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WorksheetsWWII Review
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
The project to develop atomic bombs in the United States was named the Manhattan Project.
True
False
The Allied Invasion of Normandy was a complete failure that resulted in the loss of millions of lives.
True
False
American minority soldiers served in integrated units where they were treated as equals to their counterparts.
True
False
In Operation Barbarossa, German forces launched an attack against the Soviet Union.
True
False
Japan was the first of the Axis powers to surrender to the Allied forces.
True
False
Which type of government takes TOTAL control of -politics, economy, military, press, etc?
Anarchy
Coalition
Democracy
Totalitarian
What abbreviation was given to the National Socialist German Workers' Party?
Communist
Totalitarian
Nazi
Soviet
Citizens in Germany after World War I wanted a leader who would do which of the following?
Assassinate the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
Restore the economy and overturn the Treaty of Versailles
Create a new alliance with the United States
Take a strong stance against fascism
Which of the following was the leader of Japan’s dictatorial government during the 1930’s and 1940’s?
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
What was the name of Hitler's book which presented a blueprint for his plans for world domination?
The Great Plan for World Domination
der Sturmer
Mein Lieblingsfreund
Mein Kampf
What political party did Benito Mussolini found in Italy?
The Communist Party
The Party for Advancement of Italian People
The Fascist Party
The Italian Workers Party
What did many dictators promise to their people that helped them rise to power following the end of World War I?
To colonize America
To restore the economy
To invade the United States
To become the leading pasta producer
Why did the policy of appeasement fail?
The force of new weaponry was just too great
The ideology behind the totalitarianism was too rigid
There were no consequences for breaking the agreements
They were unprepared and ran out of ammunition
Joseph Stalin seized farms and brought them together to create larger communal farms through a process known as what?
communism
contrarian
collectivization
capitalism
In 1938, Hitler ordered a series of attacks on Jewish synagogues and businesses. What is this night known as?
Der Morgen von Glasscherben
Kristallnacht
Der Vorabend des Schmerzes
Kristallkugel
The United States entered World War II as a direct result of what event?
The assassination of JFK
The Great Depression
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Which nations came to be known as the Axis powers after they signed a mutual defense treaty in 1940?
Germany, Japan, Italy
Germany, Soviet Union, Italy
Great Britain, France, Soviet Union
Great Britain, France, United States
Which country invaded China in 1938 as part of a mass campaign of territorial expansion?
Italy
Japan
Soviet Union
Germany
What did the US embargo against Japan in 1943?
Rice
Silk
Oil
Gas
Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group is:
Holocaust
Conscription
Prejudice
Genocide
D-Day, the largest amphibious assault ever attempted, was in what country?
Belgium
France
Britain
Germany
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?
Militarism
Isolationism
Appeasement
None of the Above
What was the reasoning of the United States government for placing thousands of Japanese Americans into internment camps?
The U.S. government wanted to offer protection to Japanese Americans
The U.S government wanted to train Japanese Americans to fight in the war
Many Americans were concerned about the loyalty of Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans were quarantined to prevent a small pox outbreak
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...
they led to the surrender of Japan
they were needed to end the war
they made an invasion unnecessary
they were not required militarily
The term “blitzkrieg” was a military strategy that depended on what?
surprise and quick, overwhelming force
out-waiting the opponent
a system of fortifications
the ability to make a long, steady advance
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?
Soviet Union
Finland
Poland
France
On April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide, effectively ending what country's resistance and involvement in World War II?
United States
Germany
France
Italy
Which two Japanese cities did the United States drop an atomic bomb on in 1945?
Hiroshima & Tokyo
Nagasaki & Iwa Jima
Tokyo & Iwa Jima
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
What was the significance of the Battle of the Bulge?
It was the first battle in history to use machine guns
It was the last Japanese offense in the Pacific
It was the last German offense on the Western Front
It was where the Soviet Union surrendered
The arsenal of democracy can be used to describe the Allied advantage in which of the following?
Military Tactics
Industry
Nationalism
Agriculture
The Allied Powers won World War II and forced the surrender of the Axis Powers.
True
False
