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WWII Quiz #1

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in the nation of _____.

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

Hungary

d)

France

2.

Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," his antisemitic manifesto, while in prison for attempting to _________.

a)

rig the elections

b)

overthrow the German government (coup)

c)

refuse to fight in World War I

d)

destroy Jewish businesses

3.

After the Nazi Party won approximately 37% of the vote, Hitler initially became the ________ of Germany.

a)

Commander in Chief

b)

President

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Chancellor

4.

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.

a)

Capitol Building

b)

Luftwaffe

c)

Reichstag

d)

Congress

5.

Hitler's political title as sole leader of Germany was _____.

a)

President

b)

Deutscher

c)

Danke

d)

Führer

6.

The Minister of Propaganda for Nazi Germany

a)

Joseph Goebbels

b)

Heinrich Himmler

c)

Herman Goring

d)

Erwin Rommel

7.

The Leader of the Gestapo and SS

a)

Joseph Goebbels

b)

Heinrich Himmler

c)

Herman Goring

d)

Erwin Rommel

8.

The Leader of the SA and Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe

a)

Joseph Goebbels

b)

Heinrich Himmler

c)

Hermann Goring

d)

Erwin Rommel

9.

This was an organization set up by Adolf Hitler in 1933 for educating and training male youth in Nazi principles.

a)

Brownshirts

b)

Hitler Youth

c)

German Youth

d)

German Association

10.

What World War I-era treaty was Hitler openly defying as leader of Germany?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of London

d)

Treaty of Berlin

11.

World War II begin when Germany invade its neighboring country of _____.

a)

France

b)

Belgium

c)

Poland

d)

Soviet Union

12.

Those who fought back against Nazi Rule in Poland were known as the _______.

a)
Nazi Collaborators
b)
Polish Army
c)
Soviet Partisans
d)
Polish Resistance
13.

In WWII, Germany used a new type of war strategy called the _____, which means "lightning war."

a)

blitzkrieg

b)

buchstabieren

c)

Veränderung

d)

gemacht

14.

From what beaches were 338,000 British, French, and Belgian soldiers evacuated from in 1940 after being surrounding by German forces?

a)

Normandy

b)

Cannes

c)

Dunkirk

d)

La Rochelle

15.

The bombing of Great Britain and the aerial fights between the German Luftwaffe and British RAF is referred to as the _____.

a)

D-Day

b)

Battle of Dunkirk

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

Battle of the Bulge

16.

Germany broke their non-aggression pact with _______ in June 1941.

a)

Austria

b)

Belgium

c)

Poland

d)

Soviet Union

17.

Who was Prime Minister of Great Britain throughout most of World War II?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

FDR

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Gordon Lightfoot

18.

Who was President of the United States during World War II?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

19.

Who attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in December 1941?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

20.

Where is Pearl Harbor located?

a)

San Diego

b)

Guam

c)

Philippines

d)

Hawaii

21.

The term used for when a country prepares for war

a)
diplomacy
b)
negotiation
c)
peacekeeping
d)
mobilization
22.

What is the name of the World War II cultural icon who represented women working in factories and shipyards?

a)

Donna the Daring

b)

Glenda the Great

c)

Wanda the Worker

d)

Rosie the Riveter

23.

Before World War II, the United States was dealing with an economic catastrophe known as the ________.

a)
Great Depression
b)
New Deal
c)
Roaring Twenties
d)
Industrial Revolution
24.

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.

a)
George S. Patton
b)

Chester Nimitz

c)
Douglas MacArthur
d)
Omar Bradley
25.

What country was Japan at war with BEFORE Pearl Harbor (beginning in 1937)?

a)

India

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Germany

d)
China
26.

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)?

a)
Joseph Goebbels
b)
Rudolf Hess
c)
Heinrich Himmler
d)
Hermann Göring
27.

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?

a)
Christoph Probst
b)
Sophie Scholl
c)
Hans Scholl
d)

Randolph Heiner