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World War II and the Holocaust

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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 
2.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy? 
a)
aggression
b)
advancement 
c)
internment 
d)
appeasement 
3.
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII? 
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Charles de Gaulle 
4.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt 
5.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII? 
a)
Benito Mussolini 
b)
Hideki Tojo 
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Emperor Hirohito 
6.
Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power? 
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union 
c)
Germany
d)
Japan 
7.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ . 
a)
dictator 
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor 
8.
What event led to the start of WWII? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland 
b)
Germany invaded Austria 
c)
Germany formed an alliance with Italy 
d)
Germany formed an alliance with Japan 
9.
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 
10.
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.
11.
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 
12.
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
13.
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. 
14.

Who was the leader of U.S.A.?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

15.

Who was the leader of Great Britain?

a)

Chruchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

16.

In Roosevelt's speech after ____ ,he called it , " A day that will live in infamy."

a)

Normandy ,France

b)

Invasion of North Africa

c)

Pearl Harbor , Hawaii

d)

Bombing of Japan

17.

Which of these was the most notorious concentration camp during World War II?

a)

Dachau

b)

Flossenburg

c)

Auschwitz

d)

Belzec

18.

The day that Japan officially surrendered is called?

a)

Victory Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D Day

d)

V-J Day

19.
The president of the United States during most of WWII.
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry Truman
20.
The leader of Japan during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
21.
Germany, Italy, Japan
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
22.
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
23.
The idea that the government should have total control
a)
Fascism
b)
Democracy
24.
This country was neutral at the beginning of WWII.
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
United States
25.
The United States president who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
26.
The second atomic bomb was dropped on this city
a)
Japan
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Germany
27.
The first atomic bomb was dropped on this city
a)
Japan
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Germany
28.
This event was the turning point of  WWII. It pushed the Germans out of France.
a)
VE-Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VJ-Day
29.
The day Germany surrendered
a)
VE-Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VJ-Day
30.
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
a)
totalitarianism
b)
holocaust
c)
fascism
d)
rationing
31.
Prime minister of Japan during World War II. He gave his approval for the attack on Pearl Harbor and played a major role in Japan's military decisions until he resigned
a)
Cornelia Fort
b)
holocaust
c)
fascism
d)
Hideki Tojo
32.
short for the National Socialist Party, this was Adolf Hitler's version of fascism. It included the racist idea of creating a German "master race"
a)
holocaust
b)
fascism
c)
rationing
d)
nazism
33.

Where did Hitler attack that lead to the start of WWII?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

England

34.

Which year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

1943

b)

1939

c)

1921

d)

1941

35.

What was the reason Japan wanted to attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

to steal the natural resources of Hawaii

b)

to stop U.S. ships from getting in Japan's way

c)

in an attempt to take over the U.S. for Germany

d)

to help the Hawaiians break away from the U.S.

36.

The U.S. joined the side of the _____________________ Powers during the war

a)

Axis

b)

Fascist

c)

Nationalist

d)

Allied

37.

The U.S. strategy in the Pacific Theater of World War II was called

a)

divide-and-conquer

b)

island hopping

c)

march-to-the-sea

d)

convoy busting

38.

The first city the Atomic Bomb was dropped on

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Tokyo

d)

Pearl Harbor

39.

The two major theaters the war was fought in

a)

Europe and Africa

b)

Scandinavia and Europe

c)

Germany and Poland

d)

The Pacific and Europe

40.
When speaking about the "Holocaust," what time period are we referring to?
a)
1933-1945
b)
1925-1930
c)
1945-1950
d)
1970-1975
41.
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
42.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
43.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
44.
What does persecution mean?
a)
Treating people well because of their political views
b)
Treating someone cruelly due to their race, religion, or political views
c)
Treating someone well because you really like them
d)
Treating people bad because you dislike the same people they dislike 
45.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
46.
Which Jews were spared during the Holocaust?
a)
Women
b)
Old Men
c)
Children
d)
None of the above
47.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
48.
What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?
a)
a yellow star of David
b)
a sign that said Jew
c)
Black clothes
d)
A yellow cross
49.
What was the purpose of the Nuremburg trials?
a)
to try the Japanese for their secret attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
to show the world that the Nazi leaders were guilty of crimes against humanity
c)
to punish the Italians for their totalitarian rule over France
d)
to punish the Soviets for their invasion of Germany
50.
What was the primary goal of the Nuremberg Laws?
a)
designed to segregate the Jews into ghettos and starve them to death
b)
designed to separate Aryans from non-Aryans and define the rights of Nazi Germany and make laws to give Jews inferior status
c)
designed to integrate the Jews and Germans in society to fool them until they loaded the Jews into the trains for death camps
d)
designed to keep Jewish people away from Hitler so he didn't have to see them
51.
What were some of the restrictions the Nuremberg Laws placed on Jews in Germany?
a)
forbade marriages between those of German or related blood
b)
prohibited Jews from flying the Third Reich flag
c)
made Jews register with the government and wear a Star of David
d)
all of the answers are correct
52.

Name of the Conference where the "Big Three"decided the the fate of Post War Europe?

a)

Casablanca

b)

Yalta

c)

Postdam

d)

Tehran

53.

Three of the following were member of the "Big Three" Identify the Non Member of the BIg Three?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt - USA

b)

Harry S Truman - USA

c)

Winston Churchill - GB

d)

Joseph Stalin - USSR

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