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WorksheetsY6 Scince/History Q2 test
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which event caused the US to enter the war?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Stalingrad
d)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
2.
What event took the Japanese out of the war?
a)
Island hopping
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Battle of Britain
d)
Atomic Bombs
3.
What caused the US to enter WWII?
a)
Germany sunk US Ships
b)
Germany tired to get Mexico to turn against us
c)
Our country wanted to help fight against Japan
d)
Japan attacked a U.S. Navy base.
4.
Who won the war in 1945?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
5.
World War 2 started in
a)
1918
b)
1929
c)
1939
d)
1940
6.
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
7.
The German army invaded which country first
a)
France
b)
Switzerland
c)
Austria
d)
Poland
8.
Children were (a) out of the big cities.
9.
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
10.
Which of the following describes the "Final Solution"?
a)
dropping atomic bombs on Japan
b)
killing of the Jews
c)
secret plan to invade Poland
d)
the official end of World War 2
11.
What was Hitler's form of government during WW2?
a)
Nazism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Socialism
12.
What side did the U.S. join the war?
a)
Allies
b)
Central
c)
Axis
d)
NATO
13.
Joseph Stalin was the leader of what country?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
14.
How did the U.S. respond when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor?
a)
nothing
b)
fire attack on Tokyo
c)
dropped 2 atomic bombs
d)
invaded Japan on the groudn
15.
Who were the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany, Great Britain, and France
b)
Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
d)
Germany, Italy and the United States
16.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
17.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
18.
Who ruled as a dictator in Italy?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
19.
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
20.
D-Day refers to the day on which
a)
the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
b)
the US entered the war
c)
the Allies stage a massive invasion of France
d)
the Germans surrendere
21.
How did WW2 end?
a)
both sides agreed to peacefully resolve their differences
b)
the US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan
c)
the Germans forced the Soviets to surrender
d)
the League of Nations declared the war illegal
22.
The Battle of Britain was fought mostly
a)
on the sea
b)
in the air
c)
at Dunkirk
d)
through propaganda
23.
The Manhattan Project was
a)
the secret plan to build an atomic weapon
b)
the secret German plan to bomb New York
c)
the Japanese plan to bomb New York
d)
the American plan to build a wall around New York
24.
A new type of warfare consisting of planes, cannons, and tanks all use quickly at the same time was called
a)
Speed assult
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Operation Lightening
d)
Operation Quicksilver
25.
The Final Solution was
a)
Hitler's plan to kill Jews
b)
HItler's plan to win the war
c)
Stalin's plan to invade Germany
d)
the Allied plan to defeat Germany
26.
The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.
a)
French Revolution
b)
Machine Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Technological Revolution
27.
Until the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?
a)
They made tools, clothing, materials, and food by hand.
b)
They bought them from factories.
c)
They bought them on the Internet.
d)
They bought them from stores.
28.
Why did river travel improve during the 1800s?
a)
because of the invention of the steam engine
b)
because of the invention of stagecoaches
c)
because of the invention of the reaper
d)
because rivers were getting faster every year
29.
Look at the time line. What would be a good title for it?
a)
How the Cotton Gin Is Made
b)
How the Erie Canal Was Built
c)
Inventions from the Industrial Revolution
d)
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
30.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
31.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
32.
Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
flying shuttle
b)
spinning jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
33.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
34.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
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