WorksheetsWorld War II Final Test
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which nation's currency lost any and all value by the mid 20's?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Great Britain
d)
Russia
2.
What is a totalitarian government?
a)
A government that exerts complete control over its citizens.
b)
A government that acts with total detachment from its citizens.
c)
A government that utilizes a market economy.
d)
A government that utilizes a communist economy.
3.
Which dictator was head of the Nazi party and ruler of Germany?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Benito Mussolini
4.
Which dictator ruled Japan while Emperor Hirohito became a figurehead?
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Stalin
5.
Which dictator developed the Soviet Union into an industrial power?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Benito Mussolini
6.
Which dictator aimed to re-establish Italy as a world power?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Adolf Hitler
7.
What is fascism?
a)
A philosophy that stresses nationalism and places the interests of the state above those of individuals.
b)
A philosophy that emphasizes the importance of individual rights and interests above the government.
c)
A philosophy that focuses on strict economic requirements and sanctions.
d)
A philosophy that stresses free economic trade and production.
8.
What were Mussolini's followers that helped him take power called?
a)
"Black Shirts"
b)
"White Shirts"
c)
"White Collars"
d)
"Black Ties"
9.
What is Nazism?
a)
An extreme form of nationalism; promoted racial "purification."
b)
Simply a different word for nationalism.
c)
A new type of economic ideology promoted by the Nazi party.
d)
An extreme form of nationalism; promoted a socialist economy.
10.
What was the title of Adolf Hitler's book?
a)
Mein Kampf
b)
The Diary of Adolf Hitler
c)
The Communist Manifesto
d)
Mein Leben
11.
What name for Hitler's private army helped inspire a Star Wars name?
a)
Stormtroopers
b)
Clones
c)
Jedi
d)
Vaders
12.
What was Hitler's idea of a "perfect race;" blue-eyed and blond-haired?
a)
Aryans
b)
Caucasians
c)
Germans
d)
Europeans
13.
How many people died at the hands of Stalin's government and power?
a)
8 to 13 Million
b)
4 to 6 Million
c)
2 to 3 Million
d)
A few hundred thousand.
14.
What was the Third Reich?
a)
Hitler's new German government that replaced a democratic republic.
b)
A special sub-section of the Nazi army.
c)
Mussolini's new Italian government that replaced a democratic republic.
d)
Hitler's new plan for an expansion of Germany's lands.
15.
What ideology emphasized the importance of a strong military?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Fascism
16.
What change took place in Japan's government during the 1930s?
a)
The military overthrew the government and took control.
b)
A military general was voted in as emperor.
c)
There was no change; the emperor continued in his role.
d)
The government was reformed and a new era of democracy began.
17.
Where did Civil War break out at this time?
a)
Spain
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Germany
18.
What Chinese providence did Japan seize in 1931?
a)
Manchuria
b)
Mongolia
c)
Tibet
d)
Xinjiang
19.
What African nation did Italy invade in the mid 1930's?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Egypt
c)
South Africa
d)
Chad
20.
How did the League of Nations respond to imperialistic movements of fascist nations?
a)
They did little, if anything, to stop them.
b)
They swiftly brought those nations to justice.
c)
They tried numerous measures but fell short.
d)
They expanded their sanctioning powers.
21.
Which newly formed nation, which was also Hitler's homeland, did Germany seize without opposition in 1938?
a)
Austria
b)
Hungary
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
France
22.
Which British politician appeased Hitler by signing the Munich Agreement?
a)
Neville Chamberlain
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Edouard Daladier
d)
Herbert Hoover
23.
Which nation signed a pact with Germany to help support their invasion of Poland?
a)
Russia or Soviet Union
b)
Czechoslovakia
c)
Great Britain
d)
Japan
24.
What does "Luftwaffe" mean?
a)
Air weapon
b)
Lightning war
c)
Careful invasion
d)
Soft pastry
25.
What strategy, meaning "lightning war," is defined by rapid, overwhelming use of military force by surprise?
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Luftwaffe
c)
Austwurst
d)
Wilhelm
26.
What was the result of Germany's invasion of Poland?
a)
The beginning of World War II.
b)
The end of World War II.
c)
Again, little to no action by the League of Nations.
d)
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
27.
