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WWII Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The mass murder of Jews in Nazi gas chambers is known as the 
a)
Holocaust
b)
Internment camps
c)
D-Day
d)
Iwo Jima
2.
Which item below best completes the box above?
a)
appeasement
b)
German citizenship was renewed
c)
segregation (Yellow Star of David)
d)
Manhattan Project
3.
These men were prisoners because of the German...
a)
policies concerning imperialism
b)
ideas about European immigration
c)
policies regarding isolationism
d)
beliefs in Aryan supremacy
4.
What strategy were the Germans using when they refused to shop at Jewish businesses?
a)
integration
b)
boycott
c)
liberation
d)
concentration
5.
What is the name for the crime of trying to murder a race of people?
a)
homicide
b)
suicide
c)
patricide
d)
genocide
6.
What group of people was targeted in the Holocaust
a)
Japanese
b)
African-American
c)
Jewish
d)
Hispanic
7.
What is the term that describes racism against Jews?
a)
miscegenation
b)
Ante-Meridian
c)
Aryan-Supremacy
d)
anti-Semitism
8.
What is the term for large prisons that the Nazis built as a part of their final solution?
a)
concentration camps
b)
resevations
c)
anti-semitism
d)
tenements
9.
What is the term used by the Nazis to describe their government run plan to exterminate the Jews:
a)

Liberation

b)

Shoah

c)

Final Solution

d)

Ghettos

10.
What word describes the emancipation, release, or freeing of people, particularly those people imprisoned by the Nazis?
a)
abolition
b)
liberation
c)
suffrage
d)
segregation
11.
What is the commonly used term today that describes the systematic attempt by the Nazis to rid Europe of all Jews?
a)
Holocaust
b)
Suffrage
c)
Final Solution
d)
Liebersaum
12.
What word describes the belief that the Aryan race is superior to all others?
a)
miscegenation
b)
Ante-Meridian
c)
Aryan-Supremacy
d)
anti-Semitism
13.
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
14.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
15.
Which Jews were spared during the Holocaust?
a)
Women
b)
Old Men
c)
Children
d)
None of the above
16.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
17.
What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?
a)
a yellow star of David
b)
a sign that said Jew
c)
Black clothes
d)
A yellow cross
18.
Which type of political philosophy gave rise to dictators with total power, who denied other individuals freedoms?
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Fascism
d)
Anarchism
19.
Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War 2?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Erwin Rommel
d)
Joseph Stalin
20.
Who was the leader of Japan during World War 2?
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Mengele
21.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War 2?
a)
Douglass MacArthur
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
22.
Who was the leader of Italy during World War 2?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
George Patton
c)
Erwin Rommel
d)
Winston Churchill
23.
Which country joined the Allies after being invaded by Germany?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
24.
What is Anti-Semitism?
a)
hatred of the Aryan people
b)
prejudice against Aryan people
c)
hatred of the Jewish people
d)
prejudice against any racial group
25.
In which area of the map above was the European Theater of WWII fought?
a)
Area B
b)
Area A
c)
Area D
d)
Area C
26.
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
27.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
28.

Which person is on the left?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Josef Stalin

29.
What two countries declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland?
a)
Britain and the Soviet Union
b)
Britain and the United States
c)
Britain and France
d)
Italy and the Soviet Union
30.

a person who rules a country with total authority and often in a cruel or brutal way

a)

dictator

b)

prime minister

c)

fascist

d)

prince

31.

political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator; individual freedoms are denied; and nationalism and, often, racism are emphasized.

a)

dictator

b)

fascism

c)

democracy

32.

What were the countries in the Axis powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

United States

d)

Japan

e)

China

33.

What were the countries in the Allied powers?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Soviet Union

e)

United States

34.

What country is this?

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

35.

What country is this?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Norway

36.

What country is this?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Poland

37.

What country is this?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Greece

c)

Turkey

d)

Poland

38.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Austria

39.

What country is this?

