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World War II

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did WWII begin?

a)

1914

b)

1941

c)

1939

d)

1923

2.

When did WWII end ?

a)

1936

b)

1954

c)

1969

d)

1945

3.

Who won WWII ?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Axis Powers

4.

How many Jews were killed during WWII

a)

10 Million Jews

b)

60 Million Jews

c)

7 Million Jews

d)

6 Million Jews

5.

What battle did NOT happen during WWII

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Berlin

d)

Battle of Somme

6.

Who were the two presidents during WWII ?

a)

Harry Truman

&

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

&

Alben William Barkley

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

&

John F. Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

&

John F. Kennedy

7.

Why did the U.S Join WWII ?

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Bombing in Italy

c)

The U.S president wanted to get attention

d)

Japan attacked New York

8.

Who were the Axis Powers ?

a)

U.S , Mexico and Japan

b)

Britian, U.S and The soviet

c)

Germany, Britian and Italy

d)

Germany,Japan and Italy

9.

Who were the Allied Powers ?

a)

Germany , Soviet Union and Italy

b)

Britian, Soviet Union and Japan

c)

U.S, Soviet Union , Britian

d)

Germany, Japan and Italy

10.

During WWII The tide turned happened, what year was it?

a)

1940-1942

b)

1941-1943

c)

1943-1945

d)

1942-1943

11.

How many phases was there in WWII ?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

5

d)

4

12.

What country was not involved in WWII

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

13.

What was NATO ?

a)

North Alantic Treaty Organization

b)

No Action Only Talk

c)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

North America Treaty Organization

14.

What does containment mean ?

a)

action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence

b)

process which the government gains control over a territory not currently under their jurisdiction

c)

special code based on the Navajo language used to send messages during WWII

d)

giving up military weapons

15.

What country invaded which, causing WWII

a)

Poland Invaded Germany

b)

Japan Invaded U.S

c)

Germany Invaded Poland

d)

Japan Invaded Peru

16.

What was the last major battle of WWII ?

a)

Battle of Atlantic

b)

Battle of Kursk

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Okinawa

17.

What country had the most casualties during WWII

a)

Japan

b)

Spain

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Mexico

18.

What country used zero fighters during WWII

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

France

d)

Bahamas

19.

What country surrendered WWII

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Peru

20.

Who sent the U.S to WWII

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Obama

c)

Clinton

d)

Bush

21.

Who was the woman the represented women ?

a)

Betty Boop

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Rosie the Riveter

d)

Ida. B. Wells

22.

What allowed the U.S President to aid American Allies during WWII?

a)

War Powers Act

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Marshall Plan

23.

Someone having complete control of a country is...

a)

President

b)

Lawyer

c)

Dictator

d)

Nazi

24.

Which of the following was NOT a dictator ?

a)

Hirohito

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Harry Truman

25.

U.S Strategy that brought them closer together to Japan was called ....

a)

leap frogging

b)

border hopping

c)

river frogging

d)

island hopping

26.

Who are the people in the photo ?

a)

Axis powers

b)

Allied powers

c)

U.S presidents

d)

Future leaders of the world

27.

Which of these pictures best details the New Deal

a)

b)

c)

d)

28.

How long after the Battle of the Coral Sea did the Battle of Midway happen ?

a)

3 weeks

b)

1 month

c)

2 years

d)

1 week

29.

Who was NOT important in WWII ?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Woodrow Wilson

30.

When did the Battle of Berlin happen ?

a)

April 16,1945-May 2,1945

b)

April 6,1946-May 15,1946

c)

April 16,1942-April 22,1942

d)

May 2,1945-August 5,1945