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WWII & WWII

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the time frame of WWII?

a)

1919-1920

b)

1939-1944

c)

1950-1954

d)

1920-1924

2.

What was the name of the German leader during WWII?

a)

Bienito Mussolin

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

George Washington

3.

What year did the United States join WWII?

a)

1940

b)

1939

c)

1941

d)

1943

4.

What group of people were targeted by the Nazis (Germans)?

a)

Jews

b)

French

c)

Americans

d)

Italians

5.

When did WWII end?

a)

1939

b)

1942

c)

1944

d)

1945

6.

During what year did WWII end?

7.

What was the name of the British Prime Minister during WW2?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Harry S. Truman

8.

Place the following events in chronological order​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words

Japan invades Korea and China

Germany invades Poland

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

U.S. involvement in World War II

9.

Who were the Axis Powers?

(a)  

10.

What year did Hitler invade Poland?

a)

1919

b)

1940

c)

1942

d)

1939

11.

What year did Japan attack Pearl Harbor

a)

1941

b)

1939

c)

1944

d)

1920

12.

The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima?

a)

1942

b)

1941

c)

1939

d)

1945

13.

What year is D-Day and Normandy Invasion?

a)

1942

b)

1939

c)

1945

d)

1944

14.

America entered WWII on Dec. 8 1941 the day after Japan attacked the navy base at ________ _______

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

San Francisco

c)

Washington DC

d)

Los Angeles

15.

This was one of the main causes of WWII

a)

Germany wanted to recover from WWI and the Treaty of Versailles

b)

Russia wanted to expand its empire after their revolution

c)

France wanted to continue to punish Germany even after WWI

d)

China tried to invade Japan

16.

WWII officially began when England and France declared war on Germany when Germany invaded which country?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Austria

17.

Early in the war Germany was successful using this tactic that means 'lightning war'. Tanks and airplanes would attack a specific weak point in the enemy lines

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Island hopping

c)

Trench warfare

d)

Mass Destruction

18.

Germany used the Blitzkrieg tactic to defeat the English and French near the city of ________. Forcing England to call in EVERY kind of ship to help evacuate their army.

a)

Paris

b)

Dunkirk

c)

Berlin

d)

London

19.

After America entered the war, they decided that Germany was a greater threat than Japan. So on June 6, 1944 America, England and Canada launched the largest invasion in history to try to free France from Germany. Today this attack is known as _________ _________

a)

D Day

b)

VE Day

c)

VJ Day

d)

Pearl Harbor Day

20.

The D-Day invasion landed on the French beaches at _________

a)

Paris

b)

Normandy

c)

Dunkirk

d)

London

21.

At the end of WWII these 2 countries emerged as the most powerful countries.

a)

USA and Russia

b)

England and France

c)

USA and England

d)

China and Russia

22.

What was the primary reason for the United States to enter WWII?

a)

To support the Axis Powers

b)

To respond to the attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

To expand its territory

d)

To support Germany

23.

Which conference established the United Nations after WWII?

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Potsdam Conference

c)

Tehran Conference

d)

Munich Conference

24.

What was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII?

a)

It marked the beginning of the war

b)

It was the first use of nuclear weapons

c)

It was a turning point in favor of the Allies

d)

It led to the fall of France

25.

Who were the main leaders of the Allied Powers during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Emperor Hirohito

b)

Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin

c)

Charles de Gaulle, Francisco Franco, Chiang Kai-shek

d)

Harry S. Truman, Neville Chamberlain, Hideki Tojo