WWII Test

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World History WWII Test

Take a breath. Youve prepared over the previous weeks for this test. Youre
going to do great!

Multiple Choice:
Select the word or phrase that best answers the given question or best
completes the sentence. Please circle the letter for your selected answer.

1. Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Axis powers:
A. Japan
B. Italy
C. Germany
D. Russia

2. How did Stalins rule affect the arts in the Soviet Union?

A. The arts were allowed to flourish freely

B. The arts had to conform to a new style that glorified the Soviet
state
C. All artistic expression was forbidden
D. Political satire became the focus of many prominent artists and
writers

3. The political that established a strong leader in Germany and Italy is

known as

A. Fascism
B. Democracy
C. Dictatorship
D. Communism
4. What was the major goal of the Five-Year Plan in the Soviet Union?

A. To help small businesses and farms

B. To strengthen the nations heavy industry
C. To promote global revolutions
D. All of the above

5. The Fascist party advocated all of the following EXCEPT

A. Glorification of the state

B. Totalitarianism
C. Government ownership of property
D. Single-party system with a strong ruler

6. What allowed the Nazis to increase their influence throughout Germany

in the early 1930s?

A. The rise of the Fascists in Italy

B. The continued depression
C. Hitlers arrest
D. None of the above.

7. Which of the following countries fought for the Allied Powers?

A. France
B. Japan
C. The United States
D. Both A & C

8. Although Japan was ruled by an emperor, who really ruled the

country?

A. The congress
B. The people
C. The president
D. The military generals
9. The Prime Minister of Britain during the majority of WWII was
________________.

A. David Cameron
B. Adolf Hitler
C. FDR
D. Winston Churchill

10. The first country attacked by Nazi Germany in WWII was

__________________.

A. Belgium
B. France
C. Great Britain
D. Poland

11. The dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII was

_____________________.

A. Joseph Stalin
B. Erwin Rommel
C. Grigori Rasputin
D. George Patton

12. What was the Maginot Line?

A. The fortified defense line built to prevent a German invasion of
France
B. The border drawn between Nazi occupied France and Vichy
France
C. The Allied evacuation path from the French port of Dunkirk
D. The path the Germans traced as they swept into Paris

13. What was the Battle of Britain?

A. The British counterattack to attacking German tanks and naval

destroyers
B. The nightly German bombings of cities in Britain
C. The German mining of the seas surrounding the British Isles
D. The German naval invasion of Britain
14. During its attack on the Soviet Union, the Germans were no
match for the

A. Harsh winter
B. Skillful Soviet artillery
C. Fierce Soviet soldiers
D. Massive Soviet tank force

15. What event led to the U.S. entry into the war?

A. The Japanese invasion of Indochina

B. The German assault on Moscow
C. When Adolf Hitler declared war on the United States
D. The attack on Pearl Harbor

16. Whose quote is December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in
infamy?

A. FDR
B. Winston Churchill
C. George Patton
D. None of the above

17. The Soviet victory at which city is viewed as the major turning
point of the war?

A. Moscow
B. Leningrad
C. Stalingrad
D. Kiev

18. What does the term Kamikaze refer to?

A. Member of the Japanese navy

B. Japanese racial superiority
C. Japanese refusal to surrender
D. Japanese pilot who flew suicide missions

19. What was Operation Overlord?

A. A plan to drop atomic bombs over Japanese cities

B. An Allied plan to land troops in France
C. Germanys last big military offensive
D. A plan for U.S. and British forces to join Soviet forces
 20. Victory over Japan was finally achieved as a result of what
event?

A. The unconditional surrender of Germany

B. Soviet agreement to enter the war against Japan
C. The capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
D. The dropping of atomic bombs on two Japanese cities

Matching:
Match each Political Leader with their country and Political system (F
Fascism, D Democracy, C Communism, M Militarism). Example: Dwight
Eisenhower would be DC, Democracy and the United States.

21. ______ Benito Mussolini A. Great Britain

22. ______ Adolf Hitler B. Germany

23. ______ Franklin Roosevelt C. Japan

24. ______ Winston Churchill D. Italy

25. ______ Emperor Hirohito E. The United States

26. ______ Tojo

Short Answer:
Please write your answers in