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WWII Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
2.
Which of the following was the leader of Japan's dictatorial government during the 1930s and 1940s?
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Stalin
3.

In a show of Appeasement, the Munich Agreement allowed -

a)

Germany to take the Sudetenland

b)

Germany to not take any more land

c)

Czechoslovakia to decide whether Germany gets the Sudetenland or not

d)

France to surrender to Germany

4.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
5.
A new type of warfare consisting of planes, cannons, and tanks all use quickly at the same time was called
a)
Speed assult
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Operation Lightening
d)
Operation Quicksilver
6.

The D-Day invasion took place where?

a)

Germany

b)

Plymoth

c)

Tokyo

d)

Normandy

7.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
8.

The Battle of Britain was fought mostly -

a)

on the sea

b)

in the air

c)

at Dunkirk

d)

through propaganda

9.
Which country used kamikaze attacks during WWII?
a)
Germany
b)
United States
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
10.

The military strategy practice by Americans against the Japanese was called

a)

puddle-jumping

b)

island-hopping

c)

Operation strikeback

d)

Island campaign

11.
The turning point in the war against Japan, June 1942; four Japanese Aircraft Carriers were sunk. U.S. takes the offensive.
a)
Battle of the Atlantic
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day Operation Overlord
d)
Battle of Midway
12.

Which of these terms is most associated with the Holocaust?

a)

Island hopping

b)

The lend-lease act

c)

The Final Solution

d)

The Kellog-Briand Pact

13.

Where was the atom bomb dropped?

a)

Hirtimo and Pearl Harbor

b)

Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima

c)

Hiroshima and Normandy

d)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

14.
What political term does the political cartoon above describe?
a)
Assimilation 
b)
Appeasement 
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Blitzkrieg
15.
What effect did the Treaty of Versailles have on the start of World War II?
a)
it rewarded the Italians with additional land and resources
b)

it allowed the Russians to receive financial aid and build their army.
c)
it led to an aggressive military dictatorship in France
d)

it punished Germany by making them pay reparations and led the Germans to seek revenge
16.
Operation Overload is most commonly known as what?
a)
The Ambush 
b)
The Battle of the Bulge
c)
The Landing in Europe 
d)
D-Day 
17.
“We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields, and in the street, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!”—Winston Churchill, June 4, 1940  
Read the quote from Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill’s words inspired people during the…..
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Battle of the Atlantic 
c)
Battle of Guadalcanal 
d)
Battle of Britain
18.
What event led the United States to become invovled in World War 2 ?
a)
The Discovery of Auschwitz
b)
The Battle of Britain
c)
The Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
19.
This was a new type of warfare that the Germans used to run through France and Poland in the early parts of WWII. It is also known as Lightning War.
a)
Hitler bombing
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Ran-sacking
d)
Nuclear Warfare
20.
Britain and France declared war in response to what event?
a)
German invasion of Poland
b)
Soviet invasion of Finland
c)
German invasion of Czechoslovakia
d)
Italian Invasion of Ethiopia
21.
This is what the atomic bomb program came to be called:
a)
Office of Scientific Research and Development
b)
War Production Board
c)
War Production Board
d)
Manhattan Project
22.
In 1941, the ______________________passed, allowing the president to lend or lease arms and other supplies to "any country whose defense was vital to the US."
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Trade Embargo
c)
Atlantic Charter
d)
Neutrality Act
23.
Which of the following formed the Allied powers?
a)
Italy and Great Britain
b)
France and Germanyv
c)

France, Soviet Union, The United States and Great Britain
d)
Japan and Germany
24.
Who was the leader of Germany?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Winston Churchill
25.
Why did Adolf Hitler want Germany to invade other counties?
a)
To expand Germany's land and power
b)
To gain more people for his Nazi army.
c)
To give money and resources to Africa
d)
To help surrounding counties get out of the depression.
26.
What kind of leader was Benito Mussolini from Italy?
a)
He was the leader of a democracy.
b)
He was the king of Italy.
c)
He was a dictator who used military aggression to accomplish his goals.
d)
He was a member of the Allied powers.
27.
Which of the following caused the Great Depression?
a)
Hitler invading Poland
b)
Stock market crash of 1929
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
Assassination of the Archduke
28.
The Non-Aggression Pact was the agreement between what two figures? (They promised not to attack each other)
a)
Hitler and Mussolini
b)
Hitler and Stalin
c)
Churchill and Stalin
d)
FDR and Hitler
29.
What was Hitler's form of government during WW2?
a)
Nazism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Socialism
30.

At the beginning of the war, the U.S.policy regarding the war in Europe was...

a)

neutrality

b)

aggression

c)

racism

d)

nationalism

31.
Joseph Stalin was the leader of what country?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
32.
Which day marked the end of WW2?
a)
D-Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
VE Day
d)
Pearl Harbor
33.
Who was the leader of Britain during World War 2?
a)
Stalin
b)
FDR
c)
Churchill
d)
Mussolini
34.
Which form of government did the men pictured create?
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Totalitarian
d)
Democracy
35.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
36.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
37.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
38.
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
39.
Blond haired, blue-eyed people typified the Nazi ideal of the “master race.”  What were these people called? 
a)
Slavic
b)
Roman
c)
Aryan
d)
Latino
40.

The Allies pushed to invade mainland Europe after the Axis powers are defeated and pushed out of which area?

a)

North Africa

b)

Middle-East

c)

Japan

d)

The Pacific

41.

Which nation's forces were the first to capture the German capital of Berlin?

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

France

c)

The United States

d)

Britain

42.

Japan's imperial expansionism began with the invasion of what Chinese region in the quest for more raw materials and resources?

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Golan

c)

Manchuria

d)

Tokyo

43.

Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?

a)

The last German offensive and the realization by the Germans the end was near.

b)

The Allies first major victory in a land battle on the European continent.

c)

The Axis powers first loss in a major sea battle with the British and U.S. navies.

d)

The liberation of the death camps where Jewish people and undesirables were sent.

44.

Which of the following was not a reason President Truman chose to drop the Atomic bombs?

a)

end the war sooner and save U.S. lives

b)

prove to Japan that we have an atomic weapon

c)

target Japanese civilians to force an end to the war

d)

avoid allowing Stalin to aid in the war effort

45.

The event where Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes - schools - businesses, and killed close to 100 Jews was known as...

a)

D-Day

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

Lebensraum

d)

The Final Solution

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