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world war II study guide 5th grade

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a ruler who has total control of a country and its people.

a)

president

b)

dictator

c)

preist

d)

prime minister

2.

the government controls the economy, culture, and all parts of peoples lives.

a)

racism

b)

aggression

c)

fascism

d)

kamikaze

3.

the idea that one race, or group of people is better than other races

a)

fascism

b)

racism

c)

kamikaze

d)

rations

4.

the act of attacking without being provoked

a)

aggression

b)

kamikaze

c)

rations

d)

fascism

5.

powerful bomb that can destroy an entire city

a)

pipe bomb

b)

lead bomb

c)

atomic bomb

d)

time bomb

6.

the limit on the amount of some goods civilians can have

a)

holocaust

b)

kamikaze

c)

racism

d)

rations

7.

nickname given to the many women who worked in jobs that only men had held before.

a)

rosie the riveter

b)

adolf hitler

c)

eleanor roosevelt

d)

joseph stalin

8.

the killing of approximately 6 million jews during WWII

a)

kamikaze

b)

rations

c)

racism

d)

holocaust

9.

a place where large numbers of people are held prisoner and forced to work

a)

atomic camps

b)

homeless camps

c)

concentration camps

d)

benito camps

10.

means divine wind and was the japanese way of fighting

a)

aggression

b)

hirohito

c)

rations

d)

kamikaze

11.

U.S. president from 1933-1945 (allies)

a)

George Washington

b)

Franklin D Roosevelt

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Harry S Truman

12.

leader of the soviet union (allies)

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Hirohito

d)

Benito Mussolini

13.

prime minister of great britain (allies)

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Hirohito

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Winston Churchill

14.

president of the U.S. from 1945-1953 (allies)

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

George Washington

c)

Harry S Truman

d)

Abraham Lincoln

15.

dictator of germany (axis)

a)

Hirohito

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

16.

emperor of japan (axis)

a)

Stalin

b)

Hitler

c)

Truman

d)

Hirohito

17.

fascist ruler of italy (axis)

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Hirohito

d)

Benito Mussolini

18.

part of the united nations, helped write the universal declaration of human rights

a)

rosie the riveter

b)

eleanor roosevelt

c)

benito mussolini

d)

joseph stalin

19.

not just one person but a group of people. a nickname given for the women who took over the jobs that men held before the war

a)

eleanor roosevelt

b)

joseph stalin

c)

tuskegee airmen

d)

rosie the riveter

20.

african american pilots who flew successful missions over italy

a)

rosie the riveter

b)

tuskegee airmen

c)

stalin

d)

hirohito

21.

what is the letter J

a)

pearl harbor, Hawaii

b)

Kitty hawk, North Carolina

c)

The chisolm trail

d)

chicago, illinois

22.

what is the letter B

a)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

b)

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

c)

Chicago, Illinois

d)

the chisolm trail

23.

what is the letter H

a)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

b)

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

c)

The Chisolm Trail

d)

Chicago, Illinois

24.

what is the letter E

a)

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

b)

The Chisolm trail

c)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

d)

Chicago, Illinios

25.

what is the letter F

a)

Chicago, Illinois

b)

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

c)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

d)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

26.

the money earned for doing a job or service

a)

income

b)

outcome

c)

pension

d)

cash app

27.

what you give up when you decide to do or have something else

a)

challange

b)

opportunity cost

c)

victory

d)

income killer

28.

a place where Nazi soldiers held prisoners who were forced to work, were beaten, and killed

a)

empire

b)

convent camp

c)

concentration camp

d)

jail

29.

what was the treaty of versailles

a)

the treaty that ended WWI

b)

the treaty that started WWI

c)

a piece of paper

d)

a tank

30.

what major invasion occurred on june 6, 1944

a)

D day

b)

VE day

c)

VJ day

d)

S day

31.

when the allies worked together in the largest land invasion in history

a)

VE day

b)

D day

c)

VJ day

32.

when was D-Day

a)

april 4, 1933

b)

July 11, 1923

c)

June 6, 1944

33.

what major event caused the U.S. to enter WWII

a)

attack on pearl harbor

b)

holocaust

c)

attack of the twin towers

d)

attack on mussolini

34.

VE Day (Victory in Europe Day)

a)

the day germany surrendered

b)

attack of george washington

c)

killing of hitler

d)

attack on pearl harbor

35.

when was VE day

a)

august 1993

b)

april 1952

c)

march 1944

d)

may 1945

36.

VJ Day (Victory over Japan)

a)

august 14, 1944

b)

april 15, 1932

c)

may 17, 1988

d)

june 5, 1946

37.

what island was fought over for five weeks in a fierce battle, so the allies could use it to attack Japan

a)

Alaska

b)

Iceland

c)

Hawaii

d)

Iwo Jima

38.

what was created to settle problems between countries peacefully and to work for human rights

a)

United States

b)

Conflict house

c)

Rations

d)

United Nations