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World War II

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adolf Hitler was the leader of the _______________ Party in Germany during WWII.

a)

Communist

b)

Fascist

c)

Military

d)

Nazi

2.

The military leader of Japan during World War II was ____________.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Hideki Tojo

3.

Who was the dictator of Italy?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Hideki Tojo

4.
WWII began when _____. 
a)

when Spain sunk the U.S.S. Maine 

b)
when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
c)
when the stock market crashed.
d)

when Hitler (Germany) invaded Poland.

5.

Which country is highlighted on the map, & were they Allied or Axis?

a)

France - Allied

b)

Germany - Allied

c)

France - Axis

d)

Germany - Axis

6.

Which of the following countries is highlighted on the map, & were they Allied or Axis at the end of the war?

a)

Russia - Allied

b)

Russia - Axis

c)

Japan - Allied

d)

Japan - Axis

7.

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

a)

The United States remained neutral.

b)

The United States declared war on Japan, joining WWII.

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii.

d)

The Soviet Union switched alliances.

8.

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 wartime production factories

9.

Tennessee woman who became a transport pilot in World War II and was the first female pilot killed in duty.

a)

Rosie the Riveter

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Cornelia Fort

d)

Cordell Hull

10.

The event that occurred in the cities on the map is significant because ...

a)

it marked the turning point of World War II in the Atlantic.

b)

it was where Japan hid its weapons of mass destruction.

c)

it forced Japan to surrender and finally ended World War II.

d)

it marked the turning point for the war in Eastern Europe.

11.

How was Oak Ridge, TN important to World War II?

a)

This is where the plans for an atomic bomb were created.

b)

This is the site where part of the atomic bomb was built.

c)

This is where President Truman met with Cabinet members to discuss whether or not to drop an atomic bomb.

d)

This is where the first meeting of the United Nations was held.

12.

The ____________________________, an international peace-keeping organization founded after WWII, was founded by _______________________.

a)

League of Nations; Cornelia Fort

b)

League of Nations; Cordell Hull

c)

United Nations; Cornelia Fort

d)

United Nations; Cordell Hull

13.

Which of the following countries is highlighted on the map, & were they Allied or Axis?

a)

Germany - Axis

b)

Germany - Allied

c)

France - Axis

d)

France - Allied

14.

Which of the following countries is highlighted on the map, & were they Allied or Axis?

a)

Great Britain - Allied

b)

Italy - Axis

c)

Great Britain - Axis

d)

Italy - Allied

15.

What did Germany, Italy, & Japan want to accomplish during World War II?

a)

to take over as much of Europe & Asia as possible

b)

to give the government back to its people

c)

to spread communism

d)

to improve technological advancements

16.

Which THREE acts helped conserve resources for soldiers fighting overseas?

a)

victory gardens

b)

Manhattan Project

c)

soup kitchens

d)

rationing

e)

collecting scraps of materials

17.

Which country switched alliances during WWII because Hitler broke his promise not to attack?

a)

Japan

b)

Poland

c)

United States

d)

Soviet Union

18.

Which leader represented the country labeled 2 & 3 on the map, & were they Allied or Axis?

a)

Japan - Axis

b)

Great Britain - Allied

c)

Japan - Allied

d)

Great Britain - Axis

19.

Which country is located at the red star, & were they Allied or Axis?

a)

Italy - Allied

b)

Japan - Allied

c)

Japan - Axis

d)

Italy - Axis

20.

What effect did World War II have on race relations in America?

a)

Many Japanese-Americans were forced into internment camps until the end of the war.

b)

Discrimination against African-Americans came to an end.

c)

German-Americans were forced into concentration camps until the end of the war.

d)

Japanese-Americans were prohibited from serving in the military.

21.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

The death of millions of Russian peasants following the seizure of their farms by dictator Joseph Stalin

b)

The period of time when Japanese-Americans were forced to live in U.S. interment camps during WWII

c)

The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, including innocent citizens

d)

The extermination of 6 million Jews in Nazi concentration camps

22.

The WWII poster is an example of—

a)

an advertisement encouraging people to use credit to purchase items during the war

b)

propaganda encouraging citizens on the home front to conserve resources

c)

artwork showing ways citizens can be kind to one another during wartime

d)

graffiti showing ways people on the home front wasted food and resources