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WorksheetsWWII Lessons
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
the leader of the Soviet Union during and after WWII was?
Douglas MacArthur
Eleanor Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
John F. Kennedy
What was the time frame of WWII?
1919-1920
1939-1944
1950-1954
1920-1924
Who were the Axis Powers?
(a)
What was the name of the German leader during WWII?
Bienito Mussolin
Emperor Hirohito
Adolf Hitler
George Washington
Germany surrendered to the Allied Forces in May of?
1941
1943
1945
1947
Which country was invaded by Germany, starting World War 2?
France
Poland
Belgium
Norway
What year did World War 2 begin?
1914
1939
1945
1950
What year did Hitler invade Poland?
1919
1940
1942
1939
What year did the United States join WWII?
1940
1939
1941
1943
What year did Japan attack Pearl Harbor
1941
1939
1944
1920
The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima?
1942
1941
1939
1945
What year is D-Day and Normandy Invasion?
1942
1939
1945
1944
What group of people were targeted by the Nazis (Germans)?
Jews
French
Americans
Italians
This was one of the main causes of WWII
Germany wanted to recover from WWI and the Treaty of Versailles
Russia wanted to expand its empire after their revolution
France wanted to continue to punish Germany even after WWI
China tried to invade Japan
WWII officially began when England and France declared war on Germany when Germany invaded which country?
Poland
France
Russia
Austria
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
Blitzkrieg
Island hopping
Trench warfare
Mass Destruction
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.
Paris
Dunkirk
Berlin
London
Why did the English Government tell the public that the Battle of Dunkirk was a success?
They were able to evacuate 150,000 soldiers
80,000 soldiers were lost or captured
They lost all of their heavy equipment
Germany was able to capture the city
What was the biggest failure for the Germans at the battle of Dunkirk?
They captured the city
They forced the English army to retreat across the channel back to England
They captured or defeated 80,000 English and French soldiers
They let 150,000 English soldiers escape because they ran out of fuel
America entered WWII on Dec. 8 1941 the day after Japan attacked the navy base at ________ _______
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Washington DC
Los Angeles
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 _________ _________
D Day
VE Day
VJ Day
Pearl Harbor Day
The D-Day invasion landed on the French beaches at _________
Paris
Normandy
Dunkirk
London
What was the primary purpose of the United Nations, established after WWII?
To promote international trade
To prevent future world wars
To establish a global currency
To create a single world government
Which conference during WWII laid the groundwork for the post-war world order?
The Yalta Conference
The Potsdam Conference
The Tehran Conference
The Munich Conference
What was the Marshall Plan, implemented after WWII?
A military strategy to defeat Japan
A plan to rebuild European economies
A treaty to end WWII
A strategy to invade Germany
