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World War II Vocab

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was a new type of warfare that the Germans used to run through France and Poland in the early parts of WWII. It is also known as Lightning War.

a)

Hitler bombing

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Ran-sacking

d)

Sitzkrieg

2.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
3.

Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Joseph Stalin

4.

name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis

a)

Holocaust

b)

Night of Broken Glass

c)

Great Purge

d)

Concentration Camps

5.
What was the mission called, led by the Allied forces in 1944, that was the largest sea invasion in history?
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D-Day
d)
Iwo Jima
6.
A leader who has absolute power of rule in a country (Example: Adolf Hitler)
a)
Democratic Leader
b)
Dictator
c)
Politician
d)
Teacher
7.
A member of a political party that rose to power in Germany under Adolf Hitler in the 1930s
a)
Communists
b)
Soviets
c)
Kamakizis
d)
Nazis
8.
A prison camp for holding people who were thought to be dangerous to the ruling group
a)
Concentration camp
b)
Prison
c)
Court
d)
Timeout
9.
The name given to the countries that fought against the Allies in World War II.
a)
Central Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Bad Guys
d)
Republics
10.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war
a)
Appeasement
b)
Pacifism
c)
Terrorism
d)
Ignorance
11.

Aerial bombardment of England from July to October 1940. Brought England to the brink of defeat but ultimately was an English victory.

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

D-Day

c)

Battle of Verdun

d)

Battle of Britain

12.

Prime Minister of England during World War II.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

13.

A government ruled by a dictator that controls the lives of the people and where people are not allowed to disagree with the government

a)

Fascism

b)

Communism

c)

Republic

d)

Socialism

14.

The systematic extermination of more than 6 million Jewish people by the Nazis during World War II.

a)

Nuremberg Trials

b)

Babylonian Exile

c)

Yalta Conference

d)

Holocaust

15.

An alliance of England, Russia, the US and many others during World War II.

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Allied Powers

16.

An alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan during World War II

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Central Powers

17.

May 8, 1945. The day that German leadership formally surrendered to Allied Powers.

a)

D-Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

V-J Day

18.

A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs.

a)

appeasement

b)

neutrality

c)

isolationism

19.

The military strategy, used by the Allies in World War II, of concentrating on Japanese islands which were not well defended

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

island hopping

c)

Anschluss

20.

Also called Night of Broken Glass or November Pogroms, the night of November 9–10, 1938, when German Nazis attacked Jewish persons and property.

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Nuremburg Laws

c)

Anschluss

21.

The systematic destruction of a group of people based on race, nationality, religion, etc., is called

a)

dehumanization

b)

Holocaust

c)

genocide

d)

total war

22.

Benito Mussolini

a)

leader of Germany

b)

leader of Italy

c)

leader of Soviet Union

d)

leader of France

23.

Which country was invaded which caused France and Great Britain to declare war?

a)

Thipoia

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Poland

24.
Who was the dictator of Japan during WWII? 
a)
Emperor Hirohito 
b)
Charles de Gaulle
c)
Hideki Tojo 
d)
Adolf Hitler 
25.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ . 
a)
dictator 
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor 
26.

government run by the people

a)

democracy

b)

fascism

c)

communism

d)

isolationism