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ww2/history

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

who was the leader of Italy in world war 2

a)

Mussolini

b)

Hitler

c)

batman

d)

John Quincy Adams

2.

who was the leader of Germany

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Hitler

c)

hitler

d)

but

3.

Which country did America want to stop from gaining more land

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

4.

This weapon was the fastest firing automatic weapon in the war;

a)

Thompson SMG

b)

M1 Garrand Rifle

c)

MG42

d)

Browning .50 cal MG

5.

This tank was the standard class of battle tank for both the US and Britain during WW2

a)

Panzer

b)

Abrams

c)

Grant

d)

Sherman

6.

The British Prime Minister who went to war against Germany was ________________________.

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

7.

What happened at the Munich Conference in 1938?

a)

Britain and France chose appeasement with Hitler

b)

Great Britain declared war on Germany

c)

Germany sent military to the Rhineland

d)

Hitler committed suicide

8.

How did the League of Nations attempt to punish Italy after Mussolini imperialized Ethiopia?

a)

the League of Nations did nothing

b)

by making Mussolini'g apologize to Ethiopia's government

c)

by placing ineffective sanctions of Italy that the League could not enforce

d)

by not placing any sanctions of Italy

9.

What was the year World War Two began?

a)

1914

b)

1939

c)

1941

d)

1920

10.

What month did World War Two begin?

a)

September

b)

October

c)

February

d)

January

11.

The British Prime Minister who went to war against Germany was ________________________.

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

12.

This person was the leader of Britain during their "finest hour"

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Charles DuGalle

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Neville Chamberlain

13.
What is the Good Neighbor Policy?
a)
U.S. policy to keep the military out of Latin America
b)
U.S. policy to add more military in Latin America
c)
U.S. policy of war toward Latin America
d)
This policy doesn't have a meaning
14.
What are the Neutrality Acts?
a)
Acts that sought to get the U.S. involved in World War Two
b)
A series of acts that sought to keep the U.S. out of conflict in Europe and Asia
15.

What strategy did the Japanese use towards the end of the war?:

a)

Kamikazes.

b)

U-boats.

c)

Atomic Bombs.

d)

Chemical warfare.

16.

The famous image of Americans raising a flag on top of a mountain took place where?:

a)

Okinawa.

b)

Iwo Jima.

c)

Stalingrad.

d)

Guadalcanal.

17.

What island was the final battleground to move towards Japan?:

a)

Iwo Jima.

b)

Okinawa.

c)

Midway.

d)

The Philippines.

18.

The first (1st) Atomic Bomb was dropped on:

a)

Hiroshima.

b)

Nagasaki.

c)

Tokyo.

d)

None of these.

19.

Who was the Prime Minister of Australia at the start of World War Two?

a)

Malcom Turnbull

b)

Tony Abbott

c)

John Curtin

d)

Robert Menzies

20.

Hitler's "lightning war" tactics were also known as the:

a)

Bolshevik

b)

Blitzkreig

c)

Bedlam in Belgium

d)

Birkenbier

21.

The treaty that was supposed to keep Hitler and Stalin at Peace was the:

a)

German-Soviet pact

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Nazi-Soviet Pact

22.

What was the Lend-Lease program?

a)

When FDR told Hitler he could do as he pleases

b)

The United States selling weapons to the Axis

c)

None of these

d)

The United States selling arms to the Allies

23.

What occured on December 7, 1941?

a)

VE Day

b)

Pearl Harbor was bombed

c)

VJ Day

d)

Germany invaded Poland

24.

Who was the President of the United States for most of WWII?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Winston Churchill

25.

Who were referred to as "Red Tail Angels"?

a)

Tuskeegee Airmen

b)

Army Air Corps

c)

Fighter Pilots

d)

Women's Auxillary Air Corps

26.

Who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Douglas MacAuthur

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

27.

Fascism is a type of government that bans private property, eliminates social classes, and attempts to spread revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

28.
Which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
29.
What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent conflict Germany?
a)
policy of appeasement
b)
policy of mollification
c)
policy of wimpiness
d)
policy of refusal