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WWII

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What number marks the location of the arrival of Allied forces on D-Day?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

What event marked the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe?

a)

Soviet victory over Germany in Stalingrad

b)

Germany’s declaration of war on the United States

c)

Soviet invasion of Poland and the Baltic nations

d)

Harry S. Truman’s election as President of the United States

3.

The Battle of Britain began with

a)

America declaring war against England

b)

Germany bombing London

c)

British troops invading the European mainland

d)

Japan’s destruction of the British islands

4.

Who said, "The ties between the capitals of Rome and Berlin would be the Axis around which Europe would revolve?"

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Mussolini

d)

Tojo

5.

Which dictator and country is incorrectly matched:

a)

Stalin-France

b)

Mussolini-Italy

c)

Tojo-Japan

d)

Hitler-Germany

6.

The Battle of Midway was significant because:

a)

The Soviet Union lost several submarines

b)

Germany invaded the Hawaiian Islands

c)

The U.S. defeated the Japanese navy

d)

Japan halted the U.S. advance

7.

Which list of events is in the correct order?

a)

France Fall to Germany, Germany invades Poland, Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway, VJ Day

c)

Czechoslovakia taken by Germany, VE Day, Fall of France

d)

D Day, VJ Day, VE Day

8.

Which list of events is in the correct order?

a)

Hitler becomes Chancellor, Germany invades Poland, The bombing Pearl Harbor

b)

D Day, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, VJ Day

c)

VE Day, VJ Day, Pearl Habor

d)

Austria annexed, Stalingrad, Invasion of Poland

9.

What was the event he was being described with the quote: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941- a date which will live in infamy." ?

a)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

Germany's invasion of Poland

c)

The bombing of Nagasaki

d)

The end of WWII

10.

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941- a date which will live in infamy." Who said it?

a)

Stalin

b)

Tojo

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Mussolini

11.

The war was fought on which three fronts?

a)

North Africa, Europe, Asia & Pacific Islands

b)

Asia & Pacific Islands, Europe, Antarctica

c)

North America, South America, Europe

d)

South America, Africa, Asia & Pacific Islands

12.

Who made up the "Big Three"?

a)

FDR

b)

Chamberlain

c)

Stalin

d)

Churchill

13.

At the start of WWII the United States adopted a policy of:

a)

imperialism

b)

expansionism

c)

isolationism

d)

nationalism

14.

Which event in 1941 caused the U.S. to enter WWII?

a)

Germany’s invasion of Poland

b)

Japan’s attack on Hawaii

c)

Hitler’s killing of Jewish people

d)

The sinking of American ships by Germany

15.

By the end of 1940 in an attempt to help Britain, the U.S. began loaning supplies through this act

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Lend-Lease Program

c)

Good Neighbor Policy

d)

New Deal

16.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews was known as-

a)

liberation

b)

The Holocaust

c)

internment

d)

fascism

17.

Which country did Japan invade in 1931 for land and resources?

a)

China

b)

Australia

c)

Russia

d)

United States

18.

During WWII Americans supported the war by:

a)

building houses for returning soldiers

b)

conserving resources

c)

protecting large cities

d)

buying more food products

19.

This city was symbolic of communist success and was invaded by Germany in 1942. It was the first battle to show Germany could be defeated.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Leningrad

c)

Moscow

d)

Kiev

20.

This country fell to Germany in 6 weeks and was occupied for 4 years. It was also the location of the D Day invasion.

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

Japan

21.

What was one reason President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

a)

American public opinion strongly supported dropping the bomb

b)

American scientists were eager to see if the bomb worked

c)

The alternative was a land invasion that could cost one million American causalities and even more Japanese dead and wounded

d)

Truman was concerned about the next election; he needed an end to the war in the Pacific

22.

By what circumstances did Harry S. Truman become the 33rd president of the U.S.?

a)

Truman was elected in a close special election

b)

Truman was appointed by the Supreme Court

c)

As determined in the Constitution, Vice President Truman became President when FDR died.

d)

Truman agreed when asked by Eleanor Roosevelt to finish her husband’s term.

23.

What was the result of the D-Day invasion?

a)

The Germans held on to France

b)

Paris was liberated

c)

The Russians joined the Allies

d)

The Axis powers dissolved

24.

How did America’s involvement in WWII affect the Great Depression?

a)

More factories had to close as men were drafted

b)

American spread the Depression economy to other Allied countries

c)

The war ended the Depression as factories and workers were needed

d)

The cost of sustaining a war on two fronts caused it to last throughout the 40’s

25.

What can be accurately said of the U.S. government’s treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

a)

The policies reflected a fair interpretation of the Constitution

b)

The Japanese Americans were relocated to homes that were comfortable and convenient

c)

The treatment, a reaction to hysteria, was unfair

d)

The policies inspired trust and patriotism

26.

Which two leaders signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact and planned the invasion of Poland?

a)

Hitler & Churchill

b)

Hitler & Stalin

c)

Stalin & Tojo

d)

FDR & Churchill

27.

What is bring illustrated in the poster?

a)

Concentration camps

b)

Resource conservation

c)

Internment camps

d)

Military draft

28.

Which of the following did the US NOT do when Japan invaded China?

a)

froze all assets

b)

increase aid to China

c)

attack Japan immediately following the invasion

d)

imposed a trade embargo

29.

Which three countries made up the main Axis Powers during WWII?

a)

US, Japan, Italy

b)

Russia, Great Britain, Italy

c)

France, Japan, Italy

d)

Germany, Italy, Japan

30.

Which countries made up the main Allies during WWII?

a)

US, Japan, Canada

b)

Russia, Great Britain, Italy

c)

US, Great Britain, Canada, Russia

d)

France, Russia, Italy, Great Britain