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World War 1 and 2 Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

World War 1 took place between the years of:

a)

1914 - 1918

b)

1914 - 1919

c)

1939 - 1945

d)

1945 - 1960

2.

World War 2 took place between the years of:

a)

1939 - 1945

b)

1919 - 1939

c)

1940 - 1944

d)

1941 - 1945

3.

Gavrilo Princip assassinated the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne:

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Archbishop John Paul II

c)

Chancellor Adolf Hitler

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm III

4.

What event caused the U.S. to enter World War II?

a)

The Pearl Harbor bombings by the Japanese.

b)

The D-Day invasion.

c)

The attack on the Soviet Union.

d)

The atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

5.

What countries were part of the Allied powers in WW2?

a)

Germany, Italy, Japan

b)

Germany, United States, Japan

c)

United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Germany

d)

United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, France

6.

What countries were part of the Axis powers in WW2?

a)

Germany, Italy, Japan

b)

Germany, United States, Japan

c)

United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Germany

d)

United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, France

7.

The acronym M.A.I.N. stands for...

a)

Militarism, Alliances, Industrialism, Nationalism

b)

Militarism, Activism, Imperialism, Nationalism

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Neutralism

8.

Which Allied nation left the first World War early after a revolution within their country?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

9.

The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram were factors leading which country into the second world war?

a)

Russia

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

United States

10.

What cities did the US drop the atomic bomb on during WW2?

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Russia and Germany

c)

Italy and Hungary

d)

Africa and Denmark

11.
Formal friendship between nations are called:
a)
treaties
b)
alliances
c)
clubs
d)
democracies
12.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the Second World War?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Charles Lindbergh

13.

The Allied Powers in World War 1 were:

a)

Russia, France, Great Britain, USA.

b)

Russia, Germany, France

c)

Great Britain, Austria, Russia

d)

Italy, Germany, Japan

14.

The Central Powers in World War 1 were:

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Ottoman Empire

b)

Great Britain, Spain, France

c)

Germany and Great Britain

d)

Austria-Hungary, Serbia, Russia

15.

In World War 1, trenches were dug from Belgium to Switzerland spanning _________ km

a)

100

b)

500

c)

700

d)

1000

16.

Russia's revolution during World War 1, resulted in:

a)

The Czar and his family being killed and Communism takes over.

b)

A new King taking the throne.

c)

A new alliance with African countries.

d)

them continuing to fight in the Great War.

17.

In World War 2, the war was officially declared on the Western Front when:

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

Russia fought with Germany

c)

France was invaded by Germany

d)

Hitler took command of Germany

18.

Hitler felt that Germany were the:

a)

Master Race

b)

Best Soccer Nation in the world

c)

Biggest country in the world

d)

Weakest race

19.

In World War 2, Germany used a 'lightning war' tactic to invade quickly known as:

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Blitzking

c)

Gezuntheit

d)

Trench warfare

20.

160,000 soldiers from Britain, USA, and Canada stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which is now known as:

a)

D-Day

b)

B-Day

c)

V-E Day

d)

V-J Day

21.

What document did Germany and their allies have to sign t signal the end of World War 1?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Peace Agreement

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Bill of Rights

22.

Which of the following did the Treaty of Versailles NOT include:

a)

limited German military

b)

accept full blame for the cause of WW1

c)

pay huge amounts of money in reparations

d)

concede land to Great Britain.

23.

Armistice Day (Veterans Day/Remembrance Day) is always celebrated on:

a)

The eleventh day of the eleventh month

b)

June 6th

c)

The eleventh year of each century

d)

July 4th

24.

On the first Christmas of WW1 in 1914, many soldiers called a truce of battle, and celebrated Christmas playing soccer, and exchanging gifts with the opposing solders.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The map shows the way Europe was divided during:

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

Franco-German War

d)

European Colonisation

26.

After WW2, Germany was divided into 4 sections. Great Britain, France and the United States governed the West, and the _______________ governed the East.

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain