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WW2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
2.
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
3.

Who was the prime minister of England?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Harry Truman

4.
Why did Japan decide to attack the United States?
a)
They wanted to claim Hawaii.
b)
They didn't like FDR.
c)
The USA helped China defend itself.
d)
Japan knew only the US Navy was strong enough to stop them.
5.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
6.

Who ruled as a dictator in Italy?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

7.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
8.

The Allies consisted of......

a)

Japan, Germany, and America

b)

America, France, and China

c)

America, Russia and Great Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii

9.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
10.
What event started World War 2
a)
The invasion of Poland
b)
The Battle of El-Alamein
c)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
The use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
11.
What event did Franklin Roosevelt call "a date which will live in infamy?"
a)
The bombing of Nagasaki
b)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
The annexation of Austria by Hitler
d)
The Battle of Stalingrad
12.
What two countries declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland?
a)
Britain and the Soviet Union
b)
Britain and the United States
c)
Britain and France
d)
Italy and the Soviet Union
13.

When Germany annexed Austria and remilitarized the Rhineland, it was a violation of

a)

The Munich Agreement

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The Kellogg-Briand Pact

d)

The Nuremberg Laws

14.

Can you identify which country was most negatively affected by the Treaty of Versailles

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Italy

15.

What is appeasement?

a)

A hard type of concrete

b)

a policy of giving Hitler what he wanted in order to avoid a conflict

c)

A period of peace after a war

d)

Major fighting in Japan

16.

MASS EVACUATION OF BRITISH TROOPS ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IN FRANCE

a)

DUNKIRK

b)

BLITZKRIEG

c)

OPERATION OVERLORD

d)

BATTLE OF BRITAIN

17.

GERMAN TERM FOR "LIGHTNING WAR"

a)

DUNKIRK

b)

BLITZKRIEG

c)

OPERATION OVERLORD

d)

BATTLE OF BRITAIN

18.

The largest water-to-land invasion in history took place when the Allies stormed the beaches at Normandy, France. This was

a)

VE Day

b)

VJ Day

c)

Iwo Jima

d)

D-Day

19.

________________________ was Hitler's mass murder of over 12 million people.

a)

D-Day

b)

The Holocaust

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

The atomic bomb

20.

______________ was a nuclear weapon dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the U.S. to end the war.

a)

The Scud missile

b)

Mustard Gas

c)

The atomic bomb

d)

The Big One