WorksheetsWorld War 2 Pre-Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the Treaty of Versailles NOT do to Germany at the end of WWI?
a)
Take away 10% of its land and 12.5% of its people
b)
Stop it from uniting with Austria
c)
Ban its army from the Rhineland
d)
Take away its army
2.
What did Hitler want to do to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Destroy it
b)
Sign it
c)
Join it
d)
Change it
3.
Why did Hitler do a deal with Stalin in August 1939?
a)
Because he supported communism
b)
Because he liked Stalin
c)
Because he wanted Poland
d)
So he didn't have to fight a war on two fronts
4.
Which of these was a cause for WW2?
a)
Rise of Communism
b)
Rise of Fascism
c)
Rise of Democracy
d)
Rise of Isolationism
5.
What caused rising tension between Japan and US?
a)
United States aggression in the United States
b)
Japanese aggression in Asia
c)
United States aggression in East Asia
d)
Japanese aggression in Europe
6.
Which of these was the date the war started in Europe?
a)
June 6, 1944
b)
December 7, 1942
c)
September 1, 1939
d)
August 6, 1945
7.
What was the League of Nations?
a)
It was an alliance of Ethiopia.
b)
It was an organization that was create to promote peace across the world.
c)
It was an organization that promote economic stability.
d)
It was an organization that promotes war.
8.
And, in The Times (London): I shall not give up the hope of a peaceful solution. . . . We sympathize with a small nation faced by a big and powerful neighbor. But we cannot involve the whole British Empire in war simply on her account. If we have to fight, it must be on larger issues than that. . . . I am a man of peace. . . . Yet if I were sure that any nation had made up its mind to dominate the world by fear of its force, I should feel that it must be resisted. . . . But war is a fearful thing.
This was part of a speech by the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to parliament. What policy did he suggest Britain should take?
This was part of a speech by the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to parliament. What policy did he suggest Britain should take?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Aggression
c)
Resistance
d)
Appeasement
9.
Why did the London Times suggest that Britain adopt the policy of appeasement.
a)
form an alliance with Italy
b)
promote democracy in Eastern Europe
c)
avoid war with Germany
d)
demilitarize the frontiers of Franz and the Soviet Union
10.
Before world war 2, many leaders in Europe created Fascist governments.
Which of the following descriptions below best describe fascism?
Which of the following descriptions below best describe fascism?
a)
A government that promotes individual freedoms.
b)
A form of government that place the interest of the state before the interest of its citizens.
c)
A form of government where citizens are represented in Government.
d)
A form of government that create economic stability
11.
Anti-Semitism had existed for centuries. This print shows an attack on Jews in Frankfurt and Main, Germany, in 1614. In those days Jews had to wear a yellow ring on their clothes.
What is Anti-Semitism?
What is Anti-Semitism?
a)
Supporters for Jews
b)
Hatred against Jews
c)
Mass destruction of Jews.
d)
Promotion of Jewish believes
12.
Adolf Hitler was aided in his rise to power by the..
a)
support of the French government
b)
support of the communist party in Germany
c)
economic problems caused by World War one
d)
Imperialist policy of the German government
13.
The alliance displayed by the picture was formed during World War Two.
What was the name of this alliance?
What was the name of this alliance?
a)
Triple Alliance
b)
Alied
c)
Central Powers
d)
Axis Powers
14.
Which countries was part of the alliance displayed by the picture?
a)
Germany, Britain, Japan
b)
Germany, Italy, Japan
c)
Germany, France, Japan
d)
Germany, Italy, Mexico
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