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WW2 Major Events

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these was the location of a battle between the Japanese and the US Marines, which was part of a campaign to get US troops closer to Japan?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

D-Day

d)

VE Day

e)

VJ Day

2.

This was the day that Americans and Europeans celebrated Germany's surrender.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

D-Day

d)

VE Day

e)

VJ Day

3.

Which of these was the Japanese city where the first atomic bomb ever used in war was dropped?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Nagasaki

e)

Holocaust

4.

Which of these is the day that Japan surrendered?

a)

D-Day

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

VE Day

d)

VJ Day

e)

Holocaust

5.

This was the horrible time when millions of Jews were killed by Hitler's Nazis.

a)

D-Day

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

VE Day

d)

VJ Day

e)

Holocaust

6.

This was a surprise attack by Japan on December 7, 1941 in Hawaii.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Nagasaki

e)

Holocaust

7.

What was the Japanese city where the 2nd atomic bomb was dropped, causing Japan to finally surrender?

a)

Poland

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Nagasaki

e)

Pearl Harbor

8.

This was the largest sea invasion in history, which took place in Normandy, France.

a)

D-Day

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

VE Day

d)

VJ Day

e)

Holocaust

9.

What was Pearl Harbor?

a)

Roosevelts Home

b)

US Naval Base

c)

Tourist destination

d)

The center of the US Government

10.

What state is Pearl Harbor in?

a)

Virginia

b)

Hawaii

c)

Great Britain

d)

Pennsylvania

11.

What do Hiroshima and Nagasaki have in common? (Check ALL that apply.)

a)

They were cities in Japan.

b)

They were locations of atomic bombings.

c)

They are countries in Asia.

d)

They both can be found on the Atlantic Ocean.