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WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?
a)
island-hopping
b)
island-jumping
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing
2.
Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place?
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Normandy, France
c)
Nagasaki, Japan
d)
Berlin, Germany
3.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?
a)
aggression
b)
advancement
c)
internment
d)
appeasement
4.
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Charles de Gaulle
5.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
6.
Who was the dictator of Japan during WWII?
a)
Emperor Hirohito
b)
Charles de Gaulle
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Adolf Hitler
7.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Emperor Hirohito
8.
Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power?
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
9.
Which of the following was NOT an Allied Power during WWII?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Italy
10.
What event led to the start of WWII?
a)
Germany invaded Poland
b)
Germany invaded Austria
c)
Germany formed an alliance with Italy
d)
Germany formed an alliance with Japan
11.
What was rationing?
a)
growing a garden to help with food supplies in your backyard
b)
donating money to the government to help in the war effort
c)
a practice of limiting the amount of food or resources people could buy
d)
used to show support of the war effort (usually posters or movies)
12.
Who were the first African-American fighter pilots?
a)
Tuskegee Boys
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Birmingham Airmen
d)
Tuskegee Tough Guys
13.
How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII?
a)
Germany was forced to surrender.
b)
Italy was forced to surrender.
c)
The Soviet Union was forced to surrender.
d)
Japan was forced to surrender.
14.
Which of the following was NOT a role of women during WWII?
a)
soldiers
b)
mechanics
c)
nurses
d)
pilots
15.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
radio beams used to determine location of objects
b)
the world's first computer
c)
effort by the US to build the first atomic bomb
d)
a complicated code machine used by German military
16.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
a relocation camp for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
b)
a relocation camp for Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
c)
the widespread killing of Jews by Nazis
d)
the time period following WWII
17.
What event led to the US joining WWII?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.
18.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, U.S.S.R, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
19.
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
20.
In the United States, one result of World War II was that
a)
Americans became increasingly isolated from the rest of the world
b)
minorities were granted full civil rights
c)
industrial wages decreased
d)
the number of women in the work force increased
21.
What happened to Japanese Americans who lived on the west coast after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
worked for the U.S. government
b)
were relocated to internment camps
c)
were spies and committed crimes against the government
d)
were allowed to stay in their homes
22.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
23.
What was the end date of the war in Europe?
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
V-8 day
d)
VH 1 day
24.
The decision to drop atonic bomb was made by ...
a)
FDR
b)
Truman
c)
einstein
d)
Oppenheimer
25.
Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill
a)
Axis
b)
Allies
c)
The Big 3
d)
Flying Tigers
26.
Japanese suicide pilot
a)
R. A. F.
b)
kamikaze
c)
bomber
d)
troops
27.
American pilots who volunteered to fight for China
a)
kamikaze
b)
Flying Tigers
c)
R. A. F.
d)
troops
28.
President of the US during Pearl Harbor attack. Died while in office.
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
George Marshall
29.
Supreme Allied Commander who was in charge of the Allied invasion of Europe:
a)
George Marshall
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Douglas MacArthur
30.
This US general commanded troops in the Pacific during WWII:
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
George Marshall
d)
Harry Truman
31.
This US general oversaw the rebuilding of Europe in the aftermath of WWII:
a)
George Marshall
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Douglas MacArthur
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
32.
What turning point of WWII did General Dwight D. Eisenhower command?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Invasion of USSR
c)
Battle of Britain
d)
D-Day
33.
To keep America focused on the war effort ____________________ was used extensively
a)
propoganda
b)
intimidation
c)
spot checking citizens to make sure they were following the rules
34.
The Selective Service and Training Act established the first ________________________ draft in U.S. history
a)
wartime
b)
peacetime
c)
mandatory
35.
During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat and gas. This is an example of
a)
rationing
b)
conservation
c)
government spending
d)
internment
36.
What are civilian grown gardens to reverse national food sources for the war effort?
a)
farm
b)
victory gardens
c)
barn
d)
Victory in Euorupe
37.
These helped the government fight the war
a)
war bonds
b)
victory gardens
c)
scrap drives
d)
liberty bells
38.
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
39.
The US government set prices of goods and wages of workers during WWII
a)
True
b)
False
40.
"Rosie the Riveter" was a representation of all the _____________ who stepped up and joined the war effort to help make supplies.
a)
Women
b)
Men
c)
Children
d)
Immigrants
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