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Pre World War II Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Adolf Hitler's background?

a)

He had been a factory worker in Germany during World War I

b)

He had been a representative in the German government during World War I

c)

He had been a soldier during World War I and Chancellor of Germany

d)

He had been a teacher during World War I

2.

This was the common name of Adolf Hitler's political party. Check all that apply.

a)

Nazi

b)

Democrats

c)

Both Nazi and but started out as the German Worker's Party.

d)

None of these

3.

Check the following boxes that describe the Nazi party under Adolf Hitler. (3 of these are correct)

a)

Nationalistic

b)

Wanted to cooperate with other countries

c)

Believed in the racial superiority of Aryans

d)

Democratic

e)

Dislike of Jews

4.

What punishment did Adolf Hitler receive from attempting to overthrow the government?

a)

He went to trial and was found not guilty.

b)

He went to prison for almost a year.

c)

He lost his medals from World War I

d)

He was sentenced to life in prison.

5.

Japan was looking to expand and conquer for what primary reason?

a)

Japan lacked natural resources

b)

Japan was going through a revolution

c)

Japan was suffering greatly from the Great Depression

d)

Adolf Hitler asked Japan to attack a country

6.

This was the dictator of Italy before and during World War II.

a)

Benito Benito

b)

Benito Hitler

c)

Benito Emmanuel

d)

Benito Mussolini

7.

What country did Great Britain and France say they would go to war with Germany over?

a)

Poland

b)

Lithuania

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

The Soviet Union

8.

What officially started World War II?

a)

The German invasion of Czechoslovakia

b)

The German invasion of the Soviet Union

c)

The German invasion of Milford - Bet you didn't see that coming!

d)

The German invasion of Poland

9.

Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

10.

On December 7, 1941 the Japanese unexpectedly attached the U.S. Navy ships at __________________.

a)

Pearl Harbor, a U.S. military base in Hawaii

b)

Charleston Harbor

c)

Guantanamo Bay

d)

French trenches.

11.

Which countries were the three AXIS POWERS (HINT: Germany's team) during World War II?

a)

Japan, Germany, Italy

b)

Japan, Germany, North Korea

c)

Japan, China, Soviet Union

12.

Which countries were the ALLIED POWERS?

a)

Great Britain, USA, Soviet Union, France

b)

Great Britain, France, Germany, USA

c)

Soviet Union, Germany, Italy

13.

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party murdering over 6 million Jewish people was called what?

a)

Rwandan Genocide

b)

Japanese Internment

c)

The Holocaust

14.

What Native-American language was used to make sure that the Japanese could not decode our messages during World War II?

a)

Navajo

b)

Iroquois

c)

Blackfoot

d)

Cherokee

15.

The two cities where the United States dropped atomic bombs in Japan were... (HINT: We watched a simulation video in class! :-))

a)

Yokohama and Osaka

b)

Tokyo and Kyoto

c)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

16.

What became the new weapon of threat during World War II, besides tanks, gas, machine guns, fighter planes, and submarines?

a)

poison gas

b)

atomic bombs

c)

guns

d)

submarines

17.

What country suffered the MOST DEATHS following the conclusion of World War II?

a)

Soviet Union/Russia

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

Japan

18.

True/False: World War I had NO impact on the events that would take place during World War II.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which of the following was Germany subjected to under the agreements of the Treaty of Versailles? (HINT: Choose 3!)

a)

Forced to pay War Reparations

b)

had to take blame for starting war.

c)

Germany lost its sovereignty (independence)

d)

Surrender of territory and limited weapons/military.

20.

What country was Adolf Hitler originally born in?

a)

Germany

b)

Hungary

c)

France

d)

Austria

21.

By the time World War II started, German citizens were not angry about the Treaty of Versailles anymore.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Germany attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor in December 1941.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What did Germany and the other AXIS powers Italy and Japan have in common? (Select ONLY 2!)

a)

They had the same friends and enemies.

b)

They all wanted Poland.

c)

They had similar flags.

d)

They had Fascist Dictator leaders.

24.

What reason did Adolf Hitler give for demanding territory from other countries?

a)

The territories contained great waves bro, surfs up!

b)

There were large German populations living in those areas

c)

The territory he wanted had plenty of natural resources

d)

He hoped to form alliances with those countries

25.

What country did Great Britain and France say they would go to war with Germany over?

a)

Poland

b)

Lithuania

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

The Soviet Union

26.

The event that catapulted the United States into the war, and the day that would "live in infamy."

a)

The Battle of the Bulge

b)

Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

D-Day

d)

The Battle of Stalingrad

27.

Were there African American soldiers fighting for the United States during the war?

a)

Yes

b)

No

28.

Who were the Axis and Allied Powers, respectively?

a)

Germany, Italy, and Japan///USA, Soviet Union, UK, France, and China

b)

Germany, China, Japan, and Italy///USA, Soviet Union, France, and UK

c)

The UK, USA, France, Soviet Union, and China///Germany, Italy, Japan

d)

France, UK, Germany///USA, Japan, Soviet Union, Italy