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WorksheetsWorld War II Vocabulary
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
__________ was the attack that happened in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Atoll
The Black Pearl
Pearl Onion
These countries were on the ALLIED side of WWII.
Italy
Germany
Germany
Japan
Italy
France
America
China
England
Soviet Union
These countries were on the AXIS side in WWII.
United States
Japan
Italy
Germany
United States
England
Australia
Russia
France
England
_______ was president of the US during WWII.
Teddy Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
Ronald Reagan
_________ was the leader of Great Britain during WWII.
Winston Churchill
Margaret Thatcher
King Henry
Woodrow Wilson
________ was the fascist dictator of Italy during WWII.
Christopher Columbus
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Guglielmo Marconi
_______ was the German Dictator during WWII.
Adolph Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Herr Taschenrechner
Margaret Thatcher
_________ was the leader of Japan during WWII.
Chojun Miyagi
Yuko Shimizu
Masaharu Morimoto
Hideki Tojo
What is the definition of "supremacy"?
Another word for "king"
To win a challenge
To hold oneself “supreme” over others
To eat a lot of soup
A Caucasian person of German descent regarded as racially superior by the Nazis is called ____________
Aryan
An aria
Asian
Adolph
Nazis practiced ____________, or, the discrimination or hatred of Jews.
Pro-Semitism
Anti-Semitism
Semitism
religion
This image is called a __________, and was the German symbol for the Nazi party.
Cross
Ankh
Swastika
Peace Sign
The Battle of _______ in June 1942, was a naval battle where the US beat Japan; it turned the tide of war.
the Islands
Capricorn
Holiday
Midway
The invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, was a turning point in Europe; Allied troops landed in Normandy, France to free Europe. It was known as _______.
A-Day
B-Day
C-Day
D-Day
This is a picture of _________, a character created to encourage women to take factory jobs.
Rosie the Riveter
Sarah the Super
Tammy the Tough
Beverly the Brave
________ is when a scarce resource is limited, especially during times of war.
inflation
compromising
rationing
rotating
The detention centers where Japanese Americans were moved during WWII were called _________.
ranches
internment camps
prisons
call centers
_________ and ____________ were Two Japanese cities in which the US dropped atomic bombs in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and end WWII.
Shimoda and Miyazaki
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Kyoto and Osaka
Okinawa and Sapporo
VE Day stood for Victory over ________, and happened on May 8, 1945.
England
Ellis Island
El Salvador
Europe
VJ Day stood for Victory over _______, and occurred on September 2, 1945.
Japan
Jamaica
Jordan
Judaism
________ was the leader of Russia during WWII.
Benito Mussolini
Margaret Thatcher
Joseph Stalin
Adolph Hitler
