wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

WWII

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Extreme pride in your nation is

a)

nationalism.

b)

imperialism.

c)

militarism.

d)

colonialism.

2.

Building weapons or a strong military is

a)

militarism.

b)

imperialism.

c)

nationalism.

d)

colonialism.

3.

Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini were both what type of dictator?

a)

Fascist

b)

Communist

c)

Democratic

d)

Crazy

4.

___ is a system of government based on the idea that all goods and land are owned by the society as a whole. The good of the community is placed above the good of the individual.

a)

Fascism

b)

Communism

c)

Democracy

d)

Imperialism

5.

Adolph Hitler was the dictator of

a)

Germany.

b)

Austria.

c)

Italy.

d)

the Soviet Union.

6.

Benito Mussolini was the dictator of

a)

Germany.

b)

Italy.

c)

the Soviet Union.

d)

Japan.

7.

Joseph Stalin was the dictator of

a)

Germany.

b)

Italy.

c)

the Soviet Union.

d)

Japan.

8.

Hideki Tojo was the military leader and Prime Minister of

a)

Japan.

b)

China.

c)

Germany.

d)

Italy.

9.

Japan invaded China because (pick two)

a)

they needed oil and raw materials.

b)

they wanted China's land.

c)

they liked Chinese food better.

d)

they wanted to combine the Chinese Army with the Japanese Army.

10.

After WWI, France and Great Britain adopted a policy of ____, which is a foreign policy of attempting to bring about or ensure peace among nations. It is accomplished through negotiations in which one party gives up a great deal to achieve its ends

a)

appeasement

b)

isolationism

c)

containment

d)

inclusion

11.

_____________ was not very effective at helping to prevent Hitler from coming to power in Germany and being aggressive towards Poland because they did not have a military.

a)

The League of Nations

b)

The United States

c)

The Allied Powers

d)

France

12.

What happened on December 7, 1941?

a)

Pearl Harbor was bombed.

b)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan.

c)

Germany invaded Poland

d)

Japan invaded China

13.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Benito Mussolini

14.

U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and German General Rommel faced off in ____________. The German and Italian forces surrendered and retreated back to Italy.

a)

North Africa

b)

Poland

c)

the Soviet Union

d)

the Pacific

15.

The actual name for the D-Day invasion was called

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Operation Starlord

c)

Operation Mongoose

d)

Operation Rolling Thunder

16.

The Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 5, 1944 was known as

a)

D-Day.

b)

VJ-Day.

c)

VE-Day.

d)

B-Day.

17.

True or False: The Allies did not successfully invade Normandy, France on June 5, 1944 (D-Day)

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Hitler's final attack in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium was known as the

a)

Battle of the Bulge.

b)

Battle of Stalingrad.

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima.

d)

Battle over Britain.

19.

The Germans signed a statement of ________ on May 7, 1945, effectively ending WWII in Europe.

a)

unconditional surrender

b)

conditional surrender

c)

surrender

d)

appeasement

20.

___ refers to views or actions that harm or discriminate against Jews

a)

Anti-semitism

b)

Xenophobia

c)

Discrimination

d)

Holocaust

21.

True or False: Many Jews tried to flee to the United States after the Nuremberg Laws were put into place. Many were turned away because of immigration quotas set in the Immigration Act of 1924.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Holocaust was an act of

a)

genocide.

b)

war.

c)

terrorism.

23.

Choose all that apply: Which of these groups were persecuted by Hitler and the Nazis during the Holocaust?

a)

Jews

b)

Gypsies

c)

The physically and mentally disabled

d)

Soviet prisoners of war

e)

Slavs

24.

The name the Nazi leaders gave Hitler's plan to operate death camps for efficiently murdering Jews and other citizens was known as

a)

the Final Solution.

b)

the Holocaust.

c)

extermination camps.

d)

concentration camps.

25.

The ___________ Trials prosecuted Nazi war criminals for their crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, war crimes, and plans to commit the crimes.

a)

Nuremburg

b)

Nazi

c)

Holocaust

d)

War

26.

What was the name of the U.S. General that was at Bataan in the Philippines?

a)

Gen. MacArthur

b)

Gen. Eisenhower

c)

Gen. Rommel

d)

Gen. Patton

27.

The ______ Project was a secret plan by the U.S. to build an atomic bomb.

a)

Manahattan

b)

Einstein

c)

Los Alamos

d)

Trinity

28.

Name the two Japanese cities that were destroyed by atomic bombs. (pick two)

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Tokyo

d)

Los Alamos

29.

What were the names of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? (pick two)

a)

Little Boy

b)

Fat Man

c)

Little Man

d)

Fat Boy

30.

What did the Allies call the three days that it took Japan to surrender?

a)

V-J Day

b)

V-Day

c)

D-Day

d)

J-Day

31.

The Japanese and U.S. forces used a tactic known as ____ to leapfrog around one another by selecting strategic islands and territories in order to gain territory and surprise the their opponent.

a)

island hopping

b)

island jumping

c)

search and destroy

d)

guerrilla warfare

32.

The island, and Battle of Iwo Jima were important to the Allied forces because it was so close to

a)

Japan.

b)

Hawaii.

c)

China.

d)

Australia.

33.

This type of attack was used at Iwo Jima and Okinawa; Japanese pilots took a one-way suicide mission, dive-bombing warships with planes full of explosives.

a)

Kamakazi

b)

Suicide bomber

c)

Bomber

d)

Japanese Bomber

34.

At home during WWII, the U.S. government used coupon books to help ______ goods, such as sugar, rubber, meat, and gasoline.

a)

ration

b)

distribute

c)

supplement

d)

increase

35.

At home, private citizens would grow gardens anywhere they could to help save fruits and vegetables for the war effort. These gardens were called

a)

victory gardens.

b)

war gardens.

c)

war effort gardens.

d)

victory fields.

36.

Victory bins were put out to help with __________ for materials like scrap metal, clothes, paper, and rubber.

a)

recycling drives

b)

charity drives

c)

garbage removal

d)

neighborhood cleanup

37.

The Office of Civilian Defense taught American citizens how to respond to _______ and conducted blackout drills.

a)

air raids

b)

nuclear attacks

c)

German or Japanese invasions

d)

terrorist attacks

38.

Executive Order 9066 ordered all first- and second-generation _______ Americans to be relocated and detained in internment camps.

a)

Japanese

b)

Mexican

c)

Italian

d)

German

39.

Who became President of the United States after President Franklin Roosevelt died while in office (in the middle of WWII!)?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John Kennedy

d)

Calvin Coolidge

40.

After WWII, the U.S. economy changed from making military equipment to making

a)

consumer goods.

b)

processed foods.

c)

prefabricated houses.

d)

airplanes.

41.

___ means releasing armed forces from active duty and sending them home.

a)

Demobilization

b)

Demilitarization

c)

Rehoming

d)

Disengaging

42.

What was the name of the law provided loans and educational funding to veterans and eased their transition to civilian life

a)

GI Bill of Rights

b)

Serviceman's Readjustment Act

c)

Serviceman's College and Loan Act

d)

GI Act