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WorksheetsWWII Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
This was one of the main causes of WWII
Germany wanted to recover from WWI and the Treaty of Versailles
Russia wanted to expand its empire after their revolution
France wanted to continue to punish Germany even after WWI
China tried to invade Japan
This type of government is led by a dictator and wants to have a strong military and to conquer lands
Democracy
Fascist
Republic
Monarchy
Japan invaded, Korea, and China to expand their empire and gain more _______, _________, especially oil.
natural resources
fascist dictators
military victories
world power
To try to avoid war, at first, Britain and France let Germany take control of Austria, and Czechoslovakia
True
False
WWII officially began when England and France declared war on Germany when Germany invaded which country?
Poland
France
Russia
Austria
Early in the war Germany was successful using this tactic that means 'lightning war'. Tanks and airplanes would attack a specific weak point in the enemy lines
Blitzkrieg
Island hopping
Trench warfare
Mass Destruction
Germany used the Blitzkrieg tactic to defeat the English and French near the city of ________. Forcing England to call in EVERY kind of ship to help evacuate their army.
Paris
Dunkirk
Berlin
London
Why did the English Government tell the public that the Battle of Dunkirk was a success?
They were able to evacuate 150,000 soldiers
80,000 soldiers were lost or captured
They lost all of their heavy equipment
Germany was able to capture the city
What was the biggest failure for the Germans at the battle of Dunkirk?
They captured the city
They forced the English army to retreat across the channel back to England
They captured or defeated 80,000 English and French soldiers
They let 150,000 English soldiers escape because they ran out of fuel
The same story can be told in 2 very different ways depending on the point of view of the person telling the story
True
False
America entered WWII on Dec. 8 1941 the day after Japan attacked the navy base at ________ _______
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Washington DC
Los Angeles
The Japanese airstrike failed to destroy the most important ships in the US Navy
Battleships
Destroyers
Submarines
Aircraft Carriers
After America entered the war, they decided that Germany was a greater threat than Japan. So on June 6, 1944 America, England and Canada launched the largest invasion in history to try to free France from Germany. Today this attack is known as _________ _________
D Day
VE Day
VJ Day
Pearl Harbor Day
The D-Day invasion landed on the French beaches at _________
Paris
Normandy
Dunkirk
London
The Manhattan Project was the code name for the development of this weapon.
atomic bomb
jet engine
rocket
nuclear submarine
What was one reason President Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
To save the lives of American Soldiers from invading Japan
To totally destroy the Japanese Islands
To see if the atomic bomb would actually work
Japan refused to surrender even after both the cities ofHiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by atomic bombs
True
False
At the end of WWII these 2 countries emerged as the most powerful countries.
USA and Russia
England and France
USA and England
China and Russia
Why was the UN formed after WWII?
So countries could get together and prevent WWIII
So countries could build trade agreements and build their economies
To punish the Axis powers for starting WWII
The competition between America and its allies, (NATO) and Russia and their allies (Warsaw Pact) for influence across the world is known as what?
Cold War
Space Race
Domino Effect
Korean War
