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WorksheetsChapter 27: World War II Adapted Learning
Total questions: 106
Worksheet time: 53mins
[Preview] Which THREE of these countries were the main Allies fighting against the Axis powers?
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Denmark
Italy
[p1] In 1943, the Allies focused on the "soft underbelly" of Europe. What places did this mean?
Select TWO from this list.
Italy
Sicily
Norway & Sweden
Northern France
Soviet Ukraine
[p1] What happened to Mussolini after the Allies invaded Sicily?
Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.
The king of Italy arrested him
German troops liberated him
Germany made him the head of a puppet government in northern Italy
The Allies arrested him
He was killed when his plane was shot down over Rome
[p1] The "second front" on the beaches of Normandy in France allowed the Allies to...
win the war by attacking France from the west.
attack Germany from the west at the same time as from the east.
ramp up the war against Italy as well as Germany.
fight Japan & Germany at the same time.
[p1] How many soldiers did the Allies land at Normandy within three months of "D-Day," allowing them to begin "pushing inland and break through German defensive lines"?
2 million
500,000
425,000
1.25 million
[p2] What battle occurred when the Germans attempted a counteroffensive to regain Antwerp in December 1944?
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Kursk
Invasion of Normandy
Battle of Midway
[p2] T/F: "Partisans" in Italy were resistance fighters who fought against the Allies.
True
False
[p3] The United States carried on an "island-hopping" campaign to...
get close enough to mainland Japan to take over.
reach the Soviet Union from the east.
cause fewer casualties than a land war would.
sneak up on Hitler from the sea.
[p3] In1945 the Allies attacked the islands of Iwo Jima & Okinawa. What were the outcomes of these battles?
Select TWO from this list.
The Allies were victorious in both battles.
Both the Allies & Japanese suffered very high casualties.
The Allies won at Okinawa but were repulsed at Iwo Jima.
The Allies used high-altitude bombers to level both islands.
[p3] What outcome did US President Truman hope to AVOID by dropping atomic bombs on Japan?
A negotiated peace settlement with Japan like the Treaty of Versailles with Germany in WWI.
American troops would suffer heavy casualties invading the Japanese homeland.
The Soviet Union would invade Japan & set up a communist government there.
[p3] What event ended the war in the Pacific?
the D-Day landing at Normandy
the arrest of Mussolini
the capture of Iwo Jima & Okinawa
the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
[p4] The period of political tension between the United States & Soviet Union that followed World War II is known as the...
Hint: Two words, bolded in the text.
(a)
[p4] T/F: The Big Three included the United States, the Soviet Union, & Italy.
True
False
[p4] How did Stalin & Roosevelt disagree over the fate of Eastern Europe?
Roosevelt wanted free elections in those countries, but Stalin wanted pro-Soviet governments instead.
Stalin wanted free elections to form communist governments, but Roosevelt wanted to restore the old monarchies.
Stalin wanted to redraw these countries' borders to better match the languages of the people, but Roosevelt wanted to keep them the same.
[p4] T/F: The Big Three powers created the League of Nations near the end of World War II.
True
False
[p5] Why did Stalin refuse to allow free democratic elections in Eastern Europe after WWII?
Stalin wanted security for the Soviet Union, and thus wanted pro-Soviet governments in those countries.
Stalin wanted to make those countries part of the Soviet Union as part of Communist expansion plans.
Stalin blamed those countries for allowing Nazi Germany to invade the Soviet Union in 1941.
[p5] Where were trials held for the Nazi leaders in 1945 and 1946?
Hint: the name of this city has nine letters.
(a)
[p5] Churchill compared postwar Soviet policy in Eastern Europe to...
liberation.
a nuclear age.
a second front.
an iron curtain.
[Review + Graph] View this graph carefully (it contains a lot of data). What TWO countries suffered the most total deaths in WWII.
Hint: Total deaths combines the red & orange bars.
Soviet Union
China
Japan
Germany
Lithuania
in 1941, German troops moved across the Mediterranean into north Africa to take
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Tunisia
In October of 1942, German forces were beaten at the Battle of __________.
Algiers
Cairo
El Alamein
the Nile
June 22, 1941 the Germans invaded ________________.
