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World War II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year did World War II begin?

a)

1914

b)

1932

c)

1939

d)

1929

2.

What was the name of the German air force during World War II?

a)

Luftwaffe

b)

Kriegsmarine

c)

Wehrmacht

d)

Schutzstaffel

3.

Which country was not part of the Axis Powers during World War II?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Hungary

4.

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during most of World War II?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

Clement Attlee

d)

Stanley Baldwin

5.

Which country was part of the Axis Powers during World War II?

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

China

6.

What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II?

a)

Operation Overlord

b)

Operation Barbarossa

c)

Operation Market Garden

d)

Operation Torch

7.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

8.

What was the name of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II?

a)

Operation Neptune

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

Operation Barbarossa

d)

Operation Z

9.

Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in World War II?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

George S. Patton

d)

Omar Bradley

10.

Which battle is known as the turning point of World War II in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Iwo Jima

11.

Who was the Supreme Commander of the Axis Powers during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Hirohito

d)

Francisco Franco

12.

Which battle is known as the turning point of World War II in Europe?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Britain

13.

Who was the President of the United States during World War II?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

John F. Kennedy

14.

Who was the leader of the United States Pacific Fleet during the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

Chester W. Nimitz

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

George S. Patton

d)

Omar Bradley

15.

Which country was not part of the Allied Powers during World War II?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

France

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

16.

What was the name of the German tank division known for its effectiveness during World War II?

a)

Panzer Division

b)

Tiger Division

c)

Blitzkrieg Division

d)

Sturm Division

17.

Who was the leader of the United States during most of World War II?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

John F. Kennedy

18.

Who was the Prime Minister of Japan during World War II?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Hirohito

c)

Isoroku Yamamoto

d)

Emperor Meiji

19.

Which country was not part of the Axis Powers during World War II?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Soviet Union

d)

China

20.

What was the name of the German battleship that sank the British ship HMS Hood in World War II?

a)

Bismarck

b)

Tirpitz

c)

Scharnhorst

d)

Graf Spee