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World War 2

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Allies consisted of......

a)

America, U.S.S.R, and Britain

b)

France, Germany, and Italy

c)

Japan, China, and India

d)

Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

2.

The military strategy practice by Americans against the Japanese was called

a)

island-hopping

b)

blitzkrieg

c)

trench warfare

d)

guerrilla tactics

3.

A new type of warfare consisting of planes, cannons, and tanks all use quickly at the same time was called

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Trench Warfare

c)

Guerrilla Warfare

d)

Total War

4.

Which of these terms is most associated with the Holocaust?

a)

Island hopping

b)

The lend-lease act

c)

The Final Solution

d)

The Kellog-Briand Pact

5.

Which brutal dictator and leader of the Nazi party wanted to rebuild his military and make his country a strong nation?

a)

Stalin

b)

Mussolini

c)

Hitler

d)

Franco

6.

The turning point in the war against Japan, June 1942; four Japanese Aircraft Carriers were sunk. U.S. takes the offensive.

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Guadalcanal

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of the Coral Sea

7.

The D-Day invasion took place where?

a)

Normandy

b)

Omaha Beach

c)

Hawaii

d)

Tokyo

8.

Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?

a)

American, England, and Russia

b)

Sweden, Germany, and Denmark

c)

Italy, Russia, and Austria

d)

Italy, Germany, and Japan

9.

Who was the supreme commander of the United States and Allied forces in Europe during World War II?

a)

George S. Patton

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Omar Bradley

d)

Douglas MacArthur

10.

The Battle of Britain was fought mostly -

a)

on land

b)

at sea

c)

in the air

d)

in the mountains

11.

When was Pearl Harbor attacked?

a)

November 11, 1941

b)

December 7, 1941

c)

January 1, 1942

d)

February 14, 1941

12.

Who did Hitler blame for most of Germany's problems?

a)

Communists

b)

Jews

c)

Trade Unions

d)

The Allies

13.

Where was the atom bomb dropped?

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo

c)

Osaka

d)

Kyoto

14.

Which leader controlled Japan's military during its campaigns in the 1930s and 1940s?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Yamamoto Isoroku

c)

Hirohito

d)

Kishi Nobusuke

15.

In a show of Appeasement, the Munich Agreement allowed -

a)

Germany to take the Sudetenland

b)

France to take control of Germany

c)

Britain to annex Austria

d)

Italy to invade Czechoslovakia

16.

Which country used kamikaze attacks during WWII?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

United States

17.

The United States entered World War II as a direct result of what?

a)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

The invasion and division of France

c)

The invasion and division of Poland

d)

Attacks on U.S. ships in the Atlantic

18.

Who were the group of African American pilots who flew successful missions during WW2?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Red Tails

c)

Buffalo Soldiers

d)

Flying Tigers