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World War II

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

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.

France and Britain initially adopted this policy in response to Hitler's territorial expansion

a)

appeasement

b)

praise

c)

extermination

d)

interventionism

4.

Congress passed these acts to prevent US involvement in WW2

a)

neutrality acts

b)

isolationist acts

c)

Roosevelt Acts

d)

nuclear acts

5.

How did the League of Nations respond to Japan's, Italy's, and Germany's aggressive expansion?

a)

did nothing

b)

cried about it

c)

declared war

d)

joined the Axis powers

6.

Interventionist believed they should join the war to

a)

protect freedom and democracy

b)

get revenge for World War 1

c)

save the American economy

d)

prove why America is Great

7.

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

a)

totalitarianism

b)

fascism

c)

democracy

d)

militarism

8.

Which of the following would agree with the image seen here?

a)

Isolationist

b)

Interventionist

c)

Nativist

d)

Internationalist

9.

This poster is a great reminder about what unique aspect of WWII

a)

blacks were actually fighting for freedom for people world-wide & domestically for themselves

b)

blacks moving through the Great Migration to work on war materials

c)

blacks were making strides making war materials back home but not fighting overseas

d)

blacks played little to no role in achieving victory in WWII

10.
What was "Mein Kampf"?
a)
The Communist Bible
b)
Germany's economic recovery plan
c)
Action plan of the Nazis, written by Hitler
d)
A book banned in Germany during WWII for being too controversial
11.
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
12.
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
13.

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

a)

totalitarianism

b)

Gulag

c)

Communism

d)

Reparations

14.

What does 'Lebensraum' mean?

a)

Living people

b)

Living country

c)

Living on a prayer

d)

Living space

15.

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

a)

totalitarianism

b)

fascism

c)

democracy

d)

militarism

16.

Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor because the US refused to

a)

declare war on China

b)

sell Japan oil, scrap metal, etc.

c)

drop atomic bombs

d)

buy oil from Japan

17.

What was the goal of the D-Day invasion?

a)

open up a new front in the East to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union

b)

push the Italians out of Africa

c)

open up a second front in Europe and liberate France

d)

force the Japanese to surrender

18.

The city where Germany set up a "puppet state" after conquering France

a)

Paris

b)

Vichy

c)

Normandy

d)

Dunkirk

19.
What was the first of the two cities on which the atomic bomb was dropped? 
a)
Nagasaki
b)
Tokyo
c)
Roswell
d)
Hiroshima
20.
What was the end date of World War II?
a)
June 6, 1944
b)
Sept 2, 1945
c)
Sept 1, 1939
d)
Sept 2, 1941
21.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
Testing and creation of the Atomic Bomb
b)
preparing the borough of Manhattan for nuclear safety
c)
secret plan to create spies in the war effort 
d)
Operation to create secret airplanes for the war effort 
22.

What did Churchill, Stalin and Truman sign that divided up Germany after WWII

a)

Potsdam Conference

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Berlin Conference

23.

What did the US government set up to deal with the threat of Japanese spies?

a)

Concentration Camps

b)

Migrant Camps

c)

Training Camps

d)

Internment Camps

24.

Which event is said to be a "date that will live in infamy?"

a)

D-Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

V-E Day

d)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

25.

Which battle convinced the Nazi leaders that the war was lost?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

26.

Which Allied power surrendered to Germany just 6 weeks into the war?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

27.

economic declaration of war against Axis Powers

a)

Lend Lease Act

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Neutrality Acts

d)

US History Act

28.

 “We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.” 

--President Truman, August 9, 1945 

Which of the following events is being described in the excerpt above? 

a)

A. The U.S. atomic bombing in Japan 

b)

B. The achievement of victory in Europe 

c)

C. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 

d)

D. The bombing of the tracks to Auschwitz 

29.

What were other reasons the War Productions Board used Propaganda?

a)

To get people to like the Nazi Party

b)

To get people to like the Japanese

c)

To prevent Espionage

d)

To promote consumerism

30.

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

31.

Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the war in the Pacific?

a)

Both sides realized that there was no hope for victory and came to peace

b)

Heavy Japanese losses allowed the Allies to begin re-taking the Pacific

c)

It was a huge loss for America

d)

None of the above

32.

Why did the League of Nations fail?

a)

The League of Nations was weak because the US failed to join.

b)

It did not fail

c)

The League of Nations gave to much power to Germany

d)

None of the above

33.

How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Rearmed Germany

b)

Sent troops into Rhineland and also Annexed Austria

c)

Took the Sudetenland and Poland

d)

All of the above

34.

How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Rearmed Germany

b)

Sent troops into Rhineland and also Annexed Austria

c)

Took the Sudetenland and Poland

d)

All of the above

35.
What was V-J day?
a)
Germany surrendered
b)
Japan surrendered
c)
Italy surrendered
d)
Russia surrendered
36.
This was when the Jews were forced into concentration camps or death camps.
a)
Hitlervilles
b)
Nazi camp
c)
holocaust
d)
Germany