WorksheetsUnit 11: WWII & The Holocaust
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
A government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens is classified as _________________________.
Socialist
European
Communist
Totalitarian
Mein Kampf is _________________________.
A book Adolf Hitler wrote in prison, in which he describes his political philosophy.
A propaganda film directed by Leni Riefenstahl.
A surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí.
program adopted by the Nazi regime to provide leisure activities for the working class.
In Germany, inflation and unemployment during the Great Depression paved the way for __________.
Authoritarian leaders.
New social programs.
Women's rights.
Labor unions.
In Italy’s fascist state, the nation was glorified over the individual and the government did not tolerate ______________________________.
Tourism.
Commerce.
Propaganda.
Opposition.
Under Mussolini, the Italian Fascists used propaganda to ______________________.
Educate people.
Control public opinion.
Enforce government policies.
Advertise platforms of all political parties.
Japan seized Manchuria and north China because _________________________.
Chinese soldiers blew up a Japanese railway.
Japan needed raw materials for its industries.
Manchuria contained strategic military bases.
Chiang Kai-shek would not surrender to Japanese forces.
True or False: A totalitarian state subordinates individual freedom to government control.
True
False
True or False: Fascism is a philosophy that values the individual over the state.
True
False
Hitler ended Germany’s depression, economic woes, and unemployment by _________________.
Putting women to work in factories.
Passing the Nuremburg laws.
Implementing public works projects and a rearmament program.
Building more churches and universities.
Which of the following countries did Hitler annex?
Austria
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Italy
What was the Kristallnacht, which happened on November 9, 1938?
The inspiration for the anthem of the Nazi Party
A destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis
The signing of Hitler’s agreement with Russia
The creation of Hitler’s secret police
Hitler’s political theories were based on ___________________________.
Racism and nationalism.
Communism and socialism.
Democracy and socialism.
Communism and nationalism.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused ____________________________.
Germany to end the war.
Italy switched sides of the war.
United States started peace talks with NAZI Germany.
The European Theater of the war to take precedence over fighting in the Pacific.
As director of the SS, Heinrich Himmler’s focus was on controlling the German people by using strategies such as _____________________________.
Terrorizing people with secret police, concentration camps, and execution squads.
Organizing mass rallies and exciting spectacles.
Spreading political propaganda using media such as films and slogans.
Reducing unemployment through public works projects.
The United States entered the war as a direct result of _____________________.
The German blitz on London.
The formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis.
The information about Hitler’s death camps.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Hitler wanted to dominate other countries because he believed that _________________.
Other countries were trying to conquer Germany.
Germany’s people were superior to everyone else.
Germany’s natural resources were superior.
The Treaty of Versailles would protect Germany.
The Japanese used _____ pilots in suicide missions against U. S. fighting ships at sea.
Jews
Battle of Midway
Benito Mussolini
Kamikaze
_____ won many supporters for his nationalistic cause by loudly demanding more territory for Italy.
Jews
Battle of Midway
Benito Mussolini
Kamikaze
The Nazis blamed _____ for the German defeat in World War I and for the Great Depression.
Jews
Battle of Midway
Benito Mussolini
Kamikaze
A major turning point in the Asian theater took place at the _____ when U.S. planes destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers and claimed control of the Pacific.
Jews
Battle of Midway
Benito Mussolini
Kamikaze
True or False: Hitler allied with the Soviet Union and signed a non-aggression pact with Italy.
True
False
True or False: The Big Three included the United States, the Soviet Union, and Italy.
True
False
True or False: The blitzkrieg was Hitler’s “lightning war” that used panzer divisions with air support.
True
False
True or False: Civilians, including men, women, and children, worked in factories on the home front to support the war effort.
True
False
True or False: The Cold War was one of the main causes of World War II.
True
False
The Battle of Stalingrad was a crushing defeat for Germany because ________________.
It was the first major defeat suffered by the German army.
The entire Sixth Army, considered the best of the German troops, was lost.
The German army outnumbered the Swiss army but could not take the city.
Soviet soldiers used captured tanks to push Germany out of the Soviet Union.
The victims of the Holocaust included large numbers of _____________________.
Ethnic Germans
European Jews
Italians
Japanese
The United States carried on an “island-hopping campaign” in order to _______________.
Get close enough to mainland Japan to take over.
Reach the Soviet Union from the east.
Cause fewer casualties than a land war would.
Sneak up on Hitler from the sea.
Iwo Jima was important to the Allies because ________________________.
It contained valuable mineral resources.
Many Allied soldiers shed their blood on that soil.
Trade ships from around the world docked at Iwo Jima's ports.
Japan used airfields on the island to support its naval forces.
What conditions were stipulated for Germany’s surrender?
The Nazis retained control of the German government.
Germany retained the right to rule the country as it stood before the war.
Germany had to surrender unconditionally to the Allies.
Hitler and his followers were to be imprisoned for life.
Which event ended the war in the Pacific?
the D-Day landing at Normandy
the arrest of Mussolini
the capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Which was a cause of President Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
There were not enough soldiers to fight on the ground.
The United States had run out of regular bombs.
Using the atomic bomb would save the lives of American soldiers.
The Japanese were making their own nuclear weapons.
As a result of World War II, most of Europe was ____________________________.
Economically devastated.
Under American control.
Under Soviet control.
Dedicated to fighting against communism.
What organization was created as a result of World War II?
League of Nations
United Nations
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Rome-Berlin Axis
Which describes a direct result of World War II?
France and Great Britain became world superpowers.
Millions of people, including military personnel and civilians, lost their lives.
Nationalism as a political theory was completely abolished.
Anti-Semitism was eliminated after people learned of the devastation of the Holocaust.
