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WorksheetsWorld War 2 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which event is most closely associated with the beginning of WWII in Europe?
The assassination of the Archduke
Invasion of Poland by Nazi forces
Signing of the Munich Agreement
building of the Berlin Wall
The Holocaust and the Rape of Nanking are examples of
resistance movements
Russification efforts
appeasement policies
human rights violations
". . . 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?
blitz of London
D-Day invasion of Normandy
bombing of Hiroshima
attack on Pearl Harbor
During WWII, the Allied invasion of France on D-Day was significant because it
ended the bombing of Germany
demonstrated German military dominance
forced Germany to fight on multiple fronts
made Germany move their military to Russia
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
appeasement
aggression
United Nations
Treaty of Versailles
Which term best describes the Holocaust?
genocide
appeasement
militarism
nationalism
Which conflict is most closely associated with events in Nanjing, Dunkirk, and Hiroshima?
Cultural Revolution
World War 2
Korean War
Russian Revolution
Which headline is most closely associated with the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
"Nuclear Bombs Dropped on Japan"
Japan signs Treaty of Kanagawa
Japan invades Korea
Japan hosts discussion on greenhouse gases
The rise of fäscism in Germany between World War I and World War II is often associated with the
appeal of the doctrine of nonviolence
promotion of ethnic diversity
establishment of a strong parliamentary system
impact of the global economic depression
What is the term for the time of economic collapse when businesses lost money and people became very poor?
WW2
Great Depression
militarism
totalitarian
Who was the founder of the Italian Fascist Party?
Stalin
Mussolini
Hilter
Tojo
Who was the fascist dictator of Nazi Germany?
Stalin
Hitler
Mussolini
Tojo
Who was the totalitarian communist dictator of the Soviet Union?
Stalin
Hitler
Mussolini
Tojo
Which alliance did the United States join as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Axis
Allies
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
hold Nazis accountable for their actions during the Holocaust
trials to determine who went to concentration camps
trial for soldiers fighting on D-Day
to hold US President Truman accountable for dropping atomic bombs
