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World War 2 Closeout

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an alliance formed by Germany, Italy and Japan called?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Gestapo

d)

Communism

2.

Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict

a)

appeasement

b)

communism

c)

facism

d)

giving up

3.

the idea that one race, or group of people, is better than other races

a)

prejudice

b)

racism

c)

nazi

d)

appeasement

4.

a place where large numbers of people are held prisoner and forced to work

a)

Concentration camp

b)

Internment camp

c)

Nazi camp

d)

Death camp

5.
Who were the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany, Great Britain, and France
b)
Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
d)
Germany, Italy and the United States
6.

Adolf Hitler blamed Jews for many of the economic problems in Germany. He later decided to attempt to eradicate the race through what event?

a)

The Occupation

b)

The Holocaust

c)

The Red Scare

d)

The Star of David

7.

Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

He wanted to save American lives and force an end to the war

b)

He wanted to punish Japan for their deliberate attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

He wanted to stop Communism in Japan

8.
In the early part of the war, the US
a)
supported Germany
b)
remained an ally of Italy
c)
supported England and France
d)
remained neutral
9.
World War 2 began with Germany's invasion of
a)
Czechosolvakia
b)
Austria
c)
Poland
d)
France
10.

On August 6, 1945 where was the 1st atomic bomb dropped?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Beijing

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Berlin

11.

Which president ordered the atomic bomb?

a)

FDR

b)

Truman

c)

Stalin

d)

Churchill

12.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

13.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

14.

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

a)

American women who were placed in internment camps

b)

American women who fought for the right to vote

c)

American women who were opposed to the war

d)

American women who took jobs in defense plants

15.
The two sides that fought in World War II were the
a)
Allied & Central Powers
b)
Allied & Axis Powers
c)
Central & Axis Powers
d)
Allied & Associated Powers
16.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
17.
Hitler's political party was the 
a)
Communist Party
b)
Fascist Party
c)
Nazi Party
d)
German Christian Party
18.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

19.
The first African-American flying unit in the United States military?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rough Riders
c)
7th Calvary
d)
82nd Airborne
20.
Adolph Hitler led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
21.
Winston Churchill led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Soviet Union
22.

What was the Nazi Party flag?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

In what war did Hitler fight in as a soldier?

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Battle Royale

24.

Why did Hitler hate Jews?

a)

There is no reason

b)

He does not like their culture.

c)

He thinks they are mean.

d)

He believes they caused Germany to lose WW1.

25.

What was the Nazi symbol?

a)

Cross

b)

Triangle

c)

Swastika

d)

Star

26.

What kind of school rejected Hitler?

a)

Trade

b)

Art

c)

Plumbing

d)

Wrestling

27.

Hitler rose to power as the leader of what political party?

a)

Democratic

b)

Nazi

c)

Republican

d)

Laborist

28.
_______________________________ is to have an extreme hatred for the Jews.
a)
The Holocaust
b)
Discrimination
c)
Anti-semitism
d)
Mischling
29.
This term was first used in the late 1950’s to describe the systematic torture and murder of Europe’s Jews: ________
a)
genocide
b)
Holocaust
c)
anti-semitism
d)
Kristallnacht
30.
What is a concentration camp?
a)
A camp for thinking
b)
Prison for people who were part of minorities
c)
A high school 
d)
Jail for Nazis
31.
What time period did the Holocaust happen? 
a)
1977-2015
b)
World War 2
c)
World War 1
d)
Civil War 
32.
What was the name of Hitlers followers?
a)
Nazis
b)
Jews
c)
Americans
d)
Hitlers 
33.
What did the Jews have to wear in Nazi Germany?
a)
A badge of the sun
b)
A badge of the skull
c)

A badge of the Star of David (yellow)

d)
A badge of the lightning
34.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)

December 7, 1951

35.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China
36.

Which country did Hitler declare war on after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

United States

d)

Russia

37.
What was the reaction of the United States to the attack?
a)
They declared war on Japan the next day
b)
They fled back to the US coast and let Japan have Southeast Asia 
c)
They asked Great Britain for help 
d)
They waited several months to see what would happen next 
38.

Many Americans felt the Japanese would be Americans would be likely to __________for the emperor.

a)

work

b)

call

c)

spy

d)

answer

39.
Who was the US President at the time of Pearl Harbor?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Bill Clinton
40.
What cities did the US attack in Japan in 1945?  
a)
Hiroshima and Hawaii
b)
Hiroshima and Tokyo
c)
Tokyo and Nagasaki
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
41.
Why was Pearl Harbor important?
a)
It had many pearls around it
b)
It was a great tourist area
c)
It was an American Naval Base
d)
The President lived there
42.

Adolf Hitler blamed Jews for many of the economic problems in Germany. He later decided to attempt to eradicate the race through what event?

a)

The Occupation

b)

The Holocaust

c)

The Red Scare

d)

The Star of David

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