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World War II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which three countries were in the Axis Powers?

a)

France

b)

Japan

c)

Poland

d)

Italy

e)

Germany

2.

What did Germany realize after the Battle of the Bulge?

a)

Russia was too cold to fight in.

b)

Italy was not an effective ally.

c)

It was no longer possible to win the war.

d)

The United States would soon invade France.

3.

Besides Jewish people, who else was killed in the Holocaust? (choose two)

a)

homosexuals

b)

Nazi sympathizers

c)

American soldiers

d)

Romany (gypsies)

e)

French leaders

4.

What is a country that Japan invaded to colonize?

a)

North Korea

b)

Manchuria

c)

Hawaii

d)

Canada

5.

Who was the Japanese prime minister who wanted war with the United States?

a)

Miyamoto Musashi

b)

Tojo Hideki

c)

Abe Shinzo

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

6.

What was happening at the same time as the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

Japanese diplomats were meeting with the Americans.

b)

The Japanese were invading Korea.

c)

Submarines were attacking San Diego.

d)

Hitler was arriving in Japan.

7.

The Great Depression was a reason for ___________________?

a)

American Isolationism

b)

American Revenge

c)

America's entry into World War II.

d)

America's exit from World War I.

8.

Who did Roosevelt secretly meet with to discuss the Atlantic Charter?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

9.

Why were the Soviets desperate to protect Stalingrad?

a)

It was their capital.

b)

It was a major oil and railroad center.

c)

It was Stalin's hometown.

d)

They wanted to protect the citizens.

10.

What were two steps the United States took to stop Japanese expansion before December, 1941? (choose two)

a)

They cut off trade.

b)

They froze their assets.

c)

They invaded Tokyo.

d)

They sank Japanese ships.

11.

Covering a broad area with several bombs dropped by airplanes is ____________________?

a)

carpet bombing

b)

atomic bomb

c)

Little Boy

d)

blitzkrieg

12.

The Atlantic Charter was a blueprint for ____________________?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The League of Nations

c)

NATO

d)

The Lend-Lease Program

13.

What is hitting one area of the enemy very hard, then flooding that area with additional troops?

a)

Carpet Bombing

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Kamikaze Attacks

14.

How many soldiers did Germany use to invade the Soviet Union and how many were taken prisoner at Stalingrad?

a)

3.6 million 90,000

b)

36 million 90,000

c)

3.6 million 900,000

d)

36 million 900,000

15.

Who was the German leader in North Africa?

a)

Rommel

b)

Patton

c)

Guderian

d)

Montgomery

e)

Eisenhower

16.

What was Italy's dictator's nickname in 1922?

a)

Il Duce

b)

der Fuhrer

c)

Dear Leader

d)

Il Dictatorio

17.

What is another country in Europe that had fascism before World War II?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

The Soviet Union

d)

Portugal

18.

In what treaty did two countries agree to divide Poland and not fight?

a)

Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Lend-Lease Agreement

d)

European Divisional Finals

19.

Which two countries promised war if Poland was attacked?

a)

The United States

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

Italy

d)

France

e)

Great Britain

20.

What does genocide mean?

a)

the planned killing of a group of people based on race

b)

the death of several people because of genetic weapons

c)

it is when many Jewish people die at the same time

d)

it is when the Nazis invade a new country