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Chapter 30 Lesson 2 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What strategy did Germany use to win early battles in Europe?

a)

Naval attacks

b)

Lightning-fast land and air attacks (blitzkrieg)

c)

Guerrilla warfare

d)

Peace negotiations

2.

Which country did Germany invade first to start World War II?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Poland

d)

Austria

3.

Why did Hitler cancel his planned invasion of Britain?

a)

Britain surrendered

b)

Germany lost control of the seas

c)

Germany failed to win in the air

d)

The United States stopped the invasion

4.

What was the name of the air battle between Germany and Britain?

a)

Battle of Berlin

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

Battle of Normandy

5.

What two main problems hurt Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union?

a)

U.S. bombing and Italian betrayal

b)

Harsh winter and Soviet resistance

c)

Poor weapons and no oil

d)

Mountains and deserts

6.

What was the result of Germany's attack on the Soviet Union in 1941?

a)

Quick German victory

b)

Long battle that Germany began to lose

c)

Soviets surrendered after one week

d)

U.S. troops defended Russia

7.

What event caused the United States to enter World War II?

a)

Germany invaded Britain

b)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

c)

Italy declared war on France

d)

The Soviet Union asked for help

8.

Why did Japan attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor?

a)

To stop U.S. attacks on Japan

b)

To control trade with Europe

c)

To weaken U.S. power in the Pacific

d)

To take over Hawaii

9.

Who was the Japanese admiral who planned the Pearl Harbor attack?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Hirohito

c)

Isoroku Yamamoto

d)

Akira Kurosawa

10.

Where did the Allies defeat German and Italian forces before invading Italy?

a)

Scandinavia

b)

South America

c)

North Africa

d)

Western China

11.

What important battle stopped Germany’s advance in the Soviet Union?

a)

Battle of Berlin

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Battle of Paris

12.

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point in the war?

a)

It ended the war in Europe

b)

Germany won easily

c)

The Soviet Union pushed Germany back

d)

The U.S. joined the Eastern Front

13.

What U.S. victory in 1942 stopped Japan from expanding?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of Tokyo

d)

Battle of Okinawa

14.

What was destroyed during the Battle of Midway?

a)

German submarines

b)

British battleships

c)

Four Japanese aircraft carriers

d)

American military bases

15.

By the end of 1943, how had the war changed?

a)

Germany and Japan were losing ground

b)

The Allies had surrendered

c)

No battles had been fought

d)

The Axis powers controlled all of Europe