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World War II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the leader of U.S.A.?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

2.

Who was the leader of Italy?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Mussolini

3.

Who was the leader of Great Britain?

a)

Chruchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

4.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?

a)

Chruchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

5.

Who was the leader of Germany?

a)

Churchhill

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Mussolini

6.
Name the three major countries that formed the alliance known as the Allied Powers.
a)
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, United States
c)
Germany, France, United States
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
7.

Who was the head of the Japanese military (who orders the attack on Pearl Harbor)?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Isoroku Yamamoto

d)

H. Mitsubishi

8.
Which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
9.

Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers (it was also known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis)

a)

Japan, U.S., Russia

b)

Japan, Germany, Soviet Union

c)

Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

10.

What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent conflict with Germany?

a)

policy of appeasement

b)

policy of nullification

c)

policy of aggression

d)

policy of enactment

11.
Which of these was a primary reason German and Japan expanded their boundaries in the years prior to World War II?
a)
They feared their neighbors would invade them first
b)
They wanted access to more raw goods and natural resources
c)
They each had leaders who were assassinated by their enemies
d)
They wanted to get back at the United States for invading them in World War I
12.
Location of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet?
a)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
b)
Norfolk, Virginia
c)
San Diego, California
d)
Seattle, Washington
13.
During World War II, many Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were relocated to detention centers primarily because they
a)
were known spies for Japan
b)
were seen as a security threat
c)
refused to serve in the United States military
d)
expressed their support for Italy and Germany
14.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
15.
The form of government in which individual freedoms are denied and complete power is given to the government is called _____.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
dictator
c)
political party
d)
fascism
16.
WWII began when _____. 
a)
when Spain sunk the U.S Maine 
b)
when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
c)
when the stock market crashed.
d)
when Hitler(germany) invaded Poland.
17.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on _______ which caused the U.S. to join WWII on the Allied side.
a)
December 7, 1914
b)
December 7, 1941
c)
December 7, 1943
d)
December 7, 1940
18.

What does the word “Nazi” stand for?

a)

National Socialist Women's Party

b)

National Workers Party

c)

National Socialist German Workers Party

d)

United Socialist Republic

19.
What was the name for the German tactic of overwhelming your enemy with force? 
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Schmetterling
c)
Blitzkrieg 
d)
Bombardierung
20.
Which of the following countries remained neutral during the beginning of World War II?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
United States

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