France
Great Britain
Soviet Union
United States
Soldiers tried to slow German advancement by resorting to what method they had used before?
bombings
gas attacks
guerilla attacks
scorched earth policy
Spring 1942, Hitler ordered a new offensive to capture the city of ...
Leningrad
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Stalingrad
In 1939, Japan began seizing territories in ...
Australia
China
the Pacific
Russia
By 1941, only the U.S. territories of the Philippines and _______ stood in the way of Japan's complete control of the Pacific.
Guam
Hawaii
Midway Island
Wake Islands
December 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed what area that contained a U.S. naval base?
Guam
Midway Island
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
December 8, 1941 the U.S. declared war on _____.
Germany
Italy
Japan
poverty
What two countries declared war on the U.S. on December 11, 1941?
Germany and Italy
Germany and Japan
Italy and Japan
France and Great Britain
[Preview] Which allied power had the largest GDP (economy) in 1939?
USA
Canada
Germany
China
[p1] What is "mobilization"?
The process of assembling troops & supplies & making them ready for war.
Japanese for "divine wind" - a suicide mission in which Japanese pilots intentionally crashed into US warships.
The British term for the German air raids on British cities during WWII.
A refusal to take sides or become involved in wars between other nations.
[p1] What was WWII called by the Soviets?
World War Two
The War of Northern Aggression
The Great Patriotic War
Mad Max
[p1] Which of these describe WWII in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)?
THREE of these are correct.
Experienced 900 days under siege
The people resorted to eating dogs, cats, & mice
Probably 1.5 million people died
The city was captured by American Marines
The city's Jewish population was executed
[p2] ___ was the only country in World War II to use women in battle.
United States
Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
Japan
[p2] The U.S. experience was quite different from that of the other major powers BECAUSE...
people's lives were disrupted by the war.
the United States was producing much of the military equipment.
the United States was not fighting on its own territory.
women were involved in the military.
[p2] How did the "mobilization of the American economy & workforce" create some "social turmoil"?
THREE of these are correct.
Workers in new factory boomtowns faced housing & school shortages
Over 1 million African Americans moved to the North & West to work in factories, leading to some race riots
Japanese Americans were removed to "internment camps" surrounded by barbed wire
American soldiers were fighting to prevent Nazi conquest of their homeland
Some American civilians starved because of the severe food shortages
[p3] What did Hitler do "to maintain the morale of the home front during the first two years of the war"?
He refused to cut consumer goods production or increase arms production.
He pursued a "final solution" to the Jewish problem: killing all European Jews.
He used threats & intimidation to force workers to produce more weapons for the war.
[p3] When did Germany finally put its economy into "total mobilization" for the war effort?
July 1944
Early in 1942
September 1939
August 1914
[p4] What were the "kamikaze"?
Japanese suicide missions in which pilots intentionally flew their airplanes into US warships at sea.
Traditional habits of obedience & hierarchy.
The samurai warrior code followed by Saigo Takamori & his Satsuma rebels.
A set of advanced Japanese warships.
[p4] "Instead of using women to meet labor shortages, the Japanese government...
brought in Korean & Chinese laborers."
forced American POWs to work in factories."
reduced the service time for Japanese men."
strengthened the Japanese family."
[p4] Governments bombed the cities of their enemies BECAUSE...
they wanted to cause as much destruction as possible.
the cities were easy targets.
they wanted to try out new long-range bombers.
they believed it would force their enemies to make peace.
[p4-5] The British civilians were heavily affected by German air raids, or the _____
blitz.
kamikaze.
isolationism.
a-bombs.
[p5] Because of the threat of bombs, many British children were _____ from the cities and sent to the countryside (as depicted in The Chronicles of Narnia).
evacuated
arrested
brought to
[p5] How did Allied bombing affect Germany & its war efforts?
It compelled Germany to seek peace.
It caused the German people to fight on stubbornly, with even the youth participating in the fighting.
It destroyed Germany's ability to make weapons for the war.
It destroyed Germany morale & caused workers to skip work out of fear.
[p6] Harry S. Truman authorized dropping the atomic bomb on Japan BECAUSE...
he wanted to see if it would work.
he though an invasion would kill too many US troops.
he was concerned that Japan also had atomic bombs.
the Allies wanted to use it.
[Review + Connection to Today] How did women's roles in society change during WWII?
Read the snippet (click to enlarge) and mark TWO of these.
