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World War II One

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Mussolini

2.

Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?

a)

Churchill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

3.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

a)

Churchill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

4.

During World War II who was the leader of Germany?

a)

Churchill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Mussolini

5.

In Roosevelt's speech after ____ ,he called it , " A day that will live in infamy."

a)

Normandy ,France

b)

Invasion of North Africa

c)

Pearl Harbor , Hawaii

d)

Bombing of Japan

6.

What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?

a)

direct involvement

b)

aid to Axis Powers

c)

supported Japan

d)

isolationism

7.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

8.

A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called

a)

direct democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

representative democracy

d)

fascism

9.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

10.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

11.

What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

Japan bombed Pearl

d)

Japanese aggression in East Asia

12.

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

a)

American women who were placed in internment camps

b)

American women who fought for the right to vote

c)

American women who were opposed to the war

d)

American women who took jobs in defense plants

13.

The Italy, Germany, and Japan alliance during WWII was called?

a)

Central

b)

Allies

c)

Axis

d)

Commando

14.

Which year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

1946

b)

1959

c)

1921

d)

1941

15.

The U.S. joined Britian, France and the Soviet Union. This group was known as what?

a)

Axis

b)

Fascist

c)

Nationalist

d)

Allies

16.

U.S. citizens were asked to sacrifice three of these things. Which one were they NOT asked to give up?

a)

money

b)

tin and paper

c)

food

d)

pets

17.

Pearl Harbor is located in what U.S. state?

a)

California

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Oahu

d)

Hawaii

18.

Which country attacked Pearl Harbor?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

19.

Which of the following countries was not a member of the Allied Powers during World War II?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Italy

d)

Great Britain

20.

The following are associated with which event:

-Concentration Camps

-Jews

-Adolf Hitler

a)

D-Day invasion

b)

Battle at Iwo Jima

c)

formation of the United Nations

d)

the Holocaust

21.

Who was "Rosie the Riveter?"

a)

a famous riveter

b)

the name of a notable spy

c)

a symbol for working women during World War II

d)

the first female military leader of the United States

22.
On what date was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
Dec 7, 1939
b)
Dec 7, 1945
c)
Dec 7, 1941
d)
Dec 7, 1942
23.
There were two main reasons Hitler hated the Jews. Identify one of them.
a)
A Jewish mob had beaten and robbed Hitler's father.
b)
Jewish officers refused to allow Hitler to join the German army.
c)
Hitler was refused admittance to art school by Jewish professors.
d)
Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany's loss in WWI. 
24.
Why were the Japanese Americans living on the west coast of America sent to interment camps during WWII?
a)
British intelligence found out about a bombing plot planned by Californians of Japanse decent and the nation of Japan.
b)
Many could not speak English and were being harassed by other Americans.
c)
There was a mistaken belief that they were aiding our enemy, Japan.
d)
Evidence was seized from Japanese-American spies.
25.

a ruler who has total control of a country and it's people

a)

president

b)

king

c)

parents

d)

dictator

26.

A political party in Germany led by Adolf Hitler

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Nazi

d)

Green

27.

What did they call the alliance of the countries that fought against the Axis powers

a)

The United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Allied Powers

28.

a place where large numbers of people are held prisoner and forced to work

a)

Concentration camp

b)

Internment camp

c)

Nazi camp

d)

Death camp

29.

What year did World War II begin?

a)

1917

b)

1945

c)

1941

d)

1939

30.

What countries fought in the Battle of Britain?

a)

Britain and France

b)

Britain and Germany

c)

Britain and Japan

d)

Britain and the Soviet Union

31.

What year did the United States enter World War II?

a)

1917

b)

1945

c)

1939

d)

1941

32.

Why did Japan attack other nations in Asia and the Pacific during the 1930s?

a)

to obtain resources for its industries

b)

to take away individual freedoms

c)

to win back territory it had lost in World War I

d)

to challenge the United States

33.

Which countries did Germany invade during World War II?

a)

China, Japan, and the Soviet Union

b)

Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland

c)

the United States, Britain, and Italy

d)

China, Japan, and Philippines

34.

What two things did the people of London do during the Battle of Britain?

a)

they hid in the subways at night

b)

they hid in the sewers at night

c)

they collected scrap metal at night

d)

they turned all lights off at night

35.

What is rationing?

a)

using items again

b)

dropping bombs over a country night after night

c)

holding people against their will

d)

limiting the amount of what you can buy

36.

Why did the government ration goods during World War II?

a)

they wanted more money

b)

they wanted to be sure the military had enough goods

c)

they wanted to teach the people to be supportive

d)

they wanted to help poor people

37.

What are two ways people helped pay for World War II?

a)

they worked in prison camps

b)

they paid higher taxes

c)

they bought war bonds

d)

they passed out money to soldiers