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World War 2 (SOL USII.7)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the leader of the United States throughout most of WWII?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

2.

WWII began after Germany invaded

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Belgium

d)

The Soviet Union

3.

The United States entered WWII after Japan bombed

a)

Poland

b)

Midway

c)

Great Britain

d)

Pearl Harbor

4.

Which of the following BEST describes why the United States dropped atomic weapons on Japan?

a)

The Japanese refused to surrender even though they had lost the war.

b)

The United States did not want to lose any more American lives.

c)

The Japanese were keeping Americans in concentration camps.

d)

The United States wanted to repay the Japanese for Pearl Harbor.

5.

Which of the following people was NOT a fascist dictator?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

6.

What idea BEST helped Adolf Hitler to rise to power in Germany?

a)

Hitler wanted to expand Germany into other parts of Europe.

b)

Hitler wanted to create a “pure” Germany by eliminating those not viewed as true Germans.

c)

Hitler wanted to create a more democratic government by giving the people more rights.

d)

Hitler wanted to grow the German economy by creating more jobs.

7.

Which of the following was a tactic used in Germany to discriminate the Jews?

a)

Jews were forced to wear a yellow star on their clothing.

b)

Jews were only allowed in work in certain jobs and paid little.

c)

Merchants refused to sell food and clothing to Jews.

8.

Which of the following American victories was a turning point in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of Britain

9.

Which of the following Allied successes allowed Allied troops to move into Western Europe?

a)

D-Day

b)

The Battle of Britain

c)

The Battle of Stalingrad

d)

The Battle of Midway

10.

President ​ (a)   gave the orders to drop the atomic bombs on Japan.

Choose from the below words
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
11.

Millions of European Jews were sent to ________ where they were killed in gas chambers.

a)

Concentration Camps

b)

Ghettos

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

12.

Americans at home helped the troops by ___ goods such as food,clothing, and oil.

a)

Selling

b)

Rationing

c)

Burning

d)

Trading

13.

Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the ______ _______ during World War II.

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

14.

The Soviet Union defeated Germany at ________, marking a turning point ofthe war in Eastern Europe.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

D-Day

d)

Midway

15.

Hiroshima

a)

the Japanese location where U.S.forces dropped the first atomic bomb

b)

an American plan that provided billions of dollars in assistance to Europe after WWII

c)

discrimination towards Jewish people

d)

Adolf Hitler’s name for a “pure” German race

16.

The Marshall Plan

a)

an American plan that provided billions of dollars in assistance to Europe after WWII

b)

an American propaganda campaign used to convince women to work in factories

c)

a political philosophy where complete power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are lost

d)

Adolf Hitler’s name for a “pure” German race

17.

Aryan Race

a)

Adolf Hitler’s name for a “pure” German race

b)

discrimination towards Jewish people

c)

the Japanese location where U.S. forces dropped the first atomic bomb

d)

a political philosophy where complete power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are lost

18.

Anti-Semitism

a)

discrimination towards Jewish people

b)

Adolf Hitler’s name for a “pure” German race

c)

a political philosophy where complete power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are lost

d)

an American propaganda campaign used to convince women to work in factories

19.

Fascism

a)

a political philosophy where complete power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are lost

b)

discrimination towards Jewish people

c)

Adolf Hitler’s name for a “pure” German race

d)

an American propaganda campaign used to convince women to work in factories

20.

Rosie the Riveter

a)

an American propaganda campaign used to convince women to work in factories

b)

an American plan that provided billions of dollars in assistance to Europe after WWII

c)

a political philosophy where complete power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are lost

d)

the Japanese location where U.S.forces dropped the first atomic bomb