WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 33mins
Adolf Hitler was the leader of the _______________ Party in Germany during WWII.
Communist
Fascist
Military
Nazi
The military leader of Japan during World War II was ____________.
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Emperor Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Who was the dictator of Italy?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Hideki Tojo
when Spain sunk the U.S.S. Maine
when Hitler (Germany) invaded Poland.
Which country is highlighted on the map, & were they Allied or Axis?
France - Allied
Germany - Allied
France - Axis
Germany - Axis
Which of the following countries is highlighted on the map, & were they Allied or Axis at the end of the war?
Russia - Allied
Russia - Axis
Japan - Allied
Japan - Axis
What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline?
The United States remained neutral.
The United States declared war on Japan, joining WWII.
Japan captured and took control of Hawaii.
The Soviet Union switched alliances.
In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter
symbolize to Americans?
American women who were placed in internment camps
American women who fought for the right to vote
American women who were opposed to the war
American women who took jobs in wartime production factories
Tennessee woman who became a transport pilot in World War II and was the first female pilot killed in duty.
Rosie the Riveter
Eleanor Roosevelt
Cornelia Fort
Cordell Hull
The event that occurred in the cities on the map is significant because ...
it marked the turning point of World War II in the Atlantic.
it was where Japan hid its weapons of mass destruction.
it forced Japan to surrender and finally ended World War II.
it marked the turning point for the war in Eastern Europe.
How was Oak Ridge, TN important to World War II?
This is where the plans for an atomic bomb were created.
This is the site where part of the atomic bomb was built.
This is where President Truman met with Cabinet members to discuss whether or not to drop an atomic bomb.
This is where the first meeting of the United Nations was held.
The ____________________________, an international peace-keeping organization founded after WWII, was founded by _______________________.
League of Nations; Cornelia Fort
League of Nations; Cordell Hull
United Nations; Cornelia Fort
United Nations; Cordell Hull
Which of the following countries is highlighted on the map, & were they Allied or Axis?
Germany - Axis
Germany - Allied
France - Axis
France - Allied
Which of the following countries is highlighted on the map, & were they Allied or Axis?
Great Britain - Allied
Italy - Axis
Great Britain - Axis
Italy - Allied
What did Germany, Italy, & Japan want to accomplish during World War II?
to take over as much of Europe & Asia as possible
to give the government back to its people
to spread communism
to improve technological advancements
Which THREE acts helped conserve resources for soldiers fighting overseas?
victory gardens
Manhattan Project
soup kitchens
rationing
collecting scraps of materials
Which country switched alliances during WWII because Hitler broke his promise not to attack?
Japan
Poland
United States
Soviet Union
Which leader represented the country labeled 2 & 3 on the map, & were they Allied or Axis?
Japan - Axis
Great Britain - Allied
Japan - Allied
Great Britain - Axis
Which country is located at the red star, & were they Allied or Axis?
Italy - Allied
Japan - Allied
Japan - Axis
Italy - Axis
What effect did World War II have on race relations in America?
Many Japanese-Americans were forced into internment camps until the end of the war.
Discrimination against African-Americans came to an end.
German-Americans were forced into concentration camps until the end of the war.
Japanese-Americans were prohibited from serving in the military.
What was the Holocaust?
The death of millions of Russian peasants following the seizure of their farms by dictator Joseph Stalin
The period of time when Japanese-Americans were forced to live in U.S. interment camps during WWII
The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, including innocent citizens
The extermination of 6 million Jews in Nazi concentration camps
The WWII poster is an example of—
an advertisement encouraging people to use credit to purchase items during the war
propaganda encouraging citizens on the home front to conserve resources
artwork showing ways citizens can be kind to one another during wartime
graffiti showing ways people on the home front wasted food and resources
