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JDH World War II

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 53mins

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)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

2.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
3.
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
4.
The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
5.

Who was the prime minister of England?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Harry Truman

6.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
7.

Who ruled as a dictator in Italy?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Charles De Gaulle

8.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
9.
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
10.

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

d)

Bataan Death March

11.
Codename for building of atomic bomb
a)
operation overlord
b)
manhattan project
c)
blair witch project 
d)
project 832
12.

What event ended the war in Europe?

a)

V-E Day

b)

V-J Day

c)

V-8 day

d)

VH 1 day

13.

December 7, 1941 .....

a)

was when Germany invaded poland

b)

Great Britain and France declared war

c)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

d)

Germany invaded Soviet Zunion

14.

The decision to drop atonic bomb was made by ...

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Robert Oppenheimer

15.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
16.
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 
17.
Where were Japanese Americans relocated after the bombing of Pearl Harbor? 
a)
concentration camps
b)
Internment camps 
18.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy? 
a)
aggression
b)
advancement 
c)
internment 
d)
appeasement 
19.
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII? 
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Charles de Gaulle 
20.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt 
21.

Who was the political leader of Japan during WWII?

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Charles de Gaulle

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Adolf Hitler

22.
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 
23.
Who were the first African-American fighter pilots? 
a)
Tuskegee Boys
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Birmingham Airmen
d)
Tuskegee Tough Guys 
24.
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.
25.
Which of the following was NOT a role of women during WWII? 
a)
soldiers
b)
mechanics
c)
nurses
d)
pilots 
26.
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. 
27.

The celebration when Japan surrendered is better known as?

a)

Victory Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D Day

d)

V-J Day

28.

Total control of the country by a dictator; controls all necessary aspects of political, social and economic life.

a)

Militarism

b)

Nazism

c)

Totalitarianism

d)

Communism

29.

Government led by Hitler

a)

Theocrcy

b)

Nazism

c)

Militarism

d)

Communism

30.

Benito Mussolini was the leader of which government?

a)

Communism

b)

Fascism

c)

Nazism

d)

Imperialism

31.

Which TWO countries signed the Non-Aggresion Pact?

a)

USA and Great Britain

b)

Germany and Italy

c)

Italy and Russia

d)

Germany and Russia

e)

USA and Germany

32.

Russia government led by Joseph Stalin.

a)

Fascism

b)

Nazism

c)

Militarism

d)

Communism

33.

Giving in to someone's demands to keep them happy.

a)

Non-Aggression

b)

Isolationism

c)

Appeasement

d)

Totalitarianism

34.

U.S. Policy when WW2 started.

a)

Appeasement

b)

Non-Aggression

c)

Isolationism

d)

Imperialism

35.

Britain and France appeased Hitler and provided him with _______________.

a)

Sudetenland

b)

Lebensraum

c)

Poland

d)

France

36.

Germany’s military strategy, known as _______________, relied on quick strikes with the use of advanced weaponry.

a)

U-Boat

b)

Lebensraum

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Sudetenland

37.

The measure that enabled the United States to provide arms and other supplies to Great Britain and its allies was known as the _______________.

a)

Patriot Act

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Non-Aggression Pact

d)

Allied Power Act

38.

Japan’s policy of expansion in the early 20th century was motivated by

a)

a lack of natural resources

b)

a plan to end unequal treaties

c)

the need to increase cultural diffusion

d)

the desire to spread communism

39.

Japan’s invasion of China in 1937 and Germany’s attack on Poland in 1939 led directly to

a)

the beginning of World War II in Asia and Europe

b)

a meeting at Yalta between the United States and the Soviet Union

c)

a conference at Munich for European leaders

d)

the withdrawal of Britain and France from European affairs

40.

Which of these World War II events happened first?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

D-Day invasion

c)

invasion of Poland

d)

dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

41.

England Tank General who won many battles during the war. He was thought sometimes to be too cautious by American leaders

a)

Barnard Montgomery

b)

Adolf Eichman

c)

George Patton

d)

Erwin Rommel

42.

Was the leading tank General Germany in Africa and on the Western Front of France

a)

Bernard Montgomery

b)

Erwin Rommel

c)

George Patton

d)

George Marshall

43.

Known as “ll Duce” was a Fascist leader of Italy. Started a political group called the Black shirts that intimidated voters and people that attempted to run against him.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Adolf Eichman

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Hedeki Tojo

44.

Military Leader of Japan during WWII

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Chang kai Shek

c)

Jimmy Chong

d)

Hedeki Tojo

45.

Republic leader of China during WWII

a)

Chang kai Shek

b)

Hedeki Tojo

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Jimmy Chong

46.

“Known as a soldiers General” Served under Patton in Europe but eventually was given command of the largest unit of the war.

a)

Omar Bradley

b)

George Patton

c)

George Marshall

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

47.

