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Battles of WWII

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following battles occurred as a way to stop the Japanese from building an airfield, and ended with the Japanese losing land for the FIRST time in WWII?

a)

Battle of Coral Sea

b)

Battle of Guadalcanal

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of Okinawa

2.

What is the exact date for V-E Day

a)

December 7th, 1941

b)

June 6th, 1944

c)

September 2nd, 1945

d)

May 8th, 1945

3.

To end the war with the Japanese Empire two atomic bombs would be dropped on the Japanese mainland, the two cities chosen for their known industrial factories in hopes of crippling the war effort. Below choose the two correct cities.

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Osaka

4.

A campaign involving lots of tank warfare in the desert, as the Allies pushed the Germans into Italy

a)

North African Campaign

b)

Invasion of Italy

c)

Southern Europe Campaign

d)

Pacific Campaign

5.

American strategy of conquering island after island leading up to the Japanese mainland

a)

Island Jumping

b)

Island Skipping

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Island Takeovers

6.

Which of the following was the battle/operation/invasion that caused the first of the Axis powers to fall?

a)

Operation Torch

b)

Invasion of France

c)

Invasion of Italy

d)

Battle of Berlin

7.

The last island before Japanese mainland to be taken, see's 50,000 American troops losing their lives, as soldiers are forced to go through the whole island in fierce close fighting as Japanese would not surrender.

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Coral Sea

d)

Battle of Okinawa

8.

After surrendering to the Japanese in the Philippines, many Americans and Filipinos lost their lives as POW's in the...

a)

Bataan Death March

b)

Philippines Massacre

c)

Battle of Coral Sea

d)

Philippines Death March

9.

This was the battle in which the Allies were approaching the French-German border but were outnumbered by the Nazi tank divisions

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

D-Day invasion

c)

Battle of Berlin

d)

Battle of Bulge

10.

This battle was a huge humiliation for Hitler, and cause a severe loss of troops and supplies in the East, as the German's were not prepared for the harsh winter.

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Bulge

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

Battle of Berlin

11.

Which of the following invasions led to the liberation of France from Nazi Germany?

a)

D-Day invasion

b)

Invasion of Italy

c)

Invasion of Iwo Jima

d)

North African Campaign

12.

Known as Hitler's last major offensive push...

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Battle of Bulge

c)

Italy invasion

13.

Which of these were the famous airborne division that parachuted into France as part of the D-day assault?

a)

103rd Airborne

b)

56th Airborne

c)

1st airborne

d)

101st Airborne

14.

Battle in which Hitler committed suicide as the Allies surrounded him and his troops

a)

Battle of Bulge

b)

Battle of Berlin

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

D-Day

15.

Which of the following two car companies stopped producing vehicles and became war factories for tanks, guns, and planes?

a)

Dodge

b)

Volkswagen

c)

Ford

d)

Chevy

16.

What is the exact day for V-J Day?

a)

December 7th, 1941

b)

September 2nd, 1945

c)

June 6th, 1944

d)

May 8th, 1945

17.

In an extremely bloody attack on a small island, in which many Americans couldn't see the enemy who was fortified in hills, tunnels, and bunkers. Ending in an American victory as 27 medal of honors were given for their service.

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Guadalcanal

d)

Battle of Okinawa

18.

Which of the battles occurred in the dense and freezing Ardennes Forest and had the allies digging in against the Nazi Blitzkrieg fighting?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Battle of Berlin

c)

Battle of Bulge

d)

D-Day invasion

19.

Known as the turning point in the Pacific Theater, as American forces sank ALL 4 Japanese aircraft carriers

a)

Battle of Coral Sea

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of Guadalcanal

d)

Battle of Midway

20.

An assignment so secretive that each scientist was not told the final product, nor able to work with another. But it was what President Truman thought could end the war without costing millions of American lives.

a)

Brooklyn Project

b)

Bombing Project

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

New York Project

21.

President Roosevelt said this war was for what four freedoms?

a)

Freedom from want, fear, and then to have love and hate

b)

Freedom from want, fear, and freedom of religion and speech

c)

Freedom from dictators, evil, fascism, and communism

22.

In this battle the left alone in Europe after the fall of France, and the failure of Dunkirk, the RAF(Royal Air Force) fought nightly against the powerful Luftwaffe. Though bombed 57 nights in a row, they withstood.

a)

Battle of Bulge

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of Berlin

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

23.

Which of the following beaches on D-day had a 90% casualty rate on it's first wave attackers?

a)

Utah

b)

Gold

c)

Omaha

d)

Sword

24.

During the fall of France British soldiers fighting became surround and stranded in what is known as the

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Battle of Dunkirk

c)

Battle of France

d)

Battle of Bulge

25.

The Battle of Dunkirk had which of the following crucial events

a)

A victory by the British in France keeps Germany from taking over Paris, saving the French

b)

A complete defeat, 350,000+ British led by civilian boats are rescued from becoming POWs

c)

A defeat from the Nazis, the British surrender leaving their homeland unguarded