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World War 2 Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What event starts World War II?

a)

Hitler's invasion of France

b)

Hitler's invasion of Poland

c)

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Britain declared war to stop the Holocaust

2.

What part of France was occupied and run by German soldiers?

a)

North

b)

South

3.

What part of France was called Vichy and run by a puppet government?

a)

North

b)

South

4.

The Maginot Line successfully defends France from Germany.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who made up the Allied Powers?

a)

Britain, U.S.S.R and USA

b)

France, Japan and Europe

c)

Germany, U.S.S.R and Britain

d)

Germany, Italy and Japan

6.

What was the German code-making machine which the British used to crack their code?

a)

Sonar

b)

Radar

c)

Enigma Machine

d)

Infared

7.

How did the Battle of Britain end?

a)

Britain launched a counterattack and destroyed Germany

b)

Britain lost and Hitler made plans for invasion

c)

The British never surrendered and Hitler called off the attacks

d)

The Italians opened a second front and bombed Ireland

8.

Where is Pearl Harbor?

a)

The Philippines

b)

California

c)

Hawaii

d)

Guam

9.

Which is true about the Battle of Stalingrad?

a)

Germany won, and took 1.9 million Soviets prisoner

b)

The Soviet Union won and there were 1.9 million casualties

c)

The German life span was 24 hours in battle

d)

It was fought primarily in the summer

10.

What was the Nazi program determined to systematically kill all Jewish people in Europe?

a)

The Final Answer

b)

The Final Solution

c)

The Jewish Question

d)

Operation Overlord

11.

Where was Auschwitz-Birkenau located?

a)

Germany

b)

Hungary

c)

Britain

d)

Poland

12.

Liquidation refers to the mass deportations to death camps.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What was the Bataan Death March?

a)

Where American troops forced Japanese troops to march to prison camps

b)

Where Japanese troops forced thousands of American POWs to march to prison camps; thousands died

c)

Where survivors of concentration camps were marched to other camps

d)

Where people were forced to transport thousands of bodies to mass graves

14.

What word means to free from imprisonment or slavery?

a)

Liquidate

b)

Final Solution

c)

Liberate

d)

Dunkirking

15.

What happened on VE Day?

a)

The Japanese surrendered-war in Pacific ended

b)

The Nazis surrendered- war in Europe ended

c)

The Allies launched an attack on mainland Europe

d)

The French surrendered to German forces

16.

What is a suicide Japanese pilot?

a)

Kamikaze

b)

Liberaze

c)

Warsite

d)

Samauri