Was the leader of the French Resistance and was president of France once France was liberated

a)

Charlie Chaplain

b)

Charles De Gaulle

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Bernard Montgomery

48.

Was head of American troops in Europe.

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

George Patton

c)

George Marshall

d)

Omar Bradley

49.

Said ‘I Shall Return” Head of American troops in the Pacific

a)

Douglas McArthur

b)

Chester Nimitz

c)

George Marshall

d)

George Patton

50.

Was the famous American Tank General who marched his troops 150 miles during the winter to relieve the troops at the Battle of the Bulge.

a)

Douglas McArthur

b)

George Patton

c)

George Marshall

d)

Chester Nimitz

51.

Choose two reason as to why the United States was attacked by Japan.

a)

We froze their assets here in the United States

b)

We were selling weapons and supplies to China

c)

We dropped the Atomic Bomb on them

d)

Payback for the Boxer Rebellion

52.

What other U.S. areas did Japan attack on the same day of Pearl Harbor

a)

Philippines

b)

South Korea

c)

California

d)

Alaska

53.

By May 1942 the American controlled island since 1898 fell under control of the Japanese. 70,000 American and native soldiers were captured and forced to march nearly 100 miles through brutal conditions, malnourished, dehydrated, some were beheaded, had limbs cut off or simply shot for falling behind. What is this event know as?

a)

Bataan Death March

b)

Shanghai

c)

The Holocaust

d)

"Night" Death March

54.

Women’s main contribution to the war was ?

a)

Nurses

b)

Secraterys

c)

On the Assembly Line

d)

Moving Machinery

55.

Native Americans that created their own secret code were known as?

a)

Wind Talkers

b)

Blue Devils

c)

Wasp

d)

Hell Raisers

56.

Who said, “I have Returned”?

a)

Chester Nimitz

b)

Douglas McArthur

c)

George Marshall

d)

George Patton

57.

Though, not many had to wait to be called to duty, what was the name recruited into service?

a)

Selective Service

b)

Rush

c)

Voting

d)

Registration

58.

Who might have said, Although I was interned during the war, America is still my home?

a)

Japanese Americans

b)

Me Drafted

c)

Native Americans

d)

African Americans

59.

Japan officially surrendered ending WWII on the Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay on

a)

September 2, 1945

b)

August 9, 1944

c)

August 6, 1945

d)

September 1, 1939

60.

Poland is invaded by Germany to start WWII?

a)

September 1,1939

b)

August 9, 1936

c)

December 7, 1941

d)

September 1, 1945

61.

June 6th 1944, American, British and French troops cross the English Channel with 5,000 landing craft and warships. It would be known as one of America’s greatest accomplishments of the war. Early estimation thought that 7 out of 10 men would be killed, yet the commanders still went ahead. What is this famous battle known as?

a)

D- Day invasion

b)

Battle of Bulge

c)

Battle of Stalin

d)

Battle of Britain

62.

_____ It was a battle fought entirely at sea. After searching for one another’s carriers and battle ships in the Pacific, American spotter planes found the Japanese Fleet. Though the Americans sustained some damage due to earlier Japanese attacks, they were able to get enough planes in the air to surprise the Japanese who had their bombers loaded and still on the flight deck. “Boys we caught them with their pants down”, and we sank three of four of Japan’s major carriers. It would be Japans last offensive operation of the war. That Battle is known as?

a)

Midway

b)

Battle of Guatalcanel

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Iwo Jima

63.

What organization was formed after WWII which 100’s of countries would come together to maintain peace between nations.

a)

United Nations

b)

League of Nations

c)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

d)

World Court

64.

The policy where Soviet Union burned every building, method of communication, and transportation to slow down their advancing enemy.

a)

Scorch Earth Policy

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Nuclear Explosion

d)

Atomic Explosion

65.

the United States first dropped the Atomic bomb on what Japanese City?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Tokyo

d)

Peking

66.

The plan to help Germany and Japan recover from the devastation of the War was better known as?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Yalta Conference

c)

Munich Conference

d)

United Nations

67.

Name of the German Air Force?

a)

Luftwaffe

b)

Royal Air Force

c)

S.S Nazi

d)

Red Air Force

68.

July 1942 – Feb. 1943 German troops surround one of the Soviets major cities. With many courageous individuals and great Soviet leadership, they are able to overcome the German siege and for the first time of the war had the Germans retreating since they crossed into Poland. What is the famous Battle that lasted 6 months known as?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Moscow

c)

Battle of Berlin

d)

D- Day Invasion

69.

Hitler’s troops used a new type of war tactic that included the advancement of tanks, supported by airplanes and followed up by troops. This quick strike tactic is known as

a)

Blitzburg

b)

Blitzkreg

c)

Lightning War

d)

Trench Warfare

70.

