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SOL 12 Per.2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was not a theater of war in WWII?

a)

South America

b)

The Pacific

c)

North Africa

d)

Europe

2.

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini appealed to the feelings of __________ before WWII to gain support

a)

Capitalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Socialism

3.

What is the policy of satisfying demands of an unsatisfied party in hopes of keeping peace?

a)

Exertion

b)

Detente

c)

Appeasement

d)

PLacating

4.

Who did Germany invade to start WWII?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Poland

5.

What year did WWII begin in Europe?

a)

1939

b)

1941

c)

1945

d)

1900

6.

Who is the first country after Poland that Hitler overtook?

a)

USSR

b)

France

c)

England

d)

United States

7.

Who did Hitler turn on and invade in 1941?

a)

Bosnia

b)

USSR

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

8.

What happened on December 7, 1941, "a date that will live in infamy"?

a)

Pearl Harbor attack

b)

DDay

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Midway

9.

What happened on June 6, 1944?

a)

The end of WWII

b)

Dday

c)

Pearl Harbor attack

d)

Battle of Britain

10.

Who led the Dday invasion?

a)

General Patton

b)

General McArthur

c)

General Eisenhower

d)

Hitler

11.

Which president dropped the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Harry Truman

12.

Who was our president at the start of WWII that died near the end?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

FDR

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Woodrow Wilson

13.

Which was NOT a leader of Japan during WWII?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Tojo

c)

Yamamoto

d)

Hiroshima

14.

Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?

a)

:Joseph Stalin

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

15.

Who was the dictator of the USSR during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Joseph Stalin

16.

Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

The Swamp Donkey

17.

What was Hitler's plan called to exterminate all Jews in concentration camps using gas chambers?

a)

Swastika

b)

The Final Solution

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Dday

18.

What was the powerful "symbol" of the Cold War that split the world in half?

a)

The Great Wall of China

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

NATO

d)

Warsaw Pact

19.

Which organization was democratic?

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

20.

which organization was communist?

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

21.

What provided a code of conduct for the treatment of people under the protection of their government?

a)

The Declaration of Sentiments

b)

The Star Spangled Banner

c)

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

d)

The Declaration of Independence

22.

What was the plan called where American gave financial payment to rebuild Europe after WWII?

a)

Final Solution

b)

Roosevelt Corrolary

c)

The New Deal

d)

Marshall Plan

23.

What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?

a)

direct involvement

b)

aid to Axis Powers

c)

supported Japan

d)

isolationism

24.

The persons pictured were the World War II leaders of the

a)

Axis Powers

b)

League of Nations

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

25.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

26.

A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called

a)

direct democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

representative democracy

d)

fascism

27.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

28.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

29.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

30.

Which brought an end to the Great Depression?

a)

Organized labor unions

b)

America’s involvement in World War II

c)

Entrance of women into the workforce

d)

Conservation and rationing of resources

31.

What was the turning point in Eastern Europe during World War II?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

D-Day Invasion

32.

What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

Japan bombed Pearl

d)

Japanese aggression in East Asia

33.

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

a)

American women who were placed in internment camps

b)

American women who fought for the right to vote

c)

American women who were opposed to the war

d)

American women who took jobs in defense plants

34.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline? D-Day June 6, 1944

a)

The liberation of Western Europe began

b)

Hitler came into power

c)

Jews were sent to concentration camps

d)

Germany invaded Poland

35.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side of the Allies?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Japan

e)

Canada

36.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII and also believed in fascism. ?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
37.
A leader who gains complete control over a country’s government is called a ____.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
dictator
c)
political party
d)
fascism
38.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
39.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
40.
Germany, Italy, and Japan became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers