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Topic 7 World War II (1931-1945)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Government run by the people

a)

democracy

b)

fascism

c)

communism

d)

isolationism

2.

Spread of ideas for the purpose of helping or damaging a cause

a)

propaganda

b)

isolationism

c)

appeasement

d)

super bowl commercials

3.

Government controls all aspects of society (economic, political, social)

a)

totalitarianism

b)

fascism

c)

democracy

d)

militarism

4.

What political and economic system did Nazi Germany follow?

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Fateism

d)

Fascism

5.
Which of the following can be examples of a totalitarian form of government?
a)
Democracy, Communism, & Nazism
b)
Communism, Democracy, & Fascism
c)
Communism, Fascism, & Nazism
d)
Democracy, Monarchy, & Oligarchy
6.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
7.

A society with no classes or private property and all business is ran by the government.

a)

totalitarianism

b)

Gulag

c)

Communism

d)

Reparations

8.
Which of the following were leaders who supported a fascist form of government?
a)
Mussolini & Churchill
b)
Hitler & Marx
c)
Castro & Zedong
d)
Mussolini & Hitler
9.
Joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party and made it popular, would eventually become German Chancellor and overthrow the Weimar Republic, established the Third Reich
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Joseph Stalin
10.

What was the name of the secret assignment to create the atom bomb?

a)

the New York Project

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

the Manhattan Project

d)

Operation Barbarossa

11.

Great Britain and France adopted a policy of ______ to deal with Hitler.

a)

Appeasement

b)

Tolerance

c)

Indifference

d)

Isolation

12.

The big 3 met in the city of ______ in 1945 to discuss how to divide Germany at the end of the war.

a)

Tehran

b)

Moscow

c)

Yalta

d)

Berlin

13.

After the battle of _______ the Japanese navy was unable to launch anymore offensive operations.

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Okinawa

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Midway

14.

In 1942 what did the big 3 set as a priority?

a)

the invasion of the Soviet Union

b)

the defeat of Japan

c)

the defeat of Nazi Germany

d)

the liberation of France

15.
Why was the D-Day invasion in June 1944 important to the outcome of World War II?    
a)
It stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe.
b)
It forced Italy to surrender
c)
It opened a new Allied front in Europe.
d)
It avoided the use of atomic weapons.
16.
Which conclusion can be made about the role of women during WWII, based on this picture?
a)
women worked only in traditionally female-dominated jobs
b)
it was acceptable for women to work, with men away at war
c)
it was considered unpatriotic for women to leave their home to seek employment
d)
women's contributions were not valued by American society
17.
What was the effect of the United States' use of atomic weapons in the war in the Pacific?
a)
The use of atomic weapons resulted in a massive "kamikaze"-style counter-offensive from the Japanese military.
b)
It gave the U.S. military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland Japan.
c)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Germany and stopped the Soviet Union from occupying Berlin.
d)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Japan and ended the Second World War.
18.
Name the three major countries that formed the alliance known as the Allied Powers.
a)
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, United States
c)
Germany, France, United States
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
19.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

20.

Who was the leader of Russia during World War II?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Roosevelt (FDR)

d)

Hitler

21.

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Roosevelt (FDR)

d)

Hitler

22.

Who was the head of the Japanese military (who orders the attack on Pearl Harbor)?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Isoroku Yamamoto

d)

H. Mitsubishi

23.

Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers (it was also known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis)

a)

Japan, U.S., Russia

b)

Japan, Germany, Soviet Union

c)

Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

24.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union 
25.

What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?

a)

direct involvement

b)

aid to Axis Powers

c)

supported Japan

d)

isolationism

26.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

27.

What was the turning point in Eastern Europe during World War II?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

D-Day Invasion

28.

Effect: Turning point of the war in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of Britain

29.

What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

Japan bombed Pearl

d)

Japanese aggression in East Asia

30.

Germany's battle tactic of quickly overwhelming the opposition is referred to as

a)

kamikaze

b)

blitzkrieg

c)

island-hopping

d)

total war

31.

Prepping the military to engage in war is called

a)

mobilization

b)

kamikaze

c)

bliztkrieg

d)

total war

32.

Which of the following best explains this propaganda poster from World War II?

a)

Wheat can be used to create fuel for ships so use less wheat so fuel can be manufactured

b)

Sailors need to be fit in order to perform their duties, so by eating less bread, they will be in better shape and will perform better

c)

Farmers left their farms and went to work building ships, so there were less people to grow food, thus, less bread to eat

d)

Sailors need to eat in order to carry out their duties, so by eating less bread, it can be saved to feed the sailors

33.

Which poster was most likely used to encourage people to join the military during World War II?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Which groups of people were targets of the Nazis for concentration and extermination camps? (Multiple Answers)

a)

Germans living in foreign countries

b)

Jews & Jehovah's Witnesses

c)

the disabled, homosexuals, Gypsies, and Poles

d)

political dissidents, such as Communists

35.

Which of the following best describes a Nazi concentration camp? (Multiple Answers)

a)

living conditions were deplorable, with very little food, water, and shelter provided to those held prisoner

b)

horrific medical experiments were conducted on prisoners

c)

people were worked to exhaustion, with many dying as a result of overwork

d)

prisoners could be released for good behavior

36.

Which nation was the victim of the atomic bomb, with two major cities destroyed as a result?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

China

37.

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

38.

The image here is what was the city of Hiroshima looked like after June 6th. Which choice below was used to justify Truman's decision to drop the Atomic bomb?

a)

He was racist against Asians & had no sympathy for them

b)

He was trying to lesson American casualties that a land invasion may have led to

c)

He felt our Navy wasn't strong enough to defeat Japan

d)

He wanted to defeat Japan quickly to focus on the Nazis

39.

What was the purposeof the Japanese Internment camps?

a)

Capture Japanese soldiers that bombed Pearl Harbor?

b)

Detain Japanese Americans in case of Espionage or Treason

c)

Protect Americans from all the Japanese undercover soldiers

d)

Incarcerate Japanese soldiers in the Pacific

40.

What was the result of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

a)

Nothing happened

b)

It led to the surrender of Russia and Germany

c)

It led to the surrender of Japan

d)

None of the above

41.
Which country was NOT on the Allied Powers?
a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

United States

d)

Soviet Union

42.
Who was the United States President at the end of WWII?
a)
FDR
b)
Truman
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Coolidge
43.
What side was the Soviet Union on?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
44.
What happened on December 7, 1941?
a)
Germany invaded Poland
b)
Italy invaded Africa
c)
Japan bombed the US Pearl Harbor
d)
Japan invaded China
45.
What was D-Day?
a)
Allied forces attacked Japan
b)
Allied forces attacked Midway
c)
Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy
d)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

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