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Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who led Soviet Union in WW2

a)

Lenin Trotsky

b)

Your Mom

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Grobachev

2.

Who led Soviet Union in WW2

a)

Lenin Trotsky

b)

Your Mom

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Grobachev

3.

What cities did the A-Bomb get dropped on

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Tokyo

d)

Berlin

4.

What is the name of Britain's Airforce

a)

RAF

b)

USAF

c)

Luftwaffe

d)

RMS

5.

What was the deadliest battle of WW2

a)

Battle of Kursk

b)

Battle of Berlin

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

6.

What name was a beach at Normandy

a)

Juno

b)

Silver

c)

Paris

d)

Spring

7.

Who was the first major Axis country to fall

a)

USA

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

8.

Where did the Alied invasion of France Start

a)

Norway

b)

Normandy

c)

Pas de Calais

d)

Paris

9.
During what event did U.S. airplanes drop food and supplies to the people in West Berlin?
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
World War II
c)
British Air Raid
d)
Soviet Food Drive
10.
I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
General Eisenhower
11.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba.
b)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
c)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
12.
Why did the United States begin to send advisers and troops to Vietnam in the 1950s?
a)
to prepare for the United States invasion of Laos
b)
to defend American bases in the Gulf of Tonkin
c)
to help the South Vietnamese revolt against the French
d)
to prevent the spread of communism into South Vietnam
13.
What does NATO stand for? 
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Treaty Organization
c)
North American Truce Organization
d)
North Asian Trust Order
14.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
The USSR and US
c)
China and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
15.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Sputnik
c)
Apollo 11
d)
Apollo 13
16.

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

a)

A US Congressman from New York

b)

A US Senator from Wisconsin

c)

A US Supreme Court Judge from Minnnesota

d)

A US Governor from Alabama

17.

What thing did NOT contribute to the red scare?

a)

WWII

b)

USSR's invention of the A bomb.

c)

USSR's attempts at expanding into other countries.

d)

The Korean War.

18.
McCarthyism targeted which groups?
a)
Farmers, business people, and White House employees
b)
The rich, immigrants, and teachers
c)
Teachers, Hollywood celebrities, government employees
d)
College students, professors, and homosexuals
19.
According to the document, McCarthy had a list of names of communists in...
a)
Hollywood
b)
Government
c)
Military
d)
the President's family
20.
McCarthyism is also known as
a)
The Blue Scare
b)
The Red Scare
c)
The Witch Scare
d)
The Red Death
21.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
22.
In the 1950's, Senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he...
a)
Was convicted as a spy.
b)
Claimed hundreds of government employees were communists.
c)
Helped Eisenhower become president.
d)
Went to Korea and said atomic weapons should be used to break the stalemate.
23.

Japanese pilots that sacrificed their lives on purpose were called:

a)

Nagasakis

b)

Kamikazes

c)

Freedom Fighters

24.

Japanese leader during WW2

a)

Hirohito

b)

Hitler

c)

Harry Truman

25.

President of America during the beginning of WW2

a)

Harry Truman

b)

FDR

26.

This American president had the hard job of ending WW2 by dropping two atomic bombs in Japan

a)

FDR

b)

Harry Truman

27.

This British Prime Minister was happy when the US joined the Allied Side to assist them in defeating Germany.

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Churchill

28.

These two cities were destroyed by the dropping of two atomic bombs during WW2.

a)

Iwo Jima and Nagasaki

b)

Nagasaki and Hirohito

c)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

29.

American forces invaded Iwo Jima in _____ of 1945.

a)

January

b)

February

c)

March

30.

Japan surrendered in September 1945. This day is known as:

a)

VJ Day

b)

VE Day

c)

DDay

31.

When forces attack island after island it is known as:

a)

island hopping

b)

two front war

c)

blitzkrieg

32.

What is another affect atomic bombs can have on a city after the bomb is dropped?

a)

Fires

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Radiation

33.

When did Hitler join the Nazi party?

a)

September 1919

b)

November 1919

c)

September 1920

d)

November 1920

34.

What were the initials of the renamed Nazi party?

a)

GSDAP

b)

MSDAP

c)

NSDAP

d)

NSDWP

35.

Which one of these was NOT one of the demands of the 25 point programme?

a)

Equality of rights for all Germans

b)

Only those of German blood are members of the nation

c)

A law that takes away land from the rich to give to the poor

d)

The Weimar Government must disband

36.

What was the membership total of the Nazi party in 1923?

a)

25,000

b)

50,000

c)

75,000

d)

100,000

37.

Hitler was an excellent:

a)

Artist

b)

Singer

c)

Orator

d)

Belly Dancer

38.

Who lead the SA or Brown shirts?

a)

Hermann Goering

b)

Rudolf Hess

c)

Rudolf the red nose reindeer

d)

Ernst Rohm

39.

What dates did the Munich Putsch take place?

a)

8-9th November 1923

b)

9-10th November 1923

c)

9-10th November 1924

d)

11th November 1923

40.

The chiefs of what were taken hostage by the Nazis?

a)

Army, Navy and Air force

b)

State, Finances and Education

c)

State, Police and Army

d)

Native America, Kaiser and Justice

41.

Short term causes of the Munich Putsch include:

a)

The Invasion of the Ruh and Hyperventilation

b)

The Invasion of the Ruhr and Hyperinflation

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

Bayern lost the previous evening, everyone just went mental and fancied a change of government

42.

How long was Hitlers prison sentence?

a)

5 years

b)

9 months

c)

He didn't get one

d)

5 years, parole after 9 months

43.
Who was the Prime Minister of England during WWII?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Harry Truman
44.

The Axis Powers included

a)

Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States

b)

Germany, Soviet Union, Japan

c)

Germany, Japan, Italy

45.

What caused the United States to enter World War II?

a)

German invasion of Poland

b)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

Reports of the Holocaust in Germany

d)

The dropping of an atomic bomb

46.

He was the emperor of Japan, but had very little power in his country.

a)

Mussolini

b)

Hirohito

c)

Hitler

d)

Khan

47.
dictator of the Soviet Union (now Russia) who sided with Hitler at first, but later joined the Allies
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hirohito
d)
Churchill
48.

He was the dictator of Germany and leader of the Nazi party.

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Stalin

d)

Berlin

49.

Which set of countries made the Allies?

a)

Great Britain, France, U.S., Italy

b)

Germany, Russia, Japan, France

c)

Germany, Japan, Italy

d)

U.S., Great Britain, France, Russia

50.
Which set of countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
Italy, Japan, France, Germany
b)
Great Britain, France, U.S., USSR
c)
Japan, Germany, Italy
d)
France, Great Britain, U.S., Canada
51.
Was a Fascist that used violence and intimidation to get power.
Prime Minister/Dictator of Italy
Used up most of his military taking over Libya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Albania
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Tojo
d)
Mussolini
52.

He was the commander of the Japanese Navy and a leader in the attack on Pearl Harbor

a)

Mussolini

b)

Yamamoto

c)

Stalin

d)

Hitler

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