WorksheetsWWII pre-assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which THREE of these countries were the main Allies fighting against the Axis powers?
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Denmark
Italy
The "second front" on the beaches of Normandy in France allowed the Allies to...
win the war by attacking France from the west.
attack Germany from the west at the same time as from the east.
ramp up the war against Italy as well as Germany.
fight Japan & Germany at the same time.
The United States carried on an "island-hopping" campaign to...
get close enough to mainland Japan to take over.
reach the Soviet Union from the east.
cause fewer casualties than a land war would.
sneak up on Hitler from the sea.
What outcome did US President Truman hope to AVOID by dropping atomic bombs on Japan?
A negotiated peace settlement with Japan like the Treaty of Versailles with Germany in WWI.
American troops would suffer heavy casualties invading the Japanese homeland.
The Soviet Union would invade Japan & set up a communist government there.
What event ended the war in the Pacific?
the D-Day landing at Normandy
the arrest of Mussolini
the capture of Iwo Jima & Okinawa
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
[p4] The period of political tension between the United States & Soviet Union that followed World War II is known as the...
Hint: Two words, bolded in the text.
(a)
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
The Allies consisted of......
Japan, Germany, and America
America, France, and Australia
America, U.S.S.R, and Britain
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
Which of the following options is NOT a cause of WW2?
Treaty of Versailles
The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party
The Holocaust
Japanese Expansionism
The Treaty of Versailles ...
was imposed upon Germany after WW1
forced a heavy burden of reparations to France and Britain
caused Germany to lose territory
all of the above
Which of the following is NOT true of fascism?
All aspects of society are controlled by the government (totalitarianism).
No opposition or protests are tolerated.
Glorifies the state and its mythical past.
Gives every citizen a say in the future of their country.
The fascist leader of Italy from 1922 onwards was ...
Luciano Pavarotti
Vito Corleone
Benito Mussolini
Ugo Cavallero
What IB criteria are you being assessed on for this unit?
A and D
B and C
C and D
A and C
What is your teacher's name for humanities?
Tr. Will
Tr. Bill
Tr. Chill
Tr. Jill
Who is in this GIF?
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Franklin Roosevelt
Who is in this GIF?
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Who is in this GIF?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who is in this GIF?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hideki Tojo
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchhill
When was the Second World War?
1939-1945
1942-1950
1937-1946
1919-1945
