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WORLD WAR II TEST
Please mark your answers on the scantron provided. Questions 25-36 should be answered on the back of your scantron.
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When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany?
a. before the war began
c. when the United States declared war
b. when they declared war
d. after France was invaded and divided
Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation?
a. Austria -- Joseph Stalin
c. Britain -- Charles de Gaulle
b. Spain -- Francisco Franco
d. France -- Neville Chamberlain
Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust?
a. Nationalists
c. Fascists
b. Aryans
d. Jews
What was the Manhattan Project?
a. the plan to crash Japanese suicide planes into Allied ships
b. the plan to develop the atomic bomb
c. the historic meeting of the "Big Three"
d. the training of the Navajo code talkers
Where did the United States drop the atomic bomb?
a. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
c. Okinawa and Iwo Jima
b. Hiroshima and Okinawa
d. Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal
Which of the following leaders did not attend the Yalta Conference?
a. Joseph Stalin
c. Harry S. Truman
b. Winston Churchill
d. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who were the defendants at the Nuremberg trials?
a. Soviet occupants of Eastern European countries
c. Nazi leaders
b. the developers of the atomic bomb
d. Japanese war criminals
The Allied invasion of ___ was given the code name D-Day.
a. Japan
c. North Africa
b. Italy
d. France
V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when ___.
a. the United States entered the war
b. Allied forces invaded France
c. Germany surrendered
d. the Soviets stopped the Germans at the Volga
Which of the following was the MAJOR reason President Truman used to justify his decision to drop the atomic
bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945?
a. He felt it would shorten the war and eliminate the need for a ground invasion of Japan
b. He wanted to make a statement to the Soviet Union to display American power
c. He was persuaded by scientists to test the full power of such a weapon
d. He was following the war plan created by Franklin Roosevelt before his death
The “Final Solution” was Germany’s decision
a. to end the war
c. to commit suicide before being captured
b. to attack the Soviet Union
d. to exterminate Jews
e. increase imports of scarce products
f. provide more resources for the military
What event caused the United States to officially enter World War II?
a. Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
c. Hitler's invasion of Poland
b. lend-lease Act
d. the Holocaust
These are the years the United States was involved in WWII.
a. 1940-1948
c. 1941-1945
b. 1939-1948
d. 1939-1945
These are the years in which WWII occurred
a. 1940-1948
c. 1941-1945
b. 1939-1948
d. 1939-1945
15. “From as early as I can remember, the Emperor was an important presence even in our remote home. He was
a descendant of the gods from thousands of years before, never to be looked at or listened to by mere mortals,
a presence to be revered and protected and obeyed…Finally…, my family and neighbors gathered around the
radio and listened in stunned silence to the voice that had never before been heard, saying he was only human
after all. Everyone was crying. I was sad and confused…”
Which event caused the Emperor to announce that he was “only human after all”?
a. his overthrow by communist forces
c. signing of the Versailles Treaty
b. defeat of the Japanese in World War II
d. conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War
16. Which is one major reason the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European history?
a. Jews of Europe have seldom been victims of persecution.
b. Civilians rarely were killed during air raids on Great Britain.
c. Adolf Hitler concealed his anti-Jewish feelings until after he came to power.
d. The genocide was planned in great detail and required the cooperation of many people.
17. World War II is often considered to be a turning point in history because
a. the League of nations demonstrated that an international organization could maintain world peace
b. the war brought an end to dictatorships as a form of government
c. European domination of the world began to weaken as nationalism in colonies increased
d. religious and ethnic differences were no longer a source of conflict between nations
18. The Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact, in which Hitler and Stalin agreed to refrain from attacking each other,
was signed by Hitler because
a. He was unprepared for war
b. He was interested in annexing Russia immediately
c. He wanted to avoid a two front war
d. Blitzkrieg has never worked against the scorched earth tactic
19. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said that he had ensured “peace in our time” by appeasing the
German demand for the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia at this conference.
