WorksheetsWorld War 2 Final Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Who were the Axis powers of World War II?
Germany, Japan, Italy
United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, China
Mexico, United States, Australia, China
Poland, Germany, China, Russia
Who was the Italian fascist dictator?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What does anti-semitism mean?
For Jews
Against Others
Aryan People
Against Jews
Was the United States an Allied or Axis Power?
Allied
Axis
Was Great Britain an Allied or Axis Power?
Allied
Axis
Was the Soviet Union an Allied or Axis Power?
Allied
Axis
Congress passes three Neutrality Acts between 1935 and 1937. What was the overall purpose of those acts?
To prevent American involvement in any foreign conflict.
To give women the right to vote.
To help the United States recover from the Great Depression
Which country attacked the U.S. to get them into the war in the first place? Japan or Germany
(a)
Once the U.S. entered the war, where did they focus on first?
Japan
Europe (Germany and Italy)
Mexico
What was the first challenge of the United States in the war?
There weren't enough soldiers
German U-boats were trying to sink the supply ship to Europe.
Soldiers were out of shape.
Who were the Big 3 leaders for the Allies?
Hitler
Stalin
Churchill
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Dwight D. Eisenhower led the U.S. to defeat the Germans and Italians in the North Africa.
True
False
The Italian army attacked large cities in the the U.S. that included New York and Chicago.
True
False
What was D-Day?
A huge defeat that the Americans and Allies suffered to the German army.
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.
Japan's 2nd attack on the coast of California.
The Germans last attack on the Allies had some success, but the Allies eventually won.
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Green Bay
The systematic destruction of a race, religion, or ethnic group
Final Solution
Deportation
Anti-Semitism
genocide
The Nuremberg Laws ____________________________.
separated Jews from German society
said Jews couldn't marry non-Jews
said Jews couldn't own businesses
all of the above
There were six of these built, all in Poland, for the sole purpose of killing as many people as possible: ____ .
death camps
ghettos
A place where prisoners were taken to either work or be gassed.
Nazi-land
concentration camp/extermination camp
Final Solution
Under the strategy of island hopping, US forces captured islands that were important towards getting closer to Japan.
True
False
Japanese kamikaze pilots flew their planes directly into Allied ships.
True
False
Japanese soldiers put up little resistance during the Allied invasion of Okinawa.
True
False
The war with Japan ended when the United States _____.
used suicide pilots (kamikazes) to attack naval vessels
started an economic blockade
offered to unconditionally surrender
dropped the atomic bombs
What was the outcome of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Japan continued fighting
Japan withdrew from war
Japan bombed America
During the war, Americans at home ________________.
became very wealthy
had to make some sacrifices in terms of food, supplies, and resources
did not face any challenges
Many foods and other goods were in short supply for Americans during the war.
True
False
What does it mean when the U.S. government had to ration goods and supplies to consumers?
Regulations were set on how much each person could buy or use.
The U.S. created a new nation to help buy food and supplies.
Americans could buy up all of the supplies that they wanted.
Many women in the U.S. were allowed to work in jobs that were mainly for men during the war.
True
False
African Americans were given more work opportunities in America because of the war.
True
False
During the war, U.S. president Roosevelt lowered taxes for all the people, including the rich.
True
False
At home during the war, Italians, Germans, and the Japanese were first to get jobs that were available.
True
False
In the U.S., Japanese Americans were relocated to ___________ camps for fear of them giving information to the Japanese military.
extermination
concentration
internment
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.
