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World War II Part 1 HES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Germany invaded _______ on September 1, 1939 – thus starting World War II.

a)

Poland

b)

Great Britain

c)

Japan

d)

United States

2.

At the beginning of the War, the Three-Power Pact (Germany, Italy and Japan) agreed to all of these EXCEPT:

a)

Help each other claim new lands as their own

b)

Destroying the Soviet Union

c)

Controlling the ocean trade routes

d)

Becoming large powerful empires

3.

What does the word "blitzkrieg" mean?

a)

Total Warfare

b)

Phony War

c)

Siege Warfare

d)

Lightning War

4.

Who were the leaders of Germany, Italy and Japan during World War II?

a)

Germany: Hitler, Italy: Goebbels, Japan: Yamamoto

b)

Germany: Roosevelt, Italy: Mussolini, Japan: Yamamoto

c)

Germany: Hitler, Italy: Mussolini, Japan: HIrohita

d)

Germany: Stalin, Italy: Churchill, Japan: Miyazaki

5.

Who was president of the United States when World War II began?

a)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Abraham Lincoln

6.

True or False: The countries who signed the Three-Power Pact were called the Axis Powers.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which major allied country did Germany invade after they invaded Poland?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

Spain

8.
On ______________, Japanese planes launched a surprise attack on U.S. naval forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese sank or damaged all of the U.S. battleships. The US declared war on Japan the next day.
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
December 7, 1914
9.

What was the name of the battleship that was hit in the attack on Pearl Harbor? It sank and remains an underwater graveyard and memorial today.

a)

USS Arizona

b)

USS Enterprise

c)

USS Ronald Reagan

d)

USS Fearless

10.

Did the American people want to go to war in Europe in 1939?

a)

Yes

b)

No