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WW2 Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these events caused Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany?

a)

Germany's seizure of the Sudetenland.

b)

Germany's political Union with Austria

c)

Germany's occupation of the Rhineland

d)

Germany's invasion of neighboring Poland

2.

Which of these allowed the United States to send "all aid short of war" to Britain despite its status as a neutral nation early in World War II?

a)

Atlantic Charter

b)

Double V Campaign

c)

Lend-Lease Act

d)

Selective Training and Services Act

3.

On December 7, 1941 President Roosevelt asked congress for a declaration of war. Which of these events led to his request?

a)

Churchill's desperate need for help in the battle of Britain

b)

Germany's lightning war that ended with the fall of France

c)

Stalin's agreement to sign a nonaggression pact with Hitler

d)

Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor

4.

Why was rationing necessary during World War II?

a)

it allowed the government to borrow money to cover war expenses

b)

it reduced consumption so that the military could have the weapons and supplies it needed

c)

it restricted prices on commonly purchased goods

d)

it provided revenue for the war effort

5.

Great Britain, The Soviet Union, China, France, and the United States were all _________ powers.

a)

Allied poweres

b)

Axis powers

c)

Central powers

d)

United powers

6.

What did Nazis decide was the "final solution" to the "Jewish question"?

a)

Deporting Jews to North Africa

b)

Confining Jews to urban ghettos

c)

Exterminating Jews in death camps

d)

Encouraging Jews to emigrate to the United States

7.

Which of the following groups was NOT a target of the Nazis?

a)

Homosexuals

b)

people with mental illness

c)

Blonde haired, blue eyed people

d)

people on welfare

8.

What prompted Japan to surrender to the Allies on August 14, 1945?

a)

The Doolittle raid on the city of Tokyo

b)

The fire bombings of major Japanese cities

c)

The atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

d)

The loss of more than 100,000 troops in the Battle of Okinawa

9.
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
10.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
11.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
12.

Appeasement

a)

The act of giving in to an enemy's demands in hopes of avoiding conflict.

b)

Area of western Czechoslovakia that contained many ethnic Germans; Hitler demanded it be turned over to Germany

c)

Allowed sales or loans of war materials to any country

d)

Certificates sold by the United States government to pay for the war.

13.

I am a Fascist who rose to power in Italy in the 1930s. I led an invasion of Ethiopia and allied my country with Germany during World War II.

a)

Hitler

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Mussolini

d)

Drumpf

14.

I took Germany from the depths of defeat in World War I to the height of superiority in the 1930s. My Nazi Party ricked havoc on the Jewish people.

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Drumpf

d)

Churchill

15.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
16.

Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?

a)

They were angry about WWI

b)

They wanted Hawaii back as part of Japanese imperialism

c)

They needed to destroy the US Navy to be able to take over the Pacific to gain oil

d)

They wanted to help Hitler in WW2

17.
In 1931, the Japanese invaded which place to begin their conquest of the Pacific?
a)
Philippines
b)
Korea
c)
Manchuria
d)
Russia
18.

Germany passed a series of laws to identify the Jewish population & begin Hitler's plans for their elimination. The laws were called the

a)

Neutrality Acts

b)

Immigration Acts

c)

Nuremberg Laws

d)

Anschluss

19.

In 1939, Germany signed a non-aggression treaty with which nation, leading to the invasion of Poland?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Soviet Union

d)

France

20.

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.& the Allies advanced to Germany

d)

It was the turning point of the war in Africa.

21.
When did D-Day occur?
a)
September 1, 1939
b)
March 1941
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
June 6, 1944
22.
Home project raising about one third of the nation’s vegetables during World War II
a)
anti-Semitism
b)
carpet bombing
c)
rationing
d)
victory gardens
23.
Developed the atomic bomb
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Geneva Convention
c)
Holocaust
d)
appeasement
24.
Group of American who played a key role in the Pacific campaign with an undecipherable code
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Flying Tigers
d)
Navajo Code Talkers
25.
Dictator of the Soviet Union during WW2
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hirohito
d)
Churchill
26.
Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...
a)
Stay at home for their children
b)
Work in factories
c)
Protest the war
27.
German strategy to strike an enemy fast...
a)
Island Hopping
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Holocaust
28.
_____ was a carefully planned night of violence against Jews
a)
The Final Solution
b)
Anschluss
c)
Kristallnacht
29.
The government's goal in this campaign advertisement was to —
a)
get Americans to focus on something besides the wa
b)
teach Americans how to be farmers
c)
keep Americans focused on the war effort
d)
force companies to lower prices on canned goods
30.
Why were women and minorities able to make economic gains during World War II?
a)
Increased educational opportunities for women and minorities.
b)
Labor unions successfully demanded equal opportunities for these groups.
c)
New civil rights legislation forced businesses to change their hiring practices.
d)
A shortage of labor created new opportunities in the workplace.
31.
How did the American government respond to Japanese Americans after the forced internment ended?
a)
Increased taxes to pay for internment
b)
Issued a public apology for internment
c)
Enforced segregated neighborhoods
d)
Closed Japanese American businesses
32.
During World War II, how did the United States' government control information regarding the war?
a)
Censored reporting of the war
b)
Increased taxes
c)
Took control of all media outlets
d)
Banned books and newspapers
33.
Which strategy was NOT used by the American government during World War II to ensure the supply of essential products for the war was adequate?
a)
Government control of industrial production
b)
Women entering the workforce in jobs typically held by men
c)
A volunteer only military force
d)
Rationing of certain goods
34.
Why were Japanese-Americans living on the west coast sent to internment camps during World War II?
a)
There was a mistaken belief that they were aiding our enemy, Japan.
b)
Many could not speak English and were being harassed by other Americans.
c)
Evidence was seized from Japanese-American spies.
d)
British Intelligence found out about a bombing plot planned by Californians of Japanese descent and the nation of Japan
35.
During World War II, the role of the Selective Service System in the United States was to —
a)
draft military personnel
b)
ration manufactured goods
c)
increase industrial productivity
d)
replace factory workers
36.

During World War 2, war bonds, rationing, as well as rage and price controls all served to -

a)

raise money and maintain supplies for the war effort

b)

rebuild a war-damaged economy

c)

establish international relief funds

d)

protect personal savings