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World War II Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did European countries allow Adolf Hitler and Germany to violate the terms and conditions of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

they appeased Hitler to avoid another conflict

b)

none of Hitler’s violations were very big

c)

they too were violating the conditions of the treaty

d)

the League of Nations realized the treaty was unfair

2.

Who were the Allied countries during World War II?

a)

Japan, Great Britian, Soviet Union, and France

b)

Great Britian, Italy, Nazi Germany, and the United States

c)

Japan, Nazi Germany, Italy, and Poland

d)

Soviet Union, United States, Great Britian, and France

3.

Who were the Axis Powers of World War II?

a)

United States, Great Britian, France, and Poland

b)

Italy, Japan, and Nazi Germany

c)

Japan, France, Italy, Belgium

d)

Nazi Germany, Austria, United States, and Great Britian

4.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,

a)

destroyed all U.S. aircraft carriers.

b)

caused the U.S. to surrender.

c)

brought WWII to an end.

d)

brought the U.S. into WWII.

5.

The Allied invasion of German-occupied France on June 6, 1944, is known as __________.

a)

D-Day

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

Operation Barbarossa

d)

Battle of Midway

6.

The war in Europe ended when

a)

Hiroshima was bombed.

b)

the Allies invaded France.

c)

Mussolini was executed

d)

Germany surrendered.

7.

The Holocaust refers to ____________

a)

bombing of Britain

b)

total war

c)

the massacre of more than six million Jews.

d)

the surrender of the Germans.

8.

What was the name given for the top-secret U.S. project to develop an atomic bomb?

a)

Project Barbarossa

b)

Fat Man Project

c)

Oppenheimer Project

d)

Manhattan Project

9.

Which U.S. president decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

10.

The war in the Pacific ended with the

a)

bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

b)

Battle of the Bulge.

c)

capture and execution of Mussolini.

d)

surrender of Germany.

11.

Which country was divided by the Allies after World War II?

a)

Austria

b)

Poland

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Germany

12.

What international peacekeeping organization replaced the League of Nations after World War II?

a)

European Union

b)

Amenisty International

c)

World Wildlife Federation

d)

United Nations

13.

After World War II, which nations became bitter rivals during the Cold War?

a)

Britian and France

b)

Japan and the United States

c)

the Soviet Union and the United States

d)

the Soviet Union and Cuba

14.

Facist Leader of Italy

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

Joseph Stalin

15.

Communist leader of the Soviet Union

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

Joseph Stalin

16.

President of the United States at the start of World War II

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

Joseph Stalin

17.

Prime Minister of Great Britain

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

Joseph Stalin

18.

Facist leader of Nazi Germany

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Adolf Hitler

e)

Joseph Stalin