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World War II Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Soviet Union, __________ __________ was the dictator.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Benito Mussolini

2.

Japan was led by __________ __________.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Benito Mussolini

3.

On June 6, 1944, known as __________, Allied soldiers invaded the beaches of Normandy, France to liberate (free) it from the Axis Powers.

a)

D-Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

V-J Day

d)

Doomsday

4.

Benito Mussolini was the leader in __________.

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Italy

5.

The leader of the Nazi party in Germany was __________

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Benito Mussolini

6.

"__________ __________ __________" was the symbol for women who worked during the war effort.

a)

Ra's al Ghul

b)

Tina the Tanker

c)

Rosie the Riveter

d)

Statue of Liberty

7.

__________ __________ was the president who led the United States through the Great Depression and into World War II. He died on April 12, 1945, before the war was officially over.

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Harry Truman

8.

The war ended in __________ (what year), when the two countries of Germany and Japan surrendered.

a)

1919

b)

1865

c)

1783

d)

1945

9.

During the war, Japanese Americans were forced into __________ __________.

a)

A. retirement camps

b)

B. internment camps

c)

C. the army

d)

D. labor camps

10.

What kind of leaders were Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini?

a)

A. kings

b)

B. prime ministers

c)

C. priests

d)

D. dictators

11.

On September 3, 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany, which had attacked __________.

a)

A. United States

b)

B. Poland

c)

C. Soviet Union

d)

D. Turkey

12.

What country was NOT part of the Allied Powers?

a)

A. Soviet Union

b)

B. Germany

c)

C. United States

d)

D. Great Britain

13.

Which country was NOT part of the Axis Powers?

a)

A. Germany

b)

B. Italy

c)

C. Japan

d)

D. United States

14.

What did the 1935 Neutrality Act establish?

a)

A. It forbade the President of the United States to assist any nation involved in war.

b)

B. It forbade Hitler to invade other countries.

c)

C. It established United States membership in the League of Nations.

d)

D. It established the U.S. right to invade Latin America.

15.

America’s neutrality ended after the attack on ____.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Mexico

16.

What did the Lend-Lease allow the United States to do?

a)

Provide war supplies to countries fighting the Axis Powers

b)

Make money for the United States

c)

Supply Germany with weapons and food

d)

Spy on the enemy

17.

How many North Carolinians served in the armed forces during WWII?

a)

300

b)

30,000

c)

300,000

d)

3,000,000

18.

Submarines from this country attacked shipping off North Carolina’s coast during World War II.

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

Turkey

19.

During the war, in NC, Fort ____ grew in size so soldiers could be trained to go fight.

a)

McHenry

b)

Bragg

c)

Ticonderoga

d)

Knox

20.

This country switched sides during the course of the war.

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

21.

Groceries and other products were controlled by a process called ____ in order to make resources available to fight the war.

a)

saving

b)

rationing

c)

reducing

d)

recycling

22.

As many as ____ Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust.

a)

20 million

b)

15 million

c)

6 million

d)

10 million

23.

Congress set up a ____ in September of 1940, the first time it had been done in American history.

a)

invasion

b)

income tax

c)

lottery

d)

peacetime draft