WorksheetsWorld War II Test
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which type of political philosophy gave rise to dictators with total power, who denied other individuals freedoms?
Socialism
Anarchism
Fascism
Communism
Which dictator is incorrectly matched to the country?
Japan-Tojo
Soviet Union-Stalin
Italy-Franco
Germany-Hitler
Which action by the United States during World War II best supports this statement?
The United States provided economic and military aid to the Allies.
The United States refused to join the League of Nations.
The United States followed a policy of isolationism after World War I.
The United States followed a policy of appeasement with the Germans.
Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt think the attack on Pearl Harbor would be infamous?
Germany would see Japan was more successful than it was.
Japan would become a world power as a result of the attack.
The world would see the United States as the aggressor.
It was a cowardly act of aggression that would bring the United States into the war.
During the 1930s, American foreign policy emphasized neutrality, but this position changed when the United States began
firing on German warships.
sending soldiers to Europe
supplying weapons to Japan
giving economic aid to the allies
Which answer best completes this title?
Fascists countries
Central Powers
Democratic Nations
Allied Nations
Which member of the World War II Allies is described by these events?
Canada
United States
Mexico
Japan
What explains why the US did NOT declare war on Germany when Britain did?
Americans were fighting the Japanese.
Many Americans were isolationists when the war broke out.
The US was already at war with the Germans
Roosevelt sided with the Germans
Which of these is in the correct order to show America's policy about WWII?
economic aid to Allies, direct involvement, isolationism
direct involvement, isolationism, economic aid to Allies
isolationism, economic aid to Allies, direct involvement
isolationism, direct involvement, economic aid to Allies
Who was the leader (Prime Minister) of Great Britain during most of WWII?
Stalin
Churchill
Roosevelt
Hitler
What justification was President Truman making in his diary entry from July 25, 1945?
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The D-Day invasion
Battle of Midway Island
The bombing of Pearl Harbor, HI
Which battle is considered the turning point for the war on the eastern front in the Soviet Union?
Second Battle of Kharkov
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Lenningrad
Battle of Stalingrad
During World War II, Germany declared war on the United States just after the United States had —
invaded North Africa
gone to war with Japan
attacked Great Britain
left the war in France
During World War II, which battle was a turning point for the Allies in the Pacific?
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Hiroshima
Battle of Midway Island
Battle of D-Day
Who most likely made this quote after World War II?
A Japanese soldier at Midway Island
A survivor of Hiroshima
A survivor of D-day Invasion
A survivor of the attack of Pearl Harbor
During the World War II years of 1941 to 1945, which of the following events happened last?
Germany surrendered
Italy surrendered
Pearl Harbor was attacked
Japan surrendered
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?
3,1,2,4
1,2,3,4
3,2,1,4
2,1,3,4
Which sequence of events is in the correct order?
1,2,3,4
4,2,3,1
3,4,2,1
2,1,3,4
Which of these headlines would most likely appeared during World War II?
Banks fail
Lusitania sinks
Normandy Invaded
Women Vote
The liberation of Western Europe began with the D-Day invasion of —
Stalingrad
Paris
Normandy
Rome
These men were prisoners because of the German —
policies concerning imperialism
ideas about European Immigration
policies concerning isolationism
beliefs of the Aryan Supremacy
Where did the Allies land on D-Day?
Rome, Italy
Normandy, France
London, Great Britain
Stalingrad, Soviet Union
Where did the Soviets defeat the Nazis marking the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe?
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
Battle of Moscow
Battle of the Bulge
The largest group of victims murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust were
Polish
Jewish
Gypsies
Slavic People
What finally ended the depression and put many unemployed Americans back to work?
The New Deal
World War II
The Square Deal
Theodore Roosevelt's Plan
What did the United States government encourage women to do when the United States entered World War II?
Take industrial jobs
Wear hats
Get a job as a teacher
Spy on German neighbors
What was a negative result of World War II?
Japanese Interment Camps
Women getting jobs
Better opportunities for African Americans
End of the Great Depression
Which group of people was forced into internment camps?
American citizens of Japanese ancestry
Older men
World War I Veterans
Teachers
How was this poster used during WWII?
to recruit women to work industrial jobs
to show women can do it too
to show Germans we were winning the war
to keep soldiers' spirits high
Why was this executive order most likely executed during World War II?
The increasing need for labor on the homefront.
To force Japanese businesses to close
The numbers of unskilled women workers in country
To decrease racial tension in the workplace
What was the purpose of this type of propaganda during World War II?
To show progress of the war.
To encourage Americans to conserve fuel during this time.
To convince Americans to plan vacations in advance.
To encourage enlistment in the U.S. Army.
What was the symbol of women in the work force during Word War II?
the Black Eagles
Rosie the Riveter
G.I. Joe
Captain America
Which of the following was an important reason that the US used the atomic bomb against Japan?
The United States wanted to test the bombs.
It was part of a plan.
The United States was fairly certain this work force Japan into surrender.
They had run out of other supplies.
Who was the leader of U.S.A.?
Churchhill
Hitler
Stalin
Roosevelt
Who was the leader of Italy?
Churchhill
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
Who was the leader of Great Britain?
Chruchhill
Hitler
Stalin
Roosevelt
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?
Chruchhill
Hitler
Stalin
Roosevelt
Who was the leader of Germany?
Churchhill
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
