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WW2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kickstarted the second world war in Europe in 1939?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

Germany invaded Japan

c)

Germany invaded Britain

d)

Germany invaded France

2.

What major axis power leader had the vision of a “master race,” thus being one motivator for imperializing?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

3.

Who were the allies?

a)

USSR

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Britain

e)

Germany

4.

Who were the Axis?

a)

Britain

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

USSR

e)

Japan

5.

What major event triggered the United States to join World War II?

a)

Italy attacking the Pentagon

b)

Germany attacking Pearl harbor

c)

Germany invading Poland

d)

Japan attacking Pearl Harbor

6.

True or false: The Nazi regime only targeted Jewish People during the Holocaust.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False:

Benito Mussolini was the fascist leader of Italy and had similar ideas of imperialism to that of Adolf Hitler.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What are the following types of propaganda?

a)

Emotional

b)

Plain

c)

Testimonial

d)

Name Calling

e)

General

9.

Who were the major "players" of WW2?

a)

FDR

b)

Truman

c)

Stalin

d)

Mussolini

e)

Hitler

10.

The word appeasement refers to…

a)

To please countries wants to refrain from war

b)

To remain at peace with other countries to refrain from war

c)

To refuse peace to start war

d)

To refuse to repair damage caused by war

11.

What is “blitzkrieg?”

a)

"Lightning War"

b)

"Blow Up War"

c)

"Bombing War"

d)

"Light Up War"

12.

Who liberated the concentration camps of Europe in 1944?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

France only

d)

USA only

13.

Who was the certain group of people in America that helped further industrialization during WW2? How did this affect WW2 on the American side?

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14.

Give three examples of both Bruno’s and Schmuel’s innocence.

*If you were not able to watch the movie, how do you think children’s innocence during the holocaust created either a better or more harmful lifestyle for them?*

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15.

In class, we watched two videos of WW2 propaganda. What did these videos portray? Did the help or hurt the war cause? Why or why not?

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