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WorksheetsWorld War II
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
government run by the people
democracy
fascism
communism
isolationism
spread of ideas for the purpose of helping or damaging a cause
propaganda
isolationism
appeasement
super bowl commercials
France and Britain initially adopted this policy in response to Hitler's territorial expansion
appeasement
praise
extermination
interventionism
Congress passed these acts to prevent US involvement in WW2
neutrality acts
isolationist acts
Roosevelt Acts
nuclear acts
How did the League of Nations respond to Japan's, Italy's, and Germany's aggressive expansion?
did nothing
cried about it
declared war
joined the Axis powers
Interventionist believed they should join the war to
protect freedom and democracy
get revenge for World War 1
save the American economy
prove why America is Great
government controls all aspects of society (economic, political, social)
totalitarianism
fascism
democracy
militarism
Which of the following would agree with the image seen here?
Isolationist
Interventionist
Nativist
Internationalist
This poster is a great reminder about what unique aspect of WWII
blacks were actually fighting for freedom for people world-wide & domestically for themselves
blacks moving through the Great Migration to work on war materials
blacks were making strides making war materials back home but not fighting overseas
blacks played little to no role in achieving victory in WWII
A society with no classes or private property and all business is ran by the government.
totalitarianism
Gulag
Communism
Reparations
What does 'Lebensraum' mean?
Living people
Living country
Living on a prayer
Living space
government controls all aspects of society (economic, political, social)
totalitarianism
fascism
democracy
militarism
Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor because the US refused to
declare war on China
sell Japan oil, scrap metal, etc.
drop atomic bombs
buy oil from Japan
What was the goal of the D-Day invasion?
open up a new front in the East to relieve pressure on the Soviet Union
push the Italians out of Africa
open up a second front in Europe and liberate France
force the Japanese to surrender
The city where Germany set up a "puppet state" after conquering France
Paris
Vichy
Normandy
Dunkirk
What did Churchill, Stalin and Truman sign that divided up Germany after WWII
Potsdam Conference
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Berlin Conference
What did the US government set up to deal with the threat of Japanese spies?
Concentration Camps
Migrant Camps
Training Camps
Internment Camps
Which event is said to be a "date that will live in infamy?"
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
V-E Day
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Which battle convinced the Nazi leaders that the war was lost?
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Stalingrad
Which Allied power surrendered to Germany just 6 weeks into the war?
United States
France
Germany
Japan
economic declaration of war against Axis Powers
Lend Lease Act
Selective Service Act
Neutrality Acts
US History Act
“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. The U.S. atomic bombing in Japan
B. The achievement of victory in Europe
C. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
D. The bombing of the tracks to Auschwitz
What were other reasons the War Productions Board used Propaganda?
To get people to like the Nazi Party
To get people to like the Japanese
To prevent Espionage
To promote consumerism
What was the result of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Nothing happened
It led to the surrender of Russia and Germany
It led to the surrender of Japan
None of the above
Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the war in the Pacific?
Both sides realized that there was no hope for victory and came to peace
Heavy Japanese losses allowed the Allies to begin re-taking the Pacific
It was a huge loss for America
None of the above
Why did the League of Nations fail?
The League of Nations was weak because the US failed to join.
It did not fail
The League of Nations gave to much power to Germany
None of the above
How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?
Rearmed Germany
Sent troops into Rhineland and also Annexed Austria
Took the Sudetenland and Poland
All of the above
How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?
Rearmed Germany
Sent troops into Rhineland and also Annexed Austria
Took the Sudetenland and Poland
All of the above
