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WorksheetsU13 WWII & Cold War Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
This side often held a technical advantage over the enemy, the first to perfect radar and later the Atomic Bomb.
aided Germany
aided the Allies later in the war.
This side proved to have a greater industrial capacity than their enemies.
aided Germany
aided the Allies later in the war.
Had devised a never before used combination of armor (tank) and air power on the battlefield called "Blitzkrieg."
aided Germany
aided the Allies later in the war.
The two powers of the west Churchill and FDR meet and make the Atlantic Charter.
aided Germany
aided the Allies later in the war.
Struck first and at weak or unsuspecting opponents.
aided Germany
aided the Allies later in the war.
The Lend-Lease Act is passed in the United States.
aided Germany
aided the Allies later in the war.
Rommel’s advance was stopped at El Alamein in North Africa.
aided Germany
aided the Allies later in the war.
The invasion of Soviet Union advances into the interior of Stalin’s land.
aided Germany
aided the Allies later in the war.
The cold Russian winter sets in during early December.
aided Germany
aided the Allies later in the war.
The French are trapped at Dunkirk.
aided Germany
aided the Allies later in the war.
Defeat here marked the end of chances for Nazi victory in Russia.
El Alamein
Normandy (D-Day)
Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
The British won a major victory her protecting the Suez Canal and their supply of Mid-East oil
El Alamein
Normandy (D-Day)
Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
This Allied landing in 1944 France opened what was called the "Second Front."
El Alamein
Normandy (D-Day)
Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
This was the first all aerial battle and Hitler's first real defeat.
El Alamein
Normandy (D-Day)
Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
His racist theories convinced him that his enemies were inferior and could never defeat him.
J. Stalin
A. Hitler
W. Churchill
F. Roosevelt
He refused to give up in 1940 and kept Britain in the fight against the Nazis.
J. Stalin
A. Hitler
W. Churchill
F. Roosevelt
He intended to use victory to control Eastern Europe and protect his country when WWII came to an end
J. Stalin
A. Hitler
W. Churchill
F. Roosevelt
He persuaded the American people that the main U.S. war effort should be against the Nazis in Europe.
J. Stalin
A. Hitler
W. Churchill
F. Roosevelt
Hitler first revealed his plans for Germany and the world in:
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
the Communist Manifesto
the book Mein Kampf
the Ems Dispatch
To win control of Germany, Hitler had to beat these people in street fighting and at the ballot box:
Communists
Industrialists
the German Army
the Nazis
Under the Nazis, what was considered to be women’s “true profession”
Teaching
Industrial worker
Political Activist
Motherhood
Which did NOT help bring Hitler to power in Germany
promises to make Germany "great" again
promises to wipe out communists
the economic "good times" in the mid-1920's
his superior public speaking skills
When Britain and France practiced "appeasement" in the 1930's they were
giving in to Hitler's demands
standing up to Hitler
at war with Stalin's USSR.
strengthening the League of Nations
The two countries that emerged as "super powers" before the end of WW II were
Britain and France
the USA and USSR
China and the USSR
the USA and China
Hitler's "Nuremberg Laws" were supposed to help Germans by redistributing the property and jobs of the
Catholic Church
German Jews
Communists
elderly Germans
The scale and savagery of what Nazi action are unequaled in history
an attack on Sicily
D-Day
the invasion of Sweden
the Holocaust
As men went to war, who took their place in factories and offices
prisoners of war
foreign laborers
women
soldiers
Hitler's idea of "Lebensraum," or living space, involved
the expansion of the German nation
Germany joining the League of Nations
war with Mussolini's Italy
an alliance with England and France
The Maginot Line was created in France in order to
prop up the unstable government
end the threat of revolution
prevent another German invasion
rebuild the nation’s struggling economy
Which of the following best describes the actions taken by the League of Nations in response to Japanese, Italian, and German aggressions
powerful
harmful
ineffective
harsh
What happened at the Munich Conference
Britain gave some of their territory to Germany
Hitler took Czechoslovakia
Germany declared war on Great Britain
Hitler was given the Sudetenland
What German action finally caused Britain and France to declare war
the annexation of Austria
the seizing of Czechoslovakia
the invasion of Poland
the invasion of Ethiopia
Early in the war, Hitler easily overran the countries of ________, ________ the Netherlands, and Belgium
Britain, North Africa
Russia, France
Norway, Denmark
Egypt, Norway
As German forces poured into France, the retreating Allies were heroically rescued at
Berlin
Paris
Leningrad
Dunkirk
To try to demoralize the British, Hitler launched the
Operation Barbarossa
the London Blitz
the miracle at Dunkirk
the siege at Leningrad
What happened at El Almein
Germany won the Suez Canal
the allies invaded Italy
the British stopped Rommel’s advance
Rommel overran Egypt
How did the allies end the war with Japan
by dropping the Atomic bomb
by invading Japan
through negations
through economic sanctions
"D-Day" refers to the...
entry of the United States into the war
end of World War II
Allied invasion of France
British victory in North Africa
Where is the “soft underbelly of the Axis”
Japan
Germany
Italy
North Africa
What caused the population of Germany to soar after WWII?
Foreigners coming to live in Germany?
Government subsidies to families with 5 kids or more
Germans evicted from neighboring countries
Baby boom
The Nuremberg Trials were held by the Allies after WWII and involved what group of people on trial?
Communists
U.S generals
Nazi War Criminals
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini
What International organization was established after the war to maintain international peace and security and foster cooperation?
United Nations
NATO
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
The Marshall plan was a $13 Billion financial aid program to help rebuild European countries and avoid the spread of___ .
Fascism
Communism
Influenza
Nationalism
After the USSR built their wall around the German capital, the Allies began this operation to get food and supplies to the people.
Blitzkrieg
Berlin Airlift
Operation Phony War
Operation Overlord
The western democracies signed an alliance called NATO, what was the Soviet response to this alliance?
Declare War
Munich Pact
Warsaw Pact
Left the U.N.
Underground resistance fighters in German occupied countries who committed acts of sabotage.
Containment
Security Council
Island Hopping
Blitzkrieg
Maquis
The U.S. commitment to restrict the spread of Communism.
Containment
Security Council
Island Hopping
Blitzkrieg
Maquis
This policy was used in the Pacific theater and left some Japanese outposts alone while attacking only strategic targets.
Containment
Security Council
Island Hopping
Blitzkrieg
Maquis
Style of warfare that took place with great speed and force.
Containment
Security Council
Island Hopping
Blitzkrieg
Maquis
Committee of the UN that has 10 elected countries and 5 permanent nations including the U.S.
Containment
Security Council
Island Hopping
Blitzkrieg
Maquis
