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WW2

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 2hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
2.
The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
3.
Who was the prime minister of England?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Truman
4.
Why did Japan decide to attack the United States?
a)
They wanted to claim Hawaii.
b)
They didn't like FDR.
c)
The USA helped China defend itself.
d)
Japan knew only the US Navy was strong enough to stop them.
5.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
6.
Who ruled as a dictator in Italy?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
7.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
8.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, U.S.S.R, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
9.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
10.
Codename for building of atomic bomb
a)
operation overlord
b)
manhattan project
c)
blair witch project 
d)
project 832
11.
What was the end date of the war in Europe?
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
V-8 day 
d)
VH 1 day
12.

What action best describes the US effort to isolate itself from European affairs after World War 1?

a)

Joining the Allied war effort vs. Germany

b)

lowering tariff rates

c)

attempting to improve relations with Asia

d)

refusing to join the League of Nations

13.

The official position of the United States when World War II began was:

a)

siding with Great Britain and France

b)

remaining Neutral

c)

becoming allies with Germany

d)

declaring war on the Soviet Union

14.

This man became the leader of the Soviet Union during World War 2?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Ernest Hemingway

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Neville Chamberlin

15.

The agreement where the US agreed to allow nations whose defense was vital to ours to use our war equipment was:

a)

Cash and Carry

b)

Lend Lease

c)

Destroyer Base Deal

d)

Munich Pact

16.

The event that ultimately brought the US into World War II was:

a)

Germany's takeover of France

b)

Germany's invasion of Poland

c)

Japan's attack on the US at Pearl Harbor

d)

the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

17.

In what year did World War II begin?

a)

1923

b)

1936

c)

1939

d)

1941

18.

Which statement is correct regarding ways that US citizens helped to contribute to the Allied war effort on the home front?

a)

growing Victory Gardens

b)

conducting scrap drives

c)

rationing the purchase of certain products

d)

all of the statements are correct

19.

During World War II, posters of Rosie the Riveter were used to:

a)

promote women's suffrage

b)

recruit women into wartime industries

c)

encourage women to serve in the armed forces

d)

support higher education for women

20.

What future US President made a name for himself as top Commander of Allied Armed Forces in Europe during World War 2?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

George Patton

21.
Which countries agreed to a non-aggression pact and divided Poland?
a)
Soviet Union and France
b)
Soviet Union and Germany
c)
Italy and Germany
d)
Soviet Union and Italy
22.
Which country did the Allies invade on D-Day?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Japan
23.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of totalitarianism?
a)
government elimination of op positional groups
b)
free and open discussion of ideas
c)
a single party system with one candidate
d)
government control of communications and media
24.
This battle's code name was Operation Overlord.
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Invasion of Sicily
c)
Invasion of Normandy
d)
Midway
25.
This was Germany's last major attempt to stop the Allies' progress in the West.
a)
Invasion of Normandy
b)
El Alamein
c)
Kursk
d)
Battle of the Bulge
26.
Which day was Franklin Roosevelt referring to when he said, "a day which will live in infamy".
a)
The day the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan.
b)
The day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
c)
D-Day, the day the US fought Italy at Normandy, France.
d)
The day the US joined the Allied forces.
27.
Why did Adolf Hitler want Germany to invade other counties?
a)
To expand Germany's land and power
b)
To gain more people for his Nazi army.
c)
To give money and resources to Africa
d)
To help surrounding counties get out of the depression.
28.
What technology was developed from the process of coding and decoding messages for World War 2?
a)
Radars were created
b)
This led to the creation of nuclear weapons
c)
This led to the creation of personal computers
d)
Cell phones were created.
29.
Where was the atom bomb dropped?
a)
Hirtimo and Pearl Harbor
b)
Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima
c)
Hiroshima and Normandy
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
30.
How did WWII help the US get out of the Great Depression?
a)
This led to the US sending money to the Allies.
b)
The war led to more jobs, new technology and the creation of atomic energy.
c)
People spent more money to buy as much as possible.
31.
How did women's involvement in the workforce during World War 2 affect them after the war was over?
a)
Women gave up their rights
b)
Women started fighting for equal rights and more power
c)
Women stayed at home and kept quiet
d)
Women fought for the right to vote
32.
Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps?
a)
They threatened United States citizens
b)
They started fighting after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
c)
The government believed Japanese Americans were a threat
d)
The government wanted to kill all Japanese
33.
What effect did the Treaty of Versailles have on the start of World War II?
a)
it rewarded the Italians with additional land and resources
b)

it allowed the Russians to receive financial aid and build their army.
c)
it led to an aggressive military dictatorship in France
d)

it punished Germany by making them pay reparations and led the Germans to seek revenge
34.
What political term does the political cartoon above describe?
a)
Assimilation 
b)
Appeasement 
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Blitzkrieg
35.
This was a new type of warfare that the Germans used to run through France and Poland in the early parts of WWII. It is also known as Lightning War.
a)
Hitler bombing
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Ran-sacking
d)
Nuclear Warfare
36.
What was the big event that started WWII?
a)
invasion of Austria
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
invasion of Hungary
d)
invasion of Czechoslovakia 
37.
What party did Hitler create?
a)
Nice party
b)
Nazi Party
c)
Communist Party
d)
Helping party
38.
Who was the leader of the Pearl Harbor attack in Japan?
a)
Tojo
b)
Hitler
c)
Churchill
d)
George Washington
39.
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
40.
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
41.
Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?
a)
Stalin
b)
Tojo
c)
Mussolini
d)
Hitler
42.
WW2 was inevitable because...
a)
The Treaty of Versailles was too harsh
b)
Everyone wanted to go to war
c)
Hitler was greedy
d)
The League of Nations was trying to start a war
43.
Using less goods, so that soldiers would have food and supplies for the war. 
a)
Rationing
b)
Proportioning
c)
Propaganda 
d)
Conservation
44.
Blitzkrieg
a)
Cain
b)
D-Day
c)
lighting war
d)
V-E Day
45.
Which is a government style that uses extreme Nationalism & Racism?
a)
Fascism
b)
Nazism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Socialism
46.
Which describes a government who has TOTAL control over every aspect of a country?
a)
Fascism
b)
Nazism
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Socialism
47.
_____ forced Germany to disarm and repay war debts.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Appeasement
d)
Manhattan Project
48.

