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4.7 Final

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these groups did Hitler feel was superior?
a)
The disabled
b)
Jews
c)
Communists
d)
Germans
2.
Which action is most closely associated with totalitarian governments?
a)
Elections and Free Speech
b)
Propaganda and Censorship 
c)
Allowing multiple political parties
3.
What was the nickname of the National Socialist German Workers Party?
a)
Nass Gwaps
b)
Nazis
c)
N-Gwips
d)
Noozies
4.
What was going on in Germany in the 1930's that allowed the people to turn to a person like Hitler to lead them?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
Civil War
c)
Massive attacks from outside nations
d)
A period of great economic growth
5.
Why did Hitler choose to expand public works programs?
a)

He was planning to attack Canada with new technology.
b)
He wanted to provide jobs and spur the economy.
c)
He wanted to use the programs to control the German population.
6.
Which of the following was one of Hitler’s methods of addressing Germany’s economic problems during the Great Depression?
a)
printing new currency
b)

building up the German military
c)

conquering new colonies in Africa
7.
Who were the Gestapo? 
a)
imprisoned Jews
b)
Hitler's secret police
c)
German workers 
8.
Where was Hitler when he wrote his book?
a)
In the trenches during the war
b)
In prison
c)
In the Presidential Palace
d)
In college
9.
What does Mein Kampf, the title of Hitler's book, mean in German?
a)
My Camp
b)
My Struggle
c)
My Beliefs
d)
My Fantasies
10.
Which of the following statements best describes Nazi ideology?
a)
Germans come from a superior race and need to destroy their enemies
b)
Germans should isolate themselves from the rest of the world to maintain their race
c)
Germans should form a constitutional government protecting ALL citizens' rights.
11.
What was the Nazi Party?
a)
This was the German brand of Fascism also known as the Nationalist Socialist German Worker's Party and is known for its Anti-Semitism.
b)
A meeting of France, Germany, and Britain that allowed Germany to occupy the Rhineland and Hitler promised to respect Czechoslovakia's new borders.
c)
Local councils consisting workers, peasants, and soldiers, whom had more influence than the provisional government.
d)
information that is designed to influence an audience and give only one point of view
12.
A system of government that exerts complete control over its citizens; individuals have no rights and all opposition to the government is suppressed
a)
Monarchy
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
13.
What do Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini have in common about their rule?
a)
They all created representative democracy
b)
Limited free speech and basic liberties
c)
Encouraged political parties
d)
Wanted 3 branches of government
14.
Both Hitler and Mussolini rose to power in their country because of _______________?
a)
Election Laws
b)
Economic problems
c)
World War II
d)
the Weimar Republic
15.
When Hitler took power, most Germans
a)
joined the Nazi Party.
b)
participated in demonstrations against the Nazi regime.
c)
supported, or at least accepted, Nazi rule.
d)
attempted to flee the country.
16.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
17.
The Reichstag Fire was
a)
Accidental
b)
blamed on the Communists
c)
of no political importance
d)
organised by Social Democrats
18.
German people admired Hitler after WWI because he promised to ___________.
a)
Kill everyone
b)
Bring Democracy to Germany
c)
Make Germany powerful and successful again
d)
Ban smoking Tobacco 
19.
When did Hitler become the Chancellor of Germany?
a)
1932
b)
1933
c)
1934
d)
1935
20.
Besides the Jews, which groups are also persecuted by the Nazis? 
a)
Gypsies, women, handicapped and disabled
b)
Gypsies, homosexuals, youths and disabled
c)
Gypsies, homosexuals, handicapped and disabled
d)
Gypsies, women, youths and disabled
21.
How did Hitler help to improve economic situation in Nazi Germany? 
a)
Increase houses for the people
b)
Decrease number of taxes
c)
Increase the amount of imports
d)
Decrease unemployment rate
22.

What did Hitler do for the Workers?

a)

Promised a job

b)

Promised to raise wages and boost morale

c)

Promised to get rid of communists

d)

Promised to make the army bigger (1 mil)

e)

Promised to get rid of Jews (who refused to give money) and set crop prices

23.

