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WWII

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country surrendered on May 8, 1945

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Germany

2.

What does "VE Day" stand for?

a)

Victory in Europe

b)

Victory Over All

c)

Victory in England

d)

Victory Everyday

3.

On April 12, 1945, President Roosevelt suddenly (a)   .

4.

Who became President after Roosevelt?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

5.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

A group of soldiers sent on a special mission

b)

A group of factory workers that built weapons

c)

A code name given to the effort to build the atomic bomb

d)

A project to help wounded soldiers

6.

Where was the top secret lab to build the atomic bomb located?

a)

Manhattan

b)

Mexico

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

New Mexico

7.

Why did Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs?

a)

Japan would not surrender

b)

He was angry at the Axis Powers

c)

Germany would not surrender

d)

He wanted to test them out to see if they worked

8.

Where was the first atomic bomb dropped in WWII?

a)

Italy

b)

Nagasaki, Japan

c)

Moscow, Germany

d)

Hiroshima, Japan

9.

Did Japan surrender after the U.S. dropped the FIRST atomic bomb?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Who won WWII?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers