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World War 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adolf Hitler

a)

leader of Germany

b)

leader of Italy

c)

leader of Soviet Union

d)

leader of France

2.

Benito Mussolini

a)

leader of Germany

b)

leader of Italy

c)

leader of Soviet Union

d)

leader of France

3.

Which country was invaded which caused France and Great Britain to declare war?

a)

Thipoia

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Poland

4.

What alliance did the United States join?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

5.

Type of government where they control all aspects of their citizens lives

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

appeasement

c)

Non-agresion act

d)

Dictator

6.

Because of their policy of ­­­­­­­________________, Britain and France stood by while Hitler seized control of the Sudetenland.

a)

Lebensraum

b)

Appeasement

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Maginot Line

7.

Why did Britain and France practice a policy of appeasement?

a)

Because Hitler was their ally and they wanted to help him.

b)

The League of Nations officially supported this policy.

c)

They remembered the death and destruction from WWI and wanted to avoid war at all costs.

d)

They wanted to help rebuild Germany’s economy after WWI.

8.
Which President gave the order to drop the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Ronald Reagan
9.

Which of the following does not describe the Munich Conference?

a)

It helped end WWII in May of 1944 with Germany’s unconditional surrender.

b)

It was called because Hitler was demanding the Sudetenland to be made part of Germany.

c)

It was another instance of Britain and France trying to appease Hitler.

d)

Hitler insisted that this would be his last demand for territory.

10.

Why was Japan focused on expanding its territory?

a)

Because of feuds with neighboring countries

b)

Wanted access to more resources and supplies

c)

To recapture territory they lost in WW1

d)

In order to take back the land that was stolen 400 years before

11.

The term “Holocaust” refers to the ______.

a)

Execution of prisoners of war by German soldiers.

b)

Persecution of Communists during WWII

c)

Planned extermination of Jews in Soviet death camps.

d)

Planned extermination of Jews in Nazi death camps.

12.

What was the air battle between Germany and Britain that resulted in Hitler’s first loss in the war?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

D-Day

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Midway

13.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

14.

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

15.

What was the invasion at the beaches of Normandy, France and led to the Germans having to fight a two front war?

a)

Battle of Berlin

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

D-Day