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WWII

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
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1.

The area of Czechoslovakia inhabited by ethnic Germans that the Nazis got back at the Munich Conference is called...?

a)

Bohemia

b)

Bavaria

c)

The Sudetenland

d)

Moravia

2.

The policy of Appeasement proved to be a good move by the British.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
The Anschluss was the unification of
a)
Germany and Hungary
b)
Germany and France
c)
Germany and Austria
4.
The Munich Agreement said
a)
Germany gets the Sudetenland
b)
Germany cannot occupy the Sudetenland
c)
Czechoslovakia gets to decide whether Germany gets the Sudetenland or not
5.
What does appeasement mean?
a)
give in to avoid conflict
b)
compromise to avoid conflict
c)
fight to the end
d)
to sign a treaty
6.
What was the significance of the non-aggression pact between Hitler and Stalin?
a)
It gave Hitler the confidence to invade Poland.
b)
It was an example of appeasement.
c)
It lead to Pearl Harbor.
d)
It symbolized a friendship between Hilter and Stalin.
7.
Which event happened first?
a)
Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor
b)
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
c)
D-Day (invasion of Normandy)
d)
Munich Pact
8.
What was Hitler's "Final Solution"?
a)
Reunite German Jews under one flag.
b)
Self Determination for all Jews in Europe
c)
Eliminate all Jews from Europe through genocide.
d)
Move all Jews into Poland.
9.
This was created AFTER World War II to promote peace and collective security.
a)
United Nations
b)
Israel
c)
League of Nations
d)
the Berlin Wall
10.

Choose the image below that best represents isolationist policy.

a)
b)
c)
11.

Winston Churchill received military supplies from the United States with this policy...

a)

Reparations

b)

Embargo

c)

Lend-Lease Act

d)

Appeasment

12.

Fill in the blank: The US placed an embargo on ________, because they were attacking China and other Asian countries.

a)

Great Britain

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

13.

The Soviet Union was part of the...

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

The Central Powers

d)

The Triple Alliance

14.

Which cartoon below portrays appeasement the best?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

The day that Japan officially surrendered is called?

a)

Victory Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D Day

d)

V-J Day

16.

What was the purpose of Executive Order 9066?

a)

To declare war on Japan after Pearl Harbor

b)

To allow the US to relocate Japanese Americans living on the west coast

c)

To establish a draft for the war

d)

To desegregate the US armed forces

17.

A secret research and development project of the US to develop the atomic bomb

a)

The Manhattan Project

b)

The Tuskegee Experiment

c)

The America First Committee

d)

Operation Barbarossa

18.

Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military

a)

war bonds

b)

victory gardens

c)

drafting

d)

rationing

19.

Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II

a)

axis powers

b)

the triple alliance

c)

the triple entente

d)

allied powers

20.

Leader of Great Britain during WW II

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

David Lloyd George

d)

Charles de Gaulle

21.

What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?

a)

island-hopping

b)

island-jumping

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

scorched earth

22.

Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place?

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Normandy, France

c)

Okinawa

d)

Sicily, Italy

23.

At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?

a)

Neutrality

b)

moral diplomacy

c)

dollar diplomacy

d)

appeasement

24.

Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power?

a)

Italy

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

25.

What event led to the start of WWII?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

Germany invaded Austria

c)

Germany formed an alliance with Italy

d)

Germany formed an alliance with Japan

26.

The German tactical strategy used to invade Poland and western Europe. The Germans took most of Europe in 1 year because of it...

a)

blitzkrieg.

b)

sitzkrieg

c)

appeasement

d)

land

27.
6. The Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact contained a secret deal between Germany and the Soviet Union to divide  
a)
Czechoslovakia. 
b)
Austria.
c)
Belgium.
d)
Poland.
28.

What do these pictures represent?

a)

The Four Freedoms

b)

The Four Sacrifices

c)

The stages of propaganda

d)

The arsenal of democracy

29.

What was the purpose for the rationing propaganda?

a)

Raise money for the military

b)

Reserve products for the military and limit waste by civilians.

c)

Kick start the economy with consumerism

d)

Allow people to join the Army

30.

What did Rosie the Riveter poster encourage?

a)

For women to work factory jobs to support the war effort (defnese industries)

b)

For women to become nurses at the front

c)

For women to remain in their homes during the war

d)

For women to run for public office

31.

Why did America support the Double V campaign?

a)

It segregated troops during WWII

b)

It meant racial equality at home and at the warfront to battle fascism

c)

It allowed women to fight in the front lines

d)

None of the above

32.

Which of these was NOT a group of people targeted during the Holocaust?

a)

Jewish people

b)

Homosexuals

c)

Aryan people

d)

Disabled people

33.

