WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 138
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
The Italy, Germany, and Japan alliance during WWII was called?
Central
Allies
Axis
Commando
Dictators like Mussolini and Hitler believed they were better than other races and groups. This is a belief called
Democracy
Fascism
Nuetrality
Dictatorship
Benito Mussolini was a fascist leader of which country during WWII?
Japan
Italy
Soviet Union
Germany
Joseph Stalin was the leader of which large country during the war?
Germany
Soviet Union
France
Great Britain
When Britain and France gave into Germany because they were sick of war and they had economic problems it was called
Appeasement
Fascism
Communism
Prohibition
Where did Hitler attack that lead to the start of WWII?
Poland
France
Soviet Union
England
Which year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
1946
1959
1921
1941
What was the reason Japan wanted to attack Pearl Harbor?
to steal the natural resources of Hawaii
to stop U.S. ships from getting in Japan's way
in an attempt to take over the U.S. for Germany
to help the Hawaiians break away from the U.S.
The U.S. joined Britian, France and the Soviet Union. This group was known as what?
Axis
Fascist
Nationalist
Allies
What country did the Allies invade on D-Day to kick out the Germans?
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
France
The U.S. strategy in the Pacific Theater of World War II was called
divide-and-conquer
island hopping
march-to-the-sea
convoy busting
What world-changing weapon was used to end World War II in the Pacific?
armored tank
atomic bomb
carrier pigeon
fire bomb
The first city the Atomic Bomb was dropped on
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
U.S. citizens were asked to sacrifice three of these things. Which one were they NOT asked to give up?
money
tin and paper
food
pets
The two major theaters the war was fought in
Europe and South America
Scandinavia and Europe
Germany and Poland
The Pacific and Europe
What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?
direct involvement
aid to Axis Powers
supported Japan
isolationism
The persons pictured were the World War II leaders of the
Axis Powers
League of Nations
The Allies
Central Powers
What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?
United States declared war on Japan
United States remained neutral
Japan captured and took control of Hawaii
Germany declared war on Japan
A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called
direct democracy
monarchy
representative democracy
fascism
The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the
League of Nations
Axis Powers
The Allies
Central Powers
Which brought an end to the Great Depression?
Organized labor unions
America’s involvement in World War II
Entrance of women into the workforce
Conservation and rationing of resources
What was the turning point in Eastern Europe during World War II?
Battle of Midway
Battle of Britain
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day Invasion
In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter
symbolize to Americans?
American women who were placed in internment camps
American women who fought for the right to vote
American women who were opposed to the war
American women who took jobs in defense plants
What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline? D-Day June 6, 1944
The liberation of Western Europe began
Hitler came into power
Jews were sent to concentration camps
Germany invaded Poland
Which of the following best explains this propaganda poster from World War II?
Wheat can be used to create fuel for ships so use less wheat so fuel can be manufactured
Sailors need to be fit in order to perform their duties, so by eating less bread, they will be in better shape and will perform better
Farmers left their farms and went to work building ships, so there were less people to grow food, thus, less bread to eat
Sailors need to eat in order to carry out their duties, so by eating less bread, it can be saved to feed the sailors
Prepping the military to engage in war is called
mobilization
kamikaze
bliztkrieg
total war
Which of the following were significant turning points in World War II that turned the war in the Allies favor?
the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939
the D-Day invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944
the Battle of Stalingrad from the fall of 1942 to the winter of 1943
the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki in August 1945
An example of actions that would exhibit dehumanization would be
capturing soldiers and taking them prisoner, holding them in a cell and providing three meals a day
cramming people into cattle cars to move them from place to place
forcing people to act like animals for entertainment purposes
air dropping supplies to a village that has been destroyed to help the civilian population
The systematic destruction of a group of people based on race, nationality, religion, etc., is called
dehumanization
Holocaust
genocide
total war
What is NOT one of the causes of global depression?
German Reparations
US Economic Dominance
High Tariffs
Bad investments
What does the bunny represent?
League of Nations
NATO
Allied powers
Dictators
How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to the Depression in Germany?
It imposed an economic embargo on Germany
It forced Germany to pay $450 billion in reparations
Just put all the blame of the war on Germany
It banned any trade from going in to Germany
What is NOT one of the causes of the Great Depression in the US?
Failure and Foreclosure of US farms
Buying stocks on Margin
Stock market crash
Free market on trade
What happened to the Ottoman territory after WWI?
It was divided up as part of the Mandate system
All of the states became independent
Suffered control by neighboring conquerors
Nothing, the Ottoman empire stayed in power.
What is the best title for this chart?
Causes of World War II
Results of the Great War
Impact of the Great Depression
Causes of the Great Depression
Who was the prime minister of Japan who focused on militarism?
Hirohito
Tokugawa Shogun
Hideki Tojo
Matthew Perry
Who was the emperor of Japan during the 1930s and 1940s?
Hirohito
Tokugawa Shogun
Hideki Tojo
Matthew Perry
In the 1920s and 1930s the rise of Totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy and Spain was largely the result of what?
Success of Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union
Severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after WWI
The active support of the United States
Movements demanding the return of the old monarchies
What body does this table describe?
League of Nations
Congress of Vienna
World Trade Organization
International Monetary Fund
The mandate system was established by the ---
League of Nations
Ottoman Empire
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union
Which countries gained control of lands in the Middle East as a result of the mandate system?
Great Britain & France
Russia & France
Italy & Great Britain
Germany & the United States
Which concept grew in popularity and influence as a result of the world wide depression?
Totalitarianism
Capitalism
Democracy
Limited government
Industrialization in Japan led to a growing demand for---
natural resources
universities
immigrant labor
democracy
Which country invaded the darker-shaded area of this map in the 1930s?
