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Winning WWII

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

2.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side of the Allies? (Choose 3)

a)

Great Britain

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Japan

3.
Three countries that became very aggressive in the 1930s and 1940s were…
a)
Germany, Italy and Soviet Union
b)
Germany, Italy and France
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
4.

Who were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?

a)

Eisenhower and Truman

b)

FDR and Eisenhower

c)

Trump and Washington

d)

FDR and Truman

5.

What were the two theaters of WWII

a)

Pacific

b)

European

c)

Atlantic

d)

Asia

6.

Who controlled most of the European theater by 1942?

a)

Allied Powers?

b)

Churchill

c)

Germany & Italy

d)

Hitler?

7.

When did the DDay lands begin?

a)

June 6th 1944

b)

October 4th 1945

c)

January 10th 1944

d)

January 1st 1945

8.

Where were the DDay landings?

a)

Holland

b)

Fortress Europa

c)

Normandy

d)

Calai

9.

How many invaders died on d-day?

a)

150,000

b)

200,000

c)

Nobody knows

d)

Over 12,000

10.

Where did the events of d-day take place?

a)

France

b)

Earth

c)

Queensland

d)

North America

11.

Hitler told Germans that jews were lower and less ____________than they were.

a)

German

b)

important

c)

European

d)

intelligent

12.

Hitler went as far as to convince Germans that the world would be a better place______________

a)

without Jews

b)

without children

c)

with Jews

d)

with concentration camps

13.

Country by country Hitler ordered soldiers to round up Jews and send them to _____________________.

a)

prison

b)

concentration camps

c)

other countries

d)

shelters

14.

There was so much __________&_________that most workers in the camp dies.

a)

thieving & robbery

b)

starvation & disease

c)

cheating & disease

d)

heart attacks & disease

15.
Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?
a)
Semitism
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
ghetto 
d)
Holocaust
16.
By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed? 
a)
2 Million
b)
4 Million
c)
6 Million
d)
8 Million
17.

The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group is called

a)

Holocaust

b)

Genocide

c)

Concentration Camp

d)

Nuremberg Laws

18.

What does VE Day stand for?

a)

Victory in Europe Day

b)

Victory in England Day

c)

Violence in Europe Day

d)

Very Exciting Day

19.

What did it mark the end of?

a)

The end of war with Germany

b)

The end of war with Russia

c)

The end of war with France

d)

The end of war with Spain

20.

When did VE Day happen?

a)

8th May 1945

b)

5th May 1943

c)

8th May 1939

d)

21st June 1935

21.

How did the Battle of Midway end?

a)

Decisive win for the Japanese, US would take years to recover

b)

Decisive win for the US, a major turning point in the war

c)

Stalemate, neither side could win

d)

Decisive win for the Japanese, US retreats to Pearl Harbor

22.

Where was Iwo jima?

a)

South of Japan

b)

Japan

c)

Usa

d)

Italy

23.

Why did the Americans want Iwo Jima

a)

They wanted it for supplies

b)

They wanted it for the US

c)

It was the key stepping stone to invading japan

d)

They wanted there food

24.
What scientist wrote a letter to President Roosevelt telling him of the potential of an atomic bomb? 
a)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Henry Ford  
25.
What president made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II?      
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
John F. Kennedy
26.

On what date was the Japanese unconditional surrender accepted?

a)

6 August 1945

b)

9 August 1945

c)

14 August 1945

d)

2 September 1945

27.

What does the “VJ” in VJ Day mean?

a)

Victory in Japan Day.

b)

Vindication and Justice Day.

c)

Victory in Pearl Harbor Day.

d)

Victory and Judgment Day.