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World War II

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers.

a)

Japan, U.S., Russia

b)

Japan, Germany, Soviet Union

c)

Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union

d)

Germany, Japan, Italy

2.

Name the three major countries that formed the alliance known as the Allied Powers.

a)

Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States

b)

Great Britain, Japan, United States

c)

Germany, France, United States

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

3.

What was VE Day?

a)

Voting in Europe Day

b)

Visiting in Europe Day

c)

Victory in Europe Day

d)

Victory in England Day

4.

The United States president at the beginning of WWII was

a)

Hirohito

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Winston Churchill

5.

The leader of the Soviet Union/Russia during WWII was

a)

FDR

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Winston Churchill

6.

This president of the United States at the end of WWII made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.

a)

FDR

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Harry Truman

7.

The Prime Minister of Great Britain/England throughout WWII was

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Harry Truman

c)

George Patton

d)

Joseph Stalin

8.

Choose the U.S. naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941.

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Normandy

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Maui

9.

What was the name of the Pacific island where an important battle was won by Allied soldiers? It was important because it gave the Allies closer airstrips to Japan.

a)

Maui

b)

Easter Island

c)

Honolulu

d)

Iwo Jima

10.

Who were the main victims of the Holocaust?

a)

Russians

b)

Jews

c)

Japanese

d)

Germans

11.

Who was responsible for the Holocaust?

a)

Hitler and Nazis

b)

Russians

c)

Allies

d)

Japanese

12.

Where were the victims of the Holocaust taken?

a)

Concentration camps

b)

Hotels

c)

United States

d)

Summer camps

13.

The Japanese surrendered to the Allies after

a)

Atomic bombs were dropped on Iwo Jima

b)

Atomic bombs were dropped on Tokyo

c)

Atomic bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor

d)

Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

14.

The dictator of Italy during WWII who was killed by his own people was

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Hitler

d)

Churchill

15.

Which of these is an opinion about the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

a)

It directly caused the US to enter the war

b)

It destroyed ships, planes, and equipment

c)

The US Navy did not anticipate the attack

d)

It was sneaky and underhanded

16.

Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?

a)

Americans

b)

Christians

c)

Muslims

d)

Jews

17.

Who was the famous figure that represents women in WWII

a)

Beyonce

b)

Rosie the Riveter

c)

Uncle Sam

d)

No figure

18.

The United Nations was formed and built in the United States. It's main purpose is to work for:

a)

Weapons and fighting

b)

International travel

c)

Human rights and peace

d)

Immigration

19.
Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany?
a)
The Nazis were persecuting Jewish people in Germany
b)
Hitler invaded Poland even though he had agreed not to
c)
Germany declared war on them first
d)
Hitler invaded France even though he had agreed not to
20.
Why did the U.S. stay neutral at the beginning of WWII?
a)
The U.S. people did not want to join a messy overseas war
b)
The U.S. did not have the money to fight a war
c)
The U.S. people wanted to fight but President Roosevelt did not
d)
The U.S. people agreed with Hitler's views
21.
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
a)
They wanted to destroy the U.S. navy fleet because it was the only thing that could stop their plans in the Pacific
b)
They were angry at the U.S. for refusing to trade with them
c)
They wanted to conquer Hawaii and make it part of their empire
d)
They wanted to test their airpforce out on a real target
22.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
The first African-American pilots in American military history 
b)
The first female pilots in American military history
c)
A top secret group of spy pilots
d)
A group of fighter pilots who flew more missions than any other
23.

What is island-hopping?

a)

A strategy the U.S. used to defeat Japan.

b)

Giving something to someone to make them stop.

c)

The attack of Pearl Harbor.

24.

How did women help on the home front during the war?

a)

They claimed Germany and Czechoslovakia.

b)

They helped create internment camps.

c)

They took up the work, at factories, planted victory gardens, and rationing food.

25.

