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World War II Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which theory, about the relationship between motion, speed and light, was Albert Einstein responsible for developing?

a)

Theory of Absolute Science

b)

Theory of Universal Gravitation

c)

Theory of Relativity

d)

Theory of Universal Suffrage

2.

What style of music became popular in the interwar period?

a)

Rock

b)

Classical

c)

Country

d)

Jazz

3.

Who stole the idea of the assembly line from Cincinnati meat packers?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Charles Lindbergh

4.

What idea was Friedrich Nietzsche known for?

a)

Extracurriculars

b)

Existentialism

c)

Extraguac

d)

Unconsciousness

5.

Between both World Wars, European countries were testing out a new form of government, what is this known as?

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Democracy

6.
In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:
a)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
b)
Bombing of England
c)
Bombing of Normandy
d)
Bombing of London
7.
What is the name of the system where the government owns the stores, factories, banks, and all means of economic production?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
8.
German leader who led the Nazi Party
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Hirohito
9.
Who fits the following description? Emperor of Japan from 1926 until 1989.  He ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Entered into a military alliance with Nazi    Germany.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
10.
Leader of Italy
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Dwight Eisenhower
11.
When Germany surrendered  and the war ended in Europe, this was known
a)
V-E Day
b)
V-J Day
c)
D-Day
12.

The president who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Woodrow Wilson

13.

What new invention did many people have during the 1920s?

a)

Television

b)

Radio

c)

Newspapers

d)

Gossip Magazines

14.

Many nations in Europe struggled with democratic governments in the post WWI time period because they could not form parliamentary majority governments. As a result many had to form coalition governments, what best describes a coalition?

a)

A single party that controls over 50% of the branches of government

b)

A military alliance in which an attack on one nation is viewed as an attack on every nation

c)

A democratic government that chooses to give power to one strong leader for a short period of time to deal with a crisis.

d)

A temporary alliance of political parties used to form a parliamentary majority government

15.

The Weimar Republic of Germany had several problems, which of the following describes a problem the Weimar Republic had to overcome in Germany?

a)

It was blamed for signing the loss of WWI and signing the Treaty of Versailles.

b)

Germany did not have a strong background in Democracy

c)

Germany had many political parties making it difficult to gain a majority government.

d)

All of the above

16.

Japan wanted to expand its empire to look for raw materials and new markets. What two states did Japan invade?

a)

China and Korea.

b)

China and Manchuria.

c)

Manchuria and USSR.

d)

Korea and USSR.

17.

In what way did Hitler defy the Versailles Treaty?

a)

Began to build up the German Army

b)

Invade demilitarized zone between France and Germany known as the Rhineland

c)

Participated in Anschluss or the absorption of Austria and Czechoslovakia

d)

All of the above apply

18.

Which of the following best describes what happened at Dunkirk?

a)

The Allies invaded Normandy in an attempt to retake France.

b)

The Soviets turned the momentum of the war away from Germany

c)

A dramatic rescue attempt of French soldiers across the English channel

d)

Both B and C are correct

19.

The strategy put in place in the Pacific front in WWII of taking poorly defended Japanese Islands in an attempt to reach the mainland of Japan was called...

a)

Island Hopping

b)

Carpet bombing

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Kamikaze

20.

Which of the following best describes the Nisei?

a)

Japanese spies in the United States

b)

Americans who had lived in Japan

c)

Japanese immigrants in the United States

d)

Japanese-Americans who were native-born American citizens

21.

Which describes the Appeasement policy?

a)

The US strategy to go from island to island to bomb Japanese cities

b)

To force Japanese Americans into interment camps

c)

Allowing dictators to aggressively expand hoping they'd eventually stop; this failed

d)

Allowing the League of Nations to use other nation's armies to enforce policy

22.

Which describes the D-Day (Operation Overlord) offensive?

a)

December 9, 1941: An attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor

b)

August 6, 1945: US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

c)

April 30, 1945: Soviet force stake German capital Berlin and Hitler dies

d)

June 6, 1944: Allied forces invade beaches of Normandy, France to open a second front

23.

Why did the US take pictures of the concentration camps?

a)

To record exactly how many were killed

b)

To ensure they were properly relocated after World War II

c)

To endorse the creation of a Jewish state after World War II

d)

To ensure those responsible for the Holocaust would face justice for their crimes

24.

Which of these was not a way Americans conserved for the war effort? (You will write down the other 3 during review)

a)

By growing Victory Gardens if they needed more food

b)

By using lottery systems to give out goods

c)

By using Rationing books and follow rationing laws

d)

By using less gasoline and materials needed for the war

25.

What was the purpose of Executive Order 9066?

a)

It made criticizing the government illegal

b)

It forced more Americans into military service after Pearl Harbor

c)

It forced Japanese Americans into internment camps due to racism and fear after Pearl Harbor

d)

It imported farm labor from Mexico to avoid a labor shortage for food

26.

Who was Douglas Macarthur and what were his accomplishment(s) in World War II?

a)

Supreme Allied Commander of Allied forced in Europe who led the D-Day invasion

b)

Commander of the US Army in the Pacific Theater

c)

An African American Lieutenant who won the Medal of Honor for his bravery in World War II.

d)

Commander of the US Pacific Fleet and Naval forces

27.
After World War II, the legal basis for the criminal trials of German and Japanese wartime officials by the Allies was that these officials had
a)
overthrown monarchies by force
b)
violated nonaggression pacts
c)
committed crimes against humanity
d)
established communist police states
28.
In the fall of 1939, an overwhelming majority of the American people believed that
a)
the U.S. should remain nuetral in European affairs
b)
England was just as much to blame for starting World War II as was Germany
c)
the U.S. should declare war on Germany 
d)
England posed the greatest threat to U.S. security
29.
Which was a result of the fight between the U.S. and Japan at the Bataan Peninsula?
a)
the U.S. easily defeated the Japanese.
b)
many U.S. soldiers died during a forced march to a prison camp.
c)
the British joined the U.S. during the battle.
d)
the Soviets joined the Allies.
30.

Why was the Battle of Midway important?

a)

It was a huge defeat of U.S. forces

b)

It was the end of the war

c)

The Japanese started to lose

d)

It was a defeat for the British

31.

Which of the following was not an economic problem in the United States which led to the Great Depression?

a)

Overproduction of manufactured goods

b)

Uneven distribution of wealth

c)

People buying stocks on margin

d)

Citizens refused to pay taxes on purchased goods

32.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was responsible for trying to save the U.S. economy by enacting which of the following.

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Great Agreement

c)

Cash for Clunkers

d)

Save Now, Spend Later

33.

Which of the following nations did not join the Axis powers?

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Soviet Union

34.

Where were two atomic bombs dropped on Japan which would eventually end the war in the Pacific?

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Iwo Jima and Nagasaki

c)

Okinawa and Hiroshima

d)

Iwo Jima and Okinawa

35.

After the battle of Leyte Gulf, the Japanese began using kamikazes. These are best described as…

a)

Japanese suicide pilots used to crash into allied ships

b)

Japanese atomic weapons used during WWII

c)

Japanese tanks that fought at Iwo Jima

d)

The name for the Japanese code machine broken by allies at Midway.

36.
Invaded by the Germans in Sept. 1939?
a)
France
b)
Sweden
c)
Poland
d)
Canada
37.
Fell to the Germans in June of 1940 after just 6 weeks?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Britain
d)
France
38.
Winston Churchill led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Soviet Union
39.

Which of these was the most notorious concentration camp during World War II?

a)

Dachau

b)

Flossenburg

c)

Auschwitz

d)

Belzec

40.

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