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World War 2

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Winston Churchill since May 1940

a)

President of United Kingdom

b)

Prime Minister of United Kingdom

c)

President of France

d)

Hitler's friend

2.

Germany invades the Soviet Union

a)

June 1940

b)

June 1941

c)

June 1942

3.

World War Two ends

a)

September 1945

b)

September 1944

4.

True or false: Women joined the military

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What nation performed a non-stop air raid on Great Britian?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

America

6.

What nation switched sides during the war?

a)

Germany

b)

America

c)

Britian

d)

Soviet Union

7.

Why was Adolf Hitler so popular in Germany?

4 lines
8.

What was the german phrase for surprise attack?

a)

Blitz Krieg

b)

Guten Morgen

c)

Gesundheit

d)

Freitag

9.

What year did America join WW2

a)

1941

b)

1940

c)

1943

d)

1939

10.

Who was Adolf Hitler?

a)

A famous Solider

b)

Leader of Nazi Germany

c)

The american President during the war

11.

Who were the 2 presidents during WW2?

a)

Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover

b)

Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft

c)

Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman

d)

Eisenhower and John F Kennedy

12.
Who was the leader of Great Britain during WW2?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Adolf Hitler
13.
Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps?
a)
They threatened United States citizens
b)
They started fighting after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
c)
The government believed Japanese Americans were a threat
d)
The government wanted to kill all Japanese
14.
How did women's involvement in the workforce during World War 2 affect them after the war was over?
a)
Women gave up their rights
b)
Women started fighting for equal rights and more power
c)
Women stayed at home and kept quiet
d)
Women fought for the right to vote
15.
How many states was Germany separated in after the war?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
16.
How did WWII help the US get out of the Great Depression?
a)
This led to the US sending money to the Allies.
b)
The war led to more jobs, new technology and the creation of atomic energy.
c)
People spent more money to buy as much as possible.
17.
Where was the atom bomb dropped?
a)
Hirtimo and Pearl Harbor
b)
Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima
c)
Hiroshima and Normandy
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
18.
Why did Adolf Hitler want Germany to invade other counties?
a)
To expand Germany's land and power
b)
To gain more people for his Nazi army.
c)
To give money and resources to Africa
d)
To help surrounding counties get out of the depression.
19.
Who was the leader of Germany?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Winston Churchill
20.
Which leader switched from the Axis powers to the Allied powers?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Hiroshima Nagasaki
21.
Who were the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany, Great Britain, and France
b)
Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
d)
Germany, Italy and the United States
22.

Why was Poland so easily conquered by Nazi Germany?

a)

Their leaders were in secret alliances with Hitler.

b)

Their generals surrendered before too many lives were lost.

c)

Their border wall was incomplete, so the Germans just went through the holes.

d)

Their forces were completely overwhelmed by the Nazis

23.

German motivations for invading Poland included:

a)

Revenge for war crimes Poland committed during World War I

b)

Disagreements over tariffs between the two countries

c)

More room for Germans to live and slave labor for the German economy

d)

Polish attacks on German border towns

24.

Ration books were used to make sure

(a)  

25.

Women helped the war effort by

a)

Working in ammunition factories

b)

Working on farms

c)

Driving and repairing vehicles

d)

All of the above

26.

Who became the British leader during the War.

(a)  

27.

Children were (a)   out of the big cities.

28.

By the end of June 1940, Hitler had invaded

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Russia

d)

Poland

29.

The German army invaded which country first

a)

France

b)

Switzerland

c)

Austria

d)

Poland

30.

(a)   was the British leader at the beginning of the War.

31.

Which group of powers did Italy belong to

a)

The Axis powers

b)

The Allied powers

c)

The Nazi powers

d)

None of the above

32.

In which group of powers was France in

a)

The Axis powers

b)

The Allied powers

c)

The Nazi powers

d)

None of the above

33.

World War 2 started in

a)

1918

b)

1929

c)

1939

d)

1940

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