Describe rationing during WWII.

a)

It provided jobs to the jobless.

b)

Giving something to someone to make them happy.

c)

Only being allowed to purchase a certain amount of food

26.

What is considered to be the largest sea-to-land invasion?

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Normandy, France (D-day)

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

27.
Why were Britain and France concerned when Germany invaded Poland?
a)
They were worried about the Jewish people in Poland being harmed
b)
They were concerned Hitler would invade the Soviet Union too
c)
They were concerned Hitler had plans to conquer or attack the rest of Europe
d)
They were worried Hitler would invade the U.S. too
28.
What was the main reason why Japan invaded other countries in Asia?
a)
Japan wanted to gather more people for its military
b)
Japan was worried about being invaded by China
c)
Japan hated all other Asian countries
d)
Japan was a small island that needed more natural resources like oil, rubber, and iron
29.
By the time the U.S. joined the war, what Allied country had already been taken over (or "occupied") by Germany?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
the Soviet Union
d)
China
30.
While many U.S. soldiers were away at war, what group of people were encouraged to take more jobs at factories to help with the war effort?
a)
the elderly
b)
children
c)
middle-aged people
d)
women
31.
The systematic murder of about 6 million Jewish people and 3 million others by Nazi Germany is known as  ____________.
a)
The Holocaust
b)
concentration camps
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Ravensbruck
32.

Which part of WWII was finished first?

a)

the war in Europe (Germany surrendered)

b)

the war in the Pacific (Japan surrendered)

33.
Why did Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a)
He wanted revenge on Japan
b)
He wanted to test the bombs out to see if they worked
c)
He wanted to destroy Japanese factories
d)
He wanted to end the war with Japan quickly
34.
When the United Nations was formed after WWII, who was appointed to head the United Nations Human Rights Commission? 
a)
Eleanor Roosevelt
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Rosie the Riveter
35.

What brought an end to WWII?

a)

Normandy, France – D day

b)

The invasion of Poland by Germany.

c)

The 2nd atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki.

36.

Who led the Allied Powers into Normandy, France?

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

37.

How did WWII pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression?

a)

It provided jobs to the jobless.

b)

Secret codes and two-way radios

c)

They were given Germany and Czechoslovakia.

38.

What were the Tuskegee Airmen known for?

a)

escorting bombers over Europe

b)

bombing Tokyo after Pearl Harbor

c)

Volunteering to fight in China

d)

bombing the beaches on D-Day

39.

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

40.

The day that Japan officially surrendered is called?

a)

Victory Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D Day

d)

V-J Day

41.

In 1945 American & Soviet troops liberated Nazi concentration camps, which were used to eliminate which of the following groups?

a)

Jews

b)

the disabled & POW's

c)

Gypsies

d)

All of them

42.

How did war bonds, victory gardens, & scrap drives impact the war effort?

a)

they provided needed supplies for the troops

b)

they convinced people to work in war factories

c)

they caused anti-war rallys

d)

they had no impact

43.

What was the U.S. foreign policy from 1921 - 1941?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Expansionism

c)

Gunboat Diplomacy

d)

Moral Diplomacy

44.

Where did the bombing of Pearl Harbor happen?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Japan

c)

Phillipines

d)

Midway

45.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

46.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

47.

Who were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?

a)

Eisenhower and Truman

b)

FDR and Eisenhower

c)

Trump and Washington

d)

FDR and Truman

48.

Hitler's political party was the

a)

Communist Party

b)

Fascist Party

c)

Nazi Party

d)

German Christian Party

49.

Someone who has complete control of a country's government is known as a ___________ .

a)

dictator

b)

leader

c)

president

d)

governor

50.

In 1942, 50 nations came together to draw up the United Nations Charter. What was the purpose of drawing up the charter?

a)

Promote another World War.

b)

Prevent WWIII and promote peace

c)

Prevent the Civil War

d)

To drop a bomb on Japan