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World History: Unit 10 World War II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the event in Germany was know as the "Night of Broken Glass", where the Nazi Party organized attacks on German Jews?

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Battle of Berlin

2.

This was the Nazi program for exterminating or killing off all of the Jews.

a)

The Holocaust

b)

V-E Day

c)

D-Day

d)

Communism

3.

This city in the Soviet Union was the site of a battle that was the turning point of the Eastern Front; the extremely cold winter played a huge roll in the outcome.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Verdansk

d)

Cherbourg

4.

This form of government is where one person or group has TOTAL control over all parts of daily life:

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Democracy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Patriarchy

5.

What was the major tool that fascist dictators used to keep support from their people by giving them false information? (This included posters, radio, t.v, etc.)

a)

Propaganda

b)

Police Forces

c)

Free Speech

d)

Government Rationing

6.

This was the massive land invasion of Normandy by the Allies. It was a major turning point on the Western front. Codenamed "Operation Overlord"

a)

D-Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

V-J Day

d)

Armistice Day

7.

This was the day when victory was declared in Europe, after the fall of Berlin. This ended fighting in the European Theater.

a)

V-E Day

b)

V-J Day

c)

D-Day

d)

victory was never declared in Europe

8.

This was the day when victory was declared over Japan. This day came after Japan surrendered due to the dropping of the Atomic Bombs.

a)

V-J Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D-Day

d)

Victory was never declared in Japan

9.

Who was the Communist leader of the Soviet Union?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

10.

Who was the Fascist leader of Italy?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

11.

Who was the Fascist leader of Germany?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

12.

What were the names of the two cities on which the Atomic Bombs were dropped

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo and Osaka

c)

Kyoto and Sapporo

d)

Fukuoka and Yokohama

13.

What kind of government did Germany have before Hitler came to power?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Communist Republic

d)

Monarchy

14.

This was a surprise attack by Japan on the United States, this led to the United States joining WWII.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Midway

c)

Okinawa

d)

Iwo Jima

15.

These were the trials that punished the Nazi Leaders for their crimes during WWII and The Holocaust.

a)

Nuremberg Trials

b)

Mock Trials

c)

Mi Lai Trials

d)

Salem Trials

16.

Who were the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

b)

United States, France, England, and Soviet Union

17.

Who were the Allied Powers?

a)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

b)

United States, France, England, and Soviet Union

18.

What action started the War in Europe?

a)

Germany invades Poland

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Dropping of the Atomic Bomb

d)

Sinking of the Lusitania

19.

What action started the War in the Pacific?

a)

Germany invades Poland

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Dropping of the Atomic Bomb

d)

Sinking of the Lusitania

20.

While he was in jail, Hitler wrote a book outlining his political ideology. What was the name of the book?

a)

Mein Kampf

b)

The Glorious Revolution

c)

The Communist Manifesto

d)

Fascism for Dummies