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World War II

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did WWII begin?

a)

1939

b)

1941

c)

1942

d)

1945

2.

The three countries that were led by evil dictators during WWII were . . . (choose 3)

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

3.

What were Germany, Japan, and Italy known as during the war?

a)

League of Nations

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Central Powers

4.

The dictator of Germany was . . .

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Joseph Stalin

5.

The dictator of Italy was . . .

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Winston Churchill

6.

The dictator of Japan was . . .

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Hideki Tojo

7.

Which countries made up the Allied Powers? (choose 3)

a)

USA

b)

Great Britain

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

8.

The President of the U.S. during WWII was . . .

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

9.

The leader of Great Britain during WWII was . . .

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Hideki Tojo

10.

The leader of the Soviet Union during WWII was . . .

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Benito Mussolini

11.

What were the German soldiers called during WWII?

a)

Samurai

b)

Italians

c)

Central Powers

d)

Nazis

12.

What do we call the day that Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, France?

a)

V-E Day

b)

D-Day

c)

A-Day

d)

Holiday

13.

The placing of Jews in concentration camps to be killed is called the . . .

a)

Holocaust

b)

D-Day

c)

V-E Day

d)

Battle of the Marne

14.

When Roosevelt died, who became the 33rd President of the USA?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

15.

What weapon did the U.S. use against Japan to end the war?

a)

Tanks

b)

Mustard Gas

c)

Zeppelin

d)

Atomic Bomb

16.

Which two cities in Japan did the U.S. drop the Atomic Bomb? (choose 2)

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Tokyo

c)

Nagasaki

d)

Osaka

17.

What event caused the U.S. to enter WWII?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

D-Day

d)

V-E Day

18.

Who were the fighter pilots who were all African-American?

a)

Tuskeegee Airmen

b)

Montgomery Airmen

c)

Mississippi Airmen

d)

Red Barons

19.

When did WWII end?

a)

1939

b)

1942

c)

1944

d)

1945

20.

What battle is considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Atomic bombing

21.

In what battle did Germany bomb London, England?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Battle of Britain

22.

World War II started with what event in 1939?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

D-Day

c)

VE-Day

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

23.

What is it when Americans had to limit how much food they could buy during WWII?

a)

rationing

b)

Holocaust

c)

gorging

d)

Internment

24.

What groups of people began having job opportunities in America during WWII?

a)

Women

b)

African-Americans

c)

Hispanics

d)

Japanese-Americans

25.

Where did the U.S. Government send Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor?

a)

Internment Camps

b)

Concentration Camps

c)

Death Camps

d)

Summer Camp