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World War 2

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was World War Two started?

a)

The French invading Spain

b)

The Germans invading Poland

c)

The Germans threatening France

d)

The Polish taking over Germany

2.

What strategy did the Japanese use towards the end of the war?:

a)

Kamikazes.

b)

U-boats.

c)

Atomic Bombs.

d)

Chemical warfare.

3.

Who was the President of the United States for most of WWII?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Winston Churchill

4.

What occured on December 7, 1941?

a)

VE Day

b)

Pearl Harbor was bombed

c)

VJ Day

d)

Germany invaded Poland

5.

Who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Douglas MacAuthur

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

6.

Which of the following countries bordered Germany, Poland, Austria, and Hungary?

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

Spain

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

e)

None of these

7.

Who did Adolf Hitler invite to Berlin?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

The president of Japan

c)

The Red Cross

d)

United Nations

8.

What occured on December 7, 1941?

a)

VE Day

b)

Pearl Harbor was bombed

c)

VJ Day

d)

Germany invaded Poland

9.

What occured on December 7, 1941?

a)

VE Day

b)

Pearl Harbor was bombed

c)

VJ Day

d)

Germany invaded Poland

10.

Who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Douglas MacAuthur

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

11.

Who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Douglas MacAuthur

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

12.

Who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Douglas MacAuthur

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

13.

What is the name given to the Nazi's murder of 6 million Jews and non-Aryans?

a)

D-Day

b)

Little Boy

c)

Holocaust

d)

Hiroshima

14.

What battles were a turning point for the Americans in WWII?

a)

Iwo Jima & Battle of the Bulge

b)

Midway & Guam

c)

D-Day & VJ Day

d)

Midway & the Battle of the Coral Sea

15.

Benito Mussolini

a)

leader of Germany

b)

leader of Italy

c)

leader of Soviet Union

d)

leader of France

16.

Adolf Hitler

a)

leader of Germany

b)

leader of Italy

c)

leader of Soviet Union

d)

leader of France

17.
Why did the United States decide to enter World War I?
a)
The United States had suffered economically from European sanctions
b)
A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the United States
c)
The U.S. president was obligated to fulfill campaign promises
d)
Communist activities among U.S. immigrants were threatening the country
18.
What does the A in M.A.I.N stand for?
a)
Allegiance
b)
Assignment
c)
Alliances 
d)
Aliens
19.
WWI was the first total war in history. What is total war?
a)
everything was open to fighting, including civilians and cities
b)
the first time the army, navy, and air force were used together
c)
every country in the world was involved in fighting
d)
all of a country's money would go totally to war
20.
The League of Nations was created after World War One; as an international, world wide:
a)
peace keeping organization
b)
banking system
c)
health organization
d)
delivery system
21.
What are two ways the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany severely?
a)
It divided Germany into four separate, occupied zones.
b)
It supported economic help given to Germany by the U.S.
c)
It took away German territory in Spain and Russia.
d)
It forced Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations.
22.

Who was the leader of the United States during World War II?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Roosevelt (FDR)

d)

Hitler

23.
Name the three major countries that formed the alliance known as the Allied Powers.
a)
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, United States
c)
Germany, France, United States
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy

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