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World War II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which conclusion can be made about the role of women during WWII, based on this picture?
a)
women worked only in traditionally female-dominated jobs
b)
it was acceptable for women to work, with men away at war
c)
it was considered unpatriotic for women to leave their home to seek employment
d)
women's contributions were not valued by American society
2.
What was the effect of the United States' use of atomic weapons in the war in the Pacific?
a)
The use of atomic weapons resulted in a massive "kamikaze"-style counter-offensive from the Japanese military.
b)
It gave the U.S. military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland Japan.
c)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Germany and stopped the Soviet Union from occupying Berlin.
d)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Japan and ended the Second World War.
3.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

David Coulthard

c)

George Russell

d)

Winston Churchill

4.

Who was the leader of Russia during World War II?

a)

Nikita Mazepin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Leon Trotsky

5.

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Antonio Giovinazzi

c)

Francisco Franco

d)

Fernando Alonzo

6.

Who was the head of the Japanese military (who orders the attack on Pearl Harbor)?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Takuma Sato

d)

H. Mitsubishi

7.

Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers

a)

Japan, U.S., Russia

b)

Japan, Germany, Soviet Union

c)

Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

8.

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

9.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union 
10.

A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called

a)

direct democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

representative democracy

d)

fascism

11.

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

12.

What was the turning point in Eastern Europe during World War II?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

D-Day Invasion

13.

Effect: Turning point of the war in 1942 in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Battle of Okinawa

14.

What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

Japan bombed Pearl

d)

Japanese aggression in East Asia

15.

The D-Day invasion in June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy was important to the outcome of World War II because it-

a)

Opened a new Allied front in Europe

b)

Increased the amount of resources available to the Allies

c)

Provided a strategic advantage to the Allies in the Pacific theater

d)

Pushed back the German forces to the Eastern Front

16.

A government where the state has complete control over every part of public and private life

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Gulag

c)

Communism

d)

Reparations

17.

The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to:

a)

ban the use of chemical and biological warfare

b)

develop the atomic bomb

c)

coordinate troop movements between New York and Europe

d)

supply the Allies with more fighter planes    

18.

What did Stalin and Hitler agree to do when they signed the Nazi Soviet Pact?

a)

Agreed to not go to war with Poland

b)

Split Poland between them

c)

Agreed to attack the United States

d)

Agreed to divide Europe between them

19.

What was Hitler's costliest mistake?

a)

the Anschluss

b)

the attack against Great Britain

c)

the invasion of the Soviet Union

d)

the alliance with Japan

20.

Germany's battle tactic of quickly overwhelming the opposition is referred to as

a)

enschuldigung

b)

blitzkrieg

c)

schmetterling

d)

pervitin