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WWII Final

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
the Soviet Union
2.
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects President Roosevelt’s feelings toward joining the war? (Before Pearl Harbor)
a)
He wanted to stay out of war
b)
He was an isolationist 
c)
He wanted to help Great Britain, but did not want to anger the isolationist  
d)
He did not see Germany as a threat 
3.
 Roosevelt’s decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps was a response to:  
a)
strong anti-Japanese sentiment or racism
b)
verified reports of Japanese Americans acting as spies
c)
 the lack of Japanese Americans serving in the U.S. militar
d)
attempted sabotage by Japanese Americans in the West Coast
4.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
the plan to crash Japanese suicide planes into Allied ships 
b)
 the plans to develop the atomic bomb 
c)
the historic meeting of the “Big Three” 
d)
the training of the Navajo code talkers
5.
Neutrality acts:  
a)
Anti-Semitic German Laws 
b)
4 laws designed to keep the US out of international incidents
c)
Immigration Quotas 
d)
Draft into Military
6.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
a)
Japanese Cities in which the U.S.  dropped atomic bombs resulting the Japan’s surrender and the end of WWII.
b)
Site of Pearl Harbor Attack
c)
D-Day landing beaches 
d)
Code Names for invasion of Japan
7.
 Many Jewish businesses and synagogues were destroyed in Germany during a night of anti-Jewish violence called?
a)
Kristallnacht- (Night of Broken Glass)
b)
D-Day
c)
H-Hour
d)
Nuremberg Laws 
8.
This image most likely depicts? 
a)
D-Day Invasion 
b)
Battle of Britain 
c)
Pearl Harbor 
d)
German Invasion of Poland 
9.
This event happen on which date?  
a)
December 7, 1941 
b)
June 6, 1944 
c)
April 5, 1943 
d)
May 9, 1939
10.

Who were the two main alliances during WWII?

a)

Union

b)

Allied

c)

Central

d)

Axis

e)

Confederates

11.

What did the lend-lease act do?

a)

It allowed the United States to support Britain without getting involved in the war.

b)

It drafted one million young men into the United States military.

c)

It angered the Japanese and led them to attack Pearl Harbor.

d)

It sent American soldiers to France to fight against Hitler.

12.

Which event happened as a result of the United States Congress banning oil trade with Japan?

a)

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

b)

The Battle of the Bulge.

c)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

13.

What country did Germany invade, despite the fact that the two countries had signed an agreement not to attack each other?

a)

Finland

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

The Soviet Union

14.

What were two effects of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? (Choose 2)

a)

The US declared war on Japan.

b)

The US declared war on Great Britain.

c)

Japan gave the US money.

d)

The US government put many Japanese Americans into internment camps.

15.

What was the Nazi's plan to murder all of the Jewish people in Europe?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Final Solution

c)

The Best Plan Ever

d)

The Marshall Plan

16.

What new technology was particularly helpful in the war in the Pacific?

a)

Tanks

b)

Machine Guns

c)

Aircraft Carriers

d)

Radio

17.

Why was the Normandy invasion important to the allies?

a)

It was the last big battle of the war.

b)

It led directly to Germany's surrender.

c)

It freed many people from German concentration camps.

d)

It allowed the Allies to begin the final campaign to push Germany's forces back into Germany and defeat them.

18.

Where did the Nazis carry out most of the Final Solution?

a)

in death camps

b)

in slave labor camps

c)

in ghettos

d)

in French cities

19.

After President Roosevelt died, who became President of the United States and made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

George Patton

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Albert Einstein

20.

Why did the United States suffer far fewer civilian deaths during World War II than other Allied nation?

a)

Most of the fighting took place outside of the United States.

b)

The United States had better defensive weapons.

c)

Very few civilians died anywhere during the war.

d)

The Axis powers were careful not to target civilians.

21.

Which event is this: June 6, 1944- Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy.

a)

D-Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)

d)

Battle of Midway

e)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

22.

Which event is this: Dec. 7, 1941- Japan launched a surprise attack on a U.S. Navy base in Hawaii

a)

D-Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)

d)

Battle of Midway

e)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

23.

Which event is this: Nov. 9, 1938- In Germany, Jewish religious and business buildings were damaged or destroyed.

a)

D-Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)

d)

Battle of Midway

e)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

24.

Which event is this: June 1942- The turning point of war in the Pacific; a fierce battle over a tiny island.

a)

D-Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)

d)

Battle of Midway

e)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

25.

Which event is this: August 1945- Atomic bombs dropped in Japan.

a)

D-Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)

d)

Battle of Midway

e)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

26.

Who was Anne Frank?

a)

An American woman who fought at Normandy for the US.

b)

A Jewish girl who survived the Holocaust.

c)

A Japanese girl who died in the atomic bombings.

d)

A Jewish girl who kept a diary while hiding during the Holocaust.

27.

