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WW2 week 1 AND 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which event happened on December 7th, 1941?

a)

The Japanese surrendered after Nagasaki was bombed.

b)

The battle on D-Day.

c)

The attack on Pearl Harbor.

d)

The Japanese lose the battle of Midway Island.

2.

Roughly how long did the assault on Pearl Harbor last?

a)

2 hrs

b)

3 days

c)

45 min

d)

7 hrs

3.

Roughly how many Americans died after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

800

b)

2,400

c)

300

d)

6,200

4.

After the US got involved in the Pacific, what was Col. James Doolittle responsible for?

a)

Rebuilding ships damaged at Pearl Harbor

b)

The assassination of Emperor Hirohito

c)

A bombing mission on Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe.

d)

Sending spies to Midway Island

5.

Which battle was a turning point in the war in eastern Europe?

a)

D-Day

b)

Stalingrad

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Midway Island

6.

What was a major environmental problem during the battle of Stalingrad?

a)

Extreme heat

b)

Freezing Temperatures

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Drought

7.

What body of water did the Allies have to cross in order to launch their D-Day invasion?

a)

The English Channel

b)

The Black Sea

c)

The North Sea

d)

The Thames River

8.

Which cities were hit with atomic bombs, ending WW2?

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Tokyo

d)

Osaka

9.

Which President made the decision to bomb Japan with an atomic bomb?

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Eisenhower

c)

Truman

d)

Trump

10.

About what time of day did the attack on Pearl Harbor happen?

a)

3:00pm

b)

11:00pm

c)

8:00am

d)

10:00am

11.

How many battleships were sunk at Pearl Harbor?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

12

d)

15

12.

Before WW2, the US was following a policy of Isolationism. What is Isolationsim?

a)

Practicing rationing

b)

Getting involved in gardening

c)

Staying out of the affairs of other countries

d)

Reshaping one's government

13.

Explain what The Marshall Plan was:

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14.

Benito Mussolini was the leader of....

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

15.

Which was NOT and Allied Power?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

16.

Where did Charles De Gaulle flee in order to set up his new government: Free France?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Great Britain

d)

Norway

17.

Why did Japan invade Manchuria in 1931?

a)

They hated the Chinese

b)

They needed more land to set up a new government

c)

Their economy was hurt and needed resources

d)

They retaliated since China declared war on them first

18.

Where did Mussolini invade in 1935?

a)

Norway

b)

France

c)

Albania

d)

Ethiopia

19.

Explain how normal British civilians/citizens played a brave and important role in May and June of 1940?

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20.

Name the main three Axis Powers:

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