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World War II Test

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of political philosophy gave rise to dictators with total power, who denied other individuals freedoms?

a)

Socialism

b)

Anarchism

c)

Fascism

d)

Communism

2.

Which dictator is incorrectly matched to the country?

a)

Japan-Tojo

b)

Soviet Union-Stalin

c)

Italy-Franco

d)

Germany-Hitler

3.

Which action by the United States during World War II best supports this statement?

a)

The United States provided economic and military aid to the Allies.

b)

The United States refused to join the League of Nations.

c)

The United States followed a policy of isolationism after World War I.

d)

The United States followed a policy of appeasement with the Germans.

4.

Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt think the attack on Pearl Harbor would be infamous?

a)

Germany would see Japan was more successful than it was.

b)

Japan would become a world power as a result of the attack.

c)

The world would see the United States as the aggressor.

d)

It was a cowardly act of aggression that would bring the United States into the war.

5.

During the 1930s, American foreign policy emphasized neutrality, but this position changed when the United States began

a)

firing on German warships.

b)

sending soldiers to Europe

c)

supplying weapons to Japan

d)

giving economic aid to the allies

6.

Which answer best completes this title?

a)

Fascists countries

b)

Central Powers

c)

Democratic Nations

d)

Allied Nations

7.

Which member of the World War II Allies is described by these events?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Japan

8.

What explains why the US did NOT declare war on Germany when Britain did?

a)

Americans were fighting the Japanese.

b)

Many Americans were isolationists when the war broke out.

c)

The US was already at war with the Germans

d)

Roosevelt sided with the Germans

9.

Which of these is in the correct order to show America's policy about WWII?

a)

economic aid to Allies, direct involvement, isolationism

b)

direct involvement, isolationism, economic aid to Allies

c)

isolationism, economic aid to Allies, direct involvement

d)

isolationism, direct involvement, economic aid to Allies

10.

Who was the leader (Prime Minister) of Great Britain during most of WWII?

a)

Stalin

b)

Churchill

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Hitler

11.

What justification was President Truman making in his diary entry from July 25, 1945?

a)

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

The D-Day invasion

c)

Battle of Midway Island

d)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor, HI

12.

Which battle is considered the turning point for the war on the eastern front in the Soviet Union?

a)

Second Battle of Kharkov

b)

Battle of Moscow

c)

Battle of Lenningrad

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

13.

During World War II, Germany declared war on the United States just after the United States had —

a)

invaded North Africa

b)

gone to war with Japan

c)

attacked Great Britain

d)

left the war in France

14.

During World War II, which battle was a turning point for the Allies in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Hiroshima

c)

Battle of Midway Island

d)

Battle of D-Day

15.

Who most likely made this quote after World War II?

a)

A Japanese soldier at Midway Island

b)

A survivor of Hiroshima

c)

A survivor of D-day Invasion

d)

A survivor of the attack of Pearl Harbor

16.

During the World War II years of 1941 to 1945, which of the following events happened last?

a)

Germany surrendered

b)

Italy surrendered

c)

Pearl Harbor was attacked

d)

Japan surrendered

17.

1. Battle of Midway

2. V-E Day

3. Attack on Pearl Harbor

4. US bombs two Japanese cities

What is the correct order of events?

a)

3,1,2,4

b)

1,2,3,4

c)

3,2,1,4

d)

2,1,3,4

18.

Which sequence of events is in the correct order?

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

4,2,3,1

c)

3,4,2,1

d)

2,1,3,4

19.

Which of these headlines would most likely appeared during World War II?

a)

Banks fail

b)

Lusitania sinks

c)

Normandy Invaded

d)

Women Vote

20.

The liberation of Western Europe began with the D-Day invasion of —

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Paris

c)

Normandy

d)

Rome

21.

These men were prisoners because of the German —

a)

policies concerning imperialism

b)

ideas about European Immigration

c)

policies concerning isolationism

d)

beliefs of the Aryan Supremacy

22.

Where did the Allies land on D-Day?

a)

Rome, Italy

b)

Normandy, France

c)

London, Great Britain

d)

Stalingrad, Soviet Union

23.

Where did the Soviets defeat the Nazis marking the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of Moscow

d)

Battle of the Bulge

24.

The largest group of victims murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust were

a)

Polish

b)

Jewish

c)

Gypsies

d)

Slavic People

25.

What finally ended the depression and put many unemployed Americans back to work?

a)

The New Deal

b)

World War II

c)

The Square Deal

d)

Theodore Roosevelt's Plan

26.

What did the United States government encourage women to do when the United States entered World War II?

a)

Take industrial jobs

b)

Wear hats

c)

Get a job as a teacher

d)

Spy on German neighbors

27.

What was a negative result of World War II?

a)

Japanese Interment Camps

b)

Women getting jobs

c)

Better opportunities for African Americans

d)

End of the Great Depression

28.

Which group of people was forced into internment camps?

a)

American citizens of Japanese ancestry

b)

Older men

c)

World War I Veterans

d)

Teachers

29.

How was this poster used during WWII?

a)

to recruit women to work industrial jobs

b)

to show women can do it too

c)

to show Germans we were winning the war

d)

to keep soldiers' spirits high

30.

Why was this executive order most likely executed during World War II?

a)

The increasing need for labor on the homefront.

b)

To force Japanese businesses to close

c)

The numbers of unskilled women workers in country

d)

To decrease racial tension in the workplace

31.

What was the purpose of this type of propaganda during World War II?

a)

To show progress of the war.

b)

To encourage Americans to conserve fuel during this time.

c)

To convince Americans to plan vacations in advance.

d)

To encourage enlistment in the U.S. Army.

32.

What was the symbol of women in the work force during Word War II?

a)

the Black Eagles

b)

Rosie the Riveter

c)

G.I. Joe

d)

Captain America

33.

Which of the following was an important reason that the US used the atomic bomb against Japan?

a)

The United States wanted to test the bombs.

b)

It was part of a plan.

c)

The United States was fairly certain this work force Japan into surrender.

d)

They had run out of other supplies.

34.

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

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

35.

Who was the leader of Italy?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Mussolini

36.

Who was the leader of Great Britain?

a)

Chruchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

37.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?

a)

Chruchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

38.

Who was the leader of Germany?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Mussolini