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World War II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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

2.
What caused the United States to enter WWII?
a)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Holocaust
c)
Atomic Bomb
3.

Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?

a)

Winston Churchhill

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

4.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?

a)

Winston Chruchhill

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

5.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?

a)

Winston Chruchhill

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

6.

Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?

a)

Winston Churchhill

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

7.
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
8.

Who was the only president to be elected four times (he will die before the war ends)?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

9.

Who was the US president when the US decided to drop the atomic bombs on two Japanese cities?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Woodrow Wilson

10.
Which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
11.
Which of these was a primary reason German and Japan expanded their boundaries in the years prior to World War II?
a)
They feared their neighbors would invade them first
b)

They wanted access to more raw goods and natural resources and land to farm on.

c)
They each had leaders who were assassinated by their enemies
d)
They wanted to get back at the United States for invading them in World War I
12.

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

13.

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

14.

This was signed at the end of WWI. It required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war and required Germany to reduce the size of its military, and return land.

a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
15.

In what ways did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

He remilitarized Germany.

b)

He made Germany capitalist.

c)

He established a totalitarian government.

d)

He converted Germany to communism.

16.
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 
17.

How were the Japanese Americans treated during WWII?

a)

They were sent to internment camps.

b)

The were sent back to Japan.

c)

They were sent to death camps.

d)

They were left alone.

18.

The United States sent nukes to which two cities?

a)

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

b)

Shanghai and Tokyo

c)

Fuji and Nigiri

d)

Sushi and Sashimi

19.

Which Axis leader was assassinated, ending their country's involvement in the war?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

20.

Who was the leader of the Nazi party?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Joseph Stalin