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WWII Pop Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the treaty that ended WWI?

a)

Paris Peace Treaty

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of London

2.

How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?

a)

1 million

b)

6 million

c)

100,000

d)

60 million

3.
What triggered the actual beginning of World War II?
a)
the British blockade of German ports
b)
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union
c)
the joint invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union
d)
Frances denouncement of the Munich Conference
4.

Another reason for the holocaust was Hitlers hatred towards Jewish people. This is called_________.

a)

anti-semitism

b)

genocide

c)

holocaust

5.

What was the major reason for U.S. neutrality in the 1930's?

a)

The U.S. didn't care.

b)

The U.S. had committed itself to a policy of total nonviolence.

c)

The economic and emotional effects of WWI made Americans reluctant to get involved in another war

d)

The U.S. was confident that Britain and France could handle the situation.

6.

The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.

a)

Genocide

b)

Mein Kampf

c)

Appeasement

d)

Blitzkrieg

7.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Francisco Franco
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
8.
What is a dictator?
a)
A person that has absolute control over a nation and its people
b)
A person that is elected by the people and answers to their will
c)
A person that runs the government with limits to their power
d)
A person that rules a nation fairly and justly
9.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union (USSR)?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Winston Churchhill
10.

When a country chooses to remain neutral and out of the affairs of other countries

a)

Isolationism

b)

Propaganda

c)

Appeasement

d)

Rationing

11.

Japan was led by which Dictator during WWII?

a)

Ichiro Suzuki

b)

Mao Tse

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Chairman Mao

12.

On what day did Germany invade Poland?

a)

Sep. 8th, 1939

b)

Aug. 28th, 1939

c)

Sep. 1st, 1939

d)

Aug.12th, 1939

13.

In what position of power was Winston Churchill?

a)

He was the leader of the Allied powers across Europe.

b)

He was a motivational speaker who told people to "Keep Calm and Carry On"

c)

He was a heavily decorated soldier

d)

He was the Prime Minister of Great Britain

14.
Which leader invaded China in pursuit of new territories and natural resources?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Adolf Hitler
15.
Systematic mass killing of Jews and other groups considered inferior by Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)

Aryans

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)
Ghettos
16.

Which situation contributed to Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany after World War I?

a)

support of Hitler's radical policies by the Social Democrats in the Reichstag

b)

strong feelings of resentment and nationalism built up by economic and political crisis

c)

refusal by the League of Nations to admit Germany as a member

d)

violence and terrorism promoted by Germany's former enemies

17.
What does antisemitism mean?
a)
Deliberate extermination of millions of European Jew and other Civilians
b)
Belief in a super race
c)
The hatred of Jews as a religious or ethnic group
d)
The turning point of the war
18.

Term used to describe Hitler's lightning warfare he used in Europe?

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Wall of Fire

c)

Straphaussen

d)

Kintergarten

19.

the deliberate killing of a racial political, or cultural group

a)

negotiate

b)

genocide

c)

devastation

d)

casualties

20.

November 9-10, 1938, or "Night of Broken Glass." Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany.

a)

D-day

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Kristallnacht