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WWII

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
3.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
4.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
5.
What role did women  take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and  children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone 
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
6.

What years did WWII begin and end?

a)

1938-1951

b)

1945-1951

c)

1939-1945

d)

1936-1944

7.
Which of the following events during WWII brought the United States into the war?
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)
D-Day invasion of Normandy
c)
Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jewish people
d)
Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor
8.
Allied Powers during WWII included:
a)
Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States
c)
Germany, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United States
9.

US legislation that allowed the US to remain neutral but loan and "sell" ammunition and machinery/equipment to countries when it was in the best interest of the US.

a)

Neutrality

b)

Militarism

c)

Lend-Lease Program

d)

Imperialism

10.

What is an alliance?

a)

A formal agreement between countries.

b)

A trading relationship between two companies.

c)

Two countries that exchange goods and services for profit.

d)

Countries that go to war with each other.

11.

The term appeasement refers to ---

a)

giving in to an aggressor to avoid war.

b)

depending on allies to fight for you.

c)

disarming to show your unwillingness to fight.

d)

standing up for one's beliefs.

12.

What treaty caused the start World War II?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Paris Peace Accords

d)

Treaty of Lasting Peace

13.

Which two Japanese cities were attacked with atomic bombs by the United States?

a)

Nagasaki & Hiroshima

b)

Tokyo & Kyoto

c)

Tokyo & Yokohama

d)

Osaka & Kyoto

14.

What is the name of the international organization formed in 1945 to increase political, economic cooperation and peace among member countries.

a)

Justice League

b)

League of Nations

c)

United Nations

15.
The Holocaust was....
a)
a mass killing of Jews who were sent to concentration camps. 
b)
a mass killing of Africans who were sent to concentration camps. 
c)
a mass killing of kamikaze pilots from Japan. 
d)
a mass killing of Chinese children. 
16.

Americans were ordered to to cut back their use of gas, food, etc. to help the troops (Hint: Math key term):

a)

appeasement

b)

scorched earth

c)

victory garden

d)

ration

17.

American Japanese were punished and sent to United States _________________________________ during WWII.

a)

internment camps

b)

soldier camps

c)

concentration camps

d)

spy camps

18.

the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group is called ________________.

a)

genocide

b)

subvention

c)

atrocity

d)

war crime

19.

an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.

a)

atrocity

b)

Holocaust

c)

genocide

d)

subversion

20.

an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory utilizing both ground and air support utilized by the Germans (Hint: weather).

a)

blitzkrieg

b)

island hopping

c)

atrocity

d)

intermittent

21.

1. a part of a city, occupied by a minority group or groups.

2. the Jewish quarter in a city

3. an isolated or segregated group or area.

a)

ghetto

b)

ration

c)

internment

22.

This propaganda posting wants you to do what?

a)

Information used to promote an idea or concept by the government to enlisting people to join the Armed Forces in the United States during WWI and WWII.

b)

Sign up for the war by enlisting in the US Armed Forces.

c)

Buy Liberty bonds.

d)

Buy stock bonds.

23.

Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor in 1941?

a)

Japan wanted Hawaii

b)

Japan wanted to fight

c)

US bombed Japan

d)

US placed a trade embargo/sanctions on their country

24.

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act that was passed in March of 1941?

a)

It was part of the New Deal.

b)

It was to help American farmers get new farming equipment.

c)

It solidified the U.S.'s commitment to neutrality in the war.

d)

It allowed the United States to sell, lend, or give ships, planes, tanks, or other equipment to the Allies.

25.

Prior to 1939, which of the following foreign policies did the U.S. practice?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Aggression

c)

Appeasement

d)

Federalism

26.
What was the Holocaust?        
a)
It was the systematic killing of around 6 million Jews by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis
b)
It was the imprisonment of 3 million Soviet troops
c)
It was the segregation of whites and blacks in the American South
d)
All of the answers are correct