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

40.
Which country joined the Allies after being invaded by Germany?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
41.
World War II began with Germany's invasion of ...
a)
... Poland.
b)
... France.
c)
... Italy.
d)
... The Soviet Union.
42.
Which Allied country did Germany unsuccessfully attempt to bomb into surrendering?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Spain
43.
How did American policy gradually change with the advancing of World War II?
a)
America became more isolated from world events.
b)
America became allies with Germany and stayed neutral.
c)
America refused economic aid to Allies.
d)
America was forced out of isolationism into direct involvement in the war.
44.
Choose which action by the United States during World War II best supports this statement by Franklin D. Roosevelt: "We must become the great arsenal of democracy."
(arsenal: a collection of weapons)
a)
The United States refused to ever join the League of Nations.
b)
The United States provided economic and military aid to the Allies.
c)
The United States followed a policy of isolationism at the start of the war.
d)
The United States followed a policy of appeasement in regards to Germany.
45.
Which title best completes the box above?
a)
Bloodiest Battles in Europe during World War II
b)
Worst Pacific Theater Battles of World War II
c)
German Victories during World War II
d)
Turning Points of World War II
46.
Which sequence of events is in the correct order?
a)
3, 4, 1, 2
b)
2, 1, 4, 3
c)
1, 4, 2, 3
d)
4, 1, 3, 2
47.
Which event occurred before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a)
The invasion of Poland
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
D-Day Invasion
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
48.
Analyze the cartoon of Stalin (left) and Hitler (right) and answer the following question. This cartoon refers to which World War II event?
a)
Italy's attempt to annex Switzerland
b)
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union
c)
Stalin's refusal to help Hitler invade Poland
d)
The Soviet's plan to bomb Great Britain
49.
Which battle is considered the turning point for the war on the eastern front in the Soviet Union?
a)
Second Battle of Kharkov
b)
Battle of Moscow
c)
Battle of Leningrad
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
50.
In which area of the map above was the European Theater of WWII fought?
a)
Area B
b)
Area A
c)
Area D
d)
Area C
51.
The D-Day invasion was directed against the coastline of what country?
a)
Japan
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Italy
52.
What is the significance of D-Day in the history of WWII?
a)
It was the last day of the war in Japan
b)
It was the day Germany invaded Poland and started was in Europe
c)
It was the day FDR died
d)
It was the day Allied troops began the liberating (freedom from Germany) Europe
53.
On which two Japanese cities did the United States drop an atomic bomb?
a)
Okinawa and Nagasaki
b)
Hiroshima and Okinawa
c)
Hiroshima and Guadalcanal
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
54.
During the World War II years of 1941 to 1945, which of the following events happened last?
a)
Japan surrendered
b)
Germany surrendered
c)
Pearl Harbor was attacked
d)
Italy surrendered
55.

When did Germany invade Poland?

a)

1st September 1940

b)

2nd September 1939

c)

3rd September 1939

d)

1st September 1939

56.

Which of these was the Japanese city where the first atomic bomb ever used in war was dropped?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Nagasaki

e)

Holocaust

57.

This was a surprise attack by Japan on December 7, 1941 in Hawaii.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Nagasaki

e)

Holocaust

58.

What was the Japanese city where the 2nd atomic bomb was dropped, causing Japan to finally surrender?

a)

Poland

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Nagasaki

e)

Pearl Harbor

59.

What state is Pearl Harbor in?

a)

Virginia

b)

Hawaii

c)

Great Britain

d)

Pennsylvania

60.

What do Hiroshima and Nagasaki have in common? (Check ALL that apply.)

a)

They were cities in Japan.

b)

They were locations of atomic bombings.

c)

They are countries in Asia.

d)

They both can be found on the Atlantic Ocean.

61.

Why did this article appear in newspapers in 1942?

a)

Government officials feared Japanese attacks would continue on their homes, businesses, and cities.

b)

Government officials feared for the safety of Japanese Americans living in major western cities.

c)

Japanese Americans were plotting terrorist attacks on businesses throughout the city.

d)

Japanese Americans were planning an attack on government buildings within the city.

62.
What finally ended the depression and put many unemployed Americans back to work?
a)
Capitalism
b)
The New Deal
c)
World War II
d)
The Fair Deal
63.
What did the United States government encourage women to do when the United States entered World War II?
a)
Increase their consumer spending
b)
Take industrial jobs
c)
Wait for their husbands at home
d)
Spy on their German neighbors
64.
What was the goal of this government-sponsored ad?
a)
To encourage Americans to give their weapons to soldiers
b)
To encourage American soldiers to give Allies additional supplies
c)
To encourage Americans to support foreign troops
d)
To encourage Americans to reduce their use of consumer goods
65.
What is the message of the poster shown above?
a)
Americans should conserve natural resources.
b)
Women should join the workforce.
c)
Americans should purchase war bonds.
d)
Women should vote.
66.
The people referred to in this headline were most likely...
a)
German Americans
b)
Japanese Americans
c)
Italian Americans
d)
Russian Americans
67.

The need for workers during World War II affected American life because:

a)

women were refused jobs

b)

racial barriers (discrimination) began to end in factories

c)

it caused the Great Depression to get worse

d)

less people were available to fight in the war

68.
What was the purpose of this type of propaganda during World War II?
a)
To allow soldiers to travel throughout the United States safely
b)
To prevent Americans from placing themselves in dangerous situations
c)
To encourage Americans to conserve fuel for the war effort
d)
To convince Americans to plan vacations in advance
69.
Why were internment camps set up in the United States during World War II?
a)
The United States believed that the Japanese Americans could have been the enemy and could not be trusted.
b)
Japanese Americans refused to fight in the war against their own countrymen.
c)
Women and children needed to be taken care of while their husbands and fathers were off to war.
d)
The United States wanted to protect the Japanese Americans from their own country of Japan.
70.
Why was this executive order most likely executed during World War II?
a)
To increase numbers of unskilled women entering the workforce
b)
The increasing need for labor on the home front
c)
To decrease racial tensions toward African Americans
d)
To force closure of Japanese businesses

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