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WWII Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hitler and the Nazis were able to control Germany because:

a)

Germans were angry about the Treaty of Versailles

b)

Harsh economic conditions caused unrest

c)

Both

2.

Fascism originated from which country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

Japan

3.

The British were able to hold off the German Air Force in the:

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Battle of Britain

4.

When the U.S. entered WWII it joined the:

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Central Powers

5.

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African Americans who:

a)

Were sent to internment camps

b)

Worked to repair airplanes

c)

Pilots who served in North Africa and Europe

6.

What event in WWII became known the Holocaust?

a)

The murder of over 6 million Jews at the hands of the Nazis

b)

The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

The internment of 110,000 Japanese Americans in the U.S.

7.

When the Allies invaded France from the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 1944 it was known as:

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

D-Day

c)

The battle of Midway

8.

During the Battle of the Bulge:

a)

The British were successful in defending their country against the German Air Force

b)

The Germans made an unsuccessful counterattack to prevent the invasion of Germany

c)

The German advance in the Soviet Union was stopped outside Stalingrad

9.

How did U.S. citizens help with the war effort at home?

a)

they bought war bonds to help pay for the war

b)

they went without goods that were scarce

c)

Both

10.

What contribution to the war did women in the U.S. make?

a)

they volunteered and fought in the military

b)

many took the place of men in factories

c)

Both

11.

Under the ___________________ the U.S. was able to help the Allies by providing supplies

a)

Lend Lease Act

b)

Rationing

c)

War Production Board

12.

The U.S. established the ____________________________ in order to coordinate the production of military equipment and supplies.

a)

Lend Lease Act

b)

War Production Board

c)

Gross National Product

13.

Became the U.S. President by succession in 1945

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

George Patton

c)

FDR

14.

Prime Minister of Britain during WWII

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

FDR

c)

Harry S. Truman

15.

V-E Day refers to the day that the Allies defeated Japan.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False: World War 2 helped the US get out of the Great Depression

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: Japan surrendered immediately after Hiroshima was bombed.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The British __________ Hitler by giving him Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia.

a)

appeased

b)

invaded

c)

honored

d)

used

19.

Germany invaded Poland by using a new method of warfare called ________

a)

Deutschland

b)

Stalingrad

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Schwartzkopf

20.

Pima Native American from Arizona who helped raise the flag over Iwo Jima.

a)

Ira Hayes

b)

John C. Fremont

c)

Rulon T. Shepherd

21.

___________ captured Berlin where Hitler committed suicide.

a)

Americans

b)

Soviets

c)

British

d)

Japanese