At The End Of What Battle Was This Iconic Photo Taken?

a)

Midway

b)

Okinawa

c)

Iwo Jima

d)

Phillipines

49.

What Was The Name Of The Treatment Of POW's Depicted In The Picture?

a)

Internment

b)

Bataan Death March

c)

Nagasaki

d)

Philippines Death Camp

50.

From What Part of The Country Did The US Move Japanese Immigrants From?

a)

East Coast

b)

Midwest

c)

Southeast

d)

West Coast

51.

Where Did The Bataan Death March Occur?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Philippines

52.

What Was A Reason Behind Japanese Internment?

a)

Possible Japanese Attack on California

b)

The Fear of Espionage

c)

Japanese Americans Desire To Join Empire of Japan

d)

A Step Towards Equality

53.

Who Was Victorious At Okinawa

a)

Japan

b)

USA

c)

Italy

d)

USSR

54.

The Japanese Resorted To This Tactic Towards The End Of The War

a)

Sabotage

b)

Submarine Attacks

c)

Kamikaze Pilots

d)

Nuclear War

55.

Why Were POW's Treated So Terribly By the Japanese?

a)

Because surrender was considered so dishonorable

b)

They wanted them to convert to fighting for Japan

c)

No water

56.

What was the significant outcome of Operation Overlord

a)

WWII ended

b)

Germany was freed

c)

The holocaust ended

d)

France was freed

57.
The Allied invasion of Normandy was called
a)
Operation Torch
b)
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
c)
Operation Husky
d)
Operation Avalanche
58.

How did Normandy (D-Day) affect Europe?

a)

Allowed German forces to maintain control of France and push the Allies out of Europe.

b)

British troops were able to reclaim Britain and take control of the war.

c)

Allied forces are able to take control of France and push the Germans back to Germany.

d)

Japanese bombers attacked American troops in the Philippines and pushed America out of the Pacific.

59.
The US general in charge of most operations in Europe was
a)
George Patton
b)
Omar Bradley
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Bernard Montgomery
60.

Battle that resulted in a German defeat and retreat into Germany

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Miday

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Okinawa

61.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

a)

Responsible for leading the research to develop the first atomic bomb

b)

Established a policy of 'containment' in North Africa

c)

Led the trial of the Nazi high command in Nuremberg

62.

The military strategy to take over Japanese territory in the Pacific, is referred to as...

a)

Island jumping

b)

Island hopping

c)

Avenge Pearl Harbor

d)

D- Day

e)

Stalingrad

63.
How did the US get Japan to Surrender?
a)
Dropping 1 atomic bomb
b)
Dropping 2 atomic bombs
c)
fighting on land 
d)
Conditional Surrender
64.
What was the name of the top secret program to develop the US Nuclear Bombs? 
a)
The Detroit Project
b)
The Einstein Project
c)
Manhattan Project 
d)
The Quest For Power
65.
Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a)
Dwight D. Eishenhower
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
66.
In August of 1945, U.S. bombers dropped atomic weapons on the Japanese cities of _________ and ____________.
a)
Tokyo and Osaka
b)
Nagoya and Yokohama
c)
Osaka and Kyoto
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
67.
This battle was the turning point of the war in the PACIFIC. The United States carried out a successful ambush on Japanese forces destroying 4 Japanese aircraft carriers.
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
D-Day
d)
Battle of Argonne Forest
68.
Executive Order 9066 issued by FDR required Japanese Americans to relocate to;
a)
internment camps
b)
concentration camps
c)
Japan
d)
prison camps in China
69.
This military group of Native American descent used an undecipherable code to communicate and aid the US in the Pacific campaign.
a)
Flying Tigers
b)
Navajo Code Talkers
c)
Tuskegee Airmen
d)
Sioux Militia Men
70.

This leader was the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during WWII. (Navy) He was born in Fredericksburg, Texas.

a)

Chester Nimitz

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Albert Einstein

71.

Outspoken U.S. General who led the U.S. Third Army (Tank commander) and helped liberate Paris and defeat the German's at the Battle of the Bulge.

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

George Patton

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Omar Bradley

72.

This US Army general commanded troops in the Pacific during WWII: retakes the Philippines.

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

George Marshall

d)

Harry Truman

73.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
Secret project by the US to develop tanks
b)
Secret project by the US To develop Kamikaze pilots
c)
Secret project implemented by the US to develop atomic weapons
d)
Secret project by the US to develop biological weapons
74.
The Battle of Coral Sea was significant because ______________.
a)
It was the first time Allied forces had stopped a Japanese advance
b)
It represented the first time that Allied naval strength exceeded Japanese naval strength
c)
It was the first time that the Allies fought a land, sea, and air battle
d)
It represented the first major Allied defeat in the Pacific
75.
The president at the start of WWII was?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson

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