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WWII

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

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1.

"We shall only talk of peace when we have won the war. The Jewish capitalist world will not survive the twentieth century."

~ Radio broadcast, 31 December 1939


This quote was most likely stated by which WWII leader?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Adolph Hitler

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

2.

The chart depicts that the greatest number of Holocaust deaths occurred in which countries?

a)

England and France

b)

Germany and Austria

c)

Poland and Russia

d)

Italy and Greece

3.

The map shows which event during WWII?

a)

Allied D-day Invasion

b)

Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

Soviet Invasion of Poland

d)

Nazi Blitzkrieg of Europe

4.

____________?______________

*Poland (September 1939)

*Denmark (April 1940)

*Norway (April 1940)

*Belgium (May 1940)

*the Netherlands (May 1940)

*Luxembourg (May 1940)

*France (May 1940)

*Yugoslavia (April 1941)

*Greece (April 1941)


The BEST title for this list of countries would be:

a)

Allied Countries

b)

Axis Countries

c)

Nations Conquered by Japan

d)

Nations Captured in the Nazi Blitzkrieg

5.

Which situation does this image represent?

a)

The cooperation of U.S. and European leaders

b)

the strong relationship between European Fascist leaders

c)

The uneasy peace between Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany

d)

the connection that kept Britain from resisting German expansion

6.

The map depicts the military advancement of which nation during WWII?

a)

United States

b)

Japan

c)

Russia

d)

Italy

7.

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt


Which WWII event was President Roosevelt referring to?

a)

the Blitz raids by the Nazi Luftwaffe

b)

the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

c)

the siege of Stalingrad

d)

the attack on Pearl Harbor

8.

"We are in possession of the most destructive explosive ever devised by man. A single one of our newly developed atomic bombs is actually the equivalent in explosive power to what 2000 of our giant B-29s can carry on a single mission. This awful fact is one for you to ponder and we solemnly assure you it is grimly accurate." ~Leaflets dropped on Japan in August, 1945


The most likely purpose for this leaflet was to

a)

convince Japanese citizens to accept unconditional surrender.

b)

drive the Japanese away from the coast and to prepare for an American invasion

c)

explain how the U.S. would punish Japan for the war.

d)

persuade the Japanese to join the U.S. in fighting the Soviet Union

9.

This propaganda poster suggests that the goal of the Axis powers was to

a)

secure a lasting peace.

b)

spread democratic ideals.

c)

establish world domination.

d)

all of the above.

10.

This propaganda poster most likely was from which country?

a)

Japan

b)

U.S.

c)

The Philippines

d)

Germany