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World War 2 Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany, Great Britain, and France
b)
Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
d)
Germany, Italy and the United States
2.
Which leader switched from the Axis powers to the Allied powers?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Hiroshima Nagasaki
3.
Who was the leader of Germany?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Winston Churchill
4.
Why did Adolf Hitler want Germany to invade other counties?
a)
To expand Germany's land and power
b)
To gain more people for his Nazi army.
c)
To give money and resources to Africa
d)
To help surrounding counties get out of the depression.
5.
What kind of leader was Benito Mussolini from Italy?
a)
He was the leader of a democracy.
b)
He was the king of Italy.
c)
He was a dictator who used military aggression to accomplish his goals.
d)
He was a member of the Allied powers.
6.
Who was the leader of Great Britain during WW2?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Adolf Hitler
7.

Benito Mussolini was the leader of what country?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

France

8.

Who were the Allied Powers at the beginning of the war?

a)

Great Britain and the Soviet Union

b)

Great Britain and France

c)

Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union

d)

Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and US

9.
Agreement between Hitler and Stalin in 1939
a)
Non-aggression Pact
b)
Non-competition Agreement
c)
Non-competition Pact
d)
Non-agression Agreement
10.
Britain and France used this as strategy, ______________, which means giving in to keep the peace. 
a)
Appeasement
b)
Peace
c)
Non-aggression Pact
d)
United Nations
11.

What event started World War 2?

a)

Germany bombed Great Britain

b)

Germany invaded France

c)

Germany invaded France

d)

Germany invaded Poland

12.

What country attacked Britain in the Battle of Britain?

a)

France

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

e)

Spain

13.

What new technology helped the British air force defend against the Germans?

a)

radar

b)

internet

c)

radio

d)

computers

e)

telephone

14.

Who won the Battle of Britain?

a)

Britain

b)

Germany

15.

Why did Great Britain winning the Battle of Britain matter?

a)

It was the first time Germany was defeated

b)

It was the first time France had won

c)

It was the first time Britain had been defeated

d)

It was the first time Germany had invaded France

16.

What is the name given to the Nazi's murder of 6 million Jews and non-Aryans?

a)

D-Day

b)

Little Boy

c)

Holocaust

d)

Hiroshima

17.

What is anti-semitism?

a)

Hostility or prejudice against French

b)

Hostility or prejudice against Jews

c)

Hostility or prejudice against African Americans

18.

Describe Operation Barbarossa.

a)

Germany invades France causing WW2 to start.

b)

Germany invades the Soviet Union breaking the Non-Aggression Agreement.

c)

The United States invades North Africa to distract Germany

d)

Great Britain invades the beaches of Normandy to win the war

19.

Describe Operation Torch.

a)

Germany invades France causing WW2 to start.

b)

Great Britain invades the beaches of Normandy to win the war

c)

Germany invades the Soviet Union breaking the Non-Aggression Agreement.

d)

The United States invades North Africa to free the Mediterranean Sea, protect oil, and distract Germany

20.

Describe the Battle of Stalingrad and who won.

a)

Germans attack Stalingrad. Soviets push them out and win.

b)

Soviets attack Stalingrad. Germans push them out and win.

21.
What technology was developed from the process of coding and decoding messages for World War 2?
a)
Radars were created
b)
This led to the creation of nuclear weapons
c)
This led to the creation of personal computers
d)
Cell phones were created.
22.

What technological advancement helped fight naval battles?

a)

atomic bomb

b)

radar

c)

aircraft carriers

d)

computers

23.

This medical advancement helped save multiple soldiers during World War 2.

a)

Benadryl

b)

Penicillin

c)

Vaccines

d)

Steroids

24.
How the the United States help change the course of the war on D-day at Normandy?
a)
The US defeated Japan and they surrendered.
b)
The Allied Forces stopped the Axis powers by using the Atom bomb.
c)
The Allied forced stopped Germany from invading the Soviet Union.
d)
The Allied forces were able to stop Mussolini from invading France.
25.

The photo shows Allied forces invading the German occupied beaches of Normandy. What is the event also known as?

a)

VJ Day

b)

VE Day

c)

D Day

d)

VN Day

26.

Germany was unable to defend itself against attacks from the Allies occurring from the North, East and West. This ultimately led to what event?

a)

VJ Day

b)

VE Day

c)

D Day

d)

VN Day

27.
Which day was Franklin Roosevelt referring to when he said, "a day which will live in infamy".
a)
The day the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan.
b)
The day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
c)
D-Day, the day the US fought Italy at Normandy, France.
d)
The day the US joined the Allied forces.
28.
Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps?
a)
They threatened United States citizens
b)
They started fighting after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
c)
The government believed Japanese Americans were a threat
d)
The government wanted to kill all Japanese
29.

