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Unit 7 : World War II Quiz Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which countries were the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany, Italy, Japan

b)

Germany, Italy, France

c)

Germany, Japan, Soviet Union

d)

Germany, France, Soviet Union

2.

Who declared war on Germany when the war began?

a)

The United States

b)

England and France

c)

The Soviet Union

d)

England and the United States

3.

In December 1941, who bombed Pearl Harbor?

a)

The United States

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

The Soviet Union

4.

Mein Kampf is a novel that outlines the ideological beliefs of Nazism. Who composed it while serving time in prison?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Joseph Goebbels

c)

Paul von Hindenburg

d)

Adolf Hitler

5.

Which policy was used by Britain and France in the Munich Pact to avoid war with Nazi Germany?

a)

pre-emptive strikes

b)

containment

c)

collective security

d)

appeasement

6.

What resulted in U.S. entry into World War II?

a)

the invasion and division of France

b)

the invasion and division of Poland

c)

the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

German U-boat attacks on U.S. ships

7.

Who was the leader in Germany when WWII began?

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Francisco Franco

8.

Which of the following was NOT true about the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

It outlined Germany's punishments for starting World War I

b)

It took away some of Germany's land

c)

Germans were pleased with the treaty

d)

Germany’s army was limited by the treaty

9.

What is the MAIN reason Hitler was allowed to take over places such as Austria and Sudetenland?

a)

Other nations were scared of Hitler

b)

No one wanted to make Hitler angry

c)

They appeased Hitler to prevent war

d)

They were not Allies with those nations

10.

Which event sparked the discrimination of Japanese Americans?

a)

The US entering World War II

b)

The formation of the Axis Powers

c)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese

d)

The Executive Order by President Roosevelt

11.

Which of the following was NOT an instance where Hitler broke the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Transforming their government into a dictatorship

b)

Placing troops in the Rhineland

c)

Rearming Germany with new submarines, tanks, and planes

d)

Invading Czechoslovakia

12.

How were Japanese American treated during World War II?

a)

They were placed in relocation camps during the war

b)

They were told they had to move to the east coast

c)

They were put into prison throughout the war

d)

They were treated kindly by Americans who felt sorry for them

13.

The Braceros Program encouraged immigration from which country to farm American lands?

a)

Mexico

b)

Japan

c)

Canada

d)

Philippines

14.

World War II began when which nation was invaded by Germany and the Soviet Union?

a)

Austria

b)

France

c)

Poland

d)

Czechoslovakia

15.

Hitler and Stalin signed which agreement saying that they would not go to war with each other and split Poland between them?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Neutrality Acts

d)

Nazi-Soviet Pact

16.

What is the term for giving something up in order to avoid conflict?

a)

appeasement

b)

annexation

c)

Fascism

d)

disarmament

17.

What was the United States’ foreign policy before entering World War II?

a)

Fascism

b)

Appeasement

c)

Isolationism

d)

Disarmament

18.

Who were the Tuskegee airmen?

a)

Female pilots

b)

African American pilots

c)

Native American pilots

d)

Latin American pilots

19.

What group were used as code talkers during World War II?

a)

Choctaw

b)

Seminole

c)

Iroquois

d)

Navajo

20.

Which piece of legislation said that the US could not sell weapons or lend money to nations at war?

a)

Nazi-Soviet Pact

b)

Cash and Carry

c)

Lend-Lease Act

d)

Neutrality Acts