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World War II

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:

a)

Bombing of Normandy

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Bombing of England

d)

Bombing of London.

2.

On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers

a)

invaded Japan to defeat the Japanese

b)

attacked Pearl Harbor

c)

invaded the beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out

3.

Who was the president who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

President Truman

b)

President Roosevelt

c)

President Eisenhower

4.

German leader who led the Nazi Party

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Hirohito

d)

Joseph Stalin

5.

What was the alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II called?

a)

axis powers

b)

Nazi powers

c)

allied powers

d)

rationing

6.

December 7, 1941 there was a surprise attack by the Japanese on the main US Pacific Fleet in Hawaii. The US declared war on Japan and Germany, entering the war after this event. What was the event?

a)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

The USS Arizona

c)

The holocaust

d)

The Japanese internment

7.

Which country was invaded which caused France and Great Britain to declare war?

a)

Poland

b)

Spain

c)

The United States

d)

China

8.

On June 6, 1944, Allied troops arrived onshore at Normandy and surprised the Germans. This operation was known as

a)

V Day

b)

VJ Day

c)

D day

9.

Which of the following were reasons why President Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs?

a)

Japan was going to surrender anyways.

b)

Japan and Italy were fighting the allies

c)

A land invasion would cause too many casualties.

d)

Truman wanted to end the war quickly.