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U13 WWII & Cold War Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This side often held a technical advantage over the enemy, the first to perfect radar and later the Atomic Bomb.

a)

aided Germany

b)

aided the Allies later in the war.

2.

This side proved to have a greater industrial capacity than their enemies.

a)

aided Germany

b)

aided the Allies later in the war.

3.

Had devised a never before used combination of armor (tank) and air power on the battlefield called "Blitzkrieg."

a)

aided Germany

b)

aided the Allies later in the war.

4.

The two powers of the west Churchill and FDR meet and make the Atlantic Charter.

a)

aided Germany

b)

aided the Allies later in the war.

5.

Struck first and at weak or unsuspecting opponents.

a)

aided Germany

b)

aided the Allies later in the war.

6.

The Lend-Lease Act is passed in the United States.

a)

aided Germany

b)

aided the Allies later in the war.

7.

Rommel’s advance was stopped at El Alamein in North Africa.

a)

aided Germany

b)

aided the Allies later in the war.

8.

The invasion of Soviet Union advances into the interior of Stalin’s land.

a)

aided Germany

b)

aided the Allies later in the war.

9.

The cold Russian winter sets in during early December.

a)

aided Germany

b)

aided the Allies later in the war.

10.

The French are trapped at Dunkirk.

a)

aided Germany

b)

aided the Allies later in the war.

11.

Defeat here marked the end of chances for Nazi victory in Russia.

a)

El Alamein

b)

Normandy (D-Day)

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Britain

12.

The British won a major victory her protecting the Suez Canal and their supply of Mid-East oil

a)

El Alamein

b)

Normandy (D-Day)

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Britain

13.

This Allied landing in 1944 France opened what was called the "Second Front."

a)

El Alamein

b)

Normandy (D-Day)

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Britain

14.

This was the first all aerial battle and Hitler's first real defeat.

a)

El Alamein

b)

Normandy (D-Day)

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Britain

15.

His racist theories convinced him that his enemies were inferior and could never defeat him.

a)

J. Stalin

b)

A. Hitler

c)

W. Churchill

d)

F. Roosevelt

16.

He refused to give up in 1940 and kept Britain in the fight against the Nazis.

a)

J. Stalin

b)

A. Hitler

c)

W. Churchill

d)

F. Roosevelt

17.

He intended to use victory to control Eastern Europe and protect his country when WWII came to an end

a)

J. Stalin

b)

A. Hitler

c)

W. Churchill

d)

F. Roosevelt

18.

He persuaded the American people that the main U.S. war effort should be against the Nazis in Europe.

a)

J. Stalin

b)

A. Hitler

c)

W. Churchill

d)

F. Roosevelt

19.

Hitler first revealed his plans for Germany and the world in:

a)

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion

b)

the Communist Manifesto

c)

the book Mein Kampf

d)

the Ems Dispatch

20.

To win control of Germany, Hitler had to beat these people in street fighting and at the ballot box:

a)

Communists

b)

Industrialists

c)

the German Army

d)

the Nazis

21.

Under the Nazis, what was considered to be women’s “true profession”

a)

Teaching

b)

Industrial worker

c)

Political Activist

d)

Motherhood

22.

Which did NOT help bring Hitler to power in Germany

a)

promises to make Germany "great" again

b)

promises to wipe out communists

c)

the economic "good times" in the mid-1920's

d)

his superior public speaking skills

23.

When Britain and France practiced "appeasement" in the 1930's they were

a)

giving in to Hitler's demands

b)

standing up to Hitler

c)

at war with Stalin's USSR.

d)

strengthening the League of Nations

24.

The two countries that emerged as "super powers" before the end of WW II were

a)

Britain and France

b)

the USA and USSR

c)

China and the USSR

d)

the USA and China

25.

Hitler's "Nuremberg Laws" were supposed to help Germans by redistributing the property and jobs of the

a)

Catholic Church

b)

German Jews

c)

Communists

d)

elderly Germans

26.

The scale and savagery of what Nazi action are unequaled in history

a)

an attack on Sicily

b)

D-Day

c)

the invasion of Sweden

d)

the Holocaust

27.

