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10. 5 WWII

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How are dictators able  to rise to power after countries suffer hardships? 
a)
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
b)
Dictators promise freedom. 
c)
Dictators allow everyone to vote. 
d)
Dictators promise to end fascism.
2.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
3.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
4.
____________ is when a country extends it's power through military force.
a)
Internment
b)
Holocaust
c)
Imperialism
d)
Democracy
5.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
a)
Japan surrendering
b)
The atomic bombings
c)
Germany surrendering
d)
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
6.
Why were natural resources, like gasoline, scarce during WWII?
a)
The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural  resources.
b)
The U.S. had all the  natural resources it needed.
c)
Natural resources were scarce because they were needed for the  war effort. 
d)
Americans were greedy and did not want to share the natural resources. 
7.
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.
8.

Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Adolf Hitler

9.
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the  Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
10.
Which famous leader in WWII was Emperor of Japan, ordered the  attack on Pearl Harbor, and had a military alliance with Nazi  Germany?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin 
11.
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed  in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini 
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
12.
Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted  to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the  atomic bombs?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
13.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
14.
What role did women  take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and  children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone 
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
15.

All of the following were reasons for the Holocaust EXCEPT---

a)

European history of Antisemitism

b)

Hitler's belief in the master race

c)

Adolf Hitler's hatred of the Chinese

d)

Economic depression blamed on Jews

16.

The Soviet Union entered World War II ---

a)

in response to United States involvement

b)

after the D-Day invasion of Normandy

c)

after the defeat of the Bolshevik party

d)

in response to German invasion

17.

Which of the following are not Allied leaders of World War II?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Woodrow Wilson

18.

What trials held German officials responsible for the Holocaust?

a)

Nuremburg Trials

b)

Berlin Trials

c)

Intolerable Trials

d)

Nazi Trials

19.

What was the name of the event when Germany bombed London?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

British Assault

c)

Blitzkrieg of Britain

d)

Enclosure of England

20.

What country did Germany invade to start WWII?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Britain

21.

Which two cities were attacked with atomic bombs by the United States?

a)

Nagasaki & Hiroshima

b)

Tokyo & Kyoto

c)

Tokyo & Yokohama

d)

Osaka & Kyoto

22.

Which president of the United States died during World War II?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Woodrow Wilson

23.
The leader of the Soviet Union/Russia during WWII was
a)
FDR
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Winston Churchill
24.
I am the guy who made the Fascist party and was the leader of Italy. Who am I?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Tojo
25.
I am the guy who ruled Russia and was the creator of the communist party. Who am I?
a)
Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Tojo
d)
Stalin
26.
Who was the leader of Great Britain?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
27.

Who fought in the battle of Stalingrad and what was the outcome?

a)

Soviet Union, Italy, and Germany. The Soviets won.

b)

Germany, Great Britain, Soviet Union. The Germans won.

c)

Germany and Soviet Union. The Soviets won

28.

Which of the following enabled the British to win the Battle of Britain in 1940-41?

a)

blitzkrieg

b)

poison gas

c)

radar

d)

tanks

29.

What was the long-term impact of D-Day?

a)

the liberation of France from the Germans

b)

the separation of the Italian and German forces

c)

the punishment of the Japanese for Pearl Harbor

d)

the termination of the Italian aggression in Africa

30.

Which country invaded Ethiopia prior to World War II?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

China

31.

Why did the U.S. drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

to hasten the end of the war and save American lives

b)

to get revenge for Pearl Harbor

c)

to show the strength of the U.S. military

d)

to slow down the economy of Japan

32.

Where did the British and French appease Hitler by allowing him possession of the Sudetenland?

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

Yalta Conference

d)

Munich Conference

33.

The strategy of capturing some islands and going around others. That United States used in order to invade Japan.

a)

Double V

b)

Naplam

c)

Lend-Lease

d)

Island hopping

34.
What two countries became superpowers after the war?
a)
US and Canada
b)
US and Soviet Union
c)
US and Italy
d)
US and Germany
35.

This first conference held in February of 1945 showed agreement and compromise with the "Big-Three"

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

36.

