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WorksheetsWorld War 1 and 2 Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
World War 1 took place between the years of:
1914 - 1918
1914 - 1919
1939 - 1945
1945 - 1960
World War 2 took place between the years of:
1939 - 1945
1919 - 1939
1940 - 1944
1941 - 1945
Gavrilo Princip assassinated the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne:
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archbishop John Paul II
Chancellor Adolf Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm III
What event caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
The Pearl Harbor bombings by the Japanese.
The D-Day invasion.
The attack on the Soviet Union.
The atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
What countries were part of the Allied powers in WW2?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Germany, United States, Japan
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Germany
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, France
What countries were part of the Axis powers in WW2?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Germany, United States, Japan
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Germany
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, France
The acronym M.A.I.N. stands for...
Militarism, Alliances, Industrialism, Nationalism
Militarism, Activism, Imperialism, Nationalism
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Neutralism
Which Allied nation left the first World War early after a revolution within their country?
United States
France
Russia
Germany
The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram were factors leading which country into the second world war?
Russia
Italy
France
United States
What cities did the US drop the atomic bomb on during WW2?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Russia and Germany
Italy and Hungary
Africa and Denmark
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the Second World War?
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Hideki Tojo
Charles Lindbergh
The Allied Powers in World War 1 were:
Russia, France, Great Britain, USA.
Russia, Germany, France
Great Britain, Austria, Russia
Italy, Germany, Japan
The Central Powers in World War 1 were:
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Ottoman Empire
Great Britain, Spain, France
Germany and Great Britain
Austria-Hungary, Serbia, Russia
In World War 1, trenches were dug from Belgium to Switzerland spanning _________ km
100
500
700
1000
Russia's revolution during World War 1, resulted in:
The Czar and his family being killed and Communism takes over.
A new King taking the throne.
A new alliance with African countries.
them continuing to fight in the Great War.
In World War 2, the war was officially declared on the Western Front when:
Germany invaded Poland
Russia fought with Germany
France was invaded by Germany
Hitler took command of Germany
Hitler felt that Germany were the:
Master Race
Best Soccer Nation in the world
Biggest country in the world
Weakest race
In World War 2, Germany used a 'lightning war' tactic to invade quickly known as:
Blitzkrieg
Blitzking
Gezuntheit
Trench warfare
160,000 soldiers from Britain, USA, and Canada stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which is now known as:
D-Day
B-Day
V-E Day
V-J Day
What document did Germany and their allies have to sign t signal the end of World War 1?
Declaration of Independence
Peace Agreement
Treaty of Versailles
Bill of Rights
Which of the following did the Treaty of Versailles NOT include:
limited German military
accept full blame for the cause of WW1
pay huge amounts of money in reparations
concede land to Great Britain.
Armistice Day (Veterans Day/Remembrance Day) is always celebrated on:
The eleventh day of the eleventh month
June 6th
The eleventh year of each century
July 4th
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.
True
False
The map shows the way Europe was divided during:
World War 1
World War 2
Franco-German War
European Colonisation
After WW2, Germany was divided into 4 sections. Great Britain, France and the United States governed the West, and the _______________ governed the East.
Germany
Soviet Union
Russia
Great Britain