What was the precedent (example) set by the Nuremberg Trails?

a)

It did nothing

b)

That crimes against humanity are punishable

c)

How to properly punish a Nazi

d)

Different sentences for different people

34.

Which of these was the purpose of the Yalta Conference?

a)

Alliance between Hitler and Stalin

b)

How to invade Eastern Europe

c)

An alliance to work together to defeat Japan

d)

How to sentence Nazi Leaders

35.

What was the result of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

a)

Nothing happened

b)

It led to the surrender of Russia and Germany

c)

It led to the surrender of Japan

d)

None of the above

36.

What began the liberation of Western Europe?

a)

The invasion of Sicily

b)

The Battle at Dunkirk

c)

D-Day invasion

d)

The Battle of the Bulge

37.

On which two cities did the U.S. bomb Japan?

a)

Hiroshima and Berlin

b)

Nagasaki and Paris

c)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

d)

Stalingrad and Berlin

38.

A term that how war impacts not just soldiers but all citizens and civilians of the nations fighting...

a)

total war

b)

homefront

c)

fascism

d)

ultimate sacrifice

39.

This group of people migrated to the United States under the bracero program to help provide labor with wartime factories

a)

Native Americans

b)

Latinos

c)

African Americans

d)

Japanese Americans

40.

What was Nazi Germany’s biggest mistake in World War II?

a)

the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact

b)

invading the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)

c)

bombing Pearl Harbor

d)

invading France

41.
Who were the Axis Powers of World War II?
a)
United States, Great Britian, France, and Poland
b)
Italy, Japan, and Nazi Germany
c)
Japan, France, Italy, Belgium
d)
Nazi Germany, Austria, United States, and Great Britian
42.
Which U.S. president decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
43.
Which country was divided by the Allies after World War II?
a)
Austria
b)
Poland
c)
Yugoslavia
d)
Germany
44.

How did the American people help fund World War II?

a)

Jail Bonds

b)

Rationing

c)

War Bonds

d)

Salary cuts across all industries

45.

Nazi leaders were held accountable for war crimes at the

a)

Neuremberg Trials

b)

Geneva Convention

c)

Bataan Death March

d)

United Nations Summit

46.

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US people chose which foreign policy to align themselves with during the early years of World War II?

a)

Neutrality

b)

Mobilization

c)

Secret Allied Support

d)

Globalization

47.

Which battle marked Hitler’s last stand at the Belgian/German border?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

the siege of Leningrad

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Battle of the Bulge

48.

These were passed after WWII broke out to allow the US to stay out of the war.

a)

Island Hopping

b)

Internment Camps

c)

Neutrality Acts

d)

Liberty Bonds

49.

This was the United States' nickname during WWII because of it supplied all of the allies with weapons and supplies

a)

The Four Freedoms

b)

Arsenal of Democracy

c)

Big Brother

d)

The Liberator

50.

Viewed as being threats to national security, Japanese-Americans were forced to move to

a)

Jim Crow Camps

b)

Prison Camps

c)

Back to Japan

d)

China

51.

Dr. Seuss drew cartoons in order to promote what policy in the United States?

a)

Isolationism

b)

The America First Campaign

c)

Interventionism

d)

Appeasement

52.

This famous American led the America First Committee and fought against Roosevelt's desire to enter World War II?

a)

Charles Lindbergh

b)

Harry Truman

c)

General Eisenhower

d)

Dr. Seuss

53.

This first conference held in February of 1945 showed agreement and compromise with the "Big-Three"

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

54.

This photograph was taken at which conference held in 1945?

a)

The Yalta Conference

b)

The Potsdam Conference

c)

The Casablanca Conference

d)

The Atlantic Charter Conference

55.

Which conference decided that Germany would be divided into military zones of occupation between the Allies?

a)

Atlantic Charter

b)

Casablanca

c)

Tehran

d)

Yalta

e)

Potsdam

56.

At which conference was Japan given an ultimatum to surrender or face complete destruction?

a)

The Yalta Conference

b)

The Potsdam Conference

c)

The Wannsee Conference

d)

The Atlantic Charter

57.

What was the "kill all order"?

a)

The Nazi plan to committee genocide

b)

The Japanese plan to kill all prisoners of war

c)

The Nazi plan to kill all Soviets in Leningrad

d)

The name of the German tactic to invade all of Europe

58.

Which of the following best describes a Nazi concentration camp?

a)

living conditions were deplorable, with very little food, water, and shelter provided to those held prisoner

b)

horrific medical experiments were conducted on prisoners

c)

people were worked to exhaustion, with many dying as a result of overwork

d)

prisoners could be released for good behavior

59.

The Code of Bushido was used by the Japanese in all of the following ways except...

a)

to explain kamikaze attacks

b)

to explain ill treatment of prisoners of war

c)

to explain Japanese internment

d)

to explain mass suicide by civilians on Okinawa