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World War II

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What years did World War 2 begin and end?

a)

1939-1945

b)

1929-1935

c)

1932-1942

d)

1946-1954

2.

Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps as a result of what major event?

a)

Germany invading Poland

b)

The Appeasement Policy

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

the death of Franklin Roosevelt

3.

Japanese Americans had plenty of time to get their stuff packed before they were taken to the camps

a)

False

b)

True

4.

Name the three major countries that formed the alliance known as the Allied Powers.

a)

Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States

b)

Germany, France, United States

c)

Great Britain, Japan, United States

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

5.

Who was the President of the United States at the beginning of World War II?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Roosevelt (FDR)

c)

Stalin

d)

Hitler

6.

What were the two fronts or theaters of WWII?

a)

South American and Canadian Fronts

b)

Warm and Cold Fronts

c)

Pacific and European Fronts

d)

Western Front and Eastern Front

7.

Who was the US president who decided to drop the atomic bombs on two Japanese cities?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Woodrow Wilson

8.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Winston Churchill

9.

Who was the leader of Russia during World War II?

a)

Putin

b)

Roosevelt (FDR)

c)

Stalin

d)

Hitler

10.

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Roosevelt (FDR)

c)

Stalin

d)

Hitler

11.

Which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?

a)

Poland

b)

Spain

c)

Greece

d)

Great Britain

12.

Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers (it was also known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis)

a)

Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union

b)

Japan, U.S., Russia

c)

Japan, Germany, Soviet Union

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

13.

The Holocaust was

a)

The systematic murder of over 12 million people during WWII by the Nazi regime.

b)

Labor camps located in Siberia, Russia used for punishment and imprisonment

c)

The imprisonment of Japanese-Americans in the United States during WWII

d)

None of these answers are correct

14.

In what ways did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

He made Germany capitalistic

b)

He established a totalitarian government.

c)

He rebuilt Germany's military

d)

He converted Germany to communism.

15.

Two superpowers that emerged after World War II ended

a)

Soviet Union and Germany

b)

Soviet Union and China

c)

United States and Germany

d)

United States and Soviet Union

16.

Which was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

It paved the way for future conflicts in Europe

b)

It created a long-lasting peace in Europe

c)

It resulted in a strong League of Nations

d)

It reduced political tensions in the world

17.

How did the Great Depression affect the World War I Reparations Germany had to pay?

a)

Germany was able to pay its war debts without any affect

b)

The European countries had difficulty forcing Germany pay its war debt

c)

Germany ended up paying more than double the reparations originally required

d)

There was no affect

18.

The day that Japan officially surrendered is called?

a)

Victory Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D Day

d)

V-J Day

19.

The day that Germany officially surrendered is called?

a)

Victory Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D Day

d)

V-J Day

20.
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
21.

This was the deadliest battle of WWII.

a)

Operation Husky

b)

D-Day Invasion

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

22.

This was the strategy used by the United States to fight the Empire of Japan

a)

D-Day Invastion

b)

Operation Husky

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Island Hopping

23.

This event was a "Turning Point" in the war of the Pacific.

a)

The Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Wake Island

c)

Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of Okinawa

24.

Operation Husky was...

a)

the Allied Invasion of the French beaches of Normandy

b)

The Allied Invasion of North Africa

c)

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

The Battle of Britain

25.

What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent conflict with Germany?

a)

policy of appeasement

b)

policy of nullification

c)

policy of aggression

d)

policy of enactment

26.

What event officially started WW2?

a)

Germany invades Poland

b)

Japan attacks China

c)

Germany invades Soviet Union

d)

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

27.
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.
28.
Where were the atomic bombs dropped? 
a)
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
b)
China
c)
Tokyokawa
d)
Okinawa
29.

Fascism is

a)

One leader in charge of the economy, military, and government.

b)

Extreme nationalism together with extreme racism towards a group of people

c)

The belief that people should be tolerant of each other and accept each other's differences.

d)

A political system where all property is shared and all wealth is evenly distributed to the citizens

30.

True or False- The Allied Forces defeated the Axis Powers in WWII.

a)

True

b)

False