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World War II Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?

a)

direct involvement

b)

aid to Axis Powers

c)

supported Japan

d)

isolationism

2.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

3.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

4.

Which brought an end to the Great Depression?

a)

Organized labor unions

b)

America’s involvement in World War II

c)

Entrance of women into the workforce

d)

Conservation and rationing of resources

5.

The event that occurred in the cities on the map is significant

because

a)

it marked the turning point of World War II in the Atlantic

b)

it was where Japan hid its weapons of mass destruction

c)

it forced Japan to surrender and ended World War II

d)

it marked the turning point for the war in Eastern Europe

6.

Effect: Turning point of the war in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of Britain

7.

What effect did World War II have on race relations in America?

a)

Many Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps

b)

Discrimination against African Americans came to an end

c)

German Americans were forced into concentration camps

d)

Japanese Americans were prohibited from serving in the military

8.
Which country was first invaded by Germany?
a)
France
b)
Sudentland 
c)
Belgium
d)
Poland
9.

Who was Benito Mussolini?

a)

The dictator of France during WWII

b)

The dictator of Germany during WWII

c)

The dictator of Italy during WWII

d)

The dictator of Russia during WWII

10.

Adolf Hitler was the leader of what political party?

a)

The Nazi (National Socialist) party in Germany.

b)

The NRA (National Republicans of Ireland) in Ireland.

c)

The Fascist party in Italy.

d)

The Communist Party in the Soviet Union.

11.

Who was the leader that brought Communism to power in the USSR (Soviet Union)?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Winston Churchill

12.

The ____ was unable to stop aggressive imperialism in the 1930s due to having no army.

a)

"United Nations"

b)

"League of Nations"

c)

"Triple Alliance"

d)

"Triple Entente"

13.

Europeans allowing Italy and Germany to expand militarily and grab territory was called-

a)

"Appeasement"

b)

"Reconciliation"

c)

"Reparation"

d)

"Regret"

14.

The Axis alliance was comprised of-

a)

"Britain, France, U.S.S.R"

b)

"Germany, Italy, Japan"

c)

"U.S.S.R, Germany, Britain"

d)

"Japan, United States, China"

15.
Which event caused the US to declare war on Japan?
a)
The invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939
b)
The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
c)
The surrender of France on June 7, 1940
d)
Japan capturing the Phillipines on March 3, 1942
16.

Who was the dictator of Germany?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Emperor Hirohito

17.

Who was the leader of Japan during World War II?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Emperor Hirohito

18.

World War II in Europe started in ________

a)

1919

b)

1939

c)

1940

d)

1945

19.

The ____________ Policy was used to give in to Hitler's demands.

a)

Appeasement

b)

Pleasing

c)

Surrender

d)

Peace

20.

The Prime Minister of Britain during the pre-WWII period was Neville __________________.

a)

Chamberlain

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Churchill

d)

Truman

21.

The Prime Minister of Britain during the pre-WWII period was Neville __________________.

a)

Chamberlain

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Churchill

d)

Truman

22.

To pay the debt for war reparations, Germany printed more money which made their money

a)

more valuable

b)

keep its value

c)

worthless

d)

all of these

23.
The U.S. Navy sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers at this battle.
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Stalingrad
c)
Midway
d)
Invasion of Normandy
24.
This battle's code name was Operation Overlord.
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Invasion of Sicily
c)
Invasion of Normandy
d)
Midway
25.
December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy" refers to what event?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Start of WWII
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
The Holocaust 
26.
The following countries were Allies EXCEPT...
a)
USA
b)
Great Britain
c)
Italy
d)
France
27.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
28.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
29.
What president made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II?      
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
John F. Kennedy
30.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the 2 cities bombed with the Atomic bomb?
a)
True
b)
False
31.
WWII began when _____. 
a)
when Spain sunk the U.S Maine 
b)
when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
c)
when the stock market crashed.
d)
when Hitler(germany) invaded Poland.
32.
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of American pilots who flew many missions during World War II. They were good pilots who earned a great deal of recognition, but were also unique in the military because they were
a)
Japanese Americans
b)
Asian Americans
c)
African Americans
d)
Mexican Americans
33.
Why was the D-Day invasion in June 1944 important to the outcome of World War II?    
a)
It stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe.
b)
It forced Italy to surrender
c)
It opened a new Allied front in Europe.
d)
It avoided the use of atomic weapons.
34.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
35.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
36.

Holocaust

a)

Another name for WWII

b)

The murder of approximately six million Jews and millions of other groups targeted by the Nazis and their collaborators.

c)

The internment of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

37.
What was the "Final Solution"? 
a)
Hitler's plan to murder all Jews in Europe
b)
The end product of any math problem
c)
A separate homeland for Jews in Palestine
d)
Hitler's plan to get elected
38.
Auschwitz is _
a)
a German military base.
b)
concentration/death camp.
c)
A synagogue 
d)
Jewish Church
39.
Hatred against Jewish people is called...
a)
Anti-Judiaism
b)
Anti-Semitic 
c)
Racism 
d)
Hasidic Jew-Jitsu
40.
What is Hitler's party called?
a)
Holocaust
b)
Genocide
c)
Nazis
d)
Germans
41.
What is the Jewish symbol called?
a)
Swastika
b)
Star of David
c)
Golden Star
d)
Cross
42.
What is a genocide?
a)
Being prejudice against Jews
b)
Killing a large group of people
c)
The Nazi military
d)
A place where people are imprisoned

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