WorksheetsEarly WW2 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these was the Invasion of France and the largest land and sea military effort in history?
a)
Operation Torch
b)
Operation Barbarossa
c)
D-Day
d)
Battle of the Bulge
2.
Which of these is true about the ends of WW1 and WW2?
a)
WW2 ended in the an unconditional surrender by Germany
b)
WW2 ended in an armistice
c)
WW1 ended in an unconditional surrender by Germany
d)
The Allies beat the Russians to Berlin
3.
What was Hitler's last offensive of WW2?
a)
D-Day
b)
Operation Barbarossa
c)
Operation Torch
d)
Battle of the Bulge
4.
Which of these are reasons Operation Barbarossa failed?
a)
The Soviets had the largest army in the world
b)
The Soviets Scorched Earth policy
c)
The Russian winter
d)
All of the above
5.
Hitler’s “superior race” were referred to as which of the following:
a)
Fascists
b)
Aryans
c)
Slavs
d)
Gypsies
6.
All of the following are true about the Blitzkrieg EXCEPT
a)
It involved slowly demoralizing the enemy with siege warfare
b)
It involved quickly overwhelming the enemy with air and ground attacks
c)
It was successfully utilized by Germany against France
d)
It was successfully utilized by Germany against Poland
7.
What is the term for giving into an aggressor's demands hoping they will be satisfied and stop taking land?
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Appeasement
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Isolationism
8.
Why did the United States hesitate to become involved in World War II after the Germans invaded Poland?
a)
US forces were not strong enough to fight a war and needed more time to train
b)
The US was at war with Japan and did not want to fight Germany too
c)
The US supported Hitler and wanted him to have time to withdraw
d)
Isolationism was popular in the US, and citizens did not want to go to war
9.
All of the following are true about Benito Mussolini EXCEPT
a)
He was the leader of the Fascist Party
b)
He censored the newspapers and restricted free speech
c)
He ruled over France during World War II
d)
His secret police were used to attack and scare critics
10.
Which two nations signed a Nonaggression Pact promising to divide up Poland between them and not attack each other?
a)
Italy and Germany
b)
France and Germany
c)
Russia and Germany
d)
Britain and Germany
11.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Benito Mussolini
12.
Which leader conquered Poland and Czechoslovakia during World War II?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
13.
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Benito Mussolini's rule?
a)
Secret police used to attack critics
b)
Censorship of the media
c)
Ruling over France during World War II
d)
Fascist ideology
14.
Mein Kampf, or “my struggle” was a propaganda book that was written by which of the following:
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Stalin
15.
Which country was NOT a member of the Axis Powers during World War II?
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
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