WorksheetsWWII Exam
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 29mins
Identify aspects that affected many of the countries around the world. Check ALL that apply.
Post-War debt & destruction
Economic depression
Massive loss of lives
Change in Territories
Which of the following was NOT a reason antidemocratic governments rose to power post-WWI?
Unhappiness with the Treaty of Versailles
Their leaders were voted in
Worldwide economic depression
These countries needed resources
Identify the effects of the Treaty of Versailles. Check all that apply.
Germany had to promise not to attack France & allow them to build the Maginot line
Germany had to pay major war reparations
Germany had to accept blame for starting WWI
Germany's military was limited
Germany had to give up its territorial gains
All of the following can be found under the government styles of: Fascism, Socialism, Nazism, & Communism EXCEPT for...
1-party rules & most similarly, a dictator
Freedoms are awarded to its people
Typically some sort of secret police
Strict & rigid set of rules & laws
One of the major reasons for the rise of antidemocratic governments Post-WWI was the fact that several nations lost territory.
True
False
What was ingrained into people's minds by living in Italy or Germany in the 1930s? ________________comes before the Individual.
Group
Capital City
Party
Nation
While Hitler was in prison for the Beer Hall Putsch, he wrote a book called, Mein Kampf, which translates to...?
My Final Solution
My Background
My Struggle
My Aryan Race
Which of the following were considered "right hand men" of Hitler? His "inner circle" if you will. Check ALL that apply.
Mussolini
Goring
Hess
Himmler
Goebbels
Which of the following was known as the "Brown Shirts," a Nazis political (violent) force in the 1920s?
S.S.
Gestapo
"Blackshirts"
S.A.
What was Hitler's specific purpose for his territorial expansion requests?
Take over militaries
Nationalism
Mein Kampf
Lebensraum
In what year did Hitler become Chancellor (and then Der Fuhrer)?
1922
1930
1933
1939
Why was Japan engaging on territorial expansionism?
Need to find allies
Need for diplomatic imperialism
Need for more military bases
Need for resources & stronger empire
At which one of the following was Hitler stopped by international intervention?
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Rhineland
Austria
None of the "above"
In which of the following territories was the policy of appeasement practiced?
Danzig & Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland & Ethiopia
Austria & Poland
Ethiopia & Hawaii
In order to invade Poland, while avoiding war with the Soviets, Hitler offered this...
German chocolates?
Danzig & Polish Corridor Pact
Polish Corridor Act
Nazis-Soviet Non-aggression Pact
Hitler and Stalin hated each other.
True
False
All of the following EXCEPT for one refer to reasons why the Japanese unleashed terrifying imperialistic actions in (Nanking) China.
Take over the "weak"
Expand their territory
Obtain resources
Secure China to invade the U.S.S.R.
The Germans employed a new fighting style known as Blitzkrieg in order invade & capture, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain, Luxemburg, and France.
True
False
Italy was referred to by Churchill, as "Europe's soft underbelly," primarily because of the size of their soldiers who ate large amounts of (Italian) food, thus slowing them down.
True
False
After the Miracle at Dunkirk, who was left to fend off the Nazis in WWII?
Great Britain & China
China & U.S.
Great Britain & other smaller Allied nations (from WWI)
U.S. & Great Britain
Once the Allies finally broke the Enigma code, they were able to more progressively help the British in which body of water (aka, a Battle)?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
Baltic Sea
What situations affected the U.S.'s policies of Neutrality? Check ALL that apply.
The British's need for destroyers & other war materials
Japanese invasion of China
U-Boats sinking U.S. cargo ships
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Great Depression
The U.S. Military had the highest expectations, standards, and training levels which is why they helped the Allies to win WWII.
True
False
France not "lifting much of a finger" once Hitler began invading Poland & other countries was known as a "Phony War."
True
False
The British won the Battle of Britain because they had, hands down, the best Airforce at the time.
True
False
Which one of the following best illustrates that the U.S. had learned something from WWI?
Lend-Lease Act
Cash-&-Carry Basis
Destroyers-for-bases
Imperialism-for-fun Act
Under the cost-plus contract program...
The government paid companies to manufacture war materials
The government paid companies to make war materials more quickly
The government paid companies whatever it cost to make war materials plus an added percentage
The government paid companies a percentage of the cost to produce war materials more quickly
"...December 7th, a date which will live in infamy," refers to...
The day Pearl Harbor was attacked
The day America declared War on Japan
St. Nickolas Day (put your shoe out for candy)
The day the U.S. won the Battle of Midway, putting them on the offensive
Similarly to Hitler's Blitzkrieg style of warfare, the Japanese moved swiftly & fiercely taking over...
The Aleutian Islands
The Marshall Islands
The Philippines
The Coral Sea
What was the purpose for the highly secretive mission, known as the Doolittle Raid?
