Download WWII test (final)

PRACTICING SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS Study the map below and answer the question that follows.
33. Which central European country was controlled by neither the Axis nor the Allied powers in 1941?
a. Turkey
b. Great Britain/ (United Kingdom)
c. Romania
d. Switzerland
34. Which country was partially controlled by the Axis Powers?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Turkey
Soviet Union
France
Italy
35. Which neutral country is northwest of Poland (the closest one)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the word in the word pair that best
completes the sentence.
11. _____________ was one of the causes of World War II. (Great Depression/Nationalism)
12. __________ was the largest and most famous of all the concentration camps during the
Holocaust.
(Blitzkrieg/Auschwitz)
13. Germany, Italy, and Japan formed an alliance called the _______ Powers. (Axis/Allied)
14. The ___________ divided Europe into Communist and non-Communist sides. (Cold War/Treaty
of Versailles)
15. __________ is an international peacekeeping organization involving 50 nations that was formed in
1945. (United Nations/European Union)
16. After the Cold War, the breakup of __________created many new countries. (Germany/Soviet
Union)
17. _______ is a classless society in which everything belonged to the government
(Capitalism/Communism).
TRUE/FALSE Indicate whether each statement below is true or false by writing TRUE or FALSE in the
space provided.
______ 18. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history.
______ 19. Due to the spread of democracy and the end of communism in Europe, the Berlin wall was
torn down in 1989.
_____ 20.In August of 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on Germany that ended the
war.
_____ 21. D-Day was the event that marked the turning point in the war for the Allied Powers.
_____ 22. The invasion of the Poland marked the official beginning of World War II.
_____23. The United States entered the war after their naval base was attacked in Normandy,
France destroying many planes and ships, as well as killing many Americans.
_____24. . A communist system allows businesses to be owned privately; allows people to make a
profit for their hard work; and gives opportunity for all.