What was a slang term the Germans came up with as they waited for action and orders?
a)
"Sitzkrieg"
b)
"Waitzkrieg"
c)
"Luftwait"
d)
"Loitering"
28.
What beach were British and French soldiers trapped on after Germany's advance on France?
a)
Dunkirk
b)
Calais
c)
Saint-Tropez
d)
Nice
29.
What was the Battle of Britain?
a)
A German attack, primarily by aerial bombing, of Great Britain, especially London.
b)
???
30.
What new technology aided Great Britain in their homeland fight against Germany?
a)
Radar
b)
Sonar
c)
Tanks
d)
Machine Guns
31.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
The systematic murder of 6 Million Jews across Europe, as well as 5 million other "non-Aryans."
b)
The nights Nazi soldiers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, etc.
c)
Nazi propaganda that included stormtroopers and Adolf Hitler.
d)
Hitler's idea for a new government that would last for a hundred years.
32.
What is Anti-Semitism?
a)
Hatred of Jewish peoples.
b)
Hatred of German peoples.
c)
Campaigns against Israel.
d)
General racism.
33.
What symbol were Jewish people required to wear in Germany?
a)
The Star of David
b)
The Cross
c)
The Cresent Moon
d)
The Hammer and Sickle
34.
What was the Kristallnacht, or "Night of Broken Glass?"
a)
The nights Nazi soldiers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, etc.
b)
The systematic murder of 6 Million Jews across Europe, as well as 5 million other "non-Aryans."
c)
The night that Adolf Hitler and his stormtroopers trashed the German government buildings and set them on fire.
d)
The night that Adolf Hitler took control in Germany and Germans rioted in the streets.
35.
What Jewish peoples were most readily allowed into the United States as refugees?
a)
"Persons of exceptional merit;" Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, etc.
b)
Any and all refugees were welcomed.
c)
"Persons of worst condition;" Anne Frank, Elie Wiesel, etc.
d)
No refugees at all were ever welcomed.
36.
What was Hitler's "Final Solution?"
a)
Genocide of all Non-Aryans, specifically Jews.
b)
The seizing of Israel.
c)
An attack on the United States.
d)
Limited attacks on Jewish peoples.
37.
What types of people were targeted in Hitler's "Final Solution?"
a)
Jews, gypsies, Freemasons, Jehovah's Witnesses
b)
Only Jews.
c)
Jews, Christians, Muslims, Etc.
d)
Anyone living in the Eastern regions of Germany.
38.
What was the name for Hitler's Nazi death squads?
a)
Security squadrons, or "S.S."
b)
The Gestapo
c)
Nazis
d)
"Useful Idiots"
39.
What were Jewish "ghettos?"
a)
Poor, overcrowded areas that were guarded by Nazis.
b)
Low-income housing areas across Germany.
c)
One specific community in Munich.
d)
Jewish people seen as the least "desireable."
40.
What were concentration camps?
a)
Prison camps where "non-Aryans," mostly Jews, were malnourished and worked to death.
b)
???
41.
What were Chelmno and Auschwitz, along with other similar establishments?
a)
Death camps.
b)
Concentration camps.
c)
German cities.
d)
Nazi bases.
42.
What was the United States response to the "Final Solution" initially?
a)
They didn't have much information on what was really happening, and it was one of several concerns.
b)
They didn't seem to care, despite the widespread reporting of all factors involved.
c)
Some groups supported it because of their Anti-Semetic views and beliefs.
d)
They declared their intention to join the war against Germany.
43.
Which long-held United States belief prevented their involvement at the start of World War II?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Militarism
d)
Alliances
44.
What nation did the Unites States aid with shipments of guns in 1940?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
45.
The alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan was known as what?
a)
The Axis Powers
b)
The Allies
c)
The Central Powers
d)
The Triumverate
46.
What act registered 16 Million U.S. men for the military in 1940?
a)
The Selective Training and Service Act
b)
The Nationality Act
c)
The Neutrality Act
d)
The Social Security Act
47.
What were German submarines often called?
a)
U-Boats
b)
W-Boats
c)
V-Boats
d)
Luftwaffe
48.
What were the United States, Great Britain, and France called during World War II?
a)
The Allies
b)
The Axis Powers
c)
The Central Powers
d)
The Western Powers
49.
Who was Hirohito?
a)
Japan's figurehead emperor.
b)
Japan's forceful military leader.
c)
A low-ranking Japanese soldier.
d)
A Japanese fighter pilot.
