WorksheetsEurope At War Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
1. Why would a country join an alliance?
A. UNITE FOR A COMMON CAUSE AND TO RECEIVE SUPPORT IF ATTACKED
B. THEY WANTED TO ATTACK GERMANY
C. TO GAIN NEW TERRITORIES
D. TO PROVIDE AID TO WAR-TORN COUNTRIES
2. What incident started World War I?
a. The assassination of the King of Austria-Hungary
b. The assassination of Gavrilo Princip
c. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
d. The assassination of Sophie
3. In World War I, which country fought on the side of Germany?
a. Serbia
b. Russia
c. Austria-Hungary
d. France
4. Why did the United States finally join in and declare war against Germany in World War I?
a. The United States had an alliance with Britain
b. Germany sunk the Lusitania and tried to involve Mexico
c. Germany attacked Cuba
d. The United States wanted to take over Germany’s territories
5. What did the Treaty of Versailles require of Germany?
a. Required Germany to release the Jews from Concentration Camps
b. Accept blame for WWI and pay $33 Billion in damages
c. Made Germany join the Soviet Union
d. Germans had to provide a defense for the rest of Europe
6. What incident started World War II?
a. Germany invaded Poland
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Germany attacked Serbia
Germany bombed London
7. Why did the majority of Germans support Hitler?
a. Hitler was very wealthy and bought his votes
b. The Germans were angry about the slow growth of the Nazi Party
c. The Germans were angry about the threat of another war
d. The Germans thought he would help the German economy recover from WWI
8. One of the main purposes of Hitler Youth was to provide a new supply of __.
a. Fast swimmers
b. Good students
c. Soldiers
d. Workers
9. What was the Holocaust?
a. The mass killing of millions of Jews
b. A major WWII battle
c. Where Hitler lived
d. The name of the camps where Jews were sent during WWII
10. Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?
a. Because of the trade embargo the US had on Japan
b. Because Japan wanted Hawaii
c. Because Japan needed the resources found in Hawaii
d. Because the United States had attacked them at Hiroshima
11. In World War II, which country fought on the side of Germany?
a. Soviet Union
b. Japan
c. United Kingdom
France
12. The ____________ was created to provide aid to countries of Western Europe and may also have prevented economic depression or political instability.
a. Treaty of Versailles
b. The Marshall Plan
c. NATO
d. Holocaust
13. Why was NATO formed?
a. Provide financial aid to war-torn countries in Europe
b. To provide a defense alliance for Western Europe, the United States, and Canada
c. Prevent Eastern European citizens from traveling outside their countries
d. NATO created needed jobs for support the European economy
14. What event ended WWII?
a. Treaty of Versailles
b. Marshall Plan
c. US drops atomic bombs on Japan
NATO
15. What was the name given to the group of countries in WWII that included Germany?
a. Central Powers
b. Bad Guys
c. Axis Powers
d. Allies
16. Place the following events in sequence: A) Treaty of Versailles; B) Six million Jews are murdered; C) Hitler comes to power.
a. A, C, B
b. A, B, C
c. C, A, B
d. B, A, C
Use your knowledge of social studies and the following choices of events to complete the timeline. Not all choices will be used.
What event belongs in 17?
a. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b. Treaty of Versailles
c. Nato Formed
d. Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Use your knowledge of social studies and the following choices of events to complete the timeline. Not all choices will be used.
What event belongs in 18?
a. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b. Treaty of Versailles
c. Hitler Invades Poland
d. Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Use your knowledge of social studies and the following choices of events to complete the timeline. Not all choices will be used.
What event belongs in 19?
a. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b. Treaty of Versailles
c. Hitler Invades Poland
d. Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Use your knowledge of social studies and the following choices of events to complete the timeline. Not all choices will be used.
What event belongs in 20?
a. Treaty of Versailles
b. NATO Formed
c. Hitler Invades Poland
d. Bombing of Pearl Harbor
21. The document is asking people to
a. Join the army
b. Help the war effort by saving food
c. Cooperate with their neighbors
d. Move to the city
22. What are people being asked to conserve?
a. Coffee
b. Wheat
c. Ammunition
d. Milk
23. What was the result of the document above?
a. The treaty pulled Europe together causing the European Union.
b. The treaty was enforced and the conflict ended with Germany winning the war.
c. The treaty was the leading cause of World War I.
d. The treaty was somewhat enforced thus leading to a major cause of World War II
24. What caused the Cold War to happen?
a. A long period of freezing temperatures across Europe
b. A buildup of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII
c. Germany invading Poland
d. The attack on Pearl Harbor
25. What was the Iron Curtain?
a. A metal curtain that the Soviet Union used for protection
b. A defense agreement between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
c. A wall between eastern and western Europe
d. An imaginary political boundary that separated eastern and western Europe
