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World War II

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is totalitarianism different from democracy?

a)

In democracy, you are only allowed to have one party. In totalitarianism the total opinion of the people matter.

b)

In a democracy, you can choose who you want to lead you. In totalitarianism, you do not have a chose or say in who leads you.

2.

Which best describes how Hitler was able to rise to power in Germany?

a)

He forced every citizen to vote for him following the death of the German president.

b)

He used people's anger towards losing WWI, as well as his antisemitic views to persuade people to support him.

c)

He promised all of the citizens bread and money if they elected him into office.

d)

He was elected as president of Germany in a fair trial.

3.

What is antisemitism?

a)

The prejudice towards Jewish people

b)

The idea of being against democracy

c)

When you support the Nazi party

4.

What is considered the official start of World War II?

a)

Munich Conference

b)

Non Agression Pact

c)

Operation Barbarosa

d)

Invasion of Poland

5.

Germany, Japan and Italy formed which alliance?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

6.

The US, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union formed which alliance?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

7.

Which area of land located between France and Belgium did Germany claim, even though the Treaty of Versailles said they could not have it?

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Rhineland

d)

Poland

8.

What is blitzkrieg?

a)

thundering war

b)

lightening war

c)

slow death

d)

death squad

9.

The 33rd President of the US. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII making the decision to use atomic weapons for the first time.

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

10.

A military strategy used during World War II that involved selectively attacking specific enemy-held islands and bypassing others

a)

Targeting

b)

Island Hopping

c)

Aggressive Fighting

d)

Anaconda Plan

11.

The bomb that was dropped over Nagasaki

a)

Fat Man

b)

Little Boy

12.

The bomb that was dropped over Hiroshima

a)

Fat Man

b)

Little Boy

13.

A US base in Hawaii that was bombed by Japan on December 7, 1941, which encouraged America to enter the war.

a)

Ford Island

b)

Wake Island

c)

Midway

d)

Pearl Harbor

14.

A secret U.S. project for the construction of the atomic bomb.

a)

Atomic Bomb Project

b)

New Mexico Project

c)

Operation D-Day

d)

Manhatten Project

15.

The Dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

FDR

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Joseph Stalin

16.

The dictator of Japan during WWII?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Benito Mussolini

17.

The dictator of Italy during WWII?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Winston Churchill

18.

An agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union where the two countries agreed not to fight each other. They also agreed to divide Poland.

a)

Geneva Confrerence

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Alliance

d)

Non Aggression Pact

19.

A meeting held where Great Britain and France agreed to give Germany a part of Czechoslovakia, even though the Czechs were not invited to the meeting.

a)

Geneva Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

League of Nations

d)

United Nations

20.

Which best describes the word appeasement?

a)

The policy of trying to overturn a decision

b)

The policy of giving into an aggressor's demands

c)

The policy of making an alliance with a country

21.

The planned killing of a race or ethnic group of people

a)

Murder

b)

Systematic Killings

c)

Genocide

22.

Enclosed districts that isolated Jews by separating Jewish communities from the non-Jewish population and from other Jewish communities

a)

Communities

b)

Ghettos

c)

Pogroms

d)

Apartments

23.

Codenamed Operation Overlord, the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control.

a)

VE Day

b)

VJ Day

c)

D Day

d)

Dooms Day

24.

How did appeasement contribute to the start of WWII?

a)

Hitler believed that he would not be stopped because GB and France did not stop him from taking over other country's land.

b)

GB and France were intimidated by Hitler, so they gave into his demands in order to keep the Peace.

c)

Hitler later invaded Poland, which started WWII. He felt confident in invading Poland because he knew the Allies were not going to stop him.

d)

All of the above

25.

How did the Nazi’s think the ideal person should look?

a)

Brown Eyes and Blonde Hair, Dark Skin

b)

Green Eyes, Brown Hair, Pale Skin

c)

Pale Skin, Black Hair, Blue Eyes

d)

Pale Skin, Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes

26.

Which country is in red?

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

27.

What country is in red?

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

28.

What country is in green?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Soviet Union

d)

India

29.

What country is in red?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Germany

30.

What country is in red?

a)

Italy

b)

Soviet Union

c)

China

d)

Japan

31.

Which country is in red?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

Italy