a. Yalta
c. Berlin
b. Potsdam
d. Munich
20. The Europeans had several advantages over the Africans including railroads, steamships, superior weapons and
a. The destruction of resources
c. The major conflicts between Europeans nations
b. The tribal religions of the Africans
d. The division of ethnic and linguistic groups
21. Before and during WWII, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini both supported which political philosophy?
a. Democracy
c. Fascism
b. Communism
d. Constitutional Monarchy
22. The Japanese bombed which U.S. naval harbor on Dec. 7, 1941?
a. Paris Island
c. Pearl Harbor
b. Annapolis
d. Oskaloosa Island (Ft. Walton)
23. Who were the primary Allied powers involved in WWII?
a. Germany, USSR, Britain
c. US, USSR, Britain, France
b. US, Great Britain, Austria
d. Italy, Germany, Japan
24. Who were the primary Axis powers involved in WWII?
a. Germany, USSR, Britain
c. US, USSR, Britain, France
b. US, Great Britain, Austria
d. Italy, Germany, Japan
Terms and Names: For each of the following use the word bank to complete each statement. (Answer on back of
scantron)
25. This was known as Hitler’s “lightning war.”
26. The __________ passed, allowing the president to lend or lease arms and other supplies to “any country whose
defense was vital to the United States.”
27. Churchill and Roosevelt met and agreed that every nation has the right to choose its own form of government
when they signed the ______________________
28. This British Prime Minister signed the Munich Pact.
29. The systematic murder of 11 million people across Europe
30. Night of Broken Glass
31. Segregated Jewish areas in certain Polish cities
32. This day marked the end of the war in Europe.
33. This day marked the day that the Japanese formally surrendered.
34. This was the code name for the invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa.
35. The initial success of this German offensive battle was mainly due mainly to the Allies’ being caught off guard.
36. The largest of the Nazi death camps
S.S. St. Louis
Draft
China
Allies
France
Britain
Hirohito
Axis
Pearl Harbor
V-E Day
Trade embargo
Lend-Lease Act
Atlantic Charter
Soviet Union
United States
D-Day
George Patton
Operation Torch
Harry S. Truman
V-J Day
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Atlantic
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Britain
Poland
Austria
Germany
Luftwaffe
Neville Chamberlain
Use the chart to answer following questions.
COSTS OF WORLD WAR II: ALLIES AND AXIS
COUNTRY
DIRECT WAR COSTS
MILITARY KILLED/MISSING
United States
$288.0 billion
292,131 **
Great Britain
$117.0 billion
271,311
France
$111.3 billion
205,707***
USSR
$93.0 billion
13,600,000
Germany
$212.3 billion
3,300,000
Japan
$41.3 billion
1,140429
** An additional 115,187 servicemen died from non-battle causes.
***Before surrender to the Nazis.
+ Includes 65,000 murdered Jews.
++ Includes about 170,000 murdered Jews and 56,000 foreign civilians in Germany.
37. How many more Soviet soldiers than German soldiers were killed or missing?
a. 7,300,000
b. 9,000,000
c. 9,300,000
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Holocaust
Ghettos
Kristallnacht
Hideki Tojo
blitzkrieg
Auschwitz
CIVILIANS KILLED
-60,595
173,260+
7,720,000
2,893,000++
953,000
d. 10,300,000
38. Which of the following country had 115,187 servicemen die from non-battle causes?
a. Great
b. United
c. Germany
Britain
States
d. Japan
39. What was the difference between the number of Jews and the number of foreign civilians killed in Germany?
a. In Germany during WWII, 54,000 more Jews than foreign civilians were killed.
b. In Germany during WWII, 84,000 more Jews than foreign civilians were killed.
c. In Germany during WWII, 104,000 more Jews than foreign civilians were killed.
d. In Germany during WWII, 114,000 more Jews than foreign civilians were killed.
40. What percentage of the civilians killed in France were Jews?
a. 17.0
b. 27.5
c.
37.5
d. 47.0