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WWII and Holocaust Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What event was the start of WWII?

a)

Germany invaded France

b)

Germany invaded the Soviet Union

c)

Germany invaded Poland

d)

Germany invaded Great Britain

2.

What groups were victims of the Nazis during the Holocaust?

a)

Jews

b)

Homosexuals

c)

Aryans

d)

Roma

e)

Disabled

3.

Why did Japan attack the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor?

a)

They wanted Hawaii's resources

b)

The U.S. had blocked Japan's resources

c)

They were still angry about WWI

d)

They wanted to force the U.S. into WWII

4.

Who were the Japanese pilots that crashed their planes into ships?

a)

Kamikaze

b)

Kabuki

c)

Samurai

d)

Hirohito

5.

This was the name given to the secret mission to develop the atomic bomb:

a)

Mission Impossible

b)

The Bikini Island Vacation

c)

Operation Desert Storm

d)

The Manhattan Project

6.

Where did the Japanese sign their official surrender on September 2, 1945?

a)

At Emperor Hirohito's Palace In Tokyo

b)

At the White House In Washington, D.C.

c)

At the Pearl Harbor Naval Base In Hawaii

d)

On the U.S. Battleship the U.S.S. Missouri

7.

Who were the Allied leaders during WWII?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Winston Churchill

8.

The code name for D-Day was:

a)

Operation Thundercat

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

Operation Godfather

d)

Operation Silent Night

9.

What mistake did Hitler make that Ms. Meck always warns against?

a)

Never trust Japan as an ally

b)

Never invade Russia in the winter

c)

Never invade France through Belgium

d)

Never hide out in a bunker

10.

Why did Hitler start taking over other countries?

a)

He wanted more living space (Lebensraum) for pure German people

b)

He wanted to regain territory rich in resources

c)

He wanted to test out new weapons

d)

He wanted to kill as many Aryans as possible

11.

How did Hitler come to power?

a)

He raised an army to fight against Germany and won

b)

He assassinated the leader of Germany and took his place

c)

He was voted into power by the people

d)

He inherited the crown from his father

12.

Who helped rescue 338,000 soldiers trapped on the beach at Dunkirk?

a)

The Soviets Airforce

b)

The American Navy

c)

The French Army

d)

The British Civilians

13.

What was the months-long bombing attacks on Britain by German airplanes called?

a)

Berlin Blitz

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

London Blitz

14.

What is: information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Synagogue

c)

Propaganda

d)

Inigma Code

15.

A total of 6 million people were killed in the Holocaust

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Who are considered Righteous Among Nations?

a)

Non-Jewish people who saved Jewish people from the Holocaust

b)

Jewish survivors of the Holocaust who share their stories

c)

Priests from around the world who helped convert Jewish people to Christianity

d)

World leaders who allowed Jewish people to immigrate to their country during WWII

17.

Who was the main subject of the documentary A Day in Auschwitz?

a)

Anne Frank

b)

Oskar Schindler

c)

Maria Sendler

d)

Kitty Hart Moxon

18.

What country was created as a homeland for the Jewish people after WWII?

a)

Palestine

b)

Liberia

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Israel

19.

What country provides monetary and military support to Israel?

a)

The United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Egypt

d)

Russia

20.

What term means to give in to aggresive demands in order to avoid conflict or war?

a)

Blockade

b)

Attrition

c)

Appeasement

d)

Sanction