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World War II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which countries were part of the Axis powers?

a)

Soviet Union

United States

France

Great Britain

b)

Russia

United States

Japan

Germany

c)

Germany

Japan

Italy

d)

Germany

Japan

Italy

Soviet Union

2.

Which countries were part of the Allied powers?

a)

United States

France

Great Britain

Soviet Union

b)

France

Great Britain

Italy

c)

Germany

Italy

Japan

d)

United States

Great Britain

France

Germany

3.

One way that civilians in the homefront supported the war was by _______________, or buying small quantities of certain foods in order to conserve supplies.

a)

rationing

b)

War bonds

c)

Victory gardens

d)

Scrap metal drives

4.

What is the invasion of Normandy also known as?

a)

VE Day

b)

VJ Day

c)

D-Day

d)

The Holocaust

5.

How did the role of women change during World War II?

a)

Women were expected to enlist in the military as soldiers.

b)

Women were needed to start working in jobs that used to belong to men.

c)

Women were expected to run for political office to start negotiating for peace.

d)

Women were expected to leave jobs and start staying home with their children.

6.

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

a)

Thipoia

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Poland

7.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

8.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ . 
a)
dictator 
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor 
9.

Which country struggled economically in the 1920s because of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

USA

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

France

10.
Hitler's political party was the 
a)
Communist Party
b)
Fascist Party
c)
Nazi Party
d)
German Christian Party
11.

What were Adolf Hitler's goals

a)

To take over all of Europe

b)

Help the Italians

c)

To be friends with the Soviet Union

d)

destroy anyone who was not like him

12.
Some historians believe what contributing factor helped set the stage for World War II?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
giving Germany funds 
13.
On what date was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
Dec 7, 1939
b)
Dec 7, 1945
c)
Dec 7, 1941
d)
Dec 7, 1942
14.
Who was the dictator of Japan during WWII? 
a)
Emperor Hirohito 
b)
Charles de Gaulle
c)
Hideki Tojo 
d)
Adolf Hitler 
15.

Who becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1940 and leads the British during the war?

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Winston Churchill

16.

Who was the dictator of Italy

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Emperor Hirohito

17.

Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.

a)

Japan surrendering

b)

The atomic bombings

c)

Germany surrendering

d)

the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

18.

Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?

a)

U.S. Institute of Peace

b)

Peace Corps

c)

NATO

d)

United Nations

19.

Why did President Harry Truman drop two atomic bombs instead of one?

a)

Because Japan refused to surrender.

b)

Because Amazon was having a sale on atomic bombs.

c)

President Truman was bored.

d)

President Truman hit the wrong button on his laptop.

20.

What was the Holocaust

a)

The Nazi's organized murder of millions of Jews

b)

A separate war that occurred at the same time as WWII

c)

An army that was allied with Germany

d)

An attack of the British navy by the Germans