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WWII

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which US President decided to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Herbert Hoover

2.

Who wrote Mein Kampf?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Josef Stalin

3.

What was the name for Germany, Japan and Italy in WWII?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Dictators

d)

Axis Powers

4.

Who was the leader of Germany?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Adolf Hitler

5.

Which event was the final "straw" that started World War II?

a)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

German Troops invade Poland

c)

Russian Troops invade Japan

d)

D-Day

6.

Who was the leader of Russia during WWII?

a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
Vladimir Putin
d)
Boris Yeltsin
7.

Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?

a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
8.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
Germany invading Poland
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
France being taken over
9.
What was the purpose of the Lend Lease Act? 
a)
To help German Military  
b)
For the U.S. to officially enter WW2
c)
To let countries borrow or lease weapons to fight the Axis powers  
d)
To get more government funding for the War
10.

What did Hitler do before he invaded Poland, to make sure the Soviets would not attack him later?

a)

He canceled trade with the Soviets

b)

He signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviets.

c)

He challenged Stalin to a fist fight.

d)

He attack Soviet Naval bases before the Polish invasion.

11.

This term means "lightning war", and was the name of the fighting style that the Nazis used to conquer Europe.

a)

Berlin

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

Nuremberg

12.

What was the turning point for the war in the Pacific?

a)

The Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of the Coral Sea

c)

The Bataan Death March

d)

Iwo Jima

13.

Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

Italy

14.

What country were the Allied Forces trying to free from the Germans with the Invasion of Normandy?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

Great Britain

e)

France

15.
The name of the agreement signed at the end of WW1 was
a)
The Treaty of Versailles
b)
The Peace Clause
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Treaty of Berlin
16.
What was the effect of the Nuremberg laws on Jews living in Germany? 
a)
Jews were forced to marry non-Jews.
b)
Jews were ordered to adopt German sounding names.
c)
Jews were granted equal rights and freedom from persecution.
d)
Jews were stripped of their German citizenship and right to vote
17.
Which of the following best describes the “final solution?” 
a)
The implementation of the Balfour Declaration.
b)
The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.
c)
The conscription of German males into the military.
d)
The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.
18.

The Soviet Union won this battle and was a major turning point in Eastern Europe:

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Omaha Beach/ D-Day

c)

Midway

d)

All of the above

19.

Is:

a)

Julie the Jackhammer

b)

Rosie the Riveter

c)

Betty the Bolt

20.

As American troops approached mainland Japan, the tactic of going from one island to the next was known as:

a)

“Island Bouncing”

b)

“Island Hopping”

c)

“Island Leaping”