Many worked jobs outside the home, earning their own paychecks separate from husbands.
Many joined the Women's Army Corps & served in various positions in the military.
They had to stay in the kitchen, cooking & cleaning while they raise multiple babies.
They were drafted into the military & served on the frontlines in all armies.
[Review + Primary Source] This quote is from California governor Culbert Olson. Which label describes the governor's attitude toward Japanese Americans?
Compassionate
Racist
Loyal
Understanding
[Review] In 1943, white workers in Detroit rioted after arms factories began hiring African American workers. Based on the events in Detroit, how did most white workers feel about working beside African Americans in the arms factories of WWII?
They were delighted to cooperate for the greater good - winning the war!
They felt angry & resented working beside people of a different race.
They felt honored to serve the emperor in whatever way he commanded.
They were eager to share living space & public schools with their new neighbors.
[Preview] This map shows the continent of...
Hint: its name has six letters.
(a)
[p1] What German word describes Hitler's "lightning war," using armored columns (tanks) supported by airplanes?
Hint: this German word is bolded in the text.
(a)
[p1] In April 1940, Germany attacked Denmark & Norway. Where did Germany attack in May, surprising the allies with their speed?
THREE of these are correct.
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Poland
[p1] What was the Maginot Line?
A series of fortification along the French border with Germany.
France's unclaimed border with Belgium.
A new electronic system for detecting aircraft in flight.
satisfying reasonable demands in exchange for peace
[p2] How did the United States under President Franklin Roosevelt respond to German aggression?
America followed a policy of appeasement, satisfying reasonable demands in exchange for peace.
Roosevelt denounced the aggressors, but followed a strict policy of isolationism.
Roosevelt threatened war and imposed a naval blockade of Germany's ports.
America began increasing the size of its air-force & battleship fleets.
[p2] What did Germany need to control in order to make an amphibious invasion of Britain?
the air
the sea-lanes
the beaches
the city of London
[p3] What new technology gave the British early warning of German air attacks, allowing them to successfully defend their island?
radar
internet
machine guns
Luftwaffe
[p3] What was the result of the Battle of Britain?
Hitler's army destroyed Britain's military forces.
Britain decisively won the war.
The United States decided to enter the war.
The British air force rebuilt its strength.
[p3] Why did Germany attack the Soviet Union, its former ally?
desire for the Soviets' riches
deep-seated hatred for the Soviet people
fear that the Soviet Union would support Britain
the Soviet Union's deception of Germany
[p3] "Hitler invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941." How far into the Soviet Union had German armies advanced by November 1941?
Read the last paragraph of this page carefully to learn the correct choices.
Captured nearly all of Ukraine
Besieged Leningrad (St. Petersburg)
Within 25 miles of Moscow
Occupied Russian Siberia & its gulags
Captured Moscow & assassinated Josef Stalin
[p4] What happened on December 7, 1941?
Japanese aircraft attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
The United States declared war on Nazi Germany
The League of Nations imposed economic sanctions against the United States
A fire burned down the US capital building
[p4] Japan claimed it created the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere to...
liberate parts of Southeast Asia from Western colonial rule.
control the people of Southeast Asia.
dominate the war effort in Europe.
impress the United States.
[p5] The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused...
Germany to end the war.
the United States to enter the war.
Southeast Asia to fall to the Japanese.
the European Theatre of the war to take precedence over fighting in the Pacific.
[p5] "The entry of the United States into the war created a new coalition, the Grand Alliance." How did the Grand Alliance overcome its mutual suspicions?
Read this paragraph carefully to learn the correct choices.
They agreed to stress military operations over politics
They agreed to fight until the Axis powers surrendered unconditionally
They agreed to form a new United Nations to replace the broken League of Nations
They agreed to share all military technology with each other
[p6] Where did the British stop the German advance in the summer of 1942?
El Alamein, Egypt
Crimea, Ukraine
Rabat, Morocco
Normandy, France
[p6] On the Eastern (Soviet) front, Germany's generals wanted to focus on attacking the oil fields, but Hitler ordered them to...
attack the city of Stalingrad first.
retreat back to the pre-war borders.
develop an atomic bomb to drop on Moscow.
[p6] After the Battle of (a) , German forces were pushed back. Even Hitler knew the war was lost.
This place-name has ten letters.