When did Hitler become Fuhrer?

a)

August 1934

b)

June 1934

c)

February 1933

d)

March 1933

e)

May 1933

24.
When was D-Day?
a)
1984
b)
1453
c)
1944
d)
1659
25.
Who was the general in charge of D-Day?
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
George Patton
d)
Bernard Montgomery3
26.
What was the code name for the overall D-Day invasion?
a)
Overlord
b)
Pipeline
c)
Enduring Freedom
d)
Barbarossa
27.
In which section of France did the invasion take place?
a)
Champagne
b)
Alsace
c)
Normandy
d)
Bourgogne
28.
Which country had taken over France in 1940?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Canada
29.
Which of the following was NOT one of the code names for the beaches in Normandy?
a)
Sword
b)
Utah
c)
Omaha
d)
Silver
30.
On which beach was the fighting generally considered to be the fiercest?
a)
Juneau
b)
Gold
c)
Sword
d)
Omaha
31.
In which country did the Allied soldiers train in for many months preceding D-Day?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Ireland
d)
Iceland
32.
Who was the President of the United States during most of World War II, including on D-Day?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Harry Hopkins
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Dwight Eisenhoer
33.
On what two beaches did the British troops land at?
a)
Gold and Sword
b)
Juno and Omaha
c)
Utah and Gold
d)
Juno and Sword
34.
What group of soldiers led the first wave of invaders?
a)
The submariners
b)
The generals 
c)
The paratroopers
d)
The calvary
35.
The Allied landing forces consisted mostly of soldiers from which three nations?
a)
The United States, Britain and Canada
b)
Britain, Canada and Australia
c)
The United States, Britain and Poland
d)
Britain, Australia and the United States
36.

What was the end result of D-Day?

a)

Allied forces successfully invaded France and began to take back Europe from Germany.

b)

The Germans fought off the Allied forces successfully, forcing a surrender and peace agreement.

c)

The Germans fought the Allied forces off, causing them to retreat. A month later, the Allied forces began again, this time, they won.

d)

The Germans and their Atlantic Wall managed to beat off the Allied forces, forcing the Allied countries to come up with another plan.

37.

Review: Which event below officially started WWII?

a)

Hitler's invasion of Poland

b)

Hitler taking over Czechoslovakia

c)

D-Day

d)

Treaty of Versailles

38.

Review: When Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, he was breaking an agreement he had made with Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union. This agreement was called:

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

United Nations Peace Agreement

c)

Battle of Britain Peace Accord

d)

Non-Aggression Pact

39.

Which countries made up the "Allied Powers" in World War II? (after Hitler broke the Non-Aggression Pact and the Soviets agreed to join the U.S.)?

a)

Italy, U.S., England, Soviet Union

b)

England, Japan, Italy, Germany

c)

Germany, Soviet Union, Japan, France

d)

