depression." Which of the following BEST describes the Great Depression?
a)
The depression was severe, but only in the United States.
b)
Governments acted quickly and the depression only lasted two years
c)
The depression caused revolutions all across the world.
d)
Many countries around the world experienced the economic depression
52.
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president was
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
53.
In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?
a)
Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes.
b)
Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic.
c)
The government decided to close the stock market in New York.
d)
People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe.
54.
How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy in the 1930s?
a)
Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history.
b)
Congress voted to reject New Deal policies.
c)
Stock prices were higher than investors could afford.
d)
Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry.
55.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Hurricanes
56.
On October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.
a)
Black Thursday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Friday
d)
Black Sunday
57.
Why was the Great Depression less severe in Texas?
a)
Most Texas farmers could at least feed their own families
b)
The stock market didn't reach Northern Texas
c)
Texans were more generous with their earnings
58.
What is the "cash and carry policy"?
a)
The U.S. could drop large amounts of cash on European cities.
b)
The U.S. could sell weapons to Allies for Cash to be carried on their ships.
c)
The U.S. could sell cars for cash to any other country.
d)
The U.S. could sell weapons to Axis powers.
59.
On which two cities were atomic bombs dropped that brought about the end of World War II?
a)
Tokyo and Nagasaki
b)
Hiroshima and Tokyo
c)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
60.
How was Italy aggressive before WWII?
a)
invaded Ethiopia
b)
invaded Russia
c)
invaded Germany
d)
invaded France
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