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WW1 & 2 Review WH

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

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1.

Germany’s entrance into World War I was based on a pre-arranged agreement with Austria-Hungary. This is an example of

a)

a treaty.

b)

a contract.

c)

an ultimatum.

d)

an alliance.

2.

How did trench warfare change the nature of fighting during World War I?

a)

Armies had to abandon the use of heavy artillery.

b)

Paratroopers were used to get behind enemy lines.

c)

Troops were forced into defensive positions leading to a stalemate.

d)

Civilians were forced to engage in military activities that increased casualties.

3.

Which event led to the US getting involved in WW1?

a)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

b)

Alliances

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Treaty of Versailles

4.

WWI brought many new technological advancements such as?

a)

Using horses as war mounts

b)

Military deployment

c)

Cannons and naval ships

d)

Tanks, Submarines, and poison gases

5.

What is the definition of "war of attrition"?

a)

A deadlock in which neither side can defeat the other

b)

Putting all your resources into the war effort

c)

Payment for war damages

d)

Wearing the enemy down with constant attacks

6.

How is "total war" best defined?

a)

A deadlock in which neither side can defeat the other

b)

Putting all your resources into the war effort

c)

Payment for war damages

d)

Wearing the enemy down with constant attacks

7.

What are "reparations" in the context of war?

a)

A deadlock in which neither side can defeat the other

b)

Putting all your resources into the war effort

c)

Payment for war damages

d)

The right people have to govern their own country

8.

What does "self-determination" refer to?

a)

A deadlock in which neither side can defeat the other

b)

Putting all your resources into the war effort

c)

Payment for war damages

d)

The right people have to govern their own country

9.

Which event changed the situation illustrated in this diagram?

a)

the collapse of the Ottoman Empire

b)

the formation of secret alliances

c)

the entry of the United States into the conflict

d)

the use of submarine warfare

10.

Use the graphic organizer to answer the question. What resulted from the challenges shown in the chart?

a)

worldwide economic depression

b)

rapid expansion of American industries

c)

trade embargoes on communist nations

d)

free trade embargoes in North America

11.

Which nations adopted a fascist system of government before World War II?

a)

Poland and Lithuania

b)

Russia and Japan

c)

Italy and Germany

d)

England and France

12.

Germany initiated World War II in Europe by invading which country?

a)

the Soviet Union

b)

Austria

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Poland

13.

In 1935, Italy invaded and conquered which African nation?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Morocco

c)

Libya

d)

Egypt

14.

How did the expansionist policies of Italy, Germany, and Japan contribute to the outbreak of World War II?

a)

They fostered a climate of international cooperation and understanding

b)

They led to increased tensions and a series of military conflicts

c)

They promoted economic growth and prosperity

d)

They had little impact on global politics

15.

Which policy did Neville Chamberlain adopt in 1939 as a response to Nazi aggression?

a)

appeasement

b)

brinkmanship

c)

détente

d)

multilateralism

16.

Which of the following explains one reason for the high number of military casualties in the Soviet Union during World War II?

a)

Great Britain supported internal uprisings.

b)

Italy established a blockade of major ports.

c)

Chinese nationalist forces attacked from the south.

d)

Nazi Germany invaded using blitzkrieg tactics.

17.

Which German action caused significant civilian casualties in Great Britain during World War II?

a)

blockades of commercial shipping

b)

persecution of minority groups

c)

occupation of the Sudetenland

d)

bombing raids on London

18.

What was a result of the Battle of Midway in 1942?

a)

Japan captured large numbers of U.S. ground troops.

b)

Japan was stopped from further expansion in the Pacific.

c)

The United States secured a base for an invasion of Japan.

d)

The United States suffered severe damage to its forces in the Pacific.

19.

Use the photograph to answer the question.

a)

Midway

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Leyte Gulf

d)

Guadalcanal

20.

What was the primary objective of the D-Day landings?

a)

To capture Berlin

b)

To liberate Italy

c)

To open a Western Front in Europe

d)

To destroy the German Navy

21.

What was the ultimate outcome of the Battle of Stalingrad?

a)

A decisive German victory.

b)

A Soviet victory that halted the German advance into the Soviet Union.

c)

A stalemate that led to further negotiations.

d)

A strategic retreat by the Soviet forces.

22.

Which World War II battle involved the greatest mobilization of land and sea forces?

a)

Okinawa

b)

Normandy

c)

El Alamein

d)

Guadalcanal

23.

Which United States military figure accepted Japan’s surrender in World War II and managed the occupation of Japan by the United States?

a)

George Patton

b)

Chester Nimitz

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

24.

