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Start of WWII (Review)

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term appeasement refers to ---

a)

disarming to show your unwillingness to fight

b)

depending on allies to fight for you

c)

standing up for one's beliefs

d)

giving in to an aggressor to avoid war

2.
How did Japan plan on dealing with its lack of natural resources?
a)
Using extensive trade with other nations
b)
Taking over land in Asia
c)
Practicing communism
d)
Staying Isolated from Western ideas
3.
Why did France and Britain use appeasement to stop Hitler
a)
They wanted to avoid another World War
b)
Prevent a Nazi invasion of Russia
c)
To prevent the fall of the league of Nations
d)
Didn't want to anger Germans
4.
What does totalitarian mean?
a)
a government that control everything
b)
a government that control somethings
c)
a government that control nothing
d)
a government that control certain parts of the country
5.

Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Charles de Gaulle

6.

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

7.

Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Emperor Hirohito

8.

What treaty placed full blame on Germany for WWI?

a)

Versailles

b)

Paris

c)

Washington

d)

London

9.

A poster displayed on a building in Moscow that depicts scenes encouraging communist values of hard work and heroic labor is an example of

a)

Censorship

b)

Commercialization

c)

Militarization

d)

Propaganda

10.

What German political party blamed Jews and Communists for the Great Depression?

a)

Socialist party

b)

Weimar party

c)

Nazi Party

d)

Social Democrats

11.

Who did the Nazi Party blame for the economic collapse of Germany after World War I?

a)

Russian Communists

b)

European Jews

c)

England

d)

France

12.

Where did Japan attack the US which led to the US joining WWII?

a)

California

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Florida

d)

Washington, D.C.

13.

Which battle was the first to ever be fought entirely by air forces and the first time the Nazis were defeated?

a)

Dunkirk

b)

D-Day

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Britain

14.

What event happened on December 7, 1941?

a)

Japan entered WWII

b)

Japanese-Americans were rounded up on the west coast and sent to internment camps.

c)

The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

d)

Germany began their bombing of London in the Blitz.

15.

The Blitz ended in May 1941 with the Royal Air Force stopping a land invasion, so Hitler turned his attention and troops where?

a)

the United States

b)

North Africa

c)

the Soviet Union

d)

Normandy, France

16.
Which of the reasons below support Hitler signing a Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin? 
a)
It easily allowed him conquer Italy
b)
By signing the pact Hitler would prevent a two-front war
c)
The relationship between Hitler and Mussolini deteriorated 
d)
Hitler saw an opportunity to expand his land into Russia
17.
The surrender of France left which nation "alone" fighting Hitler? 
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Italy 
c)
Poland
d)
Britain
18.
Which set would be the Axis Powers? 
a)
Germany, Japan, Italy
b)
Germany, Poland, Japan
c)
Japan, Italy, Russia
d)
Russia, Germany, Japan
19.
Which of the following describes Germany's economy in the interwar period?
a)
Stagnant
b)
Inflation
c)
Prosperous
d)
Communist
20.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
21.
The invasion of _______________ caused the British and French to declare war on Germany, and start WWII. 
a)
Poland
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Czechoslovakia 
22.
Great Britain, France, Russia, and the U.S.
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
23.
Hitler used _____________ or lightening war to invade Poland.
a)
Aggression
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Arial Bombing
d)
Maginot Line
24.
What does the red color represent on this map?
a)
The Allied controlled arears
b)
The countries Hitler has taken over by 1941
c)
The areas that Stalin considers friends
d)
Countries who are part of the League of Nations