What was the event that caused America to enter World War 2?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Doolittle Raid

d)

Chinese Civil War

30.

What was the purpose of this flyer?

a)

To encourage women to join the US Army

b)

To encourage women to join the workforce

c)

To encourage women to ration supplies like gas and coffee

31.

How did children help the war effort?

a)

Ration books, victory gardens, scrapping

b)

Joining the work force

c)

Victory gardens and drafting

d)

Drafting and work force

32.

Women were not allowed to fight in the military during World War 2

a)

True

b)

False

33.
How did women's involvement in the workforce during World War 2 affect them after the war was over?
a)
Women gave up their rights
b)
Women started fighting for equal rights and more power
c)
Women stayed at home and kept quiet
d)
Women fought for the right to vote
34.

During WW2, segregation continued in the US Military. What African American squadron of fighter pilots never lost a single plane throughout the course of the war?

a)

The 112th Squadron

b)

The Red Baron

c)

The Allied Flyers

d)

The Tuskegee Airman

35.

What was the purpose of this poster?

a)

To keep up soldier morale

b)

To show that soldiers were still able to eat and drink while at war

c)

To encourage Americans to ration items like coffee for the soldiers

36.

What occurred in the US Military before occurring in US schools?

a)

Women were admitted into the military as soldiers before girls were allowed to attend public schools

b)

Segregation between blacks and whites ended

37.

Name this leader of Japan during World War 2

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Emperor Hirohito

38.

Roosevelt didn't want to enter the US in WW2 with the country already facing the Great Depression. Which event forced him to officially declare war on an Axis nation?

a)

The sinking of the Lusitania

b)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

The invasion of Poland

d)

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

39.

What US province did Japan overtake at the beginning of WW2 that was previously given to the US after winning the Spanish-American War?

a)

Guam

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Cuba

d)

The Philippines

40.

What happened as a result of this headline.

a)

U.S. surrendered in WWII

b)

U.s. declared war on England

c)

U.S. declared word on Japan

d)

U.S. lost the battle

41.

The headline refers to World War II fighting that occurred in which part of the world?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Europe

c)

Pacific

d)

Africa

42.

What US plan in the Pacific helped the country get closer to its goal in Japan?

a)

Bombarding Europe

b)

Bombarding Africa

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Skip Hopping

43.

What were the 3 major battles in the Pacific Theater?

a)

Operation Barbarossa, Operation Torch, Battle of Britain

b)

Battle of Britain, Operation Torch, Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Iwo Jima, Midway, Battle of Britain

d)

Iwo Jima, Midway, Okinawa

44.

Who were the Navajo code talkers?

a)

A group of Japanese who coded messages

b)

A group of Native Americans who coded messages

c)

A group of African Americans who coded messages

45.
Where was the atom bomb dropped?
a)
Hirtimo and Pearl Harbor
b)
Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima
c)
Hiroshima and Normandy
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
46.

Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

He wanted to save American lives and force an end to the war

b)

He wanted to punish Japan for their deliberate attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

He wanted to stop Communism in Japan

47.

What event occurred the day after the second bomb was dropped on a Japenese City?

a)

VJ Day

b)

VE Day

c)

D Day

d)

VN Day

48.

Where did the D-Day landings take place?

a)

Nagasaki Japan

b)

Hiroshima Japan

c)

Berlin Germany

d)

Normandy France

49.

The Manhattan Project was:

a)

Never found after President Franklin Roosevelt passed away

b)

The U.S. development of atomic weapons

c)

A secret mission to invade Germany

d)

I project that involved the Soviet Union

50.
Why did the Japanese finally surrender?
a)
American forces dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki 
b)
America threatened to drop a bomb on Tokyo
c)
American forced dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
d)
The Japanese realized they could not win without Germany
51.

What was the day Japan surrendered called?

a)

VE Day

b)

D Day

c)

VJ Day

52.

When and where was the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan?

a)

Hiroshima, August 6, 1945

b)

Nagasaki, August 9, 1954

c)

Hiroshima, August 9, 1945

d)

Nagasaki, August 6, 1945

53.

When and where was the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan?

a)

Hiroshima, August 6, 1945

b)

Nagasaki, August 9, 1954

c)

Hiroshima, August 9, 1945

d)

Nagasaki, August 6, 1945

54.

After WW2 ended, what group was formed with the express purpose of helping countries settle differences diplomatically without the use of force or war?

a)

The League of Nations

b)

The National Convention

c)

The World Peace Coalition

d)

The United Nations

55.
Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?
a)
An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
b)
An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
c)
A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
d)
A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected

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