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WorksheetsWar in Europe
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
By 1942, Germany was fighting a war on two fronts. Which nation was part of Germany’s western front?
France
Bulgaria
Poland
North Africa
Why was access to the oil fields of the Middle East important to Germany?
Germany wanted to gain control of Asia by capturing Saudi Arabia’s oil fields.
Gaining access to the oil fields would help Germany trade in oil, increasing revenue.
The oil fields would help fuel Germany’s massive air force, strengthening its military.
Germany could better access the Soviet Union once it had control over Saudi Arabia.
In which two ways would control over Italy help the Allied forces?
They would be able to launch air attacks on Germany.
They would be able to attack the Soviet Union before Germany did.
They would gain control of the Mediterranean Sea.
They would gain access to the oil fields near Rome
What was the location of the attack that caused the United States to enter World War II?
North Africa
Japan
France
Hawaii
What was the main reason behind the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
Japan wanted to cripple the US Navy and gain control over the Pacific.
Japan wanted to draw the Americans into war so that the Allied forces would have more allies.
Japan wanted to gauge the strength of the US Navy and analyze the outcome of the war.
Japan wanted to gain control over the US Navy to strengthen the Japanese Naval forc
When the United States entered World War II, it affected the lives of Americans in many ways. People were asked to ________________ resources, such as food, oil, and gas. The government also encouraged people to purchase _________________ to help the country financially during the war. More and more __________________ started working in all industries during the war.
conserve; war bonds; women
conserve; automatic weapons; men
contribute; war shares; women
conserve; war bonds; children
After the British won the second Battle of El Alamein, they launched ________________ to free North Africa from the Germans. On November 8, 1942, the Allied forces landed on the coast of the ____________________ in North Africa. The British armies freed 1,000 miles of North African coastline. After this victory, the Allied forces freed ____________________ from Axis control.
Operation Tunisia; French Colonies; France
Operation Torch; French Colonies; Tunisia
Operation Husky; Italian Colonies; Egypt
Operation Torch; Italian Colonies; Tunisia
The nickname “Desert Fox” was used for a German war hero in World War II. He was extremely skilled in warfare involving tanks and surprise attacks. His real name was _____________________.
General Erwin Rommel
General Edmund Carheel
General Edward Jordan
General George McGowin
Japan aimed at conquering the small islands in the Pacific Ocean one by one. This strategy of controlling one small island after another is called ______________.
blitzkrieg
trench warfare
guerilla warfare
Island hopping
Which of the following was NOT an Allied victory?
Operation Torch
First Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Tobruk
Battle of Tunisia
