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WorksheetsWWII
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
What were the two Powers involved in WWII?
East & West
Central & Allies
Soviet Union & European Territories
Allies & Axis
Select the countries that were Allied Powers
United States
Britain
Germany
Soviet Union (Russia)
Japan
Select the countries that were Axis Powers
United States
Italy
Germany
France
Japan
When did WWII begin?
October 23, 1990
Sept 1, 1939
June 17, 1910
Dec 7, 1931
What caused the start of WWII?
Germany invaded Poland
The French Revolution
Soviet Union attacked Belgium
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
What was the final event that caused the U.S. to get involved in WWII?
Germany invaded Poland
The American Revolution
Soviet Union attacked Belgium
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Who was the leader of Nazi Germany?
Kurt von Schleicher
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
What does D-Day refer to in WWII?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Normandy Invasion
When the U.S. won the war
When Franklin D. Roosevelt died
Who was the general in charge of the Normandy Invasion?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
General Lee
Who was the president at the start of WWII, and who was the president at the end of WWII?
Lyndon B. Johnson; Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy; Dwight D. Eisenhower
Theodore Roosevelt; William Taft
Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry S. Truman
The Soviet Union defeated Germany in the Battle of Stalingrad
True
False
The Battle of the Bulge was fought between Germany and the United States. This battle was fought in which country?
Belgium
Japan
Canada
Poland
Greece
What is V-E Day?
The day of victory of the Axis Powers in Europe
The day of victory of the Allied Powers in Europe
The day of victory of the United States in Japan
The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle between what two countries?
United States
Germany
France
Japan
What is Island Hopping?
avoiding battle until the time is right to attack
only invading the islands that are close to home
taking control of Islands one by one to gain the advantage
using ships and airplanes to drop the atomic bomb
The code by which the Japanese soldiers fought
Bushido
Kamikaze
Island Hopping
Hiroshima
The United States won two important battles using the Island Hopping technique. What are the names of the two battles?
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
The Manhattan Project
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
What was the Manhattan Project?
experiments on American soldiers
the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan
research done by top U.S. scientists to create and test the atomic bomb
What were the two cities in Japan that the United States dropped atomic bombs on?
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
What were the names of the atomic bombs?
Little Rock
Manhattan Project
Little Boy
Fat Man
Little Man
The end of WWII occurred when Japan surrendered to the United States. The day Japan surrendered is known as... (it is an abbreviation)
(a)
