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Causes & Leaders of WWII

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country was aggressive in Europe leading up to WWII?

a)

Germany

b)

Poland

c)

Sweden

d)

France

2.

What country was aggressive in Asia leading up to WWII?

a)

China

b)

North Korea

c)

Japan

d)

United Kingdom

3.

Who was the leader of Germany leading up to and during WWII?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolph Hitler

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Franz Ferdinand

4.

What country did Hitler/Germany invade in 1939, leading to war?

a)

China

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Poland

5.

Which of the following two countries were on the SAME side during WWII?

a)

Italy and the United Kingdom

b)

Germany and Japan

c)

Japan and China

d)

Germany and Poland

6.

Why do countries act aggressively to take others' land?

a)

more land = less food

b)

more land = less technology

c)

more land = more fair laws

d)

more land = more resources and money

7.

Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Adolph Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Winston Churchill

8.

Who was the leader of the United Kingdom during WWII?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Joseph Stalin

9.

Who was the leader of Japan during WWII?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Hirohito

d)

Truman

10.

Who was the leader of the U.S. during the beginning of WWII?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

John F. Kennedy

11.

Who was the leader of the U.S. at the END of WWII?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Winston Churchill

12.

What is a dictator?

a)

an economic system where households buy goods and services

b)

an economic system where business owners pay taxes

c)

a leader who gets his or her power from democratic voting

d)

a leader with absolute power in government

13.

In which continent is the country of Japan?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

China

d)

Asia

14.

In which continent is the country of Poland?

a)

Europe

b)

France

c)

South America

d)

Asia

15.

Which of the following is NOT a continent?

a)

Africa

b)

United States of America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

16.

Which direction would you need to travel to get from Georgia to California by car?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

17.

Which direction would you need to travel to get from Mexico to Canada by plane?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

18.

Women had the right to vote during WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

African Americans had the right to vote during WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Segregation in the U.S. had ended by the time the U.S. was involved in WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which event happened EARLIEST in U.S. history?

a)

passing of the 19th amendment

b)

building of the Panama Canal

c)

sinking of the Lusitania

d)

start of WWII