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World War II

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:
a)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
b)
Bombing of England
c)
Bombing of Normandy
d)
Bombing of London
2.
German leader who led the Nazi Party
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Hirohito
3.
On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers
a)
invaded the stormy beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out of Normandy
b)
invaded Japan to defeat the Japanese
c)
attacked Pearl Harbor
4.
The Nazi government began to systematically kill Jews, gypsies, and the disabled.  This was know as the
a)

V- J Day

b)
V- E Day
c)
Holocaust
d)
Korean War
5.

Where did Hitler attack that lead to the start of WWII?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

England

6.

The U.S. joined Britian, France and the Soviet Union. This group was known as what?

a)

Axis

b)

Fascist

c)

Nationalist

d)

Allies

7.

What country did the Allies invade on D-Day to kick out the Germans?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

France

8.

The first city the Atomic Bomb was dropped on

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Tokyo

d)

Pearl Harbor

9.
Restrictive laws passed by Hitler’s Nazi government that severely limited the rights of Jews in Germany.
a)
Nuremburg Laws
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Ghettos
d)
Ultra-nationalism
10.
On November 9 to November 10, 1938 Nazis in Germany torched Synagogues vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. This event is refered to as
a)
Anti-Semitism riot
b)
Nuremburg trials
c)
Holocaust
d)
Kristallnacht/Night of the Broken Glass
11.
The time period in history in which genocide was performed on the Jewish population in Europe
a)
Exodus
b)
Massive Incarciration
c)
Holocaust
d)
Jewish Genocide
12.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

13.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

14.

Effect: Turning point of the war in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of Britain

15.
Hitler and his Nazi Party attracted supporters by preaching German racial superiority.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The United States declared war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which countries had not fallen to Germany when the U.S. entered the war?
a)
Great Britain and France
b)
France and Italy
c)
Great Britain and the U.S.S.R.
d)
Belgium and the Netherlands
18.
What was the main group of people killed in the Holocaust?
a)
The Jewish People
b)
The German People
c)
The Italian People
d)
The Christian People

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