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World War 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did World War 2 start?

a)

1918

b)

1929

c)

1939

d)

1940

2.

In which group of powers was France in

a)

The Axis powers

b)

The Allied powers

c)

The Nazi powers

d)

None of the above

3.

Which group of powers did Italy belong to

a)

The Axis powers

b)

The Allied powers

c)

The Nazi powers

d)

None of the above

4.

Who was the British leader at the beginning of the War?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

5.

By the end of June 1940, Hitler had invaded

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Russia

d)

Poland

6.

Women helped the war effort by

a)

Working in ammunition factories

b)

Working on farms

c)

Driving and repairing vehicles

d)

All of the above

7.
Which of the following was the leader of Japan's dictatorial government during the 1930s and 1940s?
a)

Adolf Hitler

b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Stalin
8.

In a show of Appeasement, the Munich Agreement allowed -

a)

Germany to take the Sudetenland

b)

Germany to not take any more land

c)

Czechoslovakia to decide whether Germany gets the Sudetenland or not

d)

France to surrender to Germany

9.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
10.

The Allies consisted of......

a)

Japan, Germany, and America

b)

America, France, and Australia

c)

America, U.S.S.R, and Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii

11.
The United States entered World War II as a direct result of what?
a)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The invasion and division of France
c)
The invasion and division of Poland
d)
Attacks on U.S. ships in the Atlantic
12.
The president of the United States during most of WWII.
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry Truman
13.
The Italian dictator during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
14.
This country was neutral at the beginning of WWII.
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
United States
15.
Dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolph Hitler
16.

What was the purpose of this flyer?

a)

To encourage women to join the US Army

b)

To encourage women to join the workforce

c)

To encourage women to ration supplies like gas and coffee

17.

Who was the Prime Minister of Italy from 1922-1943?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

18.

Which term BEST describes the German tactic for attacking Poland?

a)

Appeasement

b)

IL Duce

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Fuhrer

19.

The Treaty of Versailles ...

a)

was imposed upon Germany after WW1

b)

forced a heavy burden of reparations to France and Britain

c)

caused Germany to lose territory

d)

all of the above

20.

Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 promising ...

a)

to fight against communism and take land for Germany from the Soviet Union.

b)

to make a peace deal with Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union.

c)

to fight communists across western Europe.

d)

to govern alongside the German communists.

21.

The most significant example of Allied appeasement of Nazi Germany prior to World War 2 ...

a)

when Germany sent troops into the Rhineland and France did nothing to stop it.

b)

was when Hitler demanded that Czechoslovakia cede the Sudetenland to Germany, and Britain and France agreed to his demands.

c)

when Hitler ordered that his military forces be built up beyond the limits mandated in the Treaty of Versailles, and the Allies did nothing.

d)

when Germany annexed Austria and the Allies did nothing.