What was the battle strategy that the US used to fight in the Pacific Ocean that made the battles occur in the pattern they did?

a)

Scott's Great Snake

b)

Island Hopping

c)

Fight Until they Give Up

d)

Marshall's Plan

28.
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
29.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
30.
In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid the situations that led to United States involvement in World War I by
a)
enacting a peacetime draft law
b)
passing a series of neutrality acts
c)
authorizing the deportation of American Communist Party members
d)
relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps
31.
This is the name remembered for the Allied attack on France on June 6, 1944.
a)
Operation Dumbo Drop
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day
d)
Omaha
32.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
33.
Which battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
a)
Battle of Singapore
b)
Battle of the Coral Sea
c)
Battle of Guadalcanal
d)
Battle of Midway
34.
The defense of which Russian city marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II?
a)
Leningrad
b)
Moscow
c)
Odessa
d)
Stalingrad
35.
Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to
a)
work on the development of an atomic bomb
b)
increase economic production to meet wartime demands
c)
defend New York City against a nuclear attack
d)
recruit men for the military services
36.
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
37.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy? 
a)
aggression
b)
advancement 
c)
internment 
d)
appeasement 
38.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt 
39.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII? 
a)
Benito Mussolini 
b)
Hideki Tojo 
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Emperor Hirohito 
40.
Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power? 
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union 
c)
Germany
d)
Japan 
41.
Which of the following was NOT an Allied Power during WWII? 
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Italy 
42.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ . 
a)
dictator 
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor 
43.
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 
44.
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.
45.
The failure of this weak peace-keeping organization also led to the rise of dictators. 
a)
The Grand Alliance 
b)
The League of Nations 
c)
The European League
d)
The Western Alliance
46.
What was the code name for the program that was secretly developing the atomic bomb?
a)
Paris Project
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Pittsburgh Protocol
d)
Atlanta Assessment
47.
What style of warfare did the Germans use to quickly conquer territory?
a)
Donner und Blitzen
b)
Blitzkraft 
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Blitzen Trappen
48.
What is the term used to describe Nazi Germany’s systematic annihilation of European Jews?
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
the Holocaust
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
the Manhattan Project
49.
Who was the British Prime Minister during most of the war
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Basil Fawlty
50.
What word was used to describe Hitler's master race?
a)
Aryan
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
Nuremberg
d)
Jewish
51.
V-E Day stood for Victory in Europe. 
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Hitler's political party
a)
Fascist 
b)
Nazis 
c)
Socialists
d)
Republicans
53.
What did the Lend-Lease program do? 
a)
Sent weapons to the Axis Powers in hopes we wouldn't be attacked by them
b)
Sent weapons to the Allied Powers to help them fight the Axis
c)
Sent troops and supplies to the Allies for the war effort
d)
Sent troops and supplies to the Axis powers for the war effort
54.
What was the effect of the Nuremberg laws on Jews living in Germany? 
a)
Jews were forced to marry non-Jews.
b)
Jews were ordered to adopt German sounding names.
c)
Jews were granted equal rights and freedom from persecution.
d)
Jews were stripped of their German citizenship and right to vote
55.
Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?
a)
Semitism
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
Genocide
d)
Holocaust
56.
What was the name of the largest death camp located in Poland?
a)
Auschwitz
b)
Bergen-Belsen
c)
Belzec
d)
Treblinka
57.
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
58.
The end of WW2 in Europe was celebrated as...
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
Memorial Day
d)
Armistice Day
59.
In Dec 1944, German forces counterattack allied lines creating a "bulge" in these front lines. 
a)
D-Day
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle for Berlin
d)
Battle of the Falkland Gap
60.
Hitler was responsible for the murder of more than six million Jews between 1933 and 1945.  This terrible period of history is known as the ...
a)
Holocaust
b)
Death Valley
c)
attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
Iwo Jima
61.
Germany had invaded and taken over France.  The U.S. and Allied troops defeated Germany and ran them out of France.  The day Germany surrendered to the Allies is known as ________.  People sang and danced in the streets all over Europe and the United States.
a)
VJ Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VE Day
d)
the Holocaust
62.
On June 6, 1944, 60,000 American and Allied troops gathered in southern England, crossed the English Channel, arrived on the beaches of Normandy, France and surprised the Germans.  This operation was known as...
a)
VE Day
b)
D-Day
c)
 VJ Day
d)
the Holocaust
63.

In what theater did the battle of Iwo Jima take place?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Western

d)

Eastern

64.
This battle was part of the "island hopping" strategy used during WWII.  Following the success in the Phillipines in the summer of 1945, this battle was also an allied victory.
a)
VJ Day
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Iwo Jima
d)
D-Day
65.
Emperor of Japan.  Lost control of the military of his country to Hideki Tojo.
a)
Hirohito
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Truman
d)
Mussolini
66.
Which battle stopped the Japanese invasion of Australia?
a)
Battle of the Coral Sea
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Guadalcanal
d)
Battle of Iwo Jima
67.
Why were Iwo Jima and Okinawa crucial to the Allied plans for defeating the Japanese?
a)
They had air fields that were within striking distance of Japan.
b)
These were the turning points in the war in the Pacific.
c)
We dropped the atomic bombs at these locations.
d)
They were rich in natural resources.
68.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To put Jews on trial for religious crimes.
b)
A series of laws targeting Jews.
c)
To put Nazi officials on trial for their crimes in WW2.
d)
To create the nation of Israel of the Jewish people.
69.
The series of coordinated attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues in November 1938 was called __________.
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Operation Barbarossa
c)
Nuremberg Laws
d)
The Final Solution
70.

The first atomic bomb was dropped on what Japanese city?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo

c)

Kyoto

d)

Hiroshima

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