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Unit 3: World War II

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

World War II began with Germany's invasion of

a)
Poland
b)
Czechoslovakia
c)
France
d)
Belgium
2.

Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during most of the war from 1940-1945?

a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Neville Chamberlain
c)
Anthony Eden
d)
Clement Attlee
3.

When did World War II start and end?

a)

1917 - 1923

b)

1941 - 1945

c)

1939 - 1945

d)

1934 - 1948

4.

Which dictator ruled Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945?

a)
Francisco Franco
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Stalin
5.

Which alliance opposed the Axis Powers in World War II?

a)
Neutral Nations
b)
Allies
c)
Axis Allies
d)
Central Powers
6.

What Japanese city suffered the first atomic bomb attack on 6 August 1945?

a)
Hiroshima
b)
Osaka
c)
Tokyo
d)
Nagasaki
7.

The three main countries in the Axis Powers were ...

a)
France, Spain, Brazil
b)

Soviet Union, China, India

c)

Great Britain, Canada, Australia

d)
Germany, Italy, Japan
8.

Which agreement in 1938 allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia?

a)
Versailles Treaty
b)
Treaty of Trianon
c)
Locarno Pact
d)
Munich Agreement
9.

VE Day marks the end of World War 2 in Europe. What do the letters 'VE' stand for?

a)

Victory in Eastern Europe

b)

Vital Europe

c)

Victory in Europe

d)

Victory in England

10.
  1. What was the World War II battle that involved evacuating Allied soldiers from France in 1940?

a)
Stalingrad
b)

El Alamein

c)

Dunkirk

d)

London

11.

During World War 2, as part of Air Raid Precautions (ARP), what did people living in cities in Britain have to do?

a)
Ignore air raid warnings and continue daily activities.
b)
Evacuate to rural areas without any precautions.
c)
Install air raid sirens in every household.
d)
Follow Air Raid Precautions (ARP) including blackouts and taking cover during air raids.
12.

Many children were ...... before the war started, as well as during the war.

a)
evacuated
b)
displaced
c)
trained
d)
recruited
13.

What was the big mistake made by Japan during World War II?

a)

Signing the Treaty of Versailles

b)

Invading China unprovoked

c)

Developing nuclear weapons

d)

Attacking Pearl Harbour

14.

Which side of the war was Great Britain a member of?

a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Neutral Nations
d)
Axis Powers
15.

What was the main reason the government in England introduced rationing during World War II?

a)

To promote agricultural exports to other countries

b)

To control the amount of an item given and ensure it was shared fairly

c)

To support the military's supply chain efficiency

d)

To increase government revenue during the war

16.

Which items were the first to be rationed in January 1940 in England?

a)

Vegetables and fruits

b)

Bacon, butter and sugar

c)

Cheese, eggs and coffee

d)

Rice, flour and tea

17.

What were ration books?

a)
Ration books were used to store personal savings.
b)
Ration books were a type of currency used for trading.
c)

Ration books contained coupons for supplies such as food.

d)
Ration books were documents for applying for government jobs.
18.

Why were there different colours of ration book?

a)

Different colours were used for cheering up purposes.

b)
Each colour represented a different country.
c)
The colours were randomly assigned without meaning.
d)

Different colours of ration books indicated different categories of rationed goods for adults, pregnant women and children.

19.

Who was Anne Frank?

a)

A young American girl

b)

A young Jewish girl

c)

A Jewish scientist

d)

A young Dutch girl

20.

Where was Anne Frank born?

a)
Frankfurt, Germany
b)

the United States

c)
Berlin, Germany
d)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
21.

Where did Anne Frank move to in 1933?

a)
Berlin, Germany
b)
Paris, France
c)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
d)
London, England
22.

Who was the only person from the Secret Annex to survive the Holocaust?

a)
Anne Frank
b)
Otto Frank
c)
Margot Frank
d)

Edith Frank

23.

Where were Anne Frank sent to after she was caught?

a)

concentration camp

b)

Secret Annex

c)

factory

d)

Pearl Harbour

24.

How many people lived in the Secret Annex?

a)

5

b)
8
c)

9

d)

10

25.

Anne Frank died due to ......

a)
typhus
b)
starvation
c)
malaria
d)
pneumonia