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WWI-WWII

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the president during WWI
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
2.
What was the spark that led to WWI?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
assassination
c)
fascism 
d)
the stock market crash
3.
The president who was elected at the end of the Great Depression who proposed a series of policies to promote economic growth
a)
Hoover
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Wilson
4.
This president's plan was known as
a)
DACA
b)
New Deal
c)
Len lease program
5.
This situation where countries are fun by power hungry dictators played a role in the beginning of WWII
a)
lend lease policy
b)
neutrality
c)
fascism
6.

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Operation Torch

7.

The Munich Pact incorporated this policy

a)

Isolationism

b)

Neurality

c)

Appeasement

8.

What is Genocide?

a)

prejudice, racism, hatred against Jews

b)

systematic attempt to eliminate an entire race

c)

organized attack on Jewish homes and businesses

9.

What do Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin all have in common?

a)

they are Communist dictators

b)

they are Fascist rulers

c)

they are Totalitarian dictators

10.

Britain and France had this policy toward Nazi Germany

a)

neutrality

b)

appeasement

c)

isolationism

11.

What was the purpose of rationing?

a)

increase supply of natural resources

b)

cause a shortage of crops

c)

provide supplies to the troops

12.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
13.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
14.
Who would be blamed for WWI?
a)
Serbia
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
15.
The attack on this ship killed over 100 AMericans in WWI.
a)
Titanic
b)
Santana
c)
Sullivan
d)
Lusitania
16.
Who was the most powerful country of the Central powers? 
a)
Germany 
b)
Bulgaria
c)
France
d)
Serbia
17.
which country sent the Zimmerman Note?
a)
Britain
b)
America
c)
France 
d)
Germany
18.
What was America's position on WWI?
a)
To get fully involved
b)
They were a part of the alliance so they jumped right in
c)
They remained Neutral
d)
They didn't know anything about  the war
19.
What type of warfare was introduced in WWI?
a)
Total War
b)
Machine Guns
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Tanks
20.
What Treaty Ended WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Olive Branch Petition
d)
League of Nations
21.
Why was Germany blamed for WWI
a)
They started the war
b)
Germany was the largest country involved
c)
Germany was not blamed, America was
d)
They did the most damage
22.
What was a cause of WWII?
a)
Sinking of the Lusitaina
b)
The Zimmerman Note
c)
The Great Depression
d)
Assassination of Archduke of Austria-Hungary
23.

What is communism?

a)

a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

b)

a group that is communist

24.

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

25.

What event led to the start of WWII?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

Germany invaded Austria

c)

Germany formed an alliance with Italy

d)

Germany formed an alliance with Japan