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World War II Vocabulary

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ was the attack that happened in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Pearl Atoll

c)

The Black Pearl

d)

Pearl Onion

2.

These countries were on the ALLIED side of WWII.

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Germany

Japan

Italy

d)

France

America

China

England

Soviet Union

3.

These countries were on the AXIS side in WWII.

a)

United States

b)

Japan

Italy

Germany

c)

United States

England

Australia

Russia

France

d)

England

4.

_______ was president of the US during WWII.

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

d)

Ronald Reagan

5.

_________ was the leader of Great Britain during WWII.

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

King Henry

d)

Woodrow Wilson

6.

________ was the fascist dictator of Italy during WWII.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Guglielmo Marconi

7.

_______ was the German Dictator during WWII.

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Herr Taschenrechner

d)

Margaret Thatcher

8.

_________ was the leader of Japan during WWII.

a)

Chojun Miyagi

b)

Yuko Shimizu

c)

Masaharu Morimoto

d)

Hideki Tojo

9.

What is the definition of "supremacy"?

a)

Another word for "king"

b)

To win a challenge

c)

To hold oneself “supreme” over others

d)

To eat a lot of soup

10.

A Caucasian person of German descent regarded as racially superior by the Nazis is called ____________

a)

Aryan

b)

An aria

c)

Asian

d)

Adolph

11.

Nazis practiced ____________, or, the discrimination or hatred of Jews.

a)

Pro-Semitism

b)

Anti-Semitism

c)

Semitism

d)

religion

12.

This image is called a __________, and was the German symbol for the Nazi party.

a)

Cross

b)

Ankh

c)

Swastika

d)

Peace Sign

13.

The Battle of _______ in June 1942, was a naval battle where the US beat Japan; it turned the tide of war.

a)

the Islands

b)

Capricorn

c)

Holiday

d)

Midway

14.

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)

A-Day

b)

B-Day

c)

C-Day

d)

D-Day

15.

This is a picture of _________, a character created to encourage women to take factory jobs.

a)

Rosie the Riveter

b)

Sarah the Super

c)

Tammy the Tough

d)

Beverly the Brave

16.

________ is when a scarce resource is limited, especially during times of war.

a)

inflation

b)

compromising

c)

rationing

d)

rotating

17.

The detention centers where Japanese Americans were moved during WWII were called _________.

a)

ranches

b)

internment camps

c)

prisons

d)

call centers

18.

_________ and ____________ were Two Japanese cities in which the US dropped atomic bombs in 1945, forcing Japan to surrender and end WWII.

a)

Shimoda and Miyazaki

b)

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

c)

Kyoto and Osaka

d)

Okinawa and Sapporo

19.

VE Day stood for Victory over ________, and happened on May 8, 1945.

a)

England

b)

Ellis Island

c)

El Salvador

d)

Europe

20.

VJ Day stood for Victory over _______, and occurred on September 2, 1945.

a)

Japan

b)

Jamaica

c)

Jordan

d)

Judaism

21.

________ was the leader of Russia during WWII.

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolph Hitler