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World War II

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Tuskegee Airben

c)

Secret Boom

d)

Normandy

2.

What is the name of the Allied military strategy in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

firebomb

b)

island hopping

c)

kamikaze

d)

blitzkrieg

3.

The D-Day Allied invasion of France took place where?

a)

Paris

b)

Plymoth

c)

Tokyo

d)

Normandy

4.

At first many Americans were against the war and supported ________________________.

a)

fascism

b)

communism

c)

isolationism

d)

internationalism

5.

The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to

a)

test the newly developed atomic bomb.

b)

determine how the holocaust happened.

c)

punish German leaders for war crimes.

d)

remove the emperor of Japan from power.

6.

What was the term for the action of Britain & France giving in to Hitler's demands?

a)

appeasement

b)

militarization

c)

nationalism

d)

unification

7.

What would be the best title for this chart?

a)

Events During World War I

b)

Totalitarian Regimes Between the Wars

c)

Economic Problems Between the Wars

d)

Causes of World War II

8.

The military conflicts of World War II ended in August 1945 when

a)

(1) the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompted Japan’s unconditional surrender

b)

(2) Allied armies captured Berlin and divided Germany

c)

(3) Germany and Japan negotiated a settlement for “peace without victory”

d)

(4) the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began hearing testimony in Tokyo

9.

What countries made up the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany, Italy, Japan

b)

Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire

c)

U.S.A., U.K., U.S.S.R

d)

Wakanda, Latveria, Genosha

10.

Which country did Germany sign a non-aggression pact in 1939?

a)

Spain

b)

Belarus

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Switzerland

11.

What did the Japanese hope to accomplish by bombing Pearl Harbor?

a)

Take over Hawaii

b)

Impress Hitler

c)

Force FDR and America to surrender

d)

To cripple the US Pacific fleet

12.

The US embargo on selling Oil and Steel to Japan may have led to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

True

b)

False