This conference held in the summer of 1945 showed growing tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

37.
What had changed since Yalta for the start of the Potsdam conference
a)
Appeasement had ended
b)
Poland had been captured
c)
USA had tested atomic bomb
d)
Communism had failed
38.
What was the name of the city that tried the war criminals for their killing of Jews in WWII?
a)
Strausburg
b)
Anacostia
c)
Nuremberg
d)
Ocean City
39.
What were the four countries that made up the Nuremberg Tribunal? 
Hint: They w ere the four allies that fought against Germany in WWII?
a)
Great Britain, France, United States and Russia
b)
China, United States, Australia, and Africa
c)
United States, Jamaica, China, and Japan
d)
Africa, China, Japan, and Antartica
40.

What years did WWII begin and end?

a)

1938-1951

b)

1945-1951

c)

1939-1945

d)

1936-1944

41.

The term appeasement refers to ---

a)

giving in to an aggressor to avoid war

b)

depending on allies to fight for you

c)

disarming to show your unwillingness to fight

d)

standing up for one's beliefs

42.
Why was Germany's economy struggling after WWI?
a)
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for WWI
b)
Other countries were using imperialism to take over the economies of other governments, including Germany's
c)
Hitler was keeping his own people in a state of poverty in order to control them
d)
America was punishing Germany for playing such a major role in WWI
43.
After WWI, the ____________________________ of the 1930s brought chaos and unemployment to Europe, which led to the rise of authoritarian dictators.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Treaty of Versailles 
c)
Great Depression
d)
Invasion of Nanking 
44.
In what way did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of WWII?
a)
It called for the dissolving of the League of Nations, thus removing an organization for resolving future conflicts
b)
It gave Germany too much power by letting Germany keep the Alsace-Lorraine region of France
c)
It weakened the Allied countries by making France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies
d)
It imposed harsh reparation payments on Germany, which led to economic and political instability
45.
Why was President Franklin Roosevelt hesitant to get involved in World War II?
a)
He considered Germany and Japan strong allies of the United States
b)
He wanted to maintain the U.S. foreign policy of isolationism
c)
He was opposed to the Lend-Lease Act
d)
He had supported the Japanese invasion of China in 1937
46.
Axis Powers during WWII included:
a)
Great Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union
b)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
c)
Great Britain, France, and Japan
d)
Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union
47.
What was the “Holocaust”?
a)
the air war between France and Germany
b)
it forbade Jews from taking their money with then if they left the country
c)
the systematic killing of 6,000,000 Jews as well as other groups
d)
none of these
48.

Describe the causes of WWII:

a)

Treaty of Versailles, economic depression & totalitarian dictators

b)

WWI Peace Treaty Problems, New Military Technology

c)

Rise of dictators, Poor U.S. President

d)

Russia attacked Germany & took over Italy

49.
What are reparations?
a)
Payments made for damages caused during a war
b)
paying a tax on imported goods
c)
repairing a friendship between two or more countries
50.

Hitler, Stalin, and Russia all had what type of government?

a)

Democratic

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Communist

d)

Republic

51.
Communication aimed at convincing others of a particular idea or position
a)
Propaganda
b)
Bias
c)
slogan
d)
Name-calling
52.

In Roosevelt's speech after ____ ,he called it , " A day that will live in infamy."

a)

Normandy ,France

b)

Invasion of North Africa

c)

Pearl Harbor , Hawaii

d)

Bombing of Japan

53.
Japanese and Japanese Americans from the West Coast of the USA during WWII who were sent to camps called "War Relocation Centers" in remote portions of the nation's interior
a)
Cornelia Fort
b)
Japanese Internment
c)
Allied Powers
d)
Axis Powers
54.
A political system based on extreme national loyalty where the government controls the economy, culture, and all parts of people's lives. Usually the government is controlled by a dictator.
a)
Nazism
b)
Fascism
c)
Rationing
d)
Holocaust
55.
A secret research and development project of the US to develop the atomic bomb
a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
USS Arizona
56.
Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military
a)
holocaust
b)
nazism
c)
fascism
d)
rationing
57.

What battle, fought in June 1942, was the first major victory for the United States in the Pacific. It marked a turning point in the war with Japan.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Leyte Gulf

c)

Midway

d)

Pearl Harbor

58.
Which battle allowed the evacuation and defense of British/Allied forces from German attack?
a)
Dunkirk
b)
Anzio
c)
El Alamein
d)
Britain
59.

Hitler’s last failed attempt to force the Allies off the mainland of Europe.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Bulge

c)

Britain

d)

Normandy

60.

This battle was a huge humiliation for Hitler, and cause a severe loss of troops and supplies in the East, as the German's were not prepared for the harsh winter.

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Bulge

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

Battle of Berlin

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