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WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was the D-Day invasion in June 1944 important to the outcome of World War II?
a)
It stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe.
b)
It forced Italy to surrender
c)
It opened a new Allied front in Europe.
d)
It avoided the use of atomic weapons.
2.
In the 1930s, how did the US respond to the rise of fascism in Europe?
a)
By invading Germany and Italy
b)
By forming military alliances
c)
By joining the League of Nations.
d)
by passing a series of neutrality laws.
3.
What caused the United States to enter WWII?
a)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Holocaust
c)
Atomic Bomb
4.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
5.
How did WWII end the Great Depression?
a)
It caused the US to fight
b)
It created jobs
c)
It created the Allied powers
d)
It placed men in the military
6.
Benito Mussolini
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
7.
Stalin
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
8.
Hirohito
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
9.
Winston Churchill
a)
U.S
b)
Britain
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
10.
Adolf Hitler
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
11.
Hitler's political party
a)
Fascist
b)
Nazis
c)
Socialists
d)
Republicans
12.
Took place in Normandy France and threatened Germany's control of Europe
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
D-Day
c)
The Holocaust
d)
Pearl Harbor
13.
Who was the leader of U.S.A.?
a)
Churchhill
b)
Hitler
c)
Stalin
d)
Roosevelt
14.
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
15.
Who was the head of the Japanese military (who orders the attack on Pearl Harbor)?
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Isoroku Yamamoto
d)
H. Mitsubishi
16.
What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent conflict with Germany?
a)
policy of appeasement
b)
policy of nullification
c)
policy of aggression
d)
policy of enactment
17.
Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers (it was also known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis)
a)
Japan, U.S., Russia
b)
Japan, Germany, Soviet Union
c)
Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
18.
Which of these is described below? *signed at the end of WWI *required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war*required Germany to reduce the of its miliary
a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
19.
Why was the League of Nations weak?
a)
no raw materials
b)
Russia signed the Treaty of Versailles
c)
weaponry was banned
d)
Some nations like the USA didn't join
20.
What is the start date of World War II
a)
August 15, 1945
b)
Sept 17, 1939
c)
Sept 1, 1939
d)
April 15, 1945
21.
What position of power politically did Adolf Hitler rise to in Germany?
a)
President
b)
Emperor
c)
King
d)
Chancellor
22.
What does the word “Nazi” stand for?
a)
National Socialist Party
b)
National Workers Party
c)
National Socialist German Workers Party
d)
United Socialist Republic
23.
Select two countries that allowed Germany to annex them.
a)
Great Britain and France
b)
Poland and Austria
c)
Austria and Czechoslovakia
d)
Czechoslovakia and France
24.
Which country was first invaded by Germany?
a)
France
b)
Sudentland
c)
Belgium
d)
Poland
25.
On what date was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
Dec 7, 1939
b)
Dec 7, 1945
c)
Dec 7, 1941
d)
Dec 7, 1942
26.
What was the name for the German tactic of overwhelming your enemy with force?
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Schmetterling
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Bombardierung
27.
What was a way in which the Jews were NOT discriminated against by the Nazis?
a)
forced to wear yellow stars
b)
Jewish books were burned
c)
Jewish businesses were vandalized
d)
citizens were encouraged to support Jewish owned businesses
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