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World War 2 Final Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the Axis powers of World War II?

a)

Germany, Japan, Italy

b)

United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, China

c)

Mexico, United States, Australia, China

d)

Poland, Germany, China, Russia

2.

Who was the Italian fascist dictator?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

3.

What does anti-semitism mean?

a)

For Jews

b)

Against Others

c)

Aryan People

d)

Against Jews

4.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
5.

Was the United States an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

6.

Was Great Britain an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

7.

Was the Soviet Union an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

8.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China
9.

Congress passes three Neutrality Acts between 1935 and 1937. What was the overall purpose of those acts?

a)

To prevent American involvement in any foreign conflict.

b)

To give women the right to vote.

c)

To help the United States recover from the Great Depression

10.

Which country attacked the U.S. to get them into the war in the first place? Japan or Germany

(a)  

11.

Once the U.S. entered the war, where did they focus on first?

a)

Japan

b)

Europe (Germany and Italy)

c)

Mexico

12.

What was the first challenge of the United States in the war?

a)

There weren't enough soldiers

b)

German U-boats were trying to sink the supply ship to Europe.

c)

Soldiers were out of shape.

13.

Who were the Big 3 leaders for the Allies?

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Churchill

d)

Roosevelt

e)

Mussolini

14.

Dwight D. Eisenhower led the U.S. to defeat the Germans and Italians in the North Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Italian army attacked large cities in the the U.S. that included New York and Chicago.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What was D-Day?

a)

A huge defeat that the Americans and Allies suffered to the German army.

b)

An Ally invasion of France that was a turning point in the war that led to the Germans defeat and an end to the war shortly after.

c)

Japan's 2nd attack on the coast of California.

17.

The Germans last attack on the Allies had some success, but the Allies eventually won.

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Green Bay

18.

The systematic destruction of a race, religion, or ethnic group

a)

Final Solution

b)

Deportation

c)

Anti-Semitism

d)

genocide

19.
The night Nazis destroyed Jewish businesses, synagogues, and homes all over Austria and Germany.
a)
Final Solution
b)
Nuremberg Laws
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Holocaust
20.
What was the Holocaust? 
a)
Ethnic killings in Rwanda between the Hutus and the Tutsis
b)
The systematic killing of Jews by Nazi Germany
c)
The destruction of Islamic holy sites in the Middle East
d)
The genocide in Kosovo
21.

The Nuremberg Laws ____________________________.

a)

separated Jews from German society

b)

said Jews couldn't marry non-Jews

c)

said Jews couldn't own businesses

d)

all of the above

22.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
23.
Which statement about ghettos is not correct?
a)
Many families lived together in one small apartment.
b)
People were always hungry.
c)
The residents of the ghetto were free to come and go as they pleased.
d)
Living conditions were unsanitary.
24.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
25.

There were six of these built, all in Poland, for the sole purpose of killing as many people as possible: ____ .

a)

death camps

b)

ghettos

26.

A place where prisoners were taken to either work or be gassed.

a)

Nazi-land

b)

concentration camp/extermination camp

c)

Final Solution

27.

Under the strategy of island hopping, US forces captured islands that were important towards getting closer to Japan.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Japanese kamikaze pilots flew their planes directly into Allied ships.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Japanese soldiers put up little resistance during the Allied invasion of Okinawa.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The war with Japan ended when the United States _____.

a)

used suicide pilots (kamikazes) to attack naval vessels

b)

started an economic blockade

c)

offered to unconditionally surrender

d)

dropped the atomic bombs

31.

What was the outcome of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

Japan continued fighting

b)

Japan withdrew from war

c)

Japan bombed America

32.

During the war, Americans at home ________________.

a)

became very wealthy

b)

had to make some sacrifices in terms of food, supplies, and resources

c)

did not face any challenges

33.

Many foods and other goods were in short supply for Americans during the war.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What does it mean when the U.S. government had to ration goods and supplies to consumers?

a)

Regulations were set on how much each person could buy or use.

b)

The U.S. created a new nation to help buy food and supplies.

c)

Americans could buy up all of the supplies that they wanted.

35.

Many women in the U.S. were allowed to work in jobs that were mainly for men during the war.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

African Americans were given more work opportunities in America because of the war.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

During the war, U.S. president Roosevelt lowered taxes for all the people, including the rich.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

At home during the war, Italians, Germans, and the Japanese were first to get jobs that were available.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

In the U.S., Japanese Americans were relocated to ___________ camps for fear of them giving information to the Japanese military.

a)

extermination

b)

concentration

c)

internment

40.

In a short paragraph, explain about something that you learned, something that you found interesting, and something that you just didn't understand or like about this unit on World War 2.

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