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World History WWII

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

Which event prompted the United States to enter World War II?

a)

The landing of Allied soldiers on Normandy Beach

b)

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

The Soviet occupation of Germany

d)

The German annexation of Austria

2.

In 1942 what was the Bataan Death March?

a)

March to the US Ships to take surrendered soldiers home

b)

March to prison camps in the Philippines

c)

March through China led by Bataan

d)

Death march through Germany

3.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

Secret project by the US to develop tanks

b)

Secret project by the US To develop Kamikaze pilots

c)

Secret project implemented by the US to develop atomic weapons

d)

Secret project by the US to develop biological weapons

4.

Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan because

a)

He was unaware of the amount of destruction and suffering the bomb would cause

b)

He wanted to punish Japanese civilians for refusing to surrender

c)

He hoped to force Hitler to surrender alive

d)

He hoped to avoid an invasion that would result in massive Allied casualties and firebombing had not yet forced Japan to surrender

5.

Government control of what is printed, read, aired on TV and radio is called

a)

Rationing

b)

Censorship

c)

Propaganda

d)

Segregation

6.

Which describes the D-Day (Operation Overlord) offensive?

a)

December 9, 1941: An attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor

b)

June 6, 1944: Allied forces invade beaches of Normandy, France to open a second front

c)

August 6, 1945: US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

d)

April 30, 1945: Soviet force stake German capital Berlin and Hitler dies

7.

Which describes Rationing in World War II?

a)

Saving money and extra resources in case of a shortage at home

b)

People selling off goods to put extra money into war bonds

c)

Voluntarily signing up for military service so more people can eat at home

d)

Controlling how much of goods and materials people have to make sure soldiers are well supplied

8.

All of the following were WWII dictators except for

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolf Hitler

9.

The Versailles Treaty is blamed for ....

a)

The rise of Fascism in Germany

b)

The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

WW1

10.

Anti-Semitism is a hostility and prejudice towards what group?

a)

Germans

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Muslims