Mongolia
Korea
India
Japan
Which African nation did Benito Mussolini invade in an effort to create a new Roman empire?
Ethiopia
Libya
Kenya
Congo
All of the following aided Adolf Hitler's rise to power EXCEPT---
an alliance with Russia
inflation and depression
antisemitism
extreme nationalism
Who used the Great Purge to kill many people he saw as a threat to his power?
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt
Benito Mussolini
Which dictator is most associated with all of the following: secret police, five year plans, and collectivization of farms?
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hirohito
Who took control of Austria, northern part of Czechoslovakia, and invaded Poland?
Hirohito
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
What African country is highlighted on this map?
Egypt
Madagascar
Liberia
Ethiopia
Using the map, what country was led by Hideki Tojo?
A
B
D
E
Where would the InterWar years belong on this timeline?
1
2
3
4
Which cause of the Great Depression is depicted in this image?
Excessive use of credit
Stock market crash
German reparations
High protective tariffs
What political ideology is associated with this country?
Fascism
Militarism
Nazism
Communism
What belief of National Socialism is depicted in this image?
German nationalism
Anti-Semitism
Militarism
One-party state
Using the map, what country is associated with Nazism?
A
B
D
E
What impact of the Great Depression is depicted in this image?
High unemployment
Rise of Nazism
Bank failures
Collapse of world trade
Using the map, what country experienced Great Purges during the InterWar years?
A
B
D
E
What leader is associated with this image?
Hitler
Mussolini
Tojo
Stalin
All of the following countries were invaded by Japan during the InterWar years EXCEPT:
China
Poland
Korea
Manchuria
What vocabulary term in depicted in this political cartoon?
Appeasement
Totalitarianism
Isolationism
Hyperinflation
Many Germans viewed the Weimar Republic as a weak government because its leaders
came to power in a violent coup.
drew Germany into WWI.
signed the Treaty of Versailles.
supported the Nazi Party.
When was the Great Depression?
1914-1918
1919-1929
1930 - 1939
1939-1945
Which event occurred on Black Tuesday?
many factories closed
many banks closed
many people lost their homes
the stock market crashed
Fascists believed this kind of purity was best for society.
racial
political
water
sexual
How did Fascist nations carry out their ideologies?
Strict social laws
violent police army
curfews
New weapons designed to stop mass protests
This idea was a precursor to Fascism that challenged the idea that all people should have equality
Darwinism
Social Darwinism
Marxism
Egalitarianism
resource-rich province of China invaded by the Japanese
isolationism
Axis Powers
fascism
Mein Kampf
Manchuria
In 1928 the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin began a massive effort to _______________ .
overthrow communism.
industrialize his country.
educate the peasants.
increase trade.
Which of these does NOT represent the 1920s?
a time of war & chaos
a decade of cultural change
increased freedom and dancing
increased wealth
Which of these helped create popular culture throughout the United States?
the radio
prohibition
women's suffrage
the KKK
Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?
They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies
They stayed home and cooked and cleaned
They rejected the idea of suffrage
They preferred the same fashions as their parents
A nickname given to the 1920s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.
roaring twenties
silent twenties
Jazz age
Great Depression
This increased because of the radio, advertisements, and use of credit.
consumerism
national debt
immigration
education
Disillusioned poets and novelists who wrestled with the meaning of war and life.
Lost Generation
Harlem Renaissance
flappers
The Great Gatsby
What form of music became popular in the 1920s?
hip hop
rock and roll
country
jazz
displacement
the interaction of countries and how they cooperate to resolve issues among themselves
the act or process of expelling or forcing persons to flee from their home or homeland
planning, preparation, initiation, or waging of wars of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing
The act or process of approving and sanctioning formally
Rwanda is a country located in:
Southern Africa
Eastern Africa
Central Africa
Western Africa
The two major ethnic groups in Rwanda are:
Hera and Tari
Hutu and Tari
Hutu and Tulsi
Hutu and Tutsi
Armenia was different to other countries in the Ottoman Empire because they were
Muslim
Christian
Pagan
Buddhist
The Ottoman leadership ordered that the Armenians be __________, and it would be this order that leads to the massacre of the Armenian genocide.
executed
deported
freed
enslaved
The Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews.
The Final Solution
The Wannsee Conference
Kristallnacht
Occupation
Also known as Roma, an ethnic minority group that moved in "tribes" from place to place; also persecuted by Nazis
Aryan race
Hitler Youth
Gypsies
Gestapo
After a failed coup attempt, Hitler laid out his plans for extermination of the Jews by _____________.
writing about it in letters home to his mother.
writing a weekly column for the newspaper despite being homeless.
making speeches at Nazi party conventions.
writing about them in Mein Kampf, an autobiography he wrote in prison.
Attacks ordered by Tojo in which airplanes were piloted directly into ships like missiles.
Banzai
Oragami
Tamagachi
Kamikaze
What happened to Tojo after the war?
He committed suicide.
He was executed by firing squad.
He stood trial for his crimes and was hung.
He stood trial for his crimes, then committed suicide in jail by shooting himself in the chest.
Hitler’s time in power
Kristallnacht
Third Reich
Final Solution
Lebensraum
WWII U.S. General in charge of Pacific front
FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
U.S. president who dropped atomic bombs
FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
U.S. president who died during WWII
FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
WWII U.S. General in charge of European front
FDR (Franklin D, Roosevelt)
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
territory believed to be necessary for national existence or economic dependence
Genocide
Liberate
Kristallnacht
Lebensraum
bad reputation as a result of a shameful, criminal or outrageous act
Liberate
Infamy
Lend
Lebensraum