[p7] "The turning point of the war in Asia came on June 4, at the Battle of (a) Island."
[p7] Allied forces in Asia & the Pacific followed a strategy called ______, aiming to capture Japanese-held islands & bypass others on the way to Japan.
blitzkrieg
island hopping
Grand Alliance
Operation Torch
[Review + Map] Map check: Which of these countries/territories were controlled by the Axis powers in 1941?
Czechoslovakia
Germany
France
western Soviet Union
Great Britain
[Review + Map] Map check: Which of these were battles resulting in "Major Allied victories"?
D-Day Invasion (France)
Stalingrad (Soviet Union)
Anzio (Italy)
Battle of the Bulge (Belgium)
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
[Review + Map] Map check: Which of these were Allied victories as part of their "island hopping" strategy?
Guadalcanal
Guam
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Attu & Kiska
[Preview] Summarize: the years after World War I (1920s & '30s) saw the rise of dictators and extreme ________.
nationalism
monarchies
technology
religious beliefs
[p1] Hitler wanted to dominate other countries because he believed...
other countries were trying to conquer Germany.
Germany's people were superior to everyone else.
Germany's natural resources were superior.
the Treaty of Versailles would protect Germany.
[p2] In what ways did Adolf Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles in 1935 & 1936?
THREE of these are correct, find them in the first three paragraphs of page 2 of the online textbook.
He created an air force.
He began a military draft to expand the army to 550,000 soldiers.
He sent German troops into the Rhineland (bordering France).
He began dropping bombs on London.
He signed a military alliance with the Soviet Union.
[p2] What does "demilitarized" mean?
alliance between Mussolini & Hitler
restrictions intended to enforce international law
no weapons or fortifications allowed
satisfying reasonable demands in exchange for peace
[p2] How did Great Britain respond to Hitler's earliest moves, despite being violations of the Treaty?
Britain followed a policy of appeasement, satisfying reasonable demands in exchange for peace.
Britain imposed heavy sanctions, limiting Germany's ability to trade with outside countries.
Britain threatened war and imposed a naval blockade of Germany's ports.
Britain began increasing the size of its submarine fleet.
[p2] What African kingdom did Mussolini's Italy invade in October 1935?
Liberia
Egypt
Ethiopia
Austria
[p3] After they both aided Franco in Spain's Civil War, Italy & Germany drew closer together. What name was given to the alliance between Mussolini & Hitler?
Rome-Berlin Axis
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The First Order
[p3] What German word was applied to Hitler's goal to unite Austria with Germany?
Hint: this German word has nine letters. You can find it on page 3 of the online textbook.
(a)
[p3] What part of Czechoslovakia did Hitler demand in September 1938?
Bohemia
Sudetenland
Munich
Silesia
[p4] "Like many others, Chamberlain believed Hitler's promises." How did Hitler respond to Chamberlain's policy of appeasement?
[THREE of these are correct. Find them on page 4 of the online textbook.]
He was convinced that the Western democracies would not fight.
He invaded Bohemia & Moravia (the Czech half of Czechoslovakia) in March 1939 & made Slovakia into a German puppet.
He demanded that the Polish port city of Danzig be given to Germany.
He stopped making demands and concentrated on improving Germany.
He signed an alliance with the United States.
[p5] "On August 23, 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed the..."
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rome-Berlin Axis
appeasement
[p5] Why did Japan seize Manchuria & north China?
to obtain natural resources
to create a separate state
to defy the League of Nations
to control the Japanese military
[p6] "Over the next several years, Japan continued its expansion..." Who controlled Japan's foreign policy in the 1930s?
Emperor Hirohito
Japan's elected government leaders
The army
The League of Nations
[p6] What happened at Nanjing in 1937?
[THREE of these are correct. Find them at the bottom of page 6.]
Japan seized the Chinese capital in December 1937
The Japanese Army destroyed the city & massacred more than 100,000 civilians & POWs
An event known as the "Rape of Nanjing"
The Chinese government under Chiang Kai-shek surrendered to the Japanese army
Japan dropped an atomic bomb, obliterating the city
[p7] Japan claimed its New Order in Asia would...
defeat the Soviets.
create more resources for everyone to use.
save Asia from Germany aggression.
help Asian countries become more prosperous.
