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WWII Part 1 - TEST Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was the treaty that ended WWI

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Peace of Westphalia

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The Treaty of Tordesillas

2.
Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Britain
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
3.

How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to the beginning of WWII?

a)

Germany wanted power back

b)

Britain had too much power

c)

Hitler agreed with the Treaty

4.

This was the peacekeeping organization that formed after WWI

a)

The United Nations

b)

The Justice League

c)

The Legion of Doom

d)

The League of Nations

5.

Why did the League of Nations fail?

a)

Not all countries joined the league

b)

The league had no power

c)

The league had no army

d)

All of these

6.

Appeasement is...

a)

When a country lets another country have its way in order to avoid a fight.

b)

When a country uses violent actions against other countries.

c)

When a larger, more powerful country uses politics or military action to take over a smaller country.

7.

What type of leader came to power before World War II in Italy, Germany, AND the Soviet Union?

a)

dictator

b)

president

c)

communist

8.

Who was the leader of Germany?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Churchill

9.

Who was the leader of Italy?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Churchill

10.

Who was the leader of Britain?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Churchill

11.

Who was the leader of Japan?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Stalin

c)

Roosevelt

12.

Who was the leader of Soviet Union?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Stalin

c)

Roosevelt

13.

Who was the leader of United States at the beginning of WWII?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Stalin

c)

Roosevelt

14.

Who were in the Allies Power?

a)

Germany, Italy, USA

b)

USA, Great Britain, Russia (Soviet Union)

c)

Germany, Japan, Italy

15.

Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?

a)

U.S., Italy, and Great Britain

b)

U.S., Great Britain, and France

c)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

16.

What years did WWII begin and end?

a)

1938-1951

b)

1945-1951

c)

1939-1945

17.

What event began WWII in Europe and caused Great Britain & France to to declare war on Germany?

a)

Attack on Pearl harbor 1941

b)

Stock Market Crash 1929

c)

Invasion of Poland 1939

18.

US wanted to remain________ by not taking any sides during WWII.

a)

Isolated

b)

passive

c)

neutral

19.

This man was elected president 4 times, created the New Deal, and became part of the Allied powers during WWII?

a)

HItler

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Stalin

20.

In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States?

a)

V-E Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Invasion of Poland

21.

This poster was an icon for

a)

women factory workers during WWII

b)

housewives

c)

women soldiers

d)

nurses

22.
What were women doing during the War? 
a)
The offered women job security
b)
war gave women jobs that were traditional males
c)
changed women's attitude about working in factories 
23.

Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military

a)

holocaust

b)

rationing

c)

fascism

24.

During the War, which statement is right about the US economy?

a)

Goods were rationed

b)

Workers stopped working

c)

Prices on most goods fell

25.

Hitler wanted to dominate other countries because he believed that

a)

other countries were trying to conquer Germany

b)

Germany's people were superior to everyone else

c)

Germany's natural resources were superior

26.

The German style of warfare combining tanks, airplanes, and infantry and a very mobile and fast attacks is known as

a)

Blitzwiesse.

b)

Schnitzenkriegel.

c)

Blitzkrieg.

27.

The event which led to America entering WWII was:

a)

D-Day

b)

Germany's invasion of Poland

c)

Pearl Harbor

28.

When was Pearl Harbor attacked?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

September 1, 1939

c)

June 6, 1944

29.

Which of the following leaders made the decision to drop the atomic bomb?

a)

FDR

b)

Truman

c)

Churchill

30.

How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII?

a)

Germany was forced to surrender.

b)

Italy was forced to surrender.

c)

Japan was forced to surrender.