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WorksheetsWWII Test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Hitler and the Nazis were able to control Germany because:
Germans were angry about the Treaty of Versailles
Harsh economic conditions caused unrest
Both
Fascism originated from which country?
Germany
Italy
Russia
Japan
The British were able to hold off the German Air Force in the:
Battle of the Bulge
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Battle of Britain
When the U.S. entered WWII it joined the:
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
Central Powers
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African Americans who:
Were sent to internment camps
Worked to repair airplanes
Pilots who served in North Africa and Europe
What event in WWII became known the Holocaust?
The murder of over 6 million Jews at the hands of the Nazis
The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The internment of 110,000 Japanese Americans in the U.S.
When the Allies invaded France from the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 1944 it was known as:
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
The battle of Midway
During the Battle of the Bulge:
The British were successful in defending their country against the German Air Force
The Germans made an unsuccessful counterattack to prevent the invasion of Germany
The German advance in the Soviet Union was stopped outside Stalingrad
How did U.S. citizens help with the war effort at home?
they bought war bonds to help pay for the war
they went without goods that were scarce
Both
What contribution to the war did women in the U.S. make?
they volunteered and fought in the military
many took the place of men in factories
Both
Under the ___________________ the U.S. was able to help the Allies by providing supplies
Lend Lease Act
Rationing
War Production Board
The U.S. established the ____________________________ in order to coordinate the production of military equipment and supplies.
Lend Lease Act
War Production Board
Gross National Product
Became the U.S. President by succession in 1945
Harry S. Truman
George Patton
FDR
Prime Minister of Britain during WWII
Winston Churchill
FDR
Harry S. Truman
V-E Day refers to the day that the Allies defeated Japan.
True
False
True or False: World War 2 helped the US get out of the Great Depression
True
False
True or False: Japan surrendered immediately after Hiroshima was bombed.
True
False
The British __________ Hitler by giving him Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia.
appeased
invaded
honored
used
Germany invaded Poland by using a new method of warfare called ________
Deutschland
Stalingrad
Blitzkrieg
Schwartzkopf
Pima Native American from Arizona who helped raise the flag over Iwo Jima.
Ira Hayes
John C. Fremont
Rulon T. Shepherd
___________ captured Berlin where Hitler committed suicide.
Americans
Soviets
British
Japanese
