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World War 2 Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which brutal dictator and leader of the Nazi party wanted to rebuild his military and make his country a strong nation?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Stalin

2.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
3.

Which of the following leaders controlled Japan's military during its campaigns in the 1930s and 1940s?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

4.

In a show of Appeasement, the Munich Agreement allowed -

a)

Germany to take the Sudetenland

b)

Germany to not take any more land

c)

Czechoslovakia to decide whether Germany gets the Sudetenland or not

d)

France to surrender to Germany

5.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
6.

The Allies consisted of......

a)

Japan, Germany, and America

b)

America, France, and Australia

c)

America, U.S.S.R, and Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii

7.
The United States entered World War II as a direct result of what?
a)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The invasion and division of France
c)
The invasion and division of Poland
d)
Attacks on U.S. ships in the Atlantic
8.

The D-Day invasion took place where?

a)

Germany

b)

Plymoth

c)

Tokyo

d)

Normandy

9.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
10.
Which country used kamikaze attacks during WWII?
a)
Germany
b)
United States
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
11.

Where was the atom bomb dropped?

a)

Hirtimo and Pearl Harbor

b)

Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima

c)

Hiroshima and Normandy

d)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

12.

Who was the leader of the United States throughout most of WWII?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

13.

Which of the following BEST describes why the United States dropped atomic weapons on Japan?

a)

The Japanese refused to surrender even though they had lost the war.

b)

The United States did not want to lose any more American lives.

c)

The Japanese were keeping Americans in concentration camps.

d)

The United States wanted to repay the Japanese for Pearl Harbor.

14.

Which of the following people was NOT a fascist dictator?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

15.

President ​ (a)   gave the orders to drop the atomic bombs on Japan.

Choose from the below words
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
16.

Millions of European Jews were sent to ________ where they were killed in gas chambers.

a)

Concentration Camps

b)

Ghettos

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

17.

What military strategy did Germany use to overrun much of Europe and North Africa during World War II?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Naval Blockade

d)

Guerilla Warfare