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WWII Review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Operation Torch

2.

This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theatre

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Island-hopping

c)

Trench warfare

3.
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
4.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
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 of the following is NOT true about the United States during World War II?
a)
The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
b)
Factories produced war goods and  natural resources were rationed. 
c)
Most women stayed home to raise children and tend to their husbands.
d)
The Tuskegee Airmen helped the allies defeat the Axis powers.
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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 
12.
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
13.
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
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.
Who was Rosie the  Riveter?
a)
The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
b)
a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
c)
A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
d)
A famous pilot
16.

Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place?

a)

Hiroshima, Japan

b)

Normandy, France

c)

Nagasaki, Japan

d)

Berlin, Germany

17.

What event led to the start of WWII?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

Germany invaded Austria

c)

Germany formed an alliance with Italy

d)

Germany formed an alliance with Japan

18.

How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII?

a)

Germany was forced to surrender.

b)

Italy was forced to surrender.

c)

The Soviet Union was forced to surrender.

d)

Japan was forced to surrender.

19.

Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of which county?

a)

Great Britain

b)

U.S.

c)

Soviet Union

d)

France

20.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the leader of which county?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

The U.S.

d)

Italy

21.

Which country was NOT part of the ALLIED Powers?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Soviet Union

22.

Which country was NOT part of the AXIS Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

23.

The two sides that fought in World War II were the

a)

Allied & Central Powers

b)

Allied & Axis Powers

c)

Central & Axis Powers

d)

Allied & Associated Powers

24.

A “Day that will live in infamy” refers to which event? *

a)

the bombing of Hiroshima

b)

the attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

the stock market crash

d)

the day that Roosevelt died

25.

Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atom bombs?

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Kyoto and Tokyo

c)

Nagasaki and Kyoto

d)

Tokyo and Hiroshima

26.

The idea that the government should have total control

a)

Fascism

b)

Democracy

27.

This country was neutral at the beginning of WWII.

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

United States

28.
Which countries listed made up the Allied side?
a)
USA, Japan, Germany, Great Britain
b)
USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain
c)
Soviet Union, Japan, France
29.
Why did the Treaty of Versailles become a cause of WWII?
a)
The USA formed an alliance with Germany
b)
It allowed Germany to take over wherever it wanted
c)
Harsh reparations and anger from Germany
30.
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
31.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
The attempt at eliminating the Japanese
b)
The attempt at eliminating all of the Jews from Europe
c)
The attempt at bringing peace at the end of the war
32.
Why did Stalin and the Soviets end up on the Allied side of the war?
a)
They signed a non-agression pact, but Hitler did not follow it.
b)
They were always allies with the US
c)
Stalin was killed so they joined their minds. 
33.
What is the name of the international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries.
a)
Justice League
b)
League of Nations
c)
United Nations
34.
What is V-J day?
a)
Victory over Japan
b)
Victory for Japan
c)
Victory of Jews
35.
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
36.
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
37.
The atomic bomb was researched and developed by a team of scientists in the ___________
a)
The Blair Witch Project
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
The bombing of Hiroshima
d)
Pearl Harbor Attack
38.
The second Japanese city that the US dropped an atomic bomb on leading the surrender of the Japanese.
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Osaka
c)
Nagasaki
d)
Tokyo
39.
The U.S. raised enormous amounts of money needed for the war through?
a)
War Bonds
b)
IPO Stock
c)
Raising Taxes by 30%
d)
Rationing
40.
Women were restricted from joining the regular armed forces, but joined the war effort through the Women's Army Corps (WACS)
a)
True
b)
False
41.
President FDR issued the first military draft in a time of peace before the U.S. had entered WWII.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Government control of what is printed, read, aired on TV and radio is called 
a)
Rationing
b)
Segregation
c)
Censorship
d)
Propaganda
43.

Which of these is not an example of a country who was part of the axis powers:

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

China

44.

Why did Hitler want to gain control of North Africa?

a)

Oil supplies

b)

Trade opportunities

c)

Land gain

d)

All of the above

45.

Where was the second theatre of war?

a)

The Atlantic

b)

The Pacific

c)

The Indian

d)

The Artic

46.
This image shows a $55,000,000,000 amount known as "reparations". To what is this referring?
a)
The amount of money Germany was forced to pay the allied nations as a part of the 'Treaty of Versailles'. 
b)
The amount of money that Hitler spent on infrastructure across Germany after his rise to power. 
c)
Military expenditure by France and England in the lead up to WWII. 
47.
The Appeasement Policy was designed to:
a)
Give in to Hitler's demands forever
b)
Give Hitler more land to increase Germany's power
c)
Avoid war by giving in to Hitler's demands in the hope that he would eventually be satisfied
d)
Protect France

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