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WorksheetsWW2 week 1 AND 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Which event happened on December 7th, 1941?
The Japanese surrendered after Nagasaki was bombed.
The battle on D-Day.
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Japanese lose the battle of Midway Island.
Roughly how long did the assault on Pearl Harbor last?
2 hrs
3 days
45 min
7 hrs
Roughly how many Americans died after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
800
2,400
300
6,200
After the US got involved in the Pacific, what was Col. James Doolittle responsible for?
Rebuilding ships damaged at Pearl Harbor
The assassination of Emperor Hirohito
A bombing mission on Tokyo, Osaka, and Kobe.
Sending spies to Midway Island
Which battle was a turning point in the war in eastern Europe?
D-Day
Stalingrad
Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
What was a major environmental problem during the battle of Stalingrad?
Extreme heat
Freezing Temperatures
Hurricanes
Drought
What body of water did the Allies have to cross in order to launch their D-Day invasion?
The English Channel
The Black Sea
The North Sea
The Thames River
Which cities were hit with atomic bombs, ending WW2?
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Osaka
Which President made the decision to bomb Japan with an atomic bomb?
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Truman
Trump
About what time of day did the attack on Pearl Harbor happen?
3:00pm
11:00pm
8:00am
10:00am
How many battleships were sunk at Pearl Harbor?
5
9
12
15
Before WW2, the US was following a policy of Isolationism. What is Isolationsim?
Practicing rationing
Getting involved in gardening
Staying out of the affairs of other countries
Reshaping one's government
Explain what The Marshall Plan was:
Benito Mussolini was the leader of....
Russia
France
Italy
Germany
Which was NOT and Allied Power?
Spain
France
Great Britain
Russia
Where did Charles De Gaulle flee in order to set up his new government: Free France?
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Norway
Why did Japan invade Manchuria in 1931?
They hated the Chinese
They needed more land to set up a new government
Their economy was hurt and needed resources
They retaliated since China declared war on them first
Where did Mussolini invade in 1935?
Norway
France
Albania
Ethiopia
Explain how normal British civilians/citizens played a brave and important role in May and June of 1940?
Name the main three Axis Powers:
