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Chapter 10 "The Worst World War"

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Which major event of World War II happened last?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Midway

d)

Nagasaki

2.

2. Which major event of World War II happened second?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Midway

d)

Nagasaki

3.

3. What is the belief of the superiority of a pure, white race called?

a)

Anti-Semitism

b)

Fasicism

c)

Aryan supremacy

d)

Liberation

4.

4. Which major event of World War II happened third?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Midway

d)

Nagasaki

5.

5. Which major event of World War II happened first?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Midway

d)

Nagasaki

6.

6. Which four countries were part of the Allied Powers during World War II?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Canada

c)

United States

d)

Soviet Union

e)

Japan

7.

7. Which three countries were part of the Axis Powers during World War II?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Great Britain

e)

Germany

8.

8. Which city on the map is the location where American and other Allied troops landed on D-Day?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

9. What number represents Pearl Harbor on the map above?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

10. Which city on the map above is the location bombed by Germany during the Battle of Britain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

11. When did the Soviet Union join the Allies?

a)

After the Battle of Midway

b)

At Stalingrad

c)

After being invaded by Germany

d)

At the very beginning of the war

12.

12. What victory is known as the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

D-Day

13.

13. Which city on the map above is the location captured by Germany after Germany invaded France?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

14. The need for workers during World War II temporarily broke down racial barriers, such as—

a)

hiring African Americans to work in defense plants

b)

integrating military units across seas

c)

liberating Japanese Americans from internment camps

d)

drafting thousands of women in the armed forces

15.

15. What best completes this graphic organizer?

a)

Japan was forced to surrender, ending World War II.

b)

Japan needed to create new island bases for Allied planes to refuel in the Pacific.

c)

Germany retaliated and declared war on the United States.

d)

Japan made the decision to attack the United States at Pearl Harbor.

16.

16. What three locations were invaded by Germany?

a)

United States

b)

Poland

c)

Canada

d)

Soviet Union

e)

France

17.

17. Hideki Tojo was the dictator of which country?

a)

United States

b)

Poland

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

e)

Germany

18.

18. What phrase would best complete the list?

a)

Lack of infrastructure

b)

Inconsistent leadership

c)

High war debt owed by Germany

d)

Collapse of the banking system

19.

19. How did American involvement in World War II affect the Great Depression?

a)

Factories had to close as men were drafted into the armed forces.

b)

America spread the Depression economy to other Allied countries.

c)

The Depression ended as workers were needed to produce goods for the war.

d)

The cost of sustaining a war caused the Depression to last through the 1940s.

20.

20. What event marked the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe?

a)

Soviet victory over Germany at Stalingrad

b)

Germany’s declaration of war on the United States

c)

Soviet invasion of Poland and the Baltic nations

d)

Harry S. Truman’s election as president of the United States

21.

21. Adolf Hitler was the dictator of which country?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Soviet Uniion

e)

Germany

22.

22. The graphic organizer above shows the foreign policy of—

a)

the Roosevelt Corollary

b)

isolationism

c)

the Lend-Lease program

d)

neutrality

23.

23. Due to distrust and prejudice during World War II, many Japanese Americans who were not serving in the armed forces were forced into—

a)

concentration camps in Europe

b)

internment camps in the United States

c)

death camps in Europe

d)

prison work camps in the United States

24.

24. Which best completes the flowchart above?

a)

Direct involvement in the war

b)

Atomic bombings

c)

Big Stick diplomacy

d)

The spread of Fascism

25.

25. Benito Mussolini was the dictator of which country?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Soviet Union

e)

Germany

26.

26. Which is true of the Battle of Britain?

a)

America declared war against England.

b)

Germany relentlessly bombed London.

c)

British troops invaded the European mainland.

d)

Japan destroyed the British islands.

27.

27. What would be the best title for this list of people?

a)

Fascist Dictators

b)

Western European Presidents

c)

Allied Leaders

d)

European Tyrants

28.

28. The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews was known as—

a)

the Liberation

b)

the Holocaust

c)

internment

d)

Fascism

29.

29. Which three phrases describe the political philosophy known as Fascism?

a)

Dictator has power

b)

Individual freedoms are denied

c)

Economy is structured to prevent depression

d)

Nationalism and, often, racism are emphasized

30.

30. What country did Germany invade that started war in Europe?

a)

France

b)

Poland

c)

Austria

d)

Baltic nations

31.

31. What was the significance of D-Day?

a)

It was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.

b)

It marked the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe.

c)

It began the liberation of Western Europe.

d)

It forced Japan to surrender, ending the war.

32.

32. Which three posters above show how Americans on the home front supported the war effort?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

33. What event on December 7, 1941 brought America out of its isolationist state?

a)

Russia’s invasion of Poland

b)

Japan’s loss at the Battle of Midway

c)

Germany’s declaration of war

d)

Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

34.

34. Rosie the Riveter is shown in which picture above?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

35. What were three tactics used by anti-Semites?

a)

Boycotting Jewish stores

b)

Discriminatory Laws

c)

Segregation

d)

Intergration

36.

36. Who liberated the Jews and others who survived in concentration camps?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Allied Powers

d)

Nazi Powers