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World War 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What caused the US to enter WWII?

a)

Germany sunk US Ships

b)

Germany tired to get Mexico to turn against us

c)

Our country wanted to help fight against Japan

d)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

2.

Who won the war in 1945?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

3.

Who were the Luftwaffe ___________.

a)

German Army

b)

German Air Force

c)

British Air Force

d)

Italian Army

4.

Where was the first successful atomic bomb tested?

a)

Okinawa

b)

New Mexico

c)

Alaska

d)

Hiroshima

e)

Area 51

5.

What part of Britain’s military was crucial in defeating the Nazis in the Battle of Britain?

a)

Army

b)

Navy

c)

Space Force

d)

Air Force

6.

Why is the Battle of Britain important?

a)

It was the first major defeat of the Nazis in the war.

b)

It was the first time the Nazis used their airforce.

c)

Neither Britain nor Germany suffered many losses of life or equipment.

7.

Form of communication that is primarily used to influence an audience and further an agenda

a)

propaganda

b)

totalitarianism

c)

fascism

d)

appeasement

8.

reason why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

a)

US stopped selling oil to Japan

b)

US stopped buying oil from Japan

c)

Japan wanted to conquer the US

d)

Japan wanted to spread communism

9.
Which of the following describes the "Final Solution"?
a)
dropping atomic bombs on Japan
b)
killing of the Jews
c)
secret plan to invade Poland
d)
the official end of World War 2
10.

What event caused France & Britain to declare war on Germany?

a)

assassination of the archduke

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

d)

Germany invaded Austria

11.

The Non-Aggression Pact was the agreement between what two figures? (They promised not to attack each other & we know Hitler always kept his word)

a)

Hitler and Mussolini

b)

Hitler and Stalin

c)

Churchill and Stalin

d)

FDR and Hitler

12.
What was Hitler's form of government during WW2?
a)

Fascist

b)

Communism

c)

Democracy

d)

Socialism

13.
D-Day was a major event for what reason?
a)

the Allies took over Germany

b)

the Allies stormed the beaches of France

c)

the Allies captured Hitler

d)

Allies invaded Japan

14.

What document ended WWI and led up to the events that caused WW2 to happen?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

14 Points

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Middle Passage

15.
Who was the leader of Britain during World War 2?
a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Franklin D Roosevelt

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Benito Mussolini

16.
Which form of government did the men pictured create?
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Totalitarian
d)
Democracy
17.
The president of the United States during most of WWII.
a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Donald Trump

18.
The Italian dictator during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
19.
Germany, Italy, Japan
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
20.
This country was neutral at the beginning of WWII.
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
United States
21.
The United States president who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
22.
This event was the turning point of  WWII. It pushed the Germans out of France.
a)
VE-Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VJ-Day
23.

The turning point in the war against Japan, June 1942; four Japanese Aircraft Carriers were sunk & over 3000 Jap soldiers were killed

a)

Battle of the Atlantic

b)

Operation Torch

c)

D-Day Operation Overlord

d)

Battle of Midway

24.
Using less goods, so that soldiers would have food and supplies for the war. 
a)
Rationing
b)
Proportioning
c)
Propaganda 
d)
Conservation
25.

Who were the main dictators who came to power just before World War 2 started

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

All of the Above

26.

This term means "lightning war", and was the name of the fighting style that the Nazis used to conquer Europe.

a)

Berlin

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

Nuremberg

27.

Why did we put an embargo against Japan on materials like iron, oil, steel, and rubber?

a)

Because of the multiple trade wars that we had in the past.

b)

Because we had to stop them from building Mecha-Godzilla.

c)

Because we simply did not like them, and vice versa.

d)

To stop supplying materials for their war and prevent Japan from spreading.

28.

What was the name of the attack that the United States did in revenge against Japan by bombing Tokyo , after Pearl Harbor

a)

'Mericas' Awakening

b)

The Doolittle Raid

c)

The Great Revenge of '41

d)

The Battle for the Pacific

29.

These former German scientists helped America develop the atomic bomb (select all correct answers, there's more than one).

a)

Van Braun

b)

Henry Ford

c)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

d)

Karl Marx

30.

What was the code name for the development of the atomic bomb?

a)

The General Atomic Plan

b)

The Nuclear Deal

c)

The Manhattan Project

d)

Fallout

31.

Who were the two superpowers that emerged in the world after World War 2? (select all the correct answers, multiple answers).

a)

United States of America

b)

Federation Terra

c)

The Third Reich

d)

The Soviet Union

32.
Where were atomic bombs dropped?
a)
Leyte Island and Midway
b)
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
c)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
d)
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
33.
Thousands of Japanese-Americans were interned in relocation camps based on
a)
racism and fears they would not be loyal to the United States
b)
being put on trial for war crimes
c)
their stated support of  the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
d)
their unwillingness to aid the war effort.
34.

During World War II, posters of “Rosie the Riveter” like the one above were a form of Propaganda used too?

a)

encourage women to serve in the armed forces

b)

recruit women into wartime industries

c)

support higher education for women

d)

promote women’s suffrage

35.
Which of the following strategies involved suicide bombing by Japanese airplanes?
a)
Manhattan Project 
b)
Island Hopping
c)
Battah Death March 
d)
Kamikaze
36.
____________ is when a country extends it's power through military force.
a)
Internment
b)
Holocaust
c)
Imperialism
d)
Democracy
37.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
38.
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed  in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini 
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
39.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
40.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
41.

In which European city did hundreds of civilian boats choose to rescue British and some French soldiers from being pinned by Germany? (It's a movie)

a)

Paris

b)

Dunkirk

c)

London

d)

Madrid

42.

Which group of Americans were called "code talkers" during WW2?

a)

Native Americans

b)

African Americans

c)

Hispanic Americans

d)

Japanese Americans

43.

In 1941, the Nazi's built what extermination camp in Poland?

a)

Buchenwald

b)

Auschwitz

c)

Chemlo

d)

Sobibor

44.

The _____ was one of the Nazi's largest ghetto's during World War 2?

a)

The Trinidad Ghetto

b)

Warsaw Ghetto

c)

Berlin Ghetto

d)

Hooverville Ghetto

45.

The next war after World war 2 was _____?

a)

Iraq War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Korean War

d)

World War 2 never ended

46.

On December 11th, 1941, both _____ & _____ declared war on the United States

a)

Italy & Japan

b)

Japan & Germany

c)

Germany & Italy

d)

Germany & Britain

47.

Germany invaded what country on September 1st 1939 to start World War 2

a)

France

b)

Austria

c)

Poland

d)

Czechoslovakia

48.

In 1941, the air force created its first African American unit known as the _______?

a)

101 first Airborne

b)

Toledo Airman

c)

Tuskegee Airman

d)

Tennessee Airman

49.

While in prison, Hitler wrote ______?

a)

Der Fuhrer

b)

My Struggle

c)

Mein Kampf

d)

Hitler Saugt

50.

To escape prosecution thousands of Nazi's fled to mostly what country?

a)

America

b)

Argentina

c)

Mexico

d)

Build the Wall

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