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WWII Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The project to develop atomic bombs in the United States was named the Manhattan Project.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The Allied Invasion of Normandy was a complete failure that resulted in the loss of millions of lives.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

American minority soldiers served in integrated units where they were treated as equals to their counterparts.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

In Operation Barbarossa, German forces launched an attack against the Soviet Union.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Japan was the first of the Axis powers to surrender to the Allied forces.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which type of government takes TOTAL control of -politics, economy, military, press, etc?

a)

Anarchy

b)

Coalition

c)

Democracy

d)

Totalitarian

7.

What abbreviation was given to the National Socialist German Workers' Party?

a)

Communist

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Nazi

d)

Soviet

8.

Citizens in Germany after World War I wanted a leader who would do which of the following?

a)

Assassinate the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary

b)

Restore the economy and overturn the Treaty of Versailles

c)

Create a new alliance with the United States

d)

Take a strong stance against fascism

9.

Which of the following was the leader of Japan’s dictatorial government during the 1930’s and 1940’s?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

10.

What was the name of Hitler's book which presented a blueprint for his plans for world domination?

a)

The Great Plan for World Domination

b)

der Sturmer

c)

Mein Lieblingsfreund

d)

Mein Kampf

11.

What political party did Benito Mussolini found in Italy?

a)

The Communist Party

b)

The Party for Advancement of Italian People

c)

The Fascist Party

d)

The Italian Workers Party

12.

What did many dictators promise to their people that helped them rise to power following the end of World War I?

a)

To colonize America

b)

To restore the economy

c)

To invade the United States

d)

To become the leading pasta producer

13.

Why did the policy of appeasement fail?

a)

The force of new weaponry was just too great

b)

The ideology behind the totalitarianism was too rigid

c)

There were no consequences for breaking the agreements

d)

They were unprepared and ran out of ammunition

14.

Joseph Stalin seized farms and brought them together to create larger communal farms through a process known as what?

a)

communism

b)

contrarian

c)

collectivization

d)

capitalism

15.

In 1938, Hitler ordered a series of attacks on Jewish synagogues and businesses. What is this night known as?

a)

Der Morgen von Glasscherben

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

Der Vorabend des Schmerzes

d)

Kristallkugel

16.

The United States entered World War II as a direct result of what event?

a)

The assassination of JFK

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

17.

Which nations came to be known as the Axis powers after they signed a mutual defense treaty in 1940? 

a)

Germany, Japan, Italy

b)

Germany, Soviet Union, Italy

c)

Great Britain, France, Soviet Union

d)

Great Britain, France, United States

18.

Which country invaded China in 1938 as part of a mass campaign of territorial expansion?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Germany

19.

What did the US embargo against Japan in 1943?

a)

Rice

b)

Silk

c)

Oil

d)

Gas

20.

Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group is:

a)

Holocaust

b)

Conscription

c)

Prejudice

d)

Genocide

21.

D-Day, the largest amphibious assault ever attempted, was in what country?

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Germany

22.

At the Munich Conference where Hitler, Mussolini, Edouard Daladier, and Neville Chamberlain met to discuss Hitler’s annexation of the Sudetenland. During the conference the leaders agreed on the strategy of giving into Hitler’s demands in order to prevent war. What is this strategy called?

a)

Militarism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Appeasement

d)

None of the Above

23.

What was the reasoning of the United States government for placing thousands of Japanese Americans into internment camps?

a)

The U.S. government wanted to offer protection to Japanese Americans

b)

The U.S government wanted to train Japanese Americans to fight in the war

c)

Many Americans were concerned about the loyalty of Japanese Americans

d)

Japanese Americans were quarantined to prevent a small pox outbreak

24.

A controversy regarding the use of the atomic bombs at the end of World War II began almost immediately after the war. Those who argue against the use of the atomic bombs state that...

a)

they led to the surrender of Japan

b)

they were needed to end the war

c)

they made an invasion unnecessary

d)

they were not required militarily

25.

The term “blitzkrieg” was a military strategy that depended on what?

a)

surprise and quick, overwhelming force

b)

out-waiting the opponent

c)

a system of fortifications

d)

the ability to make a long, steady advance

26.

The Germans first successfully used the blitzkrieg tactics in an attack on what eastern European country, which helped to also set off World War II?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Finland

c)

Poland

d)

France

27.

On April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide, effectively ending what country's resistance and involvement in World War II?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Italy

28.

Which two Japanese cities did the United States drop an atomic bomb on in 1945?

a)

Hiroshima & Tokyo

b)

Nagasaki & Iwa Jima

c)

Tokyo & Iwa Jima

d)

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

29.

What was the significance of the Battle of the Bulge?

a)

It was the first battle in history to use machine guns

b)

It was the last Japanese offense in the Pacific

c)

It was the last German offense on the Western Front

d)

It was where the Soviet Union surrendered

30.

The arsenal of democracy can be used to describe the Allied advantage in which of the following?

a)

Military Tactics

b)

Industry

c)

Nationalism

d)

Agriculture

31.

The Allied Powers won World War II and forced the surrender of the Axis Powers.

a)

True

b)

False