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Remote Learning WWII; Part 1

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States (Hawaii, island of Oahu)?

a)

D-Day on the shores of France

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Invasion of Poland

d)

V-E Day

2.

Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?

a)

US, Italy, and Great Britain

b)

US, Great Britain, and France

c)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

d)

Germany, France, and Japan

3.
Hoping to avoid war, Great Britain and France adopted a policy of appeasement and gave in to Germany's demand for more territory.
a)
True
b)
False
4.

Which set of countries made the Allies?

a)

Great Britain, France, US, Italy

b)

Germany, USSR, Japan, France

c)

Germany, Japan, Italy

d)

US, Great Britain, France, USSR

5.

What was agreed to in the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany had to pay reparations for the war.

b)

Germany had its military limited.

c)

Germany lost colonies in Africa, as well as land in Europe.

d)

All of these

6.

What did Hideki Tojo, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini have in common?

a)

They were communists.

b)

They established dictatorships.

c)

They established command-based economies.

d)

They followed racist ideologies.

7.

El Alamein:

Where did the battle take place

a)

America

b)

Europe

c)

Egypt

d)

Mexico

8.
What was "The Blitz"?
a)
Heavy bombing of Germany by the Japanese between 1940 and 1941
b)
A game played by children during World War 2
c)
A type of air-raid shelter
d)
Heavy bombing of British cities by Germany between 1940 and 1941
9.

Which is NOT a cause of WWII?

a)

World Economic Depression

b)

Appeasement of Germany by France and England

c)

Harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles

d)

Holocaust

10.

Political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism and a denial of individual rights.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Fascism

c)

Democracy

d)

Communism

11.

Which battle did NOT happen in the European Theater?

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Dunkirk

c)

Normandy Invasion

d)

Guadalcanal

12.

The Munich Pact incorporated this policy

a)

Isolationism

b)

Neurality

c)

Appeasement

d)

Democracy

13.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
14.
In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of the German...
a)
invasion of Poland
b)
seizure of the Sudetenland
c)
occupation of the Rhineland
d)
annexation of Austria
15.

What battle, fought in June 1942, was the first major victory for the United States in the Pacific. It marked a turning point in the war with Japan.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Leyte Gulf

c)

Midway

d)

Pearl Harbor

16.

What years did WWII begin and end?

a)

1938-1951

b)

1945-1951

c)

1939-1945

d)

1936-1944

17.

Which battle was the first to ever be fought entirely in the air?

a)

Dunkirk

b)

Anzio

c)

El Alamein

d)

Britain

18.

This victory led to the liberation of France. ___________________

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Bulge

c)

Britain

d)

Normandy

19.

Hitler’s last major offensive in World War II against the Western Front. Hitler’s aim was to split the Allies in their drive toward Germany. The German troops’ failure to divide Britain, France and America paved the way to victory for the allies.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Bulge

c)

Britain

d)

Normandy

20.

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

21.

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

22.

On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed on 5 beaches and is known as D-Day.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Bulge

c)

Britain

d)

Normandy

23.
Who was fighting in the battle of Stalingrad?
a)
Nazis vs American and British forces
b)
Americans vs Soviets
c)
British / polish vs Soviets
d)
Soviets vs Nazi's
24.

Battles that were fought in the Pacific Ocean

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Pacific Theater

d)

European Theater

25.
(1883-1945) Italian leader. He founded the Italian Fascist Party, and sided with Hitler and Germany in World War II. In 1945 he was overthrown and assassinated by the Italian Resistance.
a)
Adolf Hitler and Nazis
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
A. Philip Randolph
26.
The policy of giving into the demands of an aggressive country in order to avoid war.
a)
Appeasement
b)
Indoctrination
c)
Embargo
d)
Essential
27.

Means lightning war -- this was a new military tactic in WWII that relied on a fast air and land combined strike to take the enemy by surprise

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Purge

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Carpet bombing

28.

A _______ is a Japanese suicide pilot who filled his plane with explosives before crashing into Allied warships.

a)

Dog Fighter

b)

Kamikaze

c)

Korematsu

d)

Nagasaki

29.

The Allied Leaders were

a)

Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin

b)

Roosevelt, Churchill, Mussolini

c)

Mussolini, Hitler, Hirohito

d)

Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin

30.

The Axis Leaders were

a)

Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin

b)

Roosevelt, Churchill, Mussolini

c)

Mussolini, Hitler, Hirohito

d)

Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin

31.

A war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those in remote battlefields.

a)

Holocaust

b)

Total War

c)

Genocide

d)

Totalitarianism

32.

An agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 in which the two nations promised not to fight each other and divide up land in Eastern Europe.

a)

Nazi-Soviet Pact

b)

Paris Treaty

c)

Congress of Vienna

d)

Treaty of Versailles