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World War II in Europe kkjerLPHSDucksters

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country did Hitler take over first in his effort to gain more living space?

a)

Denmark

b)

Austria

c)

France

d)

Russia

e)

Hungary

2.

What two countries declared war on Germany when the German army invaded Poland?

a)

The United States and France

b)

The Soviet Union and China

c)

Great Britain and Denmark

d)

France and Great Britain

e)

Greece and Spain

3.

What country made a deal with Germany to divide up Poland?

a)

The Soviet Union/Russia

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

e)

Hungary

4.

Why did the United States enter World War II to help Great Britain and the Soviet Union?

a)

Because of their Friendship with England

b)

Because they were eager to join in the war

c)

Because they were good friends with the communist Soviet Union

d)

Because Japan, an ally of Germany, attacked the US at Pearl Harbor


5.

Who were the Germans fighting on the Eastern Front?

a)

France

b)

The United States

c)

Great Britain

d)

The Soviet Union/Russia

e)

Italy

6.

What was the name of the battle where the Allies attacked the western front on the coast of France on June 6, 1944?

a)

Invasion of Normandy D-Day

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Britain

e)

Liberation of Paris

7.

Why did the Soviet Union change sides and end up fighting for the Allies?

a)

Because they liked the United States

b)

Because Hitler and Germany betrayed and attacked them.

c)

Because they wanted to help France

d)

They didn't think Germany could win anymore

e)

because they were no longer communist and wanted to copy the USA

8.

What happened to Germany after World War II?

a)

It was left alone to be rebuild

b)

It was wiped off the map and the land given to other countries

c)

It was split between the western Allies and the Soviet Union

d)

It was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles

e)

It voted to become communist and the entire country joined the Soviet Union

9.

After the allies drove Germany out of France, What was the last great battle on the western front in Europe?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Invasion of Normandy

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

e)

Battle of the Bulge

10.

What United States general was Supreme Commander over the Allied forces in Europe?

a)

George Marshall

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Omar Bradley

e)

George S. Patton

11.

The Axis powers were:

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

e)

United States

12.

The Allied Powers were:

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

France

e)

United States

13.

What Country started off fighting with the Axis, was betrayed and switched to fight with the Allies?

a)

Russia/Soviet Union

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

France

e)

United States

14.

What hurt the German people so badly after WWI that they allowed Hitler to gain power and start WWII and bring Germany back to Power?

a)

Battle of the Somme

b)

United States punishing Germany

c)

The Harshness of the Treaty of Versailles.

d)

The Betrayal of the Austrians

e)

eating bad cantaloupe imported from Spain

15.

After he took power, What did Hitler say that the German people needed?

a)

a chicken in every pot

b)

living space

c)

a really cool freeway that he would call the "Autobahn".

d)

Land in Australia

e)

to forget about Versaille and WWI and get on with their lives.

16.

April 9, 1940 Hitler and Germany now controlled all of Europe except for ______________?

a)

Rumania

b)

Italy

c)

England

d)

Denmark

17.

What caused the USA to enter the War?

a)

invasion of Poland

b)

US was attacked at Pearl Harbor

c)

Nazi blockade of the USA

d)

Sinking of the Lusitania