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Chapter 16: World War II Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In this agreement, that was signed between Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin, they promised not to attack one another, had a secret agreement to divide Poland among themselves and to allow the USSR to take over Finland and the Baltic countries.

a)

armistice

b)

nonaggression pact

c)

treaty

d)

truce

2.

Germany used this military strategy on Poland, that included the use of fast-moving airplanes and tanks, to attack them quickly and by surprise.

a)

fitzkrieg

b)

sitzkrieg

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

hitzkrieg

3.

France and Britain declared war on German, and waited for Germany to attack, but nothing happened. The newspapers called it a "phony war", but Germany called it a

a)

sitzkrieg

b)

blitzkrieg

c)

hitzkrieg

d)

hitzkrieg

4.

He was Britain's new Prime Minster who stated, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets...we shall never surrender".

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolph Hitler

c)

Charles de Gaulle

d)

Winston Churchill

5.

This declaration was created secretly between President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. It upheld free trade among nations and gave the people the right to choose their own government.

a)

Atlantic Charter

b)

Aggression Pact

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Nonaggression pact

6.

When President Roosevelt addressed Congress, he declared that this was "a date that would live in infamy".

a)

December 25, 1941

b)

December 7, 1941

c)

December 17, 1941

d)

December 27, 1941

7.

This country attacked Pearl Harbor by surprise and drew the United States into WWII.

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

Great Britain

8.

This Allied commander developed a strategy called island-hopping to get past islands that were well defended and seize islands that were not well defended.

a)

Isoroku Yamamoto

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Charles de Gaulle

d)

Winston Churchill

9.

Under the leadership of Adolph Hitler, the Nazis developed a new racial order under which the declared that the Germanic peoples or ______________ were a master race.

a)

Nazis

b)

Aryans

c)

Polish

d)

Jews

10.

According to the Nazis, anyone that was not a part of the master race was inferior, so they began a systemic mass slaughter of Jews and other groups that the believed were beneath them. This was called the ________________________.

a)

Death March

b)

Holocaust

c)

Final Solution

d)

Genocide

11.

The Nazis herded Jews into these overcrowded areas that were sealed with barbed wire and stone walls, and hoped they would ultimately die. These areas are called __________________.

a)

projects

b)

slums

c)

ghettos

d)

suburbs

12.

What was Hitler's ultimate plan for the Jews called?

a)

Death by Disease

b)

Death by Starvation

c)

Final Solution

d)

Last Call

13.

What is the systemic murder of an entire group of people called?

a)

insecticide

b)

homocide

c)

genocide

d)

suicide

14.

The Japanese suicide pilots were called ____________________?

a)

kamikazes

b)

uni bombers

c)

samurais

d)

sumo

15.

During this event, 22 Nazi leaders were charged with waging a war of aggression and accused of committing "crimes against humanity".

a)

League of Nations

b)

War Guilt Clause

c)

Scopes Trials

d)

Nuremberg Trials

16.

To ensure that peace would prevail, Douglas MacArthur began this process to disband the Japanese armed forces.

a)

democratization

b)

demilitarization

c)

deployment

d)

deauthorization

17.

In February of 1946, Douglas MacArthur and others created a new constitution for Japan. This process of creating a government elected by the people is called _______________.

a)

militarization

b)

demilitarization

c)

liberation

d)

democratization

18.

According to the chart, which dictator was a forceful leader and believed in private property with strong government controls?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Isoroku Yamamato

19.

According to the chart, which dictator was charismatic and an extreme nationalist?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Isoroku Yamamato

20.

According to the chart, which dictator created a sound communist state and believed the state should own all property?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Isoroku Yamamato