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WWII

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the two Powers involved in WWII?

a)

East & West

b)

Central & Allies

c)

Soviet Union & European Territories

d)

Allies & Axis

2.

Select the countries that were Allied Powers

a)

United States

b)

Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Soviet Union (Russia)

e)

Japan

3.

Select the countries that were Axis Powers

a)

United States

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

France

e)

Japan

4.

When did WWII begin?

a)

October 23, 1990

b)

Sept 1, 1939

c)

June 17, 1910

d)

Dec 7, 1931

5.

What caused the start of WWII?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

The French Revolution

c)

Soviet Union attacked Belgium

d)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

6.

What was the final event that caused the U.S. to get involved in WWII?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

The American Revolution

c)

Soviet Union attacked Belgium

d)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

7.

Who was the leader of Nazi Germany?

a)

Kurt von Schleicher

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

8.

What does D-Day refer to in WWII?

a)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

The Normandy Invasion

c)

When the U.S. won the war

d)

When Franklin D. Roosevelt died

9.

Who was the general in charge of the Normandy Invasion?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

General Lee

10.

Who was the president at the start of WWII, and who was the president at the end of WWII?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson; Ronald Reagan

b)

John F. Kennedy; Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Theodore Roosevelt; William Taft

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry S. Truman

11.

The Soviet Union defeated Germany in the Battle of Stalingrad

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Battle of the Bulge was fought between Germany and the United States. This battle was fought in which country?

a)

Belgium

b)

Japan

c)

Canada

d)

Poland

e)

Greece

13.

What is V-E Day?

a)

The day of victory of the Axis Powers in Europe

b)

The day of victory of the Allied Powers in Europe

c)

The day of victory of the United States in Japan

14.

The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle between what two countries?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Japan

15.

What is Island Hopping?

a)

avoiding battle until the time is right to attack

b)

only invading the islands that are close to home

c)

taking control of Islands one by one to gain the advantage

d)

using ships and airplanes to drop the atomic bomb

16.

The code by which the Japanese soldiers fought

a)

Bushido

b)

Kamikaze

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Hiroshima

17.

The United States won two important battles using the Island Hopping technique. What are the names of the two battles?

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Okinawa

c)

The Manhattan Project

d)

Hiroshima

e)

Nagasaki

18.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

experiments on American soldiers

b)

the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan

c)

research done by top U.S. scientists to create and test the atomic bomb

19.

What were the two cities in Japan that the United States dropped atomic bombs on?

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Okinawa

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Nagasaki

20.

What were the names of the atomic bombs?

a)

Little Rock

b)

Manhattan Project

c)

Little Boy

d)

Fat Man

e)

Little Man

21.

The end of WWII occurred when Japan surrendered to the United States. The day Japan surrendered is known as... (it is an abbreviation)

(a)