[p7] The United States applied sanctions to Japan after its aggression in China & French Indochina. What are "sanctions"?
restrictions intended to enforce international law
no weapons or fortifications allowed
satisfying reasonable demands in exchange for peace
agreement between Hitler & Stalin
[Review + Graphic] View the timeline. The Nazi Party won German elections in 1932. How many years later did Hitler make his first territorial conquest?
3
6
7
1939
[Review + Graphic] View the graphic again. What territory, part of Czechoslovakia, did Hitler demand in September 1938?
Austria (Anschluss)
Sudetenland
Poland
Abyssinia
[Review + Graphic] View the graphic again. Which Axis power made the first aggressive moves leading to World War II?
Nazi Germany
Fascist Italy
Militarist Japan
Chiang's China
[Preview] What people group was the main target of the Nazi Holocaust?
Jews
Germans
African Americans
Austrians
[p1] Germany ruled some areas such as Poland through direct annexation, but most of occupied Europe was run by German officials with...
large offices.
help from the Allies.
local collaborators.
Italian government officials.
[p1] "Heinrich Himmler was in charge of German resettlement plans in the east." What people group did the Nazis aim to replace with their own?
Slavic peoples
Jewish people
Roman people
Turkish peoples
[p1] The Germans increased their workforce by...
using citizens from conquered countries as forced labor.
recruiting workers from other European countries.
importing workers from Asia.
forcing German women & children to work.
[p2] What was the "Final Solution" to the "Jewish problem" according to Himmler & the SS?
genocide
occupation
collaboration
colonization
[p2] Initially, the Einsatzgruppen rounded up the Jews of Poland & placed them in (a) , the districts where Jews were required to live.
[p2] How did the Einsatzgruppen's orders change in June 1941 (when German invaded the Soviet Union)?
They followed the army's advance, rounded up the Jews, executed them, & buried the bodies in mass graves.
They assisted the army in fighting Soviet soldiers, collected Russian prisoners, & interrogated them in secret facilities.
They delivered top secret weapons from Nazi scientists & engineers to the frontline soldiers who used them against the Soviets.
They protected the Tesseract.
[p2] Beginning in 1942, European Jews were rounded up & shipped to extermination camps built in Poland. The largest of these was (a) .
Hint: This camp name has nine letters.
[p2] What happened to the people sent to Auschwitz?
Select THREE from this list.
About 30% were starved or worked to death in a labor camp.
Most were sent to gas chambers & killed.
Some were subjected to cruel & painful "medical" experiments.
A few (such as Erik Lehnsherr) had mutant abilities & were manipulated by Sebastian Shaw
All were sent immediately to gas chambers.
[Map] Based on this map (from USHMM), which death camp was the recipient of most non-Polish Jews?
Chelmno
Auschwitz
Treblinka
Sobibor
[p3] Which of these statements are TRUE concerning the Nazi's death toll?
Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.
The Germans killed approximately 6 million Jews.
The Nazis caused the deliberate deaths of another 9-10 million non-Jewish people.
At least 3-4 million Soviet prisoners-of-war were killed.
The victims of the Holocaust included large numbers of Jews, Roma, Poles, Ukrainians, & Belorussians.
[p4] "Japan needed its new possessions in Asia..."
Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.
to meet its growing need for raw materials."
as markets for its manufactured goods."
to defend the home islands from American invasion."
as places where Japanese people could colonize."
[p2] "Japanese officials in occupied territories promised that local governments would be established under Japanese control." How did Japan control its occupied territories?
through the local governments
through the Japanese military
through the Army General Staff in Tokyo
through the German military
[p4] Prisoners of war & local peoples in Southeast Asia affected the Japanese war machine by...
paying taxes.
embracing Japanese leadership.
challenging Japanese leadership.
submitting to forced labor.
[p4] What dilemma faced many nationalists in Southeast Asia during WWII?
They hated the European imperialists, but also hated Japanese domination.
They were Catholics, but the Japanese were not.
They wanted prosperity for their countries, but did not want American troops to help.
[Review + Graph] View the pie chart. Approximately what fraction of the Holocaust victims were NOT Jewish?
About 3/5 (60%)
About 1/3 (33%)
About 1/4 (24%)
About 9/10 (90%)
[Review + Graph] View this bar graph carefully. What TWO countries accounted for MOST of the Jewish victims of the Holocaust?
Poland
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Hungary
