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World War Two 2022

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

It created a long-lasting peace in Europe

b)

It resulted in a strong League of Nations

c)

It ruined the German economy

d)

It reduced political tensions in the world

2.

What occured on December 7, 1941?

a)

VE Day

b)

Pearl Harbor was bombed

c)

VJ Day

d)

Germany invaded Poland

3.

An African American unit of fighter pilots who never lost a single pilot during their missions.

a)

Tuskeegee Airmen

b)

Army Air Corps

c)

Fighter Pilots

d)

Women's Auxillary Air Corps

4.

Who made up the "Big Three" Allied Powers?

a)

USA, Britain, & Soviet Union

b)

Soviet Union, Britain, & Germany

c)

Japan, Britain, & USA

d)

USA, Italy, & Britain

5.

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

6.

The practice of giving a dictator what he wants is known as what?

a)

Appeasement

b)

Gratitude

c)

Entitlement

d)

Encouragement

7.

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union?

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

8.

What provoked the US into entering WWII?

a)

Germany's invasion of Poland

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

D-Day

d)

The Soviet Union's invasion of Poland

9.

Who was the symbol of wartime women in the workplace?

a)

Betty Bomber

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Rosie the Riveter

d)

Margaret Mitchell

10.

The deliberate killing of a large group of people

a)

Genocide

b)

Mass Killing

c)

Holocaust

d)

Imperialism

11.

A political system in which the government controls all aspects of life.

a)

democracy

b)

Facism

c)

communism

d)

imperialism

12.
Who was the dictator of Germany? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini 
c)
Joseph Stallin 
d)
Prime Minester (General) Tojo
13.
Who was the dictator of Italy? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Joseph Stallin 
d)
Prime Minister (General) Tojo
14.
Who was the real ruler (dictator) of Japan?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolni
c)
Joseph Stallin
d)
Prime Minister (General) Tojo
15.
Which three countries will form the Axis Powers during World War II? 
a)
France, Great Britain, & The Soviet Union
b)
Germany, Italy, & Japan
c)
United States, Canada, & Mexico
d)
Germany, Austria, & Turkey
16.
What term is used to describe the quick military strike strength of the German Army? 
a)
Appeasement 
b)
Shock and Awe
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Blitzkrieg
17.

When did World War Two start and end?

a)

1990-1994

b)

1915-1919

c)

1845-1859

d)

1939 - 1945

18.

What is anti-semitism

a)

Discrimination against Christians

b)

Discrimination against Jews

c)

Allowing Jews into your home

d)

The movement of giving the Jews a homeland

19.

Why was this night known as "the night of the broken glass"

a)

Someone broke a glass cup and forgot to clean it up

b)

The nazi's were playing baseball and broke a window

c)

The nazi's broke through synagogues, schools, and other jewish buildings, and broken glass was all over the streets

d)

The jews threw glass at SS officers as a protest

20.

What was the main reason why Japan bombed Pearl Harbor?

a)

The United States was trying to take them over

b)

The United States wanted to bring Japan into WWII

c)

The United States put an embargo on Japan

d)

The United States was making fun of their Emperor

21.

Why were concentration camps used?

a)

To take the elderly away.

b)

To house soldiers.

c)

to force prisoners to work. Many were murdered.

d)

To capture different kinds of people.

22.

A Japanese pilot who carried out a suicide mission

a)

scapegoat

b)

kamikaze

c)

Nazi

d)

Blitzkrieg

23.

What policy did the United States adopt at the beginning of World War II?

a)

aggression

b)

Fascism

c)

appeasement

d)

neutral

24.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
25.

Place the events in the correct order A) Bombing of Pearl Harbor  B) Appeasement of Hitler C) Treaty of Versailles.

a)

C,B,A

b)

A,B,C

c)

B,C,A

d)

C,A,B

26.

Place the events in the correct order A) German money becomes worthless B) America remains a neutral country C) Kristallnacht “Night of Broken Glass”.

a)

C,B,A

b)

A,B,C

c)

B,C,A

d)

A,C,B

27.

Place the events in the correct order A) America declares war on Japan B) Hitler becomes dictator of Germany C) American embargo on Japan.

a)

C,B,A

b)

A,B,C

c)

B,C,A

d)

A,C,B

28.

What did the three members of the Axis Powers have in common?

a)

They all discriminated against Jewish people

b)

They all suffered from the Treaty of Versailles

c)

They all had very large countries and territories

d)

The leaders were all considered dictators

29.

WW II was a _________

a)

political movement that saw dictators rise to power

b)

global conflict that took place in Europe and Africa

c)

global conflict that involved many countries around the world

d)

global conflict that involved every country

30.

Why did WWII happen?

a)

Countries believed that one race is better or worse than another

b)

Dictators took over the world

c)

 Dictators took control of weak countries and tried to expand their countries

d)

America was bombed at Pearl Harbor