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WWII leaders

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the Prime Minister of England during WWII?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Harry Truman
2.
Who was the Emperor of Japan during WWII?
a)
Hiroshima Nagasaki
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Showa Hirohito
d)
Joseph Stalin
3.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Showa Hirohito
d)
Winston Churchill
4.
Who was the dictator of Germany and leader of the Nazi Political Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Winston Churchill
5.
Which U.S. President made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Truman
6.
Germany, Italy and Japan were known as what during WWII?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
7.
The U.S., France, Great Britain and USSR were known as what during WWII?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
8.
When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan? 
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day
d)
Invasion of Poland
9.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
10.
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the  Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
11.
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
12.

Who was the leader of England?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Benito Mussolini

13.

The day we were attacked at Pearl Harbor?

a)

June 3, 1940

b)

December 7, 1941

c)

November 20, 1944

14.
What is a dictator?
a)
Someone who helps a country in need
b)
Someone who gives control of the government to the people
c)
Someone who gains complete control of a country's government
15.
Who became the dictator of Germany and led that country into WWII?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Adolf Hitler
16.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
a)
The fascist ruler of Italy
b)
The fascist ruler of Germany
c)
The fascist ruler of France
d)
The fascist ruler of England
17.
Who is this leader? 
a)
Hirohito
b)
FDR
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Harry S. Truman
18.
Who is this leader?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
FDR
d)
Winston Churchill
19.
Who is this leader? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Hirohito
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
20.
Who is this leader?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
FDR
21.
Who is this leader? 
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Harry S. Truman
22.
Who is this leader? 
a)
FDR
b)
Hirohito
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Stalin
23.
Who is this leader? 
a)
FDR
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
24.

WWII Government in Germany

a)

Communism

b)

Fascism

c)

Nazism

d)

Imperial Militarism

e)

Democracy

25.

WWII Government in France

a)

Communism

b)

Fascism

c)

Nazism

d)

Imperial Militarism

e)

Democracy

26.

WWII Government in Britain

a)

Communism

b)

Fascism

c)

Nazism

d)

Imperial Militarism

e)

Democracy

27.

WWII Government in the United States

a)

Communism

b)

Fascism

c)

Nazism

d)

Imperial Militarism

e)

Democracy

28.

WWII Alliance for...Germany

a)

Allies

b)

Axis

29.

WWII Alliances for...Italy

a)

Allies

b)

Axis

30.

WWII Alliance for...France

a)

Allies

b)

Axis

31.

WWII Alliance for...Soviet Union

a)

Allies

b)

Axis

32.

WWII Alliance for...United States

a)

Allies

b)

Axis

33.

WWII Alliance for...Britain

a)

Allies

b)

Axis

34.

Which leader represented the country labeled 12 on the map

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Which leader represented the country labeled 8 on the map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Which leader represented the country labeled 7 on the map

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

What did Hideki Tojo, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini have in common?

a)

They were communist

b)

They established dictatorships

c)

They established command-based economies

d)

They followed racist ideologies

38.

Who was the president of the United States for the majority of World War II?

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

39.

Which was NOT one of the Axis powers during World War II?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Japan

40.

What was the United States policy before World War II?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Fascism

c)

Isolationsim

d)

Interventionism

41.

What country attacked the navy base pictured above on December 7, 1941

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

42.

What caused the United States to enter World War II?

a)

German invasion of Poland

b)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

Reports of the Holocaust in Germany

d)

The dropping of an atomic bomb

43.

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

44.

The day that Japan officially surrendered is called?

a)

Victory Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D Day

d)

V-J Day

45.

At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?

a)

aggression

b)

advancement

c)

internment

d)

appeasement

46.

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

47.

Fascist leader of Italy, Mussolini

a)

killed and hung upside down for everyone to kick and spit on

b)

killed himself and found inside a bunker

c)

taken to trial after the war

d)

lived a long and prosperous life after the war

48.

Prime minister of England, was also a politician, writer, and army officer

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

American President FDR died in 1945 and was replaced by his Vice President

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

George S. Patton

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

50.

The 3 leaders in this photo are

a)

Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin

b)

Neville, Roosevelt, and Lenin

c)

Mussolini, Hitler, and Stalin

d)

Churchill, Roosevelt, and Lenin

51.

The nations represented here are

a)

Canada, US, and Soviet Union

b)

Great Britain, US, and Soviet Union

c)

France, US, and Italy

d)

Spain, US, and Italy

52.

How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII?

a)

Germany was forced to surrender.

b)

Italy was forced to surrender.

c)

The Soviet Union was forced to surrender.

d)

Japan was forced to surrender.

53.

Which country was NOT part of the ALLIED Powers?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Soviet Union

54.

Which country was NOT part of the AXIS Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

55.

The two sides that fought in World War II were the

a)

Allied & Central Powers

b)

Allied & Axis Powers

c)

Central & Axis Powers

d)

Allied & Associated Powers

56.

A “Day that will live in infamy” refers to which event? *

a)

the bombing of Hiroshima

b)

the attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

the stock market crash

d)

the day that Roosevelt died

57.

This country was neutral at the beginning of WWII.

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

United States

58.
The United States was quite happy to STAY OUT of the war.  This policy was known as
a)
isolationism
b)
militarism
c)
nationalism
d)
imperialism
59.
He was President when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
60.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China