Which pairing of world leader and country is correct?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt/Great Britain

b)

Benito Mussolini/France

c)

Winston Churchill/United States

d)

Josef Stalin/Russia

25.

Which military leader was the commander of the D-Day invasion for the Allied forces?

a)

George Patton

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Chester Nimitz

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

26.

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

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Tuskegee Airben

c)

Secret Boom

d)

Normandy

27.

Which future president served as commander during the French invasion?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Erwin Rommel

28.

Who was the British leader that signed an appeasement with Hitler?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Adolph Hitler

d)

Neville Chamberlain

29.

Who was the fascist leader of Italy?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Neville Chamberlain

30.

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

31.

The D-Day Allied invasion of France took place where?

a)

Paris

b)

Plymoth

c)

Tokyo

d)

Normandy

32.

Who was the American General overseeing the Pacific Theater?

a)

General Douglas MacArthur

b)

General Eisenhower

c)

General Rommel

d)

General Lee

33.

What is the name of the new political party to rise in Germany following WW1?

a)

Socialist

b)

Nazi

c)

Fascist

d)

Bolshevik

34.

Japan's goal was to take over

a)

North America

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Eastern Asia

d)

Western Asia

35.

What is the name of this iconic poster woman?

a)

Tanya the Tank

b)

Wonder Woman

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Rosie the Riveter

36.

What event ended the war with Japan?

a)

The battle of Midway

b)

Okinawa

c)

Doolittle Raids

d)

Dropping the Atom bomb

37.

The League of Nations was a proposal created by

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William H Taft

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Woodrow Wilson

38.

What issues led to the American involvement in WW1?

a)

Yellow Journalism, DeLome Letter, Sinking of the USS Maine

b)

Sinking of the Lusitania, Zimmerman Note, Unrestricted submarine warfare

c)

The invasion of Poland, Soviet Non Aggression Pact, Pearl Harbor, Munich Conference

39.

The maps depict Europe before & after World War I.

Use them to answer the question.

A major reason for the changes illustrated in these maps was the success of -----------

a)

totalitarianism.

b)

isolationism.

c)

nationalism.

d)

communism.

40.

   In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1914 - 1918

b)

1815 - 1818

c)

1939-1945

d)

1861-1865

41.

This image is an example of WW1...

a)

Advertisement

b)

News Article

c)

Famous Art

d)

Propaganda

42.

After the central powers lost WW1, Germans were forced to take responsibility for all of the damages by signing what treaty?

a)

The Treaty of Nanjing

b)

The Treaty of WW1

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The treaty of Paris

43.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
44.
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
45.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
46.

Who ruled as a dictator in Italy?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

47.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
48.

The Allies consisted of......

a)

Japan, Germany, and America

b)

America, France, and China

c)

America, Russia and Great Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii

49.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
50.
What event started World War 2
a)
The invasion of Poland
b)
The Battle of El-Alamein
c)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
The use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
51.
What event did Franklin Roosevelt call "a date which will live in infamy?"
a)
The bombing of Nagasaki
b)
The attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
The annexation of Austria by Hitler
d)
The Battle of Stalingrad
52.
What two countries declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland?
a)
Britain and the Soviet Union
b)
Britain and the United States
c)
Britain and France
d)
Italy and the Soviet Union
53.

MASS EVACUATION OF BRITISH TROOPS ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IN FRANCE

a)

DUNKIRK

b)

BLITZKRIEG

c)

OPERATION OVERLORD

d)

BATTLE OF BRITAIN

54.

GERMAN TERM FOR "LIGHTNING WAR"

a)

DUNKIRK

b)

BLITZKRIEG

c)

OPERATION OVERLORD

d)

BATTLE OF BRITAIN

55.

________________________ was Hitler's mass murder of over 12 million people.

a)

D-Day

b)

The Holocaust

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

The atomic bomb

56.
What happened on June 6, 1944?
a)
V-J Day
b)
D-DAY
c)
D-V day
d)
V-E day
57.
During what battle was the famous photograph taken of the Marines raising the U.S. flag?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Iwo Jima
c)
Poland
d)
Nagasaki 
58.
The Nazis forced the Jews to wear what item on their clothes?
a)
The Satr of Davin
b)
The star of davide
c)
The Star of David
d)
The Nazis Flag
59.

What was the battle that took place along 5 beaches in Normandy, France.

a)

Operation Torch

b)

D-Day

c)

Invasion of France

d)

Operation Fortitude

60.

In which battle did Hitler violate the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Operation Torch

c)

Battle of Soviets

d)

Operation Barbarossa