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World War II

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was apart of the Allied Powers?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Germany

2.

Who was a part of the Axis Powers?

a)

Italy

b)

USSR

c)

USA

d)

France

3.

What is the definition of isolationism?

a)

the belief that countries should not get involved in others problems; they should remain neutral

b)

the collection of weapons in order to prepare for war or armed conflict

c)

the desire to expand one's country by taking over colonies or small countries

d)

becoming friends with another country

4.

What is the definition of alliance?

a)

the belief that one's country is better than another

b)

the belief that countries should not get involved in other problems

c)

the collection of weapons in order to prepare for war

d)

becoming friends with another country

5.

What is the definition of nationalism?

a)

the belief that one’s country is better than another.

b)

the desire to expand one’s country by taking over colonies or small countries.

c)

the collection of weapons in order to prepare for war or armed conflict.

d)

the belief that countries should not get involved in other problems; they should remain neutral. 

6.

What is the definition of imperialism?

a)

the belief that countries should not get involved in other problems; they should remain neutral. 

b)

the desire to expand one’s country by taking over colonies or small countries.

c)

 the collection of weapons in order to prepare for war or armed conflict.

d)

becoming friends with another nation

7.

What event led to the U.S. joining the World War?

a)

VJ Day

b)

D-Day

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

VE Day

8.

Who is this?

a)

The Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Anne Frank

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Rosie the Riveter

9.

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

a)

a group of African American men who flew planes during WW2

b)

a group of African American nurses

c)

the men who stormed the beaches of Normandy, France

d)

the leaders in the United Nations

10.

What does VJ Day mean

a)

Violins are the Jam Day

b)

Victory for the Jam Day

c)

Victory in Japan Day

d)

Victory for Japan Day

11.

What does VE Day mean

a)

Victory in England Day

b)

Victory in Europe Day

c)

Victory for Eggs Day

d)

Victory for Everyone Day

12.

What is D-Day

a)

When Germany surrendered

b)

When Japan surrendered

c)

When the Allied Powers stormed the beaches of Normandy, France

d)

When the U.S. bombed Japanese towns

13.

What is it called when a country is run by a dictator with extreme nationalism, militarism, and imperialism?

a)

Fascism

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Imperialism

d)

Isolationism

14.

Who was the United States President during the beginning of World War II?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Winston Churchill

15.

Who was the U.S. President who dropped 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Winston Churchill

16.

Who was the U.S. General who led the attack on D-Day?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

17.

By building up Germany's military, Adolf Hitler...

a)

made money for reparations

b)

in order to keep civilians in line

c)

broke the Treaty of Versailles

d)

in order to make Germany a democracy

18.

Why was the United Nations created?

a)

to argue with other countries

b)

to ensure peace and prevent future wars

c)

to complain about other countries

d)

to make fighting more accessible

19.

Who was winning the first half of the war?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

20.

What was the turning point during the war?

a)

VJ Day

b)

D-Day

c)

VE Day

d)

Iwo Jima

21.

Why did the Allied Powers attack Iwo Jima

a)

it was the closest to us

b)

it was an important Japanese station for aircraft

c)

it was an important Japanese station for food

d)

it was the base for the Japanese army

22.

The Holocaust did NOT contain which of the following:

a)

ghettos

b)

medicine

c)

concentration camps

d)

mistreatment of Jewish individuals

23.

What happened as a result of Japan refusing to surrender?

a)

the Allies surrendered

b)

the war was over

c)

President Truman decided to drop Lil Boy and Fat Man

d)

President Truman sent more troops to fight

24.

Who was Anne Frank?

a)

a young Jewish girl hiding from Nazi soldiers

b)

a well-trained nurse

c)

an extraordinary pilot

d)

an icon for working women during the war