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World War II: Key Events and Timelines

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which battle was fought at the easternmost point that Germany reached in the Soviet Union?

a)

Battle of Kursk

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of Moscow

d)

Battle of Leningrad

2.

How do you think the task of defeating the Japanese Empire will differ from the task of defeating the Germans?

a)

More naval effort needed for Japan

b)

More land-based attack needed for Japan

c)

Less naval effort needed for Germany

d)

More air attacks needed for Germany

3.

What advantage did the United States have during World War II?

a)

Proximity to Europe

b)

Large army

c)

Far enough away from Europe and Japan

d)

Advanced technology

4.

What years are covered on the timeline?

a)

1939 - 1945

b)

1937 - 1945

c)

1941 - 1945

d)

1936 - 1944

5.

According to the US section on the timeline, what years was the US at war?

a)

1939 - 1945

b)

1941 - 1945

c)

1940 - 1944

d)

1938 - 1942

6.

The Battle of Stalingrad was fought at the _______ point that Germany reached in the Soviet Union.

a)

westernmost

b)

easternmost

c)

northernmost

d)

southernmost

7.

The countries of the Japanese Empire on the MAIN LANDMASS of the Asian continent include _______.

a)

A) Japan, Taiwan, Philippines

b)

B) Burma, Thailand, China, Korea, Manchuria

c)

C) Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

d)

D) Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

8.

According to the US section on the timeline, the US was at war from _______ to 1945.

a)

1939

b)

1941

c)

1940

d)

1938

9.

The US was at war from 1941 to _______.

a)

1943

b)

1944

c)

1945

d)

1946

10.

Who was president in 1937?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

11.

Who became president in 1945?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

12.

In 1939, ______ invaded Poland, starting World War II.

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Japan