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World War 2 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which event is most closely associated with the beginning of WWII in Europe?

a)

The assassination of the Archduke

b)

Invasion of Poland by Nazi forces

c)

Signing of the Munich Agreement

d)

building of the Berlin Wall

2.

The Holocaust and the Rape of Nanking are examples of

a)

resistance movements

b)

Russification efforts

c)

appeasement policies

d)

human rights violations

3.

". . . Seventy thousand people were killed instantly, and many more would die - 60,000 by November and another 70,000 by 1950. Most of them would be victims of a new method of killing - radiation. . . ."

Ronald Takai


The situation described in this passage was the direct result of which World War II event?

a)

blitz of London

b)

D-Day invasion of Normandy

c)

bombing of Hiroshima

d)

attack on Pearl Harbor

4.

During WWII, the Allied invasion of France on D-Day was significant because it

a)

ended the bombing of Germany

b)

demonstrated German military dominance

c)

forced Germany to fight on multiple fronts

d)

made Germany move their military to Russia

5.

In Europe during the 1930s several national leaders, in order to preserve peace at any cost, agreed to the demands of an aggressor. This policy is referred to as

a)

appeasement

b)

aggression

c)

United Nations

d)

Treaty of Versailles

6.

Which term best describes the Holocaust?

a)

genocide

b)

appeasement

c)

militarism

d)

nationalism

7.

Which conflict is most closely associated with events in Nanjing, Dunkirk, and Hiroshima?

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

World War 2

c)

Korean War

d)

Russian Revolution

8.

Which headline is most closely associated with the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

"Nuclear Bombs Dropped on Japan"

b)

Japan signs Treaty of Kanagawa

c)

Japan invades Korea

d)

Japan hosts discussion on greenhouse gases

9.

The rise of fäscism in Germany between World War I and World War II is often associated with the

a)

appeal of the doctrine of nonviolence

b)

promotion of ethnic diversity

c)

establishment of a strong parliamentary system

d)

impact of the global economic depression

10.

What is the term for the time of economic collapse when businesses lost money and people became very poor?

a)

WW2

b)

Great Depression

c)

militarism

d)

totalitarian

11.

Who was the founder of the Italian Fascist Party?

a)

Stalin

b)

Mussolini

c)

Hilter

d)

Tojo

12.

Who was the fascist dictator of Nazi Germany?

a)

Stalin

b)

Hitler

c)

Mussolini

d)

Tojo

13.

Who was the totalitarian communist dictator of the Soviet Union?

a)

Stalin

b)

Hitler

c)

Mussolini

d)

Tojo

14.

Which alliance did the United States join as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

15.

What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

a)

hold Nazis accountable for their actions during the Holocaust

b)

trials to determine who went to concentration camps

c)

trial for soldiers fighting on D-Day

d)

to hold US President Truman accountable for dropping atomic bombs