U.S., Soviet Union, England, France

40.
What was the name of the complex German defenses along the French coastline?
a)
Maginot Line
b)
The Seigffried Line
c)
Pas de Calais
d)
The Atlantic Wall
41.
Which beaches were the Americans responsible for securing in Normandy?
a)
Juno and Sword
b)
Omaha and Sword
c)
Omaha and Utah
d)
Utah and Juno
42.
The Allied invasion of Normandy would involve moving 156,000 allied troops across what body of water?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The English Channel
c)
The Rhine River
d)
The Mediterranean Sea
43.
D-Day was the ____________ of World War II
a)
End
b)
Beginning
c)
Turning Point
d)
Major Allied loss
44.
What was the effect of the Nuremberg laws on Jews living in Germany? 
a)
Jews were forced to marry non-Jews.
b)
Jews were ordered to adopt German sounding names.
c)
Jews were granted equal rights and freedom from persecution.
d)
Jews were stripped of their German citizenship and right to vote
45.
Blond haired, blue-eyed people typified the Nazi ideal of the “master race.”  What were these people called? 
a)
Slavic
b)
Roman
c)
Aryan
d)
Latino
46.
Which of the following best describes the “final solution?” 
a)
The implementation of the Balfour Declaration.
b)
The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.
c)
The conscription of German males into the military.
d)
The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.
47.
By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed? 
a)
2 Million
b)
4 Million
c)
6 Million
d)
8 Million
48.
What happened September 11, 1938 when Adolf order the Jewish businesses and synagogues to be destroyed?
a)
Lieben
b)
Schmerzhaft
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Glucklich
49.
Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?
a)
Semitism
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
Genocide
d)
Holocaust
50.
The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group
a)
Holocaust
b)
Genocide
c)
Concentration Camp
d)
Nuremberg Laws
51.
The gas used in the gas chabers, originally designed as a pesticide.  
a)
Mace
b)
Zyklon B
c)
Deet 3
d)
Cyclone E
52.
A separate area of a city, often an already ethnic neighborhood, which the Germans would block off for the purpose of separating Jews from the rest of the city and impose harsh conditions.  
a)
Quarter
b)
Slum
c)
Ghetto
d)
Concentration Camp
53.
Large prison used to hold people for political reasons.
a)
jail
b)
corpse
c)
confiscated
d)
concentration camp
54.
A mass slaughter of Jews and other civilians, carried out by the Nazi government of Germany before & during WWII.
a)
holocaust
b)
propaganda
c)
slaughtered
d)
systematically
55.
These held the Nazi's responsible for War Crimes in WW2, despite claim of "Just Following Hitler's Orders."
a)
Nuremberg Trials
b)
Final Solution
c)
Blitzkrieg 
d)
Kristallnacht 
56.
Which of the following were NOT victims of the Holocaust? 
a)
Homosexuals 
b)
Jews
c)
African-Americans
d)
Mentally Disabled 
57.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
59.
What is this?
a)
Star of David
b)
Symbol representing helpful people.
c)
Tattoo all Jewish people
were given
d)
good luck charm
59.
What is this?
a)
Star of David
b)
Symbol representing helpful people.
c)
Tattoo all Jewish people
were given
d)
good luck charm
60.
What is this?
a)
Star of David
b)
Symbol representing helpful people.
c)
Tattoo all Jewish people
were given
d)
good luck charm
61.
What was the name of the largest death camp located in Poland?
a)
Auschwitz
b)
Bergen-Belsen
c)
Belzec
d)
Treblinka
62.
What was the time period of the Holocaust?
a)
1933 - 1945
b)
1910 - 1915
c)
Early 1800's
d)
1989 - 1994
63.
How were the Jews transported to the different camps?
a)
Cattlecars
b)
Taxis
c)
Police vans
d)
Horse & buggy
64.
What was the effect of the Nuremburg laws on Jews living in Germany? 
a)
Jews were forced to marry non-Jews.
b)
Jews were ordered to adopt German sounding names.
c)
Jews were granted equal rights and freedom from persecution.
d)
Jews were stripped of their German citizenship and right to vote
65.
Great Britain promised Palestine to what two groups in the Balfour Declaration of 1917?
a)
Jews and Arabs
b)
Serbians and Croats
c)
Communists and Jews
d)
Arabs and Serbians
66.
 “…the Nazi holocaust, which engulfed millions of Jews in Europe, proved anew the urgency of the re-establishment of the Jewish state, which would solve the problems of Jewish homelessness by opening the gates to all Jews and lifting the Jewish people to equality in the family of nations….”  
This statement is referring to the establishment of which nation?
a)
Israel
b)
Jordan
c)
Uraguay
d)
Canada
67.
What was the police forces under Adolf Hitler called during WWII?
a)
Gestapo, SS, SA
b)
SWAT, Flying Squad
c)
Strike Force, Interpol
d)
Secret Police, Squad
68.
What was the name of the largest death camp located in Poland?
a)
Auschwitz
b)
Bergen-Belsen
c)
Belzec
d)
Treblinka
69.
Jewish worship houses
a)
church
b)
synagogues
c)
mosque
d)
barracks
70.

What happened December 7, 1941?

a)

Midway

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Saipan

d)

Leyte Gulf

71.

Who did the Japanese Imperial Fleet attack in Hawaii?

a)

US Pacific Fleet

b)

US Imperial Fleet

c)

German Imperial Fleet

d)

Russian Pacific Fleet

72.

The first US battleship that sank was the......

a)

USS Arizona

b)

USS Virginia

c)

USS Oklahoma

d)

USS Tennessee

73.

The first US battleship that sank was the......

a)

USS Arizona

b)

USS Virginia

c)

USS Oklahoma

d)

USS Tennessee

74.

After Pearl Harbor, it was said that Japan had......

a)

Awoken the Country

b)

Started a War

c)

Awoken a Sleeping Giant

d)

Made a Huge Mistake

75.

In the Battle of Midway, why did Japan attack the Aleutian Islands?

a)

To create a diverson

b)

To conquer their land

c)

To let Germany Invade

d)

Because they were going to blame it on the US

76.

Why was the US not surprised by the Battle of Midway?

a)

A spy told them the plan

b)

They captured a Japanese airman who confessed

c)

They broke the Japanese Naval Code

d)

Their Prime Minister announced it first

77.

