Question
1. WWII actually began when Germany invaded which country? A. the USSR B. Poland C. France D. Austria 2. By 1940, what was the only European country that had not been taken over by Germany? A. France B. Greece C. Great Britain D. Belgium 3. The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage? A. A system of fortifications B. “Out-waiting” the opponent C. Surprise and overwhelming force D. Ability to make long, steady advances 4. What event occurred that caused the US to enter WWII? A. Attack on Pearl Harbor B. Battle of Guadalcanal C. Bombing of Hiroshima D. Holocaust 5. Which US President made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan? A. FDR B. Dwight Eisenhower C. Woodrow Wilson D. Harry Truman 6. Who went on the Bataan Death March, and why? A. Japanese soldiers, because they refused to surrender. B. Allied prisoners of war, because the Japanese forced them to. C. Allied soldiers, because it was essential to the “island hopping campaign” D. Chinese civilians, because they were forced off their land by the Japanese invasion. 7. General Douglas MacArthur came up with this battle strategy in the Pacific in order to defeat Japan. A. Island Hopping Campaign B. Operation Overlord C. Trench warfare D. Blitzkrieg
WWII Unit Test Name:_____________________ Class:_______ Date:___________________ 8. Which of the following events turned the tide of the war in the Pacific against Japan and allowed the Allies to begin taking the offensive? A. The Battle of Midway B. The Battle of Guadalcanal C. The Battle of the Coral Sea D. Doolittle’s Raid on Japan 9. Which of the following occurred on D-Day? A. The Allied invasion of Italy B. The Allied invasion of France C. The bombing of Hiroshima D. The bombing of Nagasaki 10. Who held the title of Supreme Commander and led the Operation known as D-Day? A. General Patton B. General Montgomery C. General Eisenhower D. General MacArthur 11. Who were the kamikazes? A. Japanese suicide pilots that flew their planes into US ships B. The last of the samurai warriors that refused to use modern weapons C. The names of the Japanese planes D. The term means “soldier” in Japanese 12. Where were the atomic bombs dropped? A. Tokyo and Hong Kong B. Dresden and Berlin C. Hiroshima and Nagasaki D. Coral Sea and Midway 13. This set of laws prevented Jewish people in Germany from gaining citizenship or marrying non-Jewish people. A. Apartheid Laws B. Nuremburg Laws C. Jim Crow Laws D. Treaty of Versailles
WWII Unit Test Name:_____________________ Class:_______ Date:___________________ 14. Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were destroyed by Germans on this night that signified the beginning of the Holocaust. A. D-day B. Kristallnacht C. Auschwitz D. December 7, 1941 15. What was Hitler’s Final Solution? A. Invade USSR and then focus on Great Britain and the US B. Invade the US while they are focusing on their war with Japan C. Speed up the process of killing Jews by putting them in gas chambers D. Invade Japan 16. Hitler and Germany signed a non-aggression pact with what country? (They would later break this pact) A. Great Britain B. Italy C. USSR D. Poland 17. D-Day was an attack that was originally scheduled to begin on June 5, 1944, but it was delayed one day to June 6, 1944. Why? A. Bad weather forced General Eisenhower to delay the attack one day B. Eisenhower received information that German troops were leaving the beaches a day later C. The landing craft that was used to storm the beaches were having technical problems D. Planes were not ready to take paratroopers behind enemy lines to pull German troops off the beaches 18. What city did the bombers target in Doolittle’s Raid? A. Hiroshima B. Nagasaki C. Iwo Jima D. Tokyo 19. After bombers hit the city from Question 18, where were the pilots supposed to fly to? A. USSR B. China C. Back to the aircraft carriers D. Philippines
WWII Unit Test Name:_____________________ Class:_______ Date:___________________ 20. Who was the President of the United States when Pearl Harbor was attacked? A. Harry Truman B. FDR C. Dwight Eisenhower D. Woodrow Wilson 21. The creation of the atomic bomb was a secret operation known as __________________. A. Operation Barbossa B. Operation Overlord C. Manhattan Project D. V-J Day 22. Who is known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” because of his part in the creation of the atomic bomb? A. Robert Oppenheimer B. Albert Einstein C. FDR D. Harry Truman 23. After Hitler committed suicide and Germany fell, which of the following countries was NOT one of the four countries to gain control of a portion of Germany? A. USA B. Spain C. USSR D. Great Britain 24. What city was also divided in Germany amongst the four countries mentioned in Question 23? A. Rome B. Madrid C. Berlin D. London 25. What was the name of the decision from the US government before they entered the war to supply the Allied forces with weapons, food, and other necessary supplies? This ultimately led to Japan’s decision to bomb Pearl Harbor. A. Lend-Lease Act B. Anti-Trust Act C. Zimmerman Telegram D. Manhattan Project
