WorksheetsWW2 Test Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The U.S stock market thrived and most of Europe was buying our products in the 1920's which led to the Roaring 20s
True
False
World War 1 ends with the Treaty of Versailles placing heavy debt on Germany
True
False
Hitler focused on issues from the Treaty of Versailles to gain power.
True
False
Refer to the map and legend showing areas taken over by Nazi Germany before World War II. European leaders used appeasement tactics in response to Hitler's plans for land expansion and rebuilding the German army.
True
False
What was Appeasement?
Taking over the German government and putting a new leader in charge by force
Giving into some of Hitler's demands in hopes it would stop him
Giving money to Germany to end their economic problems
Working with Hitler to take over land
When did the U.S. join World War 2?
April 9th, 1940
September 1st, 1939
December 7th, 1941
September 3rd, 1939
Who were the initial Axis powers?
Germany, Spain, and Russia
Germany, Russia, and Japan
Germany, Spain, and Italy
Germany, Japan, and Italy
Who were the 3 main Allied Powers?
Russia, Poland, and the United States.
Poland, Great Britain, and France
United States, Russia, and Great Britain
Great Britain, Russia, Canada
It took only one day for the United States to declare war on Japan after Pearl Harbor.
True
False
What impact did D-Day have on the war in Europe?
It shifted the war in favor of the Allies allowing them to push into Germany and win the war
It shifted the war in favor of the allies allowing them to finally push into France eventually ending the war in Europe
It had little impact and the Allies still struggled to get into France
What was the codename of the battle that D-Day is associated with?
Operation Time
Operation Attack
Overlord Attack
Operation Overlord
What was the Holocaust?
All the above
A battle in WWII
A time when all people in Germany were made to work in camps
When six million Jewish people were killed by the German Nazis
What areas were set up to house Jews as they were rounded up in German cities?
Dungeons
Asylums
Ghettos
Jails
What was the name of the location where Jews were taken to work during the war, and where they were starved, beaten, gassed, and killed?
Ghost Towns
Concentration Camps
Jail Houses
Labor Prisons
The USS Yorktown was built and used during WWII.
True
False
The Tuskegee Airmen was the first African-American fighter pilots
True
False
What convinced Japan to surrender on August 15, 1945?
President FDR and Emperor Hirohito met to negotiate peace
A drawn out land invasion of Japan
A treaty being signed for peace
The dropping of 2 atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima
The war in Europe ended on May 8th, 1945 while the war in Japan ended on August 15th, 1945.
True
False
World War 1 ends with the Treaty of Versailles placing heavy debt on Germany
True
False
Hitler focused on issues from the Treaty of Versailles to gain power.
True
False
Operation Overlord June 6, 1944 led by General Eisenhower, over a million troops stormed the beaches at Normandy. Known as the greatest land-sea and air operation in history.
Dunkirk Evacuation
V.E. Day
D-Day
Battle of Britain
Largest amphibious landing ever; Allowed Allies to open a 2nd front against the Axis powers
Battle of the Bulge
Stalingrad
Dunkirk
Normandy (Operation Overlord)
Which event marked the official start of World War II?
The invasion of Poland by Germany
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Battle of Britain
The attack on Pearl Harbor
What was the primary purpose of the Manhattan Project during WWII?
To build the largest battleship
To create the first atomic bomb
To develop radar technology
To establish a new communication system
Which country was not part of the Axis Powers during World War II?
Italy
Japan
Germany
United States
