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WWII 9th Grade Review

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Invaded by the Germans in Sept. 1939?
a)
France
b)
Sweden
c)
Poland
d)
Canada
2.
Three weeks after the invasion of Poland, Roosevelt persuaded Congress to provide lethal aid to which two countries?
a)
Spain & Portugal
b)
Britain & France
c)
Italy & Japan
d)
Japan & Soviet Union
3.
Fell to the Germans in June of 1940 after just 6 weeks?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Britain
d)
France
4.
Won re-election to a third-term as President in 1940?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
5.
In September 1940, President Roosevelt began limiting scrap iron and steel to this country?
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
Soviet Union
d)
France
6.
Location of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet?
a)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
b)
Norfolk, Virginia
c)
San Diego, California
d)
Seattle, Washington
7.
Axis Powers:
a)
Italy, France, Britain
b)
U.S., France, Britain
c)
Italy, Japan, Germany
d)
Britain, Japan, Italy
8.
Allied Powers:
a)
Soviet Union, France, Britain
b)
U.S., Britain, Soviet Union
c)
Italy, Japan, U.S.
d)
Britain, Italy, Soviet Union
9.
Adolph Hitler led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
10.
Winston Churchill led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Soviet Union
11.
Adolph Hitler led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
12.
Benito Mussolini led which country during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Soviet Union
d)
France
13.
Hideki Tojo led which country's military during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
United States
14.
Three countries that became very aggressive in the 1930s and 1940s were…
a)
Germany, Italy and Soviet Union
b)
Germany, Italy and France
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
15.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
16.
What event led to the US joining World War II? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland. 
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 
17.
Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to
a)
work on the development of an atomic bomb
b)
increase economic production to meet wartime demands
c)
defend New York City against a nuclear attack
d)
recruit men for the military services
18.
Japanese Suicide Bombers were called
a)
Kamikaze 
b)
Blitzkrieg 
c)
Stalingrad
d)
Sitzkrieg
19.

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

a)

direct involvement

b)

aid to Axis Powers

c)

supported Japan

d)

isolationism

20.

The persons pictured were the World War II leaders of the

a)

Axis Powers

b)

League of Nations

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

26.

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

27.

The event that occurred in the cities on the map is significant

because

a)

it marked the turning point of World War II in the Atlantic

b)

it was where Japan hid its weapons of mass destruction

c)

it forced Japan to surrender and ended World War II

d)

it marked the turning point for the war in Eastern Europe

28.

Effect: Turning point of the war in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of Britain

29.

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

30.

Political and economic conditions in Europe following World War I and Fascism were causes of

a)

worldwide prosperity

b)

increased job opportunities

c)

World War II

d)

the Spanish American War

31.

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

32.

The WWII poster is an example of—

a)

how people on the home front conserved resources

b)

how people used credit to purchase more than they could afford

c)

ways shoppers can be polite to one another

d)

ways people on the home front wasted food and resources

33.

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

34.
Hitler and his Nazi Party attracted supporters by preaching German racial superiority.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Hoping to avoid war, Great Britain and France adopted a policy of appeasement and gave in to Germany's demand for more territory.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
The United States declared war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What is significant about D-Day?
a)
It was the Allied invasion of France, the largest land-sea-air operation in army history, and the turning point of the war.
b)
Thousands of Nazi soldiers froze or starved to death after they were trapped by the Soviets.
c)
The Allies discovered concentration camps where Jews and others had been murdered.
d)
The British stopped the German advance and were able to gain control of the Suez Canal.
38.
Where were the atomic bombs dropped? 
a)
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
b)
China
c)
Tokyokawa
d)
Okinawa
39.

What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

a)

to create an international peacekeeping organization

b)

top secret government project to develop the atomic bomb

c)

to provide benefits to World War II veterans

d)

to help workers who lost their jobs when the was ended

40.

Which dictator(s) helped cause World War II?

a)

Mussolini, Hitler, and Tojo

b)

Tojo, and Mussolini

c)

Hitler

d)

Mussolini, and Hitler

41.
Which is an example of the British and French policy of appeasement?
a)
Hitler's attack on Austria
b)
The Nazi Party
c)
The War Production Board
d)
The Munich Agreement
42.
Which countries had not fallen to Germany when the U.S. entered the war?
a)
Great Britain and France
b)
France and Italy
c)
Great Britain and the U.S.S.R.
d)
Belgium and the Netherlands
43.
What event led Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany and Italy formed the Rome-Berlin Axis.
c)
Germany invaded Sudetenland.
d)
Germany and the Soviet Union agreed not to attack each other.
44.