WWII Unit Test Name:_____________________ Class:_______ Date:___________________ 26. What battle on the Eastern Front turned the Germans back from conquering the Soviet Union? It was a huge turning point in the war on the Eastern Front. A. Battle of Guadalcanal B. Battle of Stalingrad C. Battle of the Bulge D. Battle of Britain 27. What type of ship was crucial for the US and Japan to have in order to launch attacks? Japan lost 3 of these at the Battle of Midway. A. Destroyers B. Battleships C. Frigates D. Aircraft carriers 28. What event that occurred in 1919 foreshadowed that WWII would eventually come? A. The signing of the Versailles Treaty B. The Stock Market Crash C. The election of Hitler into the German government D. The German invasion of Poland 29. Who led Allied troops in the War in the Pacific? A. General Dwight D. Eisenhower B. General Douglas MacArthur C. General Patton D. General Montgomery 30. What country discovered the ability to split the uranium atom which could be used to create the atomic bomb? A. USA B. France C. Germany D. Japan Matching: Match the term with the correct description below. Be sure to mark the correct letter on your scantron sheet. 31. Fascism began in this country under the rule of Benito Mussolini 32. This country tried to invade the USSR but failed after the Battle of Stalingrad 33. This country’s Royal Air Force helped fend off the Germans in an attack on its homeland 34. Was under the rule of Joseph Stalin 35. The Supreme Commander of Operation Overlord (D-Day) was from this country
WWII Unit Test Name:_____________________ Class:_______ Date:___________________ A. Germany B. Italy C. USSR D. Great Britain E. USA 36. Former US territory that had been captured by the Japanese. The Bataan Death March took place here. 37. Nickname for the date in which Japan surrendered officially ending WWII. 38. Attacked Pearl Harbor killing thousands of soldiers and sinking many ships 39. The first atomic bomb was dropped at this location 40. The turning point of the War in the Pacific. After being defeated by the US here, Japan could no longer go on the offensive. A. Japan B. Battle of Midway C. Philippines D. Hiroshima E. V-J Day
WWII Unit Test Name:_____________________ Class:_______ Date:___________________ 8. Which of the following events turned the tide of the war in the Pacific against Japan and allowed the Allies to begin taking the offensive? A. The Battle of Midway B. The Battle of Guadalcanal C. The Battle of the Coral Sea D. Doolittle’s Raid on Japan 9. Which of the following occurred on D-Day? A. The Allied invasion of Italy B. The Allied invasion of France C. The bombing of Hiroshima D. The bombing of Nagasaki 10. Who held the title of Supreme Commander and led the Operation known as D-Day? A. General Patton B. General Montgomery C. General Eisenhower D. General MacArthur 11. Who were the kamikazes? A. Japanese suicide pilots that flew their planes into US ships B. The last of the samurai warriors that refused to use modern weapons C. The names of the Japanese planes D. The term means “soldier” in Japanese 12. Where were the atomic bombs dropped? A. Tokyo and Hong Kong B. Dresden and Berlin C. Hiroshima and Nagasaki D. Coral Sea and Midway 13. This set of laws prevented Jewish people in Germany from gaining citizenship or marrying non-Jewish people. A. Apartheid Laws B. Nuremburg Laws C. Jim Crow Laws D. Treaty of Versailles
WWII Unit Test Name:_____________________ Class:_______ Date:___________________ 14. Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were destroyed by Germans on this night that signified the beginning of the Holocaust. A. D-day B. Kristallnacht C. Auschwitz D. December 7, 1941 15. What was Hitler’s Final Solution? A. Invade USSR and then focus on Great Britain and the US B. Invade the US while they are focusing on their war with Japan C. Speed up the process of killing Jews by putting them in gas chambers D. Invade Japan 16. Hitler and Germany signed a non-aggression pact with what country? (They would later break this pact) A. Great Britain B. Italy C. USSR D. Poland 17. D-Day was an attack that was originally scheduled to begin on June 5, 1944, but it was delayed one day to June 6, 1944. Why? A. Bad weather forced General Eisenhower to delay the attack one day B. Eisenhower received information that German troops were leaving the beaches a day later C. The landing craft that was used to storm the beaches were having technical problems D. Planes were not ready to take paratroopers behind enemy lines to pull German troops off the beaches 18. What city did the bombers target in Doolittle’s Raid? A. Hiroshima B. Nagasaki C. Iwo Jima D. Tokyo 19. After bombers hit the city from Question 18, where were the pilots supposed to fly to? A. USSR B. China C. Back to the aircraft carriers D. Philippines
