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WorksheetsWWII Quiz #1
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in the nation of _____.
Germany
Austria
Hungary
France
Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," his antisemitic manifesto, while in prison for attempting to _________.
rig the elections
overthrow the German government (coup)
refuse to fight in World War I
destroy Jewish businesses
After the Nazi Party won approximately 37% of the vote, Hitler initially became the ________ of Germany.
Commander in Chief
President
Prime Minister
Chancellor
After the _______ was set on fire, Hitler blamed a communist plot and convinced the government to give him supreme powers, allowing him to suspend basic rights and detain people without trial.
Capitol Building
Luftwaffe
Reichstag
Congress
Hitler's political title as sole leader of Germany was _____.
President
Deutscher
Danke
Führer
The Minister of Propaganda for Nazi Germany
Joseph Goebbels
Heinrich Himmler
Herman Goring
Erwin Rommel
The Leader of the Gestapo and SS
Joseph Goebbels
Heinrich Himmler
Herman Goring
Erwin Rommel
The Leader of the SA and Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe
Joseph Goebbels
Heinrich Himmler
Hermann Goring
Erwin Rommel
This was an organization set up by Adolf Hitler in 1933 for educating and training male youth in Nazi principles.
Brownshirts
Hitler Youth
German Youth
German Association
What World War I-era treaty was Hitler openly defying as leader of Germany?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of London
Treaty of Berlin
World War II begin when Germany invade its neighboring country of _____.
France
Belgium
Poland
Soviet Union
Those who fought back against Nazi Rule in Poland were known as the _______.
In WWII, Germany used a new type of war strategy called the _____, which means "lightning war."
blitzkrieg
buchstabieren
Veränderung
gemacht
From what beaches were 338,000 British, French, and Belgian soldiers evacuated from in 1940 after being surrounding by German forces?
Normandy
Cannes
Dunkirk
La Rochelle
The bombing of Great Britain and the aerial fights between the German Luftwaffe and British RAF is referred to as the _____.
D-Day
Battle of Dunkirk
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Bulge
Germany broke their non-aggression pact with _______ in June 1941.
Austria
Belgium
Poland
Soviet Union
Who was Prime Minister of Great Britain throughout most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
FDR
Harry Truman
Gordon Lightfoot
Who was President of the United States during World War II?
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Who attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in December 1941?
Japan
China
Germany
Italy
Where is Pearl Harbor located?
San Diego
Guam
Philippines
Hawaii
The term used for when a country prepares for war
What is the name of the World War II cultural icon who represented women working in factories and shipyards?
Donna the Daring
Glenda the Great
Wanda the Worker
Rosie the Riveter
Before World War II, the United States was dealing with an economic catastrophe known as the ________.
In the invasion of Africa by Allied Powers, the Americans were led by General ___________, a World War I veteran who was a strategic expert in tank warfare.
Chester Nimitz
What country was Japan at war with BEFORE Pearl Harbor (beginning in 1937)?
India
Soviet Union
Germany
Who was the Deputy Führer to Adolf Hitler who in 1941 stole a plane, flew to Great Britain, crash landed it and tried to negotiate a peace treaty (against Hitler's wishes)?
Who was NOT a member of the White Rose, the secret group of students in Germany who fought back (passively) against Hitler and the Nazis?
Randolph Heiner