As men went to war, who took their place in factories and offices

a)

prisoners of war

b)

foreign laborers

c)

women

d)

soldiers

28.

Hitler's idea of "Lebensraum," or living space, involved

a)

the expansion of the German nation

b)

Germany joining the League of Nations

c)

war with Mussolini's Italy

d)

an alliance with England and France

29.

The Maginot Line was created in France in order to

a)

prop up the unstable government

b)

end the threat of revolution

c)

prevent another German invasion

d)

rebuild the nation’s struggling economy

30.

Which of the following best describes the actions taken by the League of Nations in response to Japanese, Italian, and German aggressions

a)

powerful

b)

harmful

c)

ineffective

d)

harsh

31.

What happened at the Munich Conference

a)

Britain gave some of their territory to Germany

b)

Hitler took Czechoslovakia

c)

Germany declared war on Great Britain

d)

Hitler was given the Sudetenland

32.

What German action finally caused Britain and France to declare war

a)

the annexation of Austria

b)

the seizing of Czechoslovakia

c)

the invasion of Poland

d)

the invasion of Ethiopia

33.

Early in the war, Hitler easily overran the countries of ________, ________ the Netherlands, and Belgium

a)

Britain, North Africa

b)

Russia, France

c)

Norway, Denmark

d)

Egypt, Norway

34.

As German forces poured into France, the retreating Allies were heroically rescued at

a)

Berlin

b)

Paris

c)

Leningrad

d)

Dunkirk

35.

To try to demoralize the British, Hitler launched the

a)

Operation Barbarossa

b)

the London Blitz

c)

the miracle at Dunkirk

d)

the siege at Leningrad

36.

What happened at El Almein

a)

Germany won the Suez Canal

b)

the allies invaded Italy

c)

the British stopped Rommel’s advance

d)

Rommel overran Egypt

37.

How did the allies end the war with Japan

a)

by dropping the Atomic bomb

b)

by invading Japan

c)

through negations

d)

through economic sanctions

38.

"D-Day" refers to the...

a)

entry of the United States into the war

b)

end of World War II

c)

Allied invasion of France

d)

British victory in North Africa

39.

Where is the “soft underbelly of the Axis”

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

North Africa

40.

What caused the population of Germany to soar after WWII?

a)

Foreigners coming to live in Germany?

b)

Government subsidies to families with 5 kids or more

c)

Germans evicted from neighboring countries

d)

Baby boom

41.

The Nuremberg Trials were held by the Allies after WWII and involved what group of people on trial?

a)

Communists

b)

U.S generals

c)

Nazi War Criminals

d)

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini

42.

What International organization was established after the war to maintain international peace and security and foster cooperation?

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO

c)

League of Nations

d)

Warsaw Pact

43.

The Marshall plan was a $13 Billion financial aid program to help rebuild European countries and avoid the spread of___ .

a)

Fascism

b)

Communism

c)

Influenza

d)

Nationalism

44.

After the USSR built their wall around the German capital, the Allies began this operation to get food and supplies to the people.

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Operation Phony War

d)

Operation Overlord

45.

The western democracies signed an alliance called NATO, what was the Soviet response to this alliance?

a)

Declare War

b)

Munich Pact

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Left the U.N.

46.

Underground resistance fighters in German occupied countries who committed acts of sabotage.

a)

Containment

b)

Security Council

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Blitzkrieg

e)

Maquis

47.

The U.S. commitment to restrict the spread of Communism.

a)

Containment

b)

Security Council

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Blitzkrieg

e)

Maquis

48.

This policy was used in the Pacific theater and left some Japanese outposts alone while attacking only strategic targets.

a)

Containment

b)

Security Council

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Blitzkrieg

e)

Maquis

49.

Style of warfare that took place with great speed and force.

a)

Containment

b)

Security Council

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Blitzkrieg

e)

Maquis

50.

Committee of the UN that has 10 elected countries and 5 permanent nations including the U.S.

a)

Containment

b)

Security Council

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Blitzkrieg

e)

Maquis