Why was the Battle of Midway considered a turning point in the war?

a)

The Axis Powers kept winning

b)

The Allies surrendered

c)

The Allies began to attack Japan

d)

Hitler died after this war

78.

Why were the Allied troops isolated in the Battle of Guadalcanal?

a)

Japan sank all their cruisers

b)

Their cruisers were sent to get more supplies

c)

The cruisers went on to attack Germany and would return

79.

Why was the Battle of Guadalcanal important?

a)

It was the first time the Axis Powers Won

b)

The Allied Powers Surrendered

c)

It was the first time Japan lost land in battle

d)

It was the first time aircraft carriers were used

80.

During the Battle of Saipan, what did the US want control of?

a)

Land

b)

Beaches

c)

Trenches

d)

Airfields

81.

During the Battle of Saipan, what type of attack did the Japanese launch?

a)

Kamakazi

b)

Blitz

c)

Banzi

d)

Atomic Bomb

82.

During the Battle of Saipan, what did the US use to attack Japanese troops hiding in caves?

a)

Atomic Bombs

b)

Flame Throwers

c)

Gernades

d)

Machine Guns

83.

What was important about the Battle of the Philippine Sea?

a)

It was the only battle on land

b)

The Axis Power won

c)

The US lost a lot or aircrafts

d)

it was the biggest Aircraft Carrier battles of WWII

84.

What was important about the Battle of Leyte Gulf?

a)

It took place on land

b)

Largest Naval battle of WWII

c)

US used Atomic Bombs

d)

Germany came to help Japan

85.

What is a Kamikaze attack?

a)

A suicide mission

b)

Dropping atomic bombs

c)

Running into battle with knives and swords

d)

Hiding in caves to surprise the enemy

86.

During the Battle of Iwo Jima, where did the Japanese fight from?

a)

Aircraft carriers

b)

Caves, Dugouts & Tunnels

c)

Towers

d)

Trenches, tunnels & basements

87.

What brought an end to WWII?

a)

Destroying all of the Japanese Caves

b)

Both sides ran out of aircraft carriers

c)

Dropping Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

d)

Both sides surrendering

88.
This battle was the site of the famous photograph of five U.S. soldiers raising the flag:
a)
Okinawa
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Iwo Jima
d)
Berlin
89.
Desperate banzai charges by the Japanese were common during this battle.  The Japanese carried out over 2,000 kamikaze attacks here.
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Guadalcanal
c)
Okinawa
d)
Leyte Gulf
90.
Attacking less defended islands to save lives. 
a)
Island-hopping
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Luftwaffe
d)
Trench warfare
91.
Which famous scientist wrote the letter alerting the U.S. President, FDR, about the German's discovery of nuclear fission?
a)
Marie Curie
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Robert Oppenheimer
d)
Katherine Johnson
92.
In which U.S. state was the city of Los Alamos, which is where the physicists worked to create the atomic bomb?
a)
New Mexico
b)
Washington
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Massachusetts
93.

What plane drop Little boy

a)

Eclipse 500

b)

b-27

c)

Enola gay

d)

Boeing 787

94.
A chemist named Otto Hahn in which European country first split a uranium atom? 
a)
France
b)
The Soviet Union
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
95.
The leading physicist on the Manhattan Project, Robert Oppenheimer, was from which American University? 
a)
Stanford
b)
Harvard
c)
Penn State
d)
Berkeley
96.
Nazi leaders were charged as war criminals
a)
House Unamerican Acts Committee
b)
Executive Order 9066
c)
Battle of Leyte Gulf
d)
Nuremberg Trials
97.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To hold top Nazi officials accountable for the atrocities of the Holocaust
b)
To try the Japanese for attacking Pearl Harbor
c)
To put Hitler on trial for breaking the Munich Pact
d)
To try Soviets for war crimes
98.
After World War II, the United States instituted the Marshall Plan:
a)
to rebuild relations with the Soviet Union
b)
to prevent a nuclear arms race
c)
to rebuild Europe
d)
to create the European Union
99.
What is the purpose of the United Nations?
a)
World Peace
b)
Human Rights
c)
Get countries to get along.
d)
All of the above.
100.
Why did the US and the USSR emerge as superpowers after WWII?
a)
Both did not have major battles fought inside it's borders
b)
Both controlled parts of Germany and Korea
c)
Both had strong militaries, independent economies, and could produce nuclear weapons.
d)
Both offered aid to European countries.