50.
What Japanese attack on the United States sparked U.S. involvement in the war?
a)
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Invasion of Manchuria
c)
The attack on the RMS Lusitania
d)
The attack on the U.S.S. Maine
51.
For what did the acronym W.A.A.C. stand?
a)
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
b)
Water and Air Army Corps
c)
Women in America Association and Corporation
d)
Women's Armistice in America Coalition
52.
How were women in the W.A.C. and W.A.S.P. able to contribute to the war effort?
a)
In many ways; as nurses, radio operators, and pilots.
b)
In few ways; they were limited to manufacturing supplies.
c)
Those organizations were only pandering; women weren't allowed to help.
d)
These organizations put women on the front lines.
53.
Which minority group was allowed to see combat for the first time in 1943?
a)
African-Americans
b)
Mexicans
c)
Japanese
d)
Women
54.
What was the Office of War Information, or OWI?
a)
An agency responsible for propaganda to support the war effort.
b)
An agency tasked with vetting media outlets for accurate information.
c)
An agency that didn't really see much action until the Vietnam War.
d)
An agency that enlisted citizens to run radio stations.
55.
What was internment?
a)
The United States' confinement of thousands of Japanese-Americans to prison camps.
b)
The systematic murder of 6 Million Jews across Europe, as well as 5 million other "non-Aryans."
c)
The United States' policy of not interfering with conflicts outside of the U.S.
d)
Nazi propaganda that included stormtroopers and Adolf Hitler.
56.
What key battle between Germans and Russians took place in a large Russian city?
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Volga
c)
Moscow
d)
St. Petersburg
57.
What was D-Day?
a)
An attack on German lines by 3 million allied troops; the largest land-sea invasion in history.
b)
The day that the Japanese military invaded Manchuria in China.
c)
An attack on Poland by Nazi forces in an effort to expand their land.
d)
The systematic murder of 6 Million Jews across Europe, as well as 5 million other "non-Aryans."
58.
Which future president led the D-Day invasion?
a)
Dwight "Ike" D. Eisenhower
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Gerald Ford
59.
What name is most commonly associated with the location of D-Day?
a)
Normandy
b)
Calais
c)
Dunkirk
d)
Munich
60.
What were "kamikaze" attacks by Japanese pilots?
a)
Suicide attacks; they crashed their planes into ships.
b)
Also known as "lightning war;" rapid attacks with massive forces.
c)
Prolonged flights over locations to drop numerous explosives.
d)
Classical Samurai attacks in close-quarters.
61.
Who were "code-talkers?"
a)
Navajo nation Native Americans who utilized the Navajo language for secure U.S. military communication.
b)
???
62.
Which heavily defended island was largely important to the U.S. effort against Japan?
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Tokyo
c)
Kyushu
d)
Honshu
63.
How many terms did FDR serve, a record that won't be broken due to refined rules?
a)
Four terms
b)
Three terms
c)
Two terms
d)
Five terms
64.
What conference had mixed results in resolving Allied conflicts?
a)
The Yalta Conference
b)
The Munich Conference
c)
The Kyoto Conference
d)
The London Conference
65.
What happened to Hitler after the war in Europe was ended?
a)
He and his wife killed themselves.
b)
He was imprisoned for the rest of his life.
c)
He fled to Argentina.
d)
He resolved conflicts with Russia.
66.
What was the "Manhattan Project?"
a)
The secret development of the Atomic Bomb.
b)
The secret development of the machine gun.
c)
The secret development of an advanced submarine.
d)
A rebuiliding effort in war-torn areas of the United States.
67.
Which Japanese city was bombed first, with a bomb code-named "Little Boy?"
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Tokyo
c)
Nagasaki
d)
Iwo Jima
68.
When Japan failed to surrender, what second city was bombed with the "Fat Man" bomb?
a)
Nagasaki
b)
Hiroshima
c)
Kyoto
d)
Iwo Jima
69.
What new international body replaced the old League of Nations?
a)
The United Nations
b)
NATO
c)
None, the League of Nations continued.
d)
The Yalta Conference
70.
What trials sought to bring justice to the remaining Nazis, and debatably didn't go far enough in their punishments?
a)
The Nuremberg Trials
b)
???
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