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World War II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is considered the center of Jewry to Adolf Hitler?

a)

Poland

b)

Austria

c)

France

d)

Soviet Union/Russia

2.

What was the German war tactic known as "lighting war?"

a)

Panzerkrieg

b)

Silverbulletkrieg

c)

Blitzkreig

d)

None of the above

3.

What was the name of Hitler's secret police, who rooted out all oppositions to his policies?

a)

SA

b)

SS

c)

Einstagruppen

d)

Gestapo

4.

What was the city where the Soviets defeated the Germans and began their push towards Berlin?

a)

Volga

b)

Moscow

c)

Lenningrad

d)

Stalingrad

5.

Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at what city to plan an invasion of Europe?

a)

Tehran

b)

Yalta

c)

Moscow

d)

Stalingrad

6.

Hitler decided to invade the Soviet Union because...

a)

the Soviets betrayed him by seizing the Baltic States

b)

he wanted to protect the Germans living in Russia

c)

he wanted the Soviet Union's vast natural resources

d)

none of the above

7.

What was important about the Battle of the Bulge?

a)

The German's last big offensive to slow the Allies advance from the West

b)

Caused the Allies to withdraw from Belgium

c)

Caused the Germans to sue for peace

d)

None of the above

8.

What country does Adolf Hitler invade in September of 1939?

a)

France

b)

Austria

c)

Soviet Union/Russia

d)

Poland

9.

Germany's attack on England was mainly fought between _____ and _____.

a)

Luftwaffe and RAF

b)

RAF and USAF

c)

Luftwaffe and USAF

d)

Luftwaffe and Russian Air Force

10.

What was the name of the German attack on the Soviet Union?

a)

Operation Barbarossa

b)

Operation Torch

c)

Operation Overlord

d)

Operation Stalingrad

11.

All of the countries are part of the Allies except...

a)

England

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Soviet Union/Russia

12.

Who planned the Final Solution?

a)

Himmler

b)

Heydrich

c)

Eichmann

d)

Hitler

13.

Enigma was what?

a)

The name of the Riddler

b)

Batman's foe

c)

The German code machine

d)

A bomb

14.

___ and ___ are the names for the ending of the theaters in WWII.

a)

VE Day and VJ Day

b)

EV Day and JV Day

c)

VE Day and JV Day

d)

None of the above

15.

___ and ___ were the name of the planes that dropped the atomic bombs.

a)

Enola Gay and Mary Anna

b)

Memphis Belle and Enola Gay

c)

Bockscar and Memphis Belle

d)

Enola Gay and Bockscar

16.

Due to the Black Rain and the atomic fallout, survivors developed...

a)

Atomic Bomb Disease

b)

Radiation Sickness

c)

Mutations

d)

All of the above

17.

Name of the scientist who led the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb.

a)

Einstein

b)

Overlord

c)

Oppenheimer

d)

None of the above

18.

What was the Grosse-Wannsee Conference?

a)

Planning the Ghettos

b)

Planning the Final Solution

c)

Planning Hitler's Birthday Party

d)

All of the above

19.

What was the secret attack on Japan following Pearl Harbor?

a)

Doolittle Special

b)

Tokyo Harbor

c)

USS Hornet

d)

Doolittle Raid

20.

What is June 6th, 1944 known as?

a)

VE Day

b)

VJ Day

c)

D-Day

d)

None of the above