April 1945 to June 1945 just 350 miles away from Japan, this was the bloodiest battle of the pacific. 49,000 allied troops were killed 100,000 Japanese were killed. Kamikaze –suicide bombers were sent in bombed several Allied targets including destroyers off the coast as well as land troops. The Americans ended up taking the tiny Island.

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Midway

c)

Guadalcanal

d)

Okinawa

71.

Volcanic Island that was considered by many as the D-Day of the Pacific. American troops had taken months to get the Japanese to surrender this island, and the famous place where the soldiers were pictured raising the American Flag.

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Okinawa

c)

Guadalcanal

d)

Pearl Harbor

72.

What was the time period which Nazi Germany rounded up 6 million jews, put them in ghettos and eventually sent them to death camps to die under many systematic methods.

a)

Holocaust

b)

WWII

c)

Great Depression

d)

Bataan Death March

73.

What was not one of the theories behind the rise of the dictator before WWII?

a)

American Isolationism

b)

Failure of the United Nation

c)

Support for Communism and Fascism

d)

The Great Depression

74.

Who did Japan attack in 1939 in an effort to increase its control for more natural resources

a)

United States

b)

Soviet union

c)

The Philippines

d)

China

75.

Name of meeting where leaders of Soviet Union, England and the United States met to discuss the what to do with Europe after the War.

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

United Nations

d)

Russo Japan Pact

76.

When was the United States attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

December 8, 1941

c)

December 7, 1940

d)

December 8, 1940

e)

December 8, 1942

77.

When did the United States begin to put Japanese Americans in Internment Camps

a)

December 30, 1940

b)

February 1940

c)

May 1940

d)

June 1940

78.

When did Germany Officially surrender to the Allied Powers, better known as V-E Day ( Victory in Europe)

a)

April 30, 1945

b)

May 8, 1945

c)

May 30, 1945

d)

September 2, 1945

79.

United States Declares war on Japan on?

a)

December 7, 1940

b)

December 8, 1940

c)

December 7, 1941

d)

December 8, 1941

80.

When was the Munich Conference held

a)

September 29, 1938

b)

September 1, 1914

c)

September 1st 1939

d)

September 2, 1945

81.

Germany Invades France

a)

September 1, 1940

b)

September 1, 1939

c)

May 10, 1940

d)

June 1, 1940

82.

The Bataan Death March takes place in what month and year of WWII?

a)

April, 1945

b)

April 1942

c)

February 1942

d)

June 1942

83.

3 day battle by entirely sea better known as the Battle of Midway takes place?

a)

April 1942

b)

June 1942

c)

August 1942

d)

July 1942

84.

What famous battle of WWII began on the Eastern Front August 1942 and lasted till February of 1943

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Berlin

c)

Battle of Dunkirk

d)

Battle of the Bulge

85.

D- Day the greatest victory in American history started?

a)

June 6,1944

b)

December 15, 1944

c)

August 8, 1944

d)

July 4, 1944

86.

Battle of the Bulge took place.

a)

February 1943

b)

February 1942

c)

December 1944

d)

June 1944

87.

The Yalta Conference between the Allied Countries to discuss the end of the war happened?

a)

February 4, 1945

b)

April 30, 1945

c)

May 8, 1945

d)

August 6, 1945

88.

The Battle of Iwo Jima took place?

a)

February 1944

b)

February 1945

c)

December 1944

d)

December 1945

89.

Battle of Okinawa happened

a)

February 1945

b)

April 1945

c)

May 1945

d)

August 1945

90.

Hitler commits suicide on?

a)

April 30, 1945

b)

May 8, 1945

c)

August 6, 1945

d)

August 8, 1945

91.

U.S drops atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima

a)

April 30, 1945

b)

May 8, 1945

c)

August 6, 1945

d)

August 8, 1945

92.

U.S drops the Atomic bomb on Nagasaki on?

a)

April 30, 1945

b)

May 8, 1945

c)

August 6, 1945

d)

August 9, 1945

93.

Was Known as the Angel of Death at Auschwitz

a)

Adolf Eichman

b)

Joseph Mengele

c)

Joseph Goebbels

d)

Hinrich Himmler

94.

Was the Head of Nazi Propaganda during WWII

a)

Hinrich Himmler

b)

Joseph Goebbels

c)

Joseph Mengele

d)

Adolf Hitler

95.

Was the Head of the S. S.

a)

Hinrich Himmler

b)

Joseph Goebbels

c)

Joseph Mengele

d)

Adolf Hitler

96.

Was a Jewish spy for the nazi's and turned in their fellow Jews.

a)

Reba Whittle

b)

Agnes Keith

c)

Stella Goldslag

d)

Mildred Harnack