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World War II

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the Axis Powers during WWII?

a)

Italy

b)

United States

c)

Japan

d)

Britain

e)

Germany

2.

Who were members of the Allied Powers during WWII?

a)

Italy

b)

United States

c)

Japan

d)

Britain

e)

USSR

3.

Which of the following is an example of appeasement?

a)

British Prime Minister signing the Munich agreement allowing Germany to take the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia.

b)

US Congress declaring war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

Britain and France declaring war on Germany after its invasion of Poland

d)

The use of the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

4.

Which event brought about the US entry into WWII?

a)

The bombing of the atomic bombs on Japan

b)

The German invasion of Poland

c)

The Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor

5.

This poster would best be considered an example of:

a)

Appeasement

b)

Neutrality

c)

Anti-War Sentiments

d)

Propaganda

6.

What was a turning point of the war in Europe for the Allied Powers?

a)

D-Day

b)

German bombing of London

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

Battle of Iwo Jima

7.

What year did World War II begin?

a)

1929

b)

1939

c)

1941

d)

1945

8.

What year did the United States enter World War II?

a)

1929

b)

1939

c)

1941

d)

1945

9.

What year did World War II end?

a)

1929

b)

1939

c)

1941

d)

1945

10.

What was the United States' tactic used in the Pacific Theatre against Japan?

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Island Hopping

c)

Propaganda

d)

Trench Warfare

11.

Which of the following was created after WWII to try to keep world peace?

a)

League of Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

United Nations

12.

Which of the following is true of the United States at the beginning of WWII in 1939?

a)

The US was neutral

b)

The US fought alongside the Allies

c)

The US fought alongside the Axis Powers