WWII Unit Test Name:_____________________ Class:_______ Date:___________________ 20. Who was the President of the United States when Pearl Harbor was attacked? A. Harry Truman B. FDR C. Dwight Eisenhower D. Woodrow Wilson 21. The creation of the atomic bomb was a secret operation known as __________________. A. Operation Barbossa B. Operation Overlord C. Manhattan Project D. V-J Day 22. Who is known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” because of his part in the creation of the atomic bomb? A. Robert Oppenheimer B. Albert Einstein C. FDR D. Harry Truman 23. After Hitler committed suicide and Germany fell, which of the following countries was NOT one of the four countries to gain control of a portion of Germany? A. USA B. Spain C. USSR D. Great Britain 24. What city was also divided in Germany amongst the four countries mentioned in Question 23? A. Rome B. Madrid C. Berlin D. London 25. What was the name of the decision from the US government before they entered the war to supply the Allied forces with weapons, food, and other necessary supplies? This ultimately led to Japan’s decision to bomb Pearl Harbor. A. Lend-Lease Act B. Anti-Trust Act C. Zimmerman Telegram D. Manhattan Project
WWII Unit Test Name:_____________________ Class:_______ Date:___________________ 26. What battle on the Eastern Front turned the Germans back from conquering the Soviet Union? It was a huge turning point in the war on the Eastern Front. A. Battle of Guadalcanal B. Battle of Stalingrad C. Battle of the Bulge D. Battle of Britain 27. What type of ship was crucial for the US and Japan to have in order to launch attacks? Japan lost 3 of these at the Battle of Midway. A. Destroyers B. Battleships C. Frigates D. Aircraft carriers 28. What event that occurred in 1919 foreshadowed that WWII would eventually come? A. The signing of the Versailles Treaty B. The Stock Market Crash C. The election of Hitler into the German government D. The German invasion of Poland 29. Who led Allied troops in the War in the Pacific? A. General Dwight D. Eisenhower B. General Douglas MacArthur C. General Patton D. General Montgomery 30. What country discovered the ability to split the uranium atom which could be used to create the atomic bomb? A. USA B. France C. Germany D. Japan Matching: Match the term with the correct description below. Be sure to mark the correct letter on your scantron sheet. 31. Fascism began in this country under the rule of Benito Mussolini 32. This country tried to invade the USSR but failed after the Battle of Stalingrad 33. This country’s Royal Air Force helped fend off the Germans in an attack on its homeland 34. Was under the rule of Joseph Stalin 35. The Supreme Commander of Operation Overlord (D-Day) was from this country
WWII Unit Test Name:_____________________ Class:_______ Date:___________________ A. Germany B. Italy C. USSR D. Great Britain E. USA 36. Former US territory that had been captured by the Japanese. The Bataan Death March took place here. 37. Nickname for the date in which Japan surrendered officially ending WWII. 38. Attacked Pearl Harbor killing thousands of soldiers and sinking many ships 39. The first atomic bomb was dropped at this location 40. The turning point of the War in the Pacific. After being defeated by the US here, Japan could no longer go on the offensive. A. Japan B. Battle of Midway C. Philippines D. Hiroshima E. V-J Day
Answers
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Here are the answers to the WWII unit test questions you provided:
1. B. Poland
2. C. Great Britain
3. C. Surprise and overwhelming force
4. A. Attack on Pearl Harbor
5. D. Harry Truman
6. B. Allied prisoners of war, because the Japanese forced them to.
7. A. Island Hopping Campaign
8. A. The Battle of Midway
9. B. The Allied invasion of France
10. C. General Eisenhower
11. A. Japanese suicide pilots that flew their planes into US ships
12. C. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
13. B. Nuremburg Laws
14. B. Kristallnacht
15. C. Speed up the process of killing Jews by putting them in gas chambers
16. C. USSR
17. A. Bad weather forced General Eisenhower to delay the attack one day
18. D. Tokyo
19. B. China
20. B. FDR
21. C. Manhattan Project
22. A. Robert Oppenheimer
23. B. Spain
24. C. Berlin
25. A. Lend-Lease Act
26. B. Battle of Stalingrad
27. D. Aircraft carriers
28. A. The signing of the Versailles Treaty
29. B. General Douglas MacArthur
30. A. USA
Matching:
31. B. Italy
32. A. Germany
33. D. Great Britain
34. C. USSR
35. E. USA
36. C. Philippines
37. E. V-J Day
38. A. Japan
39. D. Hiroshima
40. B. Battle of Midway
Feel free to ask if you have any further questions!
1. B. Poland
2. C. Great Britain
3. C. Surprise and overwhelming force
4. A. Attack on Pearl Harbor
5. D. Harry Truman
6. B. Allied prisoners of war, because the Japanese forced them to.
7. A. Island Hopping Campaign
8. A. The Battle of Midway
9. B. The Allied invasion of France
10. C. General Eisenhower
11. A. Japanese suicide pilots that flew their planes into US ships
12. C. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
13. B. Nuremburg Laws
14. B. Kristallnacht
15. C. Speed up the process of killing Jews by putting them in gas chambers
16. C. USSR
17. A. Bad weather forced General Eisenhower to delay the attack one day
18. D. Tokyo
19. B. China
20. B. FDR
21. C. Manhattan Project
22. A. Robert Oppenheimer
23. B. Spain
24. C. Berlin
25. A. Lend-Lease Act
26. B. Battle of Stalingrad
27. D. Aircraft carriers
28. A. The signing of the Versailles Treaty
29. B. General Douglas MacArthur
30. A. USA
Matching:
31. B. Italy
32. A. Germany
33. D. Great Britain
34. C. USSR
35. E. USA
36. C. Philippines
37. E. V-J Day
38. A. Japan
39. D. Hiroshima
40. B. Battle of Midway
Feel free to ask if you have any further questions!