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WW2 Part2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kickstarted the second world war in Europe in 1939?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

Germany invaded Japan

c)

Germany invaded Britain

d)

Germany invaded France

2.

What major axis power leader had the vision of a “master race,” thus being one motivator for imperializing?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

3.

Who were the allies?

a)

USSR

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Britain

e)

Germany

4.

Who were the allies?

a)

USSR

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Britain

e)

Germany

5.

Who were the Axis?

a)

Britain

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

USSR

e)

Japan

6.

True or false: The Nazi regime only targeted Jewish People during the Holocaust.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What major event triggered the United States to join World War II?

a)

Italy attacking the Pentagon

b)

Germany attacking Pearl harbor

c)

Germany invading Poland

d)

Japan attacking Pearl Harbor

8.

True or False:

Benito Mussolini was the fascist leader of Italy and had similar ideas of imperialism to that of Adolf Hitler.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The word appeasement refers to…

a)

To please countries wants to refrain from war

b)

To remain at peace with other countries to refrain from war

c)

To refuse peace to start war

d)

To refuse to repair damage caused by war

10.

Who liberated the concentration camps of Europe in 1944?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

France only

d)

USA only

11.

How many people around the world died in WWII?

a)

60 million

b)

65 million

c)

70 million

d)

75 million

12.

Who was the leader of Nazi Germany

a)

Adolf Eichmann

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Heinrich Himmler

d)

Hermann Göring

13.

When did World War II start

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

November 11, 1939

c)

September 2, 1939

d)

September 1, 1939

14.

When did America enter World War II

a)

June 7, 1940

b)

October 6, 1941

c)

December 7, 1941

d)

September 1, 1939

15.

What country that was invaded started World War II

(a)  

16.

What entered the US and most of the Americas into WW2

a)

Bombing of pearl harbor.

b)

Invasion of Poland.

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima.

d)

Invasion of France.

17.

Which of these events happened in WW2

a)

Treaty of Versailles.

b)

Dropping of the A-Bombs.

c)

Attack on Pearl Harbor.

d)

Balkan wars.

18.

What races/groups did Hitler Attack?

a)

Jews.

b)

Communists.

c)

Aryan Germans.

d)

Nordics.

19.

What races/groups did Hitler Attack?

a)

Jews.

b)

Communists.

c)

Aryan Germans.

d)

Nordics.

20.

When did WW2 start?

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1939

d)

1912

21.

When did WW2 end?

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1939

d)

1945

22.

The United States was pulled into World War II on _____, when Japanese planes attacked U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

a)

November 11, 1918

b)

December 7, 1941

c)

June 6, 1944

d)

August 6, 1945

23.

What were the Nazi's Beliefs?

a)

That we are all the same and awesome

b)

Germans are superior to all

c)

Jews are the best people around

24.

Which Countries were on the Axis side of the WW2? (choose all that apply)

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

Japan

e)

China

25.

What is the name of the country that is circled on the map?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

France

26.

What is the name of the country that is circled on the map?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

France

27.

When did the US declare War on Japan?

a)

December 7th 1941

b)

December 8th 1941

c)

March 9th 2021

d)

December 25th 1941

28.

How did the Allies invade France on D-Day?

a)

By land and by Air

b)

by land and by Horseback

c)

by land and sea

29.

What was the name of one of the Atomic Bombs we dropped on Japan in WW2?

a)

Fat Man

b)

Short Guy

c)

Cleo is Awesome

d)

Little Girl

30.

What powers are represented by this picture?

a)

Axis

b)

Allied

c)

Communist

d)

Nazi

31.

Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?

a)

Navajo soldiers who fought on the front lines

b)

American soldiers trained in standard coding techniques

c)

Cryptographers from Japan

d)

A group of Native Americans who used their language to create an unbreakable code during World War II

32.

What was the Tuskegee Airmen's nickname due to the color of their plane tails?

a)

Freedom Flyers

b)

Black Eagles

c)

Redtails

d)

Sky Warriors

33.

The Tuskegee Airmen were significant because they:

a)

developed the atomic bomb

b)

led the Manhattan Project

c)

commanded the Pacific Fleet

d)

proved African Americans could excel as pilots

34.

The Yalta Conference involved:

a)

Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito

b)

Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin

c)

Truman, Attlee, and de Gaulle

d)

MacArthur, Nimitz, and Eisenhower

35.

The United Nations was established:

a)

before World War II began

b)

immediately after Pearl Harbor

c)

after World War II ended

d)

during the Battle of the Bulge

36.

The League of Nations was created after WWI as a forum for resolving international conflicts. However, the League was unable to resolve tensions that led to WWII. After the war ended, the League of Nations was dissolved and replaced by this peace keeping organization.

a)

The United Nations

b)

The Red Cross

c)

The Y.M.C.A

d)

The World Health Organization

37.

Which country was invaded which caused France and Great Britain to declare war?

a)

Thipoia

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Poland

38.

What alliance did the United States join?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

39.

Type of government where they control all aspects of their citizens lives

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

appeasement

c)

Non-agresion act

d)

Dictator

40.
Which President gave the order to drop the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Ronald Reagan
41.

Looking at the poster, what category of propaganda does it fall under?

a)

Financing the war

b)

Recruitment of soldiers

c)

Conservation of Resources

d)

Nationalism

42.

Information spread by a group or government used to promote a cause or idea is called...

a)

Fake News

b)

Misinformation

c)

Propaganda

d)

Rationing

43.

What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Tuskegee Airben

c)

Secret Boom

d)

Normandy

44.

Which was a major cause of the rise dictators in Europe after WW1?

a)

economic prosperity

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

redrawing of European borders

d)

German win of WWI

45.

Which countries led the Allies to key victories in World War II?

a)
United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom
b)

Germany, Italy, Japan

c)

Italy, Soviet Union, America

d)

Japan, Korea, Canada

46.
The president of the United States during most of WWII.
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry Truman
47.
The reason America joined WWII
a)
bombing of Pearl Harbor
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
Holocaust
d)
attack on the Soviet Union
48.
The United States president who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
49.
The day Germany surrendered
a)
VE-Day
b)
D-Day
c)
VJ-Day
50.

When did World War 2 start and end?

a)

1914 - 1918

b)

1939 - 1945

c)

1955 -1975

d)

1970 - 1978