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World war 2

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Stalin

2.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
3.

In a show of Appeasement, the Munich Agreement allowed -

a)

Germany to take the Sudetenland

b)

Germany to not take any more land

c)

Czechoslovakia to decide whether Germany gets the Sudetenland or not

d)

France to surrender to Germany

4.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
5.

The Allies consisted of......

a)

Japan, Germany, and America

b)

America, France, and Australia

c)

America, U.S.S.R, and Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii

6.
The United States entered World War II as a direct result of what?
a)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The invasion and division of France
c)
The invasion and division of Poland
d)
Attacks on U.S. ships in the Atlantic
7.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour occurred:

a)

7 Dec 1941

b)

7 Dec 1940

c)

7 Nov 1941

d)

7 Nov 1940

8.

Japan's objective was to:

a)

Destroy the US navy in Pearl Harbour

b)

Destroy the US aircraft in Pearl Harbour

c)

Destroy the US fleet to prevent US interference in Japan's Southeast Asia conquest

d)

Destroy the US fleet to prevent the US entering WWII

9.

Japan hoped that the attack on Pearl Harbour would allow them to...

a)

Take over the Pacific

b)

Buy time to consolidate its position and increase naval strength

c)

Enable access to Australia

d)

Buy time to build more ships and aircraft

10.

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour...

a)

Lowered the morale of the American people.

b)

Had a huge confidence deflating impact on the morale of American people.

c)

The American people were upset but did not want to fight Japan.

d)

Angered the American people and encouraged them to fight.

11.

The Japanese attack damaged America's

a)

Least important ships

b)

Most prestigious ships

c)

20 least important ships

d)

18 of the most prestigious ships

12.

Japan's attack was a failure because

a)

Only 5 of the battleships were unable to be repaired/reused

b)

Only 2 of the battleships were unable to be repaired/reused

c)

Only 3 of the battleships were unable to be repaired/reused

d)

Only 4 of the battleships were unable to be repaired/reused

13.

What was Operation Barbarossa?

a)

Soviet invasion of Germany

b)

German invasion of France

c)

German invasion of the Soviet Union

d)

British invasion of Germany

14.

When did Operation Barbarossa start?

a)

June 22, 1939

b)

June 22, 1941

c)

June 22, 1944

d)

June 22, 1945

15.

Germany's plan to invade Britain was called what?

a)

Operation Sea Lion

b)

Operation White

c)

Operation Invade Britain

d)

Operation Hitler

16.

Joseph Stalin

a)

Leader of the Soviet Union during WW2

b)

Hitler's best friend

c)

Leader of Italy during WW2

d)

General of France

17.

What did Hitler and Stalin promise to each other with their nonaggression pact?

a)

to have a party at the end of the war

b)

to visit each other often

c)

that they wouldn't fight each other

d)

that they would fight the USA

18.

In his book Mein Kampf, Hitler wrote about removing all Jews from Germany, and what else?

a)

Germans should eat more vegetables

b)

Germans needed lebensraum, or living space

c)

Japan should attack Pearl Harbor

d)

the USA should drom the atomic bomb

19.

How many total soldiers did Germany send to invade the Soviet Union?

a)

1 million

b)

2 million

c)

3 million

d)

10 million

20.

Which of these answers is true about the German army used in Operation Barbarossa?

a)

It was the most powerful military force in human history

b)

Its tanks and airplanes were too old to be effective

c)

The Soviet army was better equipped

d)

It wasn't strong enough

21.

Which word best describes the number of Soviet soldiers captured during Barbarossa?

a)

a few

b)

hundreds

c)

thousands

d)

hundreds of thousands

22.

Which word best describes what the German army did to its supplies?

a)

destroyed

b)

outran

c)

forgot

d)

hated

23.

What did thousands of German troops suffer from during the cold Russian winter of 1941-42?

a)

lice

b)

flu

c)

frostbite

d)

trench foot

24.
What was the codename for the invasion of Normandy?
a)
D-Day
b)
Operation Torch
c)
Operation Seal Lion
d)
Operation Overlord
25.
Which famous American general, and later President, helped plan the battle at D-Day?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Harry S. Truman
26.
Where did the D-Day battle take place?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Hawaii
27.
How did the Allies arrive on the beaches of Normandy France?
a)
Sea
b)
Air
c)
Both
28.
Why is the D-Day battle significant?
a)
It was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
b)
It was the turning point of the war in Europe.
c)
It liberated Western Europe.
d)
It was the turning point of the war in Africa.
29.
When did D-Day occur?
a)
September 1, 1939
b)
March 1941
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
June 6, 1944
30.
Which beaches were the Americans responsible for securing in Normandy?
a)
Juno and Sword
b)
Omaha and Sword
c)
Omaha and Utah
d)
Utah and Juno
31.
The Allied invasion of Normandy would involve moving 156,000 allied troops across what body of water?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The English Channel
c)
The Rhine River
d)
The Mediterranean Sea
32.

What was the name of Hitler's plan to invade the British Isles?

a)

Operation Invasion

b)

Operation Dynamo

c)

Operation Elephant

d)

Operation Sealion

33.

What was the name of the German air force, which Hitler hoped would wipe out the RAF to allow for the invasion of Britain to go ahead?

a)

The German Air Force

b)

Hitler's Air Force

c)

Luftwaffe

d)

Lufthansa

34.

It took the German planes 5 minutes to cross the English Channel. But how long did it take for the RAF planes to take off and intercept the German planes?

a)

5 minutes

b)

10 minutes

c)

15 minutes

d)

Light Speed

35.

What date is considered to be the last main battle of the Battle of Britain, where the RAF inflicted heavy losses on the Luftwaffe?

a)

1st July

b)

1st September

c)

3rd September

d)

15th September

36.
What was the mass killing of Jews called?
a)
holocaust
b)
propaganda
c)
slaughtered
d)
systematically
37.
What is this?
a)
Star of David
b)
Israel's flag.
c)
good luck charm 
38.
What was the "Final Solution"? 
a)
Hitler's plan to murder all Jews in Europe
b)
The end product of any math problem
c)
A separate homeland for Jews in Palestine
d)
Hitler's plan to get elected
39.
What is a concentration camp?
a)
A camp for thinking
b)
Prison for people who were part of minorities
c)
A high school 
d)
Jail for Nazis
40.
Auschwitz is _
a)
a German military base.
b)
concentration/death camp.
c)
A synagogue 
d)
Jewish Church
41.
What was the ideal Germanic race called
a)
Aryan Master Race
b)
The Brotherhood
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Nazi Master Race
42.
Hatred against Jewish people is called...
a)
Anti-Judiaism
b)
Anti-Semitic 
c)
Racism 
d)
Hasidic Jew-Jitsu
43.
What did Hitler blame the Jews for?
a)
Being rich and having big noses
b)
Germany's loss of WWI and a failing economy
c)
Germany's loss of land and weakness
d)
Worshiping a God that he did not believe in
44.
What country was most Jews killed?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Germany
c)
Poland
d)
Netherlands
45.
What was the name of Hitlers followers?
a)
Nazis
b)
Jews
c)
Americans
d)
Hitlers 
46.
How many Nazi concentration camps where there?
a)
900
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
500
47.
What is a ghetto?
a)
Hitler's official residence
b)
Communities where Jews lived in crowded, unsanitary conditions 
c)
Concentration camp 
d)
Jewish place of worship 
48.

What was the code name for the development of the atomic bomb?

a)

The General Atomic Plan

b)

The Nuclear Deal

c)

The Manhattan Project

d)

Fallout

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