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END OF WWII

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
June 6, 1944—the day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi Germany.
a)
V J Day
b)
V E Day
c)
D Day
2.
An international organization founded in 1945 and committed to maintaining international peace and security; developing friendly relations among nations; promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.
a)
League of Nation
b)
Negro League
c)
United League of Peace
d)
United Nations
3.

When did WWII end?

a)

1939

b)

1942

c)

1944

d)

1945

4.

Near the end of the Second World War, what cities did the United States drop atomic bombs?

a)

Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima

b)

Pearl Harbor and Nagasaki

c)

Niroshima and Hagasaki

d)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

5.

What was decided at Yalta Conference at the end of World War II?

a)

The Nazis would be punished for genocide.

b)

Germany would be divided into zones to be occupied by the Allies

c)

Germany would pay war reparations ($) for their part in the war.

d)

The Soviets would have to give up the part of Poland they took.

6.

Which country was divided by the Allies after World War II?

a)

Austria

b)

Poland

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Germany

7.
After World War II, which nations became bitter rivals during the Cold War?
a)
Britian and France
b)
Japan and the United States
c)
the Soviet Union and the United States
d)
the Soviet Union and Cuba
8.
By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed? 
a)
2 Million
b)
4 Million
c)
6 Million
d)
8 Million
9.
What is this?
a)
Star of David
b)
Symbol representing helpful people.
c)
Tattoo all Jewish people
were given
d)
good luck charm
10.

What battle was the turning point for the United States in the Pacific against Japan?

a)

Hawaii Island

b)

Midway Island

c)

Tokyo Island

d)

Kyoto Island

11.
What type of government did the USSR have that claimed to bring about a classless society?
a)
fascism
b)
communism
c)
democracy
d)
theocracy
12.
What was the name of Adolf Hitler's political party that dominated German politics during the 1930's?
a)
Aryan Party
b)
The Blackshirts
c)
Nazi Party
d)
BrownShirt Party
13.
____________  was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941.
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Cos  Cob Harbor
c)
Big Pine Key Spanish Harbor
d)
Bar Harbor
14.
What president decided to use the atomic bomb 
a)
FDR 
b)
Wilson 
c)
Kennedy 
d)
Truman 
15.
This poster was an icon for
a)
women factory workers during WWII
b)
housewives
c)
child soldiers
d)
suffragettes 
16.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Trotsky
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Kruschev
17.

A style of warfare combining tanks, planes and troops (lightning war).

a)

gestapo

b)

kristallnacht

c)

Artemis shaft

d)

blitzkreig

18.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
19.
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed  in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini 
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
20.
Which countries listed made up the Allied side?
a)
USA, Japan, Germany, Great Britain
b)
USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain
c)
Soviet Union, Japan, France
21.

How and when did WWII begin?

a)

With the Zimmerman telegram

b)

With the D-day

c)

When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939

22.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

The attempt at eliminating the communists

b)

The attempt at eliminating all of the Jews from Europe

c)

The attempt at bringing peace at the end of the war

d)

The attempt at bringing together all workers of the world

23.
After World War II, the United States instituted the Marshall Plan:
a)
to rebuild relations with the Soviet Union
b)
To prevent a nuclear arms race
c)
to rebuild Europe
d)
to create the European Union
24.
In September of 1939, Germany invaded Poland. What was the consequence of this act of aggression?
a)
Nothing. Germany was allowed to conquer Poland.
b)
The USSR declared war on Germany.
c)
GB and France declared war on Germany.
d)
Poland was divided among the Axis powers.
25.
The hatred of Jews because of blaming economic problems in Germany is...
a)
Anti- Semitism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
26.
 On June 6, 1944 the Allies began to invade France, this day is better known as 
a)
Operation V-E Day 
b)
D-Day 
c)
end of WWII 
d)
Invasion Day ( I-Day) 
27.
WWII was fought from:
a)
1941-1947
b)
1939-1941
c)
1939-1945
d)
1933-1941
28.

Josef Stalin did not sign the Potsdam Declaration?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

When did the Soviet Union declare war on Japan?

a)

1937

b)

1942

c)

1945

30.

In which country did the Potsdam conference take place?

a)

Italy

b)

Hungary

c)

Germany

d)

China

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