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Events of World War II (part 1)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Germany invaded _____________ on September 1, 1939, starting World War II.

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Poland

d)

Great Britain

2.

On June 14, 1940, ___________, France fell to the Germans.

a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

Berlin

d)

Rome

3.

Germany began bombing London on September 15, 1940, starting the Battle of _____________.

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Russia

d)

Britain

4.

With the ____________ Act in 1941, the U.S. began sending ships and supplies to Great Britain.

a)

Sherman Anti-Trust

b)

Lend-Lease

c)

Neutrality

d)

Civil Rights

5.

Which event, occurring on December 7, 1941, got the U.S. directly involved in World War II?

a)

The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

b)

German invasion of Poland

c)

The Battle of Britain

d)

The Battle of Midway

6.

The U.S. declared war on _____________ on December 8, 1941, one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

a)

Japan

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

The Soviet Union

7.

Just four days after the Pearl Harbor attack, the U.S. declared war on which two countries?

a)

Japan and China

b)

Russia and Spain

c)

France and Great Britain

d)

Germany and Italy

8.

Which battle was a turning point in the Pacific War?

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

9.

Which countries were part of the Axis Powers (our enemies) during World War II?

a)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

b)

Soviet Union, France, Great Britain

c)

Spain, Switzerland, Ethiopia

d)

China, Thailand, Philippines

10.

Some of the major Allied Powers during World War II included the United States, France, Great Britain, and______________.

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

The Soviet Union

d)

Japan

11.

On February 2, 1943, the Soviets defeated the Germans at the Battle of______________, which marked a turning point in the war in Eastern Europe.

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Stalingrad

c)

Omaha Beach

d)

Midway

12.

Allied forces landed at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 to liberate (free) Western Europe from the Nazis. This is known as ______________.

a)

D-Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

V-J Day

d)

B-Day

13.

The United States achieved a major victory in the Pacific battle of___________ in February 1945 (famous photo of the Marines raising the American flag).

a)

Midway

b)

Stalingrad

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Iwo Jima

14.

Allied victory was declared in Europe on May 8, 1945. This became known as _________ Day.

a)

V-J

b)

D

c)

V-E

d)

B

15.

In an effort to end the war in Pacific, the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of _____________________ on August 6 & 9, 1945.

a)

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

b)

Kyoto & Osaka

c)

Beijing & Tokyo

d)

Sapporo & Yokohama

16.

The _______________ surrendered on August 14, 1945, ending World War II.

a)

Germans

b)

Italians

c)

Japanese

d)

Soviets

17.

Germany, Italy, and ____________ were the major Axis Powers during World War II.

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Japan

18.

Great Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union were all major _____________ Powers during World War II.

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

c)

Central

d)

United

19.

Who was the U.S. President for most of World War II?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

20.

Which event got the United States DIRECTLY involved in World War II?

a)

German invasion of Poland in 1939

b)

Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939

c)

German bombing of London in 1940

d)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941