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World War 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
World War 2 began with Germany's invasion of
a)
Czechosolvakia
b)
Austria
c)
Poland
d)
France
2.

Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during most of the war from 1940-1945?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

3.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
4.
How did WW2 end?
a)
both sides agreed to peacefully resolve their differences
b)
the US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan
c)
the Germans forced the Soviets to surrender
d)
the League of Nations declared the war illegal
5.

France & Britain's response to Germany's expansion

a)

appeasement

b)

isolationist

c)

interventionist

d)

declaration of war

6.

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

a)

propaganda

b)

totalitarianism

c)

fascism

d)

appeasement

7.

a government that controls all aspects of society

a)

totalitarianism

b)

democracy

c)

laissez faire

d)

capitalism

8.

When a nation dedicates all of its resources to the war effort

a)

total war

b)

totalitarianism

c)

migration

d)

propaganda

9.

What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Tuskegee Airben

c)

Secret Boom

d)

Normandy

10.

Who was the fascist leader of Italy?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Neville Chamberlain

11.

Which was a major cause of the rise dictators in Europe after WW1?

a)

economic prosperity

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

redrawing of European borders

d)

German win of WWI

12.

What is the name of the Allied military strategy in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

firebomb

b)

island hopping

c)

kamikaze

d)

blitzkrieg

13.

The D-Day Allied invasion of France took place where?

a)

Paris

b)

Plymoth

c)

Tokyo

d)

Normandy

14.
The president of the United States during most of WWII.
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry Truman
15.
The Italian dictator during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
16.
United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
17.
The United States president who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
18.
____________ is when a country extends it's power through military force.
a)
Internment
b)
Holocaust
c)
Imperialism
d)
Democracy
19.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
20.
Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?
a)
Semitism
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
ghetto 
d)
Holocaust
21.

Where was the place the Jews were first moved to?

a)

Projects

b)

Concentrations Camps

c)

Ghettos

d)

Prisons

22.

The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group is called

a)

Holocaust

b)

Genocide

c)

Concentration Camp

d)

Nuremberg Laws

23.
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
24.
What was a concentration camp?
a)
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned 
b)
A place where prisoners of war are placed
c)
A camp where people go to do work for the government
d)
A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school
25.

What is Propaganda?

a)

Techniques that do NOT persuade

b)

Techniques used to influence opinions, emotions, behaviors.

c)

Techniques used ONLY in an unfair way

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