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USII - World War II

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Following the death of Vladimir Lenin (1924) Joseph Stalin rises to power in which European nation?

a)

The Soviet Union

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Italy

2.

Stalin's Soviet Union was ruled by which style of government?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Fascism

c)

Communism

d)

Democracy

3.

Joseph Stalin's primary goal for the Soviet Union was what?

a)

Make it into an Industrial & Economic Power

b)

Make it into a beacon of Democracy

c)

Bring freedom to the Russian people

d)

Target its Jewish population

4.

A talented orator himself he rose to power in Italy in the 1920s amidst rising unemployment and inflation.

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Joseph Stalin

5.

Fascism stressed nationalism and placed the interests of the nation above those of the individual.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Treaty of Versailles had prevented this nation from forming a military and forced it to pay enormous war reparations.

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

7.

In the post WWI political environment it was this man who rose to power in Germany.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Friedrich von Steuben

d)

Paul von Hindenburg

8.

Which of the following is true of Nazism?

a)

Aimed to unite all German-speaking people

b)

Based on Extreme Nationalism

c)

Belief in "Racial Purification"

d)

All of the Above

9.

All three nations Italy, Germany, & the Soviet Union were Communist nations.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

As Japan and Germany began to invade neighboring lands the League of Nations did nothing.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following words best describes America's stance as totalitarian leaders rose to power across Europe?

a)

Outraged

b)

Aggressive

c)

Isolationist

d)

Proactive

12.

Appeasement was a word used to describe what nations like France & England were doing when Germany invaded Austria & the Sudetenland. What does it mean?

a)

Giving up Principles to pacify an aggressor

b)

Taking a hard-line stance towards aggression

c)

Aligning themselves with the most dominant nation or ally

13.

In the late 1930's what is the status of the relationship of Russia and Germany?

a)

They ignored one another

b)

They were enemies

c)

Signed a non-aggression pact

d)

They were Allies

14.

In 1940 Hitler's forces easily broke through the Maginot Line and captured which Western European power?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

15.

In 1940 he became Prime Minister of Great Britain and would lead the nation throughout World War II.

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Charles De Gaulle

16.

The primary way that the German forces attacked Great Britain was which of the following?

a)

With their Luftwaffe, or Air Force

b)

Submarines or U-boats

c)

Overland Invasion, groud troops

d)

Use of Guerilla Warfare and small invading forces

17.

The Nuremberg Laws aimed to strip which German citizens of rights?

a)

Foreigners

b)

Jewish people

c)

Democratic Voters

d)

Aryans

18.

At the head of the Nazi SS it was this man that was responsible for carrying out the "Final Solution".

a)

Joseph Goebbels

b)

Ernst Rohm

c)

Heinrich Himmler

d)

Erwin Rommel

19.

Opened in 1940, and discovered by Russian troops in 1945 it was one of the biggest Nazi death camps with an estimated 900,000+ who were killed there.

a)

Casablanca

b)

Antwerp

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Auschwitz

20.

How many Jewish people are estimated to have been killed during the Holocaust?

a)

3 Million

b)

6 Million

c)

9 Million

d)

12 Million

21.

By 1940 the "Axis Powers" consisted of which nations?

a)

The United States, Russia, & Great Britain

b)

France, Great Britain, & The United States

c)

Germany, Italy, & Japan

d)

Germany, Italy, & Russia

22.

Sonar Technology was used by the Allies as a way to combat which element of the German armed forces?

a)

Its Destroyers & Carriers

b)

The U-Boats or Submarines

c)

The Luftwaffe

d)

Its Panzer Tanks

23.

The event that truly pulls the United States into World War II is which of the following?

a)

The sinking of American commercial vessels in the Atlantic

b)

The Japanese invasion of Manchuria

c)

Hitler's Rise to Power

d)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

24.

Beginning in 1942 the Manhattan Project was working on the development of what technology?

a)

Sonar & Radar

b)

The Atomic Bomb

c)

Breaking the Enigma Code

d)

Antibiotics and Medical Advancements

25.

Meeting just weeks after Pearl Harbor Winston Churchill and FDR agreed to which kind of war strategy?

a)

A Japan First Strategy

b)

An Immediate Invasion over the English Channel

c)

A Germany First Strategy

d)

A Limited Warfare approach

26.

In 1941 Hitler's forces marches East and invaded which nation? Making them an eventual Allied Power.

a)

Poland

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

27.

Perhaps the turning point of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union came with the costly (but successful) defense of which Russian city?

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Moscow

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Kiev

28.

The first of American troops in the European Theatre came with Operation Torch or the invasion of.......

a)

France

b)

North Africa

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

29.

Perhaps the marquee moment for American troops in WWII was D-Day. What was D-Day?

a)

The Final Surrender of Germany

b)

The overthrow of Benito Mussolini and the capture of Italy

c)

A Successful beach landing of Troops on Okinawa

d)

A Successful beach landing on the French coast of Normandy

30.

In the end which country was given the right to capture Berlin?

a)

The United States

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

The Soviet Union

31.

Which of the following most accurately describes Kamikaze fighters?

a)

Suicide Bombers

b)

Airplanes with Devastating Firepower

c)

Ships with Devastating Firepower

d)

Skilled Code Breakers

32.

This famous photograph was taken after which American victory in the Pacific?

a)

Midway

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Okinawa

d)

Hiroshima

33.

How many Atomic Bombs were dropped by the Americans to end WWII?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

None, it was threatened

34.

At the Yalta Conference in Feb of 1945, Joseph Stalin favored which end game for Germany at the conclusion of the war?

a)

A peaceful return to democracy

b)

A Harsh Occupation by the Russians

c)

An American Occupation

d)

To simply remain uninvolved

35.

Over 200 Nazi Party officials, military officers, and Government Ministers were charged with war crimes after the war. Where did they take place?

a)

Berlin

b)

Auschwitz

c)

Nuremberg

d)

London

36.

Following the end of WWII American forces began a 7 year occupation of which nation?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

Korea