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WorksheetsWorld War II Unit Review WVHS
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 21mins
The U.S. military strategy that brought them closer to Japan was called ________.
guerrilla warfare
Leap frogging
Island Hopping
Blitzkrieg
The ______ allowed the U.S. president to aid American Allies during the war.
Marshall Plan
Neutrality Acts
Truman Doctrine
Lend-Lease Act
What was the name of the secret assignment to create the atom bomb?
the New York Project
Operation Overlord
the Manhattan Project
Operation Barbarossa
Great Britain and France adopted a policy of ______ to deal with Hitler.
Appeasement
Tolerance
Indifference
Isolation
After the battle of _______ the Japanese navy was unable to launch anymore offensive operations.
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Coral Sea
Midway
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 actions did the Western Allies take that caused Japan to attack the U.S.?
the U.S. demanded the Japanese leave Manchuria
the U.S. occupied Okinawa
the U.S. condemned German aggression in Europe
the U.S. banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan
The image here is what was the city of Hiroshima looked like after June 6th. Which choice below was used to justify Truman's decision to drop the Atomic bomb?
He was racist against Asians & had no sympathy for them
He was trying to lessen American casualties that a land invasion may have resulted in
He felt our Navy wasn't strong enough to defeat Japan
He wanted to defeat Japan quickly to focus on the Nazis
Which of the following would agree with the image seen here?
Isolationist
Interventionist
Nativist
Internationalist
Which of these was a group of people persecuted by the Germans during the Holocaust? (Careful! This one has multiple correct answers!)
Jewish
Homosexuals
Leading Intellectuals
Disabled
Why did the Allies attack through Normandy beach (D-Day)
to enter Western Europe and corner Hitler
to enter Eastern Asia and corner Hitler
to eliminate Stalin
to help the Nazi Army
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
What was the reason that Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese were insulted by the Hull Note.
The Japanese wanted to be a dominate world power
They believed it would keep the United States out of the war.
The Japanese wanted to show Hitler how powerful they were
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
What year did the United States enter World War II?
1939
1940
1941
The US never joined
Which country was NOT one of the Allied Powers?
Germany
Truman
Holocaust
The act of giving in to an aggressor is known as what?
Appeasement
Holocaust
Blitzkrieg
Non-Aggression Pact
Germany used this type of warfare to overwhelm Poland, The Netherlands, Denmark, and France.
Blitzkrieg
The Blitz
Total War
Island Hopping
The British evacuated 300,000 troops from this city, saving them from the Nazi army.
Dunkirk
Normandy
Hamburg
Berlin
The Nazis heavily bombed British cities, including London, in an event known as what?
The Blitz
Blitzkreig
Operation Barbarossa
D-Day
In 1941, the Nazis invaded this country, breaking their Non-Aggression Pact.
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Italy
United States
The mass killing of 6 million Jews in Extermination Camps was known as what?
Holocaust
Blitzkreig
Anschluss
Operation Barbarossa
He was the leader of the United States during (most of) WWII.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
The Soviets defeated the Nazis at this battle, a turning point in the war in Eastern Europe.
Stalingrad
Midway
El Alamein
Battle of the Bulge
The US strategy in the Pacific to get close to Japan was called what?
Island Hopping
D-Day
Total War
Scorched Earth Policy
Information that is used to promote a specific political cause or agenda is called ____________.
Genocide
Propaganda
Appeasement
Libel
The Nazis passed several laws that limited the rights of Jewish people, called the __________.
Nuremberg Laws
Jim Crow Laws
Neutrality Laws
Dachau Laws
Which event is considered one of the worst wartime atrocities in history?
The Siege of Leningrad
The Battle of the Bulge
The Rape of Nanking
The Battle of Berlin
