WorksheetsWWII Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How are dictators able to rise to power after countries suffer hardships?
a)
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
b)
Dictators promise freedom.
c)
Dictators allow everyone to vote.
d)
Dictators promise to end fascism.
2.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States?
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
3.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
4.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
5.
What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?
a)
island hopping
b)
total war
c)
Anaconda plan
d)
blockade
6.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
7.
What role did women take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
8.
The extermination of 11 million people, including 9 million Jews, was called
a)
Holocaust
b)
Reichtag
c)
Third Reich
d)
Island Hopping
9.
What is VJ Day?
a)
The day that Japan was bombed
b)
The day President Truman was elected President
c)
The day the war started
d)
The day Japan surrendered to the Allies
10.
What is a concentration camp?
a)
A place to stay until soldiers had to fight
b)
A place where Nazi soldiers held prisoners
c)
A camp which taught soldiers how to fight in the war
d)
A place where Hitler kept his soldiers
11.
a government that controls the economy, culture and all parts of people's lives is called
a)
fascism
b)
nationalism
c)
isolationism
d)
mobilization
12.
What were the two ideologies of the Soviet Union?
a)
nationalism and imperialism
b)
socialism and communism
c)
Democracy and communism
d)
Democracy and socialism
13.
The focus of communism was to empower the ...
a)
clergy
b)
nobility
c)
proletariats (working class)
d)
the Czar
14.
Payments for the cost of war were known as...
a)
Reparations
b)
Loan
c)
Bank notes
d)
Credits
15.
What financial event most significantly contributed to the great depression era?
a)
Stock Market Crash
b)
World War II
c)
The Cold War
d)
Creation of the League of Nations
16.
Name this country:
· Josef Stalin
· Government became communist after Bolshevik Revolution in 1917
· The Great Purge, Collectivization, and Five Year Plans
· Josef Stalin
· Government became communist after Bolshevik Revolution in 1917
· The Great Purge, Collectivization, and Five Year Plans
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
17.
Name this country:
· Adolf Hitler
· Nazi Party became the largest political party
· Invaded the Rhineland, Austria, Sudetenland, and Czechoslovakia
· Adolf Hitler
· Nazi Party became the largest political party
· Invaded the Rhineland, Austria, Sudetenland, and Czechoslovakia
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
18.
Name this country:
· Benito Mussolini
· March to Rome where King Victor Emmanuel III gave control to Mussolini
· Fascist Party and Black Shirts
· Benito Mussolini
· March to Rome where King Victor Emmanuel III gave control to Mussolini
· Fascist Party and Black Shirts
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
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