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WW2

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the big event that started WWII?
a)
invasion of Austria
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
invasion of Hungary
d)
invasion of Czechoslovakia 
2.
What party did Hitler create?
a)
Nice party
b)
Nazi Party
c)
Communist Party
d)
Helping party
3.
I am the guy who made the Fascist party and was the leader of Italy. Who am I?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Tojo
4.
I am the guy who ruled Russia and was the creator of the communist party. Who am I?
a)
Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Tojo
d)
Stalin
5.
Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?
a)
Stalin
b)
Tojo
c)
Mussolini
d)
Hitler
6.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
7.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, Soviet Union, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
8.
Which country did Hitler invade which started WW2?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
9.
Encouraging people to support the war
a)
Rationing
b)
Proportioning 
c)
Propaganda 
d)
Conservation
10.

Blitzkrieg

a)

Cain

b)

D-Day

c)

Encircle and crush

d)

V-E Day

11.
_____ forced Germany to disarm and repay war debts.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Appeasement
d)
Manhattan Project
12.

Germany, Japan, and Italy where the main _____ powers.

a)

Dictator

b)

Fascism

c)

Axis

d)

Allies

13.

How many days after the bombings did it take for Japan to surrender?

a)

365

b)

30

c)

6

d)

3

14.

What was the name of the bomb dropped on Nagasaki?

a)

"Fat Man"

b)

"Wimpy Kid"

c)

"Little Boy"

d)

"Short Round"

15.

Which US President gave the order to drop the bombs?

a)

George S. Patton

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

16.

Japanese suicide attacks were called

a)

kamikaze

b)

blitzkrieg

c)

radar

d)

Luftwaffe

17.

Who was the British Prime Minister during most of the war

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Neville Chamberlain

18.

What two battles brought the United States the closest to mainland Japan?

a)

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

b)

Iwo Jima & Okinawa

c)

Coral Sea & Midway

d)

Sicily & Normandy

19.

What was the turning point in the war in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Okinawa

20.

Who was in command of all Allied forces in North Africa and Europe?

a)

George S. Patton

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Erwin Rommel

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

21.

What did the Americans nickname a battle in the Pacific? (Hint: Battle of the Philippine Sea)

a)

The Awesome Turkey Shoot

b)

The ShootyShooty

c)

The Great Turkey Shoot

d)

None!

22.

Who was the leader of japan?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Adolf hitler

c)

I don't know.

d)

CLICK HERE AND SOMETHING ELSE TO GET IT RIGHT!

23.
many americans were asked to make ___________
a)
sacrifices 
b)
guns 
24.

Many japanese americans were treated with distrust

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Some

d)

Most

25.

Boys as young as 12 were drafted in to war

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Some

d)

Most

26.

What Landing did the USA make that failed badly.

a)

D-Day

b)

Operation Torch

c)

The Landing of Italy

d)

IDK

27.

The Pact made by Germany, Italy and Japan

a)

The Iron pact

b)

The Steel Pact

c)

The Tripartite Pact

d)

The Berlin Pact

28.

Rate The quiz 1-100000000000000000000000000000000

a)

1

b)

100000000000000000000000000000000

c)

500

d)

1000000

29.

What army (Number) was lost in the battle of Stalingrad?

a)

6th Army

b)

12th Army

c)

1 Army

d)

31 Army

30.

Who won in the battle of Stalingrad?

a)

Germans!

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

USA

d)

Britain

31.

What Operation did the Soviet Union use in the battle of Stalingrad?

a)

Operation "Uranus"

b)

Operation "Brave"

c)

Operation "Horse"

d)

Operation "Charge"

32.

What was the name of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima

a)

"Fat Man"

b)

"Little Boy"

c)

"Solider"

d)

"The A bomb"

33.

How much money did the USA need for the war?

a)

300 B

b)

100 B

c)

1000 B

d)

10 B

34.

What was the project of the A bomb called?

a)

The manhattan project

b)

Smart move

c)

"Smart kid"

d)

The destruction project

35.

What was the Nickname for the plane that dropped the A-Bombs?

a)

"Enola Gay"

b)

"Horse"

c)

"World Ender"

d)

"The day has come"

36.

What type of plane dropped the A-bombs?

a)

B-16

b)

B-18

c)

B-25

d)

B-29

37.

What type of plane did the USA Mass produce?

a)

B-17

b)

B-25

c)

B-29

d)

B-30

38.

What Are the German Air Force called?

a)

Luftwaffe

b)

Royal Air

c)

Nation Air Force

d)

The Nazi Airforce

39.

What was the nickname for the B-18

a)

Fort

b)

Barracks

c)

Tent

d)

Flying Fortress

40.

WW2 led to which "war"

a)

Cold War

b)

Korean War

c)

Japanese war

d)

Canada War

41.

What is Britain AirForce Called?

a)

Royal AirForce

b)

Brave

c)

Luftwaffe

d)

National AirForce

42.

What was Germanys Last attempted to win the war?

a)

The Battle of the Bulge

b)

The Battle of Kursk

c)

The Battle of Stalingrad

d)

The Battle of Berlin

43.

Where was the Battle of Britain fought?


a)
On British soil
b)
On French beaches
c)
In British Waters
d)
In British Skies
44.

The German's were hesitant to attack Britain by water because of Britain's...

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Naval Supremacy

c)

Appeasement

45.

what year did the united states join ww2

a)

1933

b)

1776

c)

1856

d)

1941

46.

what was the name of the first jet powered aircraft ?

a)

Heinkel He 178

b)

Boeing 747

c)

p-51d mustang

d)

stuka

47.

What was the best non jet plane for USA (Range)

a)

P-51 Mustang

b)

Douglas SBD Dauntless

c)

Grumman F4F-4

d)

Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning

48.

What is the Plane that was mostly used for dive bombing?

a)

Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless

b)

Grumman F4F-4

c)

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk

d)

P-51 Mustang

49.

What was the boat that the german commander Karl Dönitz

a)

B-Boat

b)

U-Boat

c)

S-Boat

d)

X-Boat

50.

Which General Betrayed Hitler?

a)

Erwin Rommel

b)

Erich von Manstein

c)

Heinz Guderian

d)

Gerd von Rundstedt

51.

A Raid on Tokyo

a)

Doolittle raid

b)

Melaco Raid

c)

Lein Raid

d)

Aska RAid

52.

What were the forts in the french's border?

a)

Maginot Line

b)

Imaginary Linec

c)

Unbreakable Line

d)

Shiloh Line

53.

What country did the Maginot line NOT Stretch too?

a)

France

b)

Netherlands

c)

Italy

d)

Belgium