WorksheetsMWH World War II and Holocaust Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
What is the term for Hitler's style of attack that means "lightning war"?
Sudetenland
Blitzkrieg
Aryan
Anchluss
What country was divided as a result of the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Ukraine
Which nation sought to establish the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere?
Japan
China
North Korea
Vietnam
The invasion of this country is generally considered to be the beginning of World War II
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Ukraine
This "unbreakable" series of defenses that supposedly would prevent foreign invasion of France.
Joffre Line
Davros Line
Schlieffen Line
Maginot Line
Why did President Truman agree to use the atomic bomb?
To bring the war to a quick end & save the lives of US Soldiers
To destroy Germany's ability to make war
To punish Japan for Pearl Harbor
To defeat Italy in the quickest way
What was the name for Hitler's invasion of Russia?
Operation Overlord
Operation Sea Lion
Operation Barbarossa
Operation: The Game of Medical Shenanigans
Hitler agreed to stop taking over any more countries after this 1935 pact.
Berlin Pact
Power Pact
Munich Pact
Treaty of Versailles
The Sudetenland was located in this country.
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Ukraine (USSR)
France
This was a major obstacle in Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union
The Russian Navy
Napoleon's Leadership
The Russian Winter
A Loss at Midway
What was the U.S. response to Japanese aggression in Asia?
Cut off oil supplies (embargo)
declare war on Japan
boycott of Japanese products
broke off peace talks
What was the codename for the American development of atomic weapons?
Operation Torch
Operation Overlord
Manhattan Project
The Final Solution
The D-Day invasion was directed against the coastline of this country.
France
Japan
Great Britain
Italy
How did Hitler die?
He committed suicide
He is still alive today
Killed by Russian Troops
He was executed after a war crimes trial
What is the name for the French "puppet" government during World War II?
Vichy
Bonn
Weimar
Mort
All of the following were members of the Axis Powers EXCEPT:
Italy
Soviet Union (USSR)
Germany
Japan
All of the following were members of the Allied Powers during World War II EXCEPT:
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union (USSR)
Finland
Where is Pearl Harbor located?
Hawaii
New Jersey
New York
California
Hitler's term for "living space" for his master race.
Sudetenland
Blitzkrieg
Aryan
Lebensraum
Hitler considered Germans to be part of the "Master Race", also known as _____________
Sudetenland
Blitzkrieg
Aryan
Lebensraum
What were the names of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan?
Poncho & Lefty
Kim & Kourtney
Bomb 4 & Bomb 8
Fat Man & Little Boy
Who was the American President when Pearl Harbor was attacked?
Truman
Roosevelt
Goku
Reagan
Who was the American President who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
Truman
Roosevelt
Goku
Reagan
Atomic Bombs were used on these two cities:
Nagasaki & Edo
Nagasaki & Hiroshima
Tokyo & Edo
Tokyo & HIroshima
What was the name of the German air force?
R.A.F.
Lufthansa
Air Nazi
Luftwaffe
What happened on Krystallnacht?
It was the end of the war in the Pacific Front
Nazis attacked Jewish homes, businesses, & synagogues.
It was the day Hitler took power in Germany (1/30/1933)
It was the day Stalin was assassinated
What was the name of the British Air Force?
R.A.F.
H.M.S.
H.M.O.
N.B.A.
Which of these countries suffered the highest civilian & military casualties during WWII?
England (Great Britain)
United States
France
USSR
This was the Emperor of the Japanese people during WWII:
Vegeta IV
Tojo
Hirohito
Tomagotchi
Ethiopia was invaded by this country in 1935
France
Italy
Germany
Spain
What is the word used to describe the process of giving in to someone's demands to avoid war or conflict?
Remilitarization
Demilitarization
Appeasement
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles when he re-militarized this area of Germany, placing troops on the border between Germany & France:
The Rhineland
The Sudetenland
Antarctic
Austria
Hitler took over all of the following places without starting a war EXCEPT:
Austria
Czechoslovakia
The Sudetenland
France
At the Munich Conference this British Prime Minister allowed Hitler to take over the German-speaking part of Czechoslovakia:
Churchill
Lloyd-George
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
This was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II
Churchill
Lloyd-George
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
September 9, 1942
October 2, 1943
December 22, 1931
Germany signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1939 which included an agreement to divide up this country:
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Ukraine
How did the Nazis get around the French Maginot Line?
They attacked from the Baltic Sea
They used Submarines
They went through the Ardennes forest
They dug tunnels under the border
What two advantages did the British hold over the Germans in the Battle of Britain?
The Germans had the air support of the Soviet Union in the battle & they were afraid of heights
The British had far more men and far more planes than the Germans
The British had faster, more maneuverable planes and radar
The British were flying German planes
Hitler attempted to break the spirit of the British people by bombing British cities during this event:
The "Final Solution"
The "Blitz"
Operation Overlord
The Manhattan Project
The British attempted to coerce African colonials to join the war effort by telling them that:
The Germans would treat them as equals
The Germans would treat them worse
The Germans would exterminate all people of color
The Italians wanted to take over the rest of Africa
This was the main death camp during the Holocaust, located in Poland:
Auschwitz
Dresden
Bergen-Belsen
Dusseldorf
The Nazis were responsible for the death of ______ million people during the Holocaust, including six million Jewish people.
Three
One
Twelve
Two
Japanese suicide pilots meant to break the morale of US forces:
Hiroshima
Kamikaze
Nakasaki
Nanking
Japanese troops invaded this Chinese city and tried to "teach them a lesson" by committing numerous acts of terrible violence and war crimes.
Nanking
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo
The all-female 588th Bomber Regiment that the Russians used against the Nazis was nick-named the:
Bad Batch
Night Witches
Fightin' 58th
Crazy Ladies
This brilliant code-breaker deciphered the Nazi's secret messages but never received acclaim while he was alive due to his homosexuality
Alan Turing
Idris Elba
Thomas Hardy
Ralph Fiennes
War crimes trials were held in Germany at this location:
Nuremberg
Dusseldorf
Berlin
Munich