Boost American morale from the attacks on Pearl Harbor
To kill Emperor Hirohito
To bomb major military facilities to knock out the Japanese early on in the war
To showcase that we were officially allied with the Chinese as we needed to land in their territory after the bombing
What was one of the challenges women faced during War Mobilization?
They wanted to be a part of the actual Military as opposed to being auxiliary units
They couldn't get jobs
There were large amounts of sexism
Men didn't want female Nurses
What did the "Double V" Campaign push for?
A Victory for the U.S. as well as a Victory for the British
A Victory in Europe, as well as a Victory in the Pacific
A Victory abroad, against racism, as well as a Victory at home, against racism
2 "V"s make a "W" & 2 "W"s represent "WWII"
Which 3 groups HAD to work together again in order to Mobilize/implement actions on the Home Front for yet another, Total War? Check (3) that apply.
Civilians
Government
Military
Big Businesses
Define, Holocaust:
Mass slaughter/thorough & extensive destruction & loss of life
The loss of life on a smaller scale
The rounding up of Jews & other of Hitler's "undesirables" of a German Nation
Placing an entire race in a concentrated area
Propaganda was certainly used by the Nazis but this had very little effect on its citizens.
True
False
What was the purpose for the change in Japanese strategy following the Bataan Death March AND the Doolittle Raid?
Cut off supply lines to the Allied forces on Midway
Cut off supply lines (in the Coral Sea) to the Allied forces in held out in Australia
Send all carriers to the central Pacific to defend the Philippines
Use Kamikaze striking tactics for both pilots & infantrymen
Which of the following were known as Major Turning Points in the War?
Attack on Pearl Harbor & the Battles of: Britain, Midway, & Stalingrad
Battles of: Coral Sea, Midway, & Atlantic
Attack on Pearl Harbor & Battles of: El Alamein, Anzio, & Stalingrad
Battles of: Leyte Gulf, Tarawa, & Midway
Japanese-American citizens were to leave their homes & placed in Internment Camps during WWII. However, there were no real consequences or negative outcomes for them.
True
False
Which of the following best describes the Allies' Goals in Europe, 1943?
Push back the Italians & strategic bombing in eastern parts of Europe
Attack Sicily & employ firebombing raids
Threaten the Germans with the Atomic bomb, while focusing more efforts in the Pacific Theater
Push back the Germans on the periphery, to get ONTO Europe from the south & the north, & employ strategic bombing in and around Germany
What did the U.S. "bring" to the Allied Powers once they officially joined in 1941?
Re...
Res...
Resour...
RESOURCES!!!! (Supplies, bodies, & fresh energy)
The Battle of Tarawa proved an important but costly lesson to the American troops as men got slaughtered having to exit their landing craft (boats) early due to the coral reef, making them easy targets as they waded through the waters to get onto the island
True
False
The goal(s) of the U.S.'s Island Hopping campaign was to re-take Japanese islands so that we could include them in our own imperialistic goals for post WWII
True
False
What was the most significant outcome of the Battle of Midway in 1942?
Nothing. It wasn't close to Hawaii anyhow.
The U.S. proved they had better codebreaking skills than the Germans
The U.S. won, making it their last defensive action against the Japanese.
The Japanese won, sinking 4 of our carriers.
In which beach in Normandy did U.S. troops suffer heavy losses against the Germans?
Utah
Omaha
Juno
Gold
Sword
Over 100,000 men died in 1 month alone, of frostbite, in the Battle of Stalingrad
True
False
What was known as Hitler's "last push?"
The "Hitler Lines" in Italy
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Bulge
Many of Hitler's Military strategists strongly supported the Operation Barbarossa (invading the Soviet Union), as they felt strong enough to spread their forces even farther east, as well as moving wider (north & south)to obtain more resources to win the War
True
False
How did U.S. strategy in the Pacific change?
Low-level bombing missions/ propaganda/ attacking only the north Pacific region
Trying to implement a U.S.-style of Bushido warrior code/ dropping 3 atomic bombs
Firebombing/ paratroopers behind enemy lines/ atomic bomb
Island hopping/ low-level bombing missions/ firebombing/ get closer for ground invasion
You could easily argue that WWI and WWII have similar characteristics in how they began (M.A.I.N.)
True
False
All of the following led to unfortunate race riots on the American Homefront during the War EXCEPT...
Dramatic population increases
Migration to crowded cities
Competition for jobs
A growing unity to work together and win the war
Which happened first?
V-E Day
V-J Day
The U.S. sent Japan warnings TO surrender unconditionally, or else...a massively destructive weapon would be used.
True
False
Since the war had ended, all military prisoners were let free to go... no trial, no prison, no consequences...
True
False
The U.S. actually did NOT join the United Nations. They did, however, serve as a rotating judge on the Security Council.
True
False
The Nazis shifted from death squads in Eastern Europe to...
Concentration Cities
Death Camps
The First Solution
Sending them away, OUT of Europe