Allied strategy in the Pacific was called island hopping.

a)

True

b)

False

45.
What was the code name for Allied attack on Normandy?
a)
Operation Fortitude
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation D-Day
d)
Operation Normandy
46.
Which was a common characteristic of the leaders of Italy, Germany, and Japan in the years leading up to World War II?
a)
They were content with the amounts of territory they controlled.
b)
Their forms of nationalism were linked to racism.
c)
They threatened democracy and wanted to spread communism.
d)
They felt mistreated by the treaties that ended World War I.
47.
Why did Japan attack the U.S. navel base at Pearl Harbor in 1941?
a)
Its leaders wanted to punish the Unites States for its role in World War I.
b)
Its leaders believed the U.S. Navy blocked Japanese expansion.
c)
Its leaders wanted to gain control of Hawaii's natural resources.
d)
The United States had recently declared war on Japan.
48.
What was the main group of people killed in the Holocaust?
a)
The Jewish People
b)
The German People
c)
The Italian People
d)
The Christian People
49.
Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
George W. Bush
d)
Winston Churchill
50.
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
51.
A leader who gains complete control over a country’s government is called a ____.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
dictator
c)
political party
d)
fascism
52.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
53.
The form of government in which individual freedoms are denied and complete power is given to the government is called _____.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
dictator
c)
political party
d)
fascism
54.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
55.
Germany, Italy, and Japan became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers
56.
Great Britain, Canada, the Soviet Union, and eventually the United States became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers
57.
WWII began when _____. 
a)
when Spain sunk the U.S Maine 
b)
when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
c)
when the stock market crashed.
d)
when Hitler(germany) invaded Poland.
58.
Who was the dictator of Germany, and his political party, the Nazis, believed in fascism?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
59.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on _______ which caused the U.S. to join WWII on the Allied side.
a)
December 7, 1914
b)
December 7, 1941
c)
December 7, 1943
d)
December 7, 1940
60.
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
61.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
62.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
63.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
64.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
65.
What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?
a)
a yellow star of David
b)
a sign that said Jew
c)
Black clothes
d)
A yellow cross
66.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
67.
How were the Jews transported to the different camps?
a)
Cattlecars
b)
Taxis
c)
Police vans
d)
Horse & buggy
68.
________ __________ is a place of detention  where people were imprisoned often under barbaric conditions
a)
Nazi Party
b)
Displaced persons
c)
Warsaw Ghetto
d)
Concentration Camp
69.
What number closest represent the number of Jews killed during the Holocaust
a)
6,000,000
b)
6,000
c)
600,000,000
d)
1,000,000
70.
The Kristalnacht ("Night of Broken Glass") resulted in all of the following except
a)
synagogues burned
b)
Jewish businesses destroyed
c)
Jewish children expelled from schools
d)
perpetrators were prosecuted
71.
Which leader is responsible for the killing of six million Jews during the Holocaust?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Otto von Bismarck
72.
The Holocaust was Hitler's "Final Solution" to exterminate which race of people?
a)
Aryans
b)
Jews
c)
Russians
d)
Slavs
73.
The individuals who were victims of the Holocaust were primarily of what religion?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
74.
Which statement about ghettos is not correct?
a)
Many families lived together in one small apartment.
b)
People were always hungry.
c)
The residents of the ghetto were free to come and go as they pleased.
d)
Living conditions were unsanitary.
75.
Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?
a)
Semitism
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
ghetto 
d)
Holocaust
76.
Nazis believed Germans were racially superior and Jews were ______ .
a)
prejudiced
b)
unkind
c)
inferior
d)
respected
77.
What was the name of Hitler's army.
a)
nazis
b)
the black hand
c)
bolshiviks
d)
german army
78.

what was the final solution

a)

It was just a term used to describe how they faught

b)

Hitlers plan to destroy the jews

c)

it was the final plan against the U.S

d)

it was hitlers plan to make the perfect cake

79.
The U.S. Navy sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers at this battle.
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Stalingrad
c)
Midway
d)
Invasion of Normandy
80.
The turning point on the Eastern Front.
a)
Midway
b)
Invasion of Sicily
c)
El Alamein
d)
Stalingrad
81.
This battle's code name was Operation Overlord.
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Invasion of Sicily
c)
Invasion of Normandy
d)
Midway
82.
This battle halted the Japanese offensive.
a)
Kursk
b)
Midway
c)
Stalingrad
d)
El Alamein
83.
The invasion of Normandy is also known as ___.
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Midway
c)
V-E Day
d)
D-Day
84.
This was Germany's last major attempt to stop the Allies' progress in the West.
a)
Invasion of Normandy
b)
El Alamein
c)
Kursk
d)
Battle of the Bulge
85.
What is the turning point in the Pacific Theater?
a)
Battle of Coral Sea
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of El Alamein
86.
This battle was originally known as the Ardennes Offensive.
a)
Invasion of Normandy
b)
Battle of El Alamein
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
87.
What was the first major allied invasion of the war?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
D-Day
c)
Battle of Bulge 
d)
Pearl Harbor
88.
Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place? 
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Normandy, France
c)
Nagasaki, Japan
d)
Berlin, Germany 
89.

Where did Germany invade in 1939?

a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
Spain
d)
Poland
90.

After Poland, Hitler went on to conquer _______________.

a)

Denmark

b)

Norway

c)

Belgium

d)

Luxembourg and Netherlands

e)

All the above

91.

Which country did Hitler not invade by April 1940 according to the document?

a)

Denmark

b)

Norway

c)

Switzerland

d)

The Netherlands

92.

Germany's next invasion after Poland was Denmark and what other country?

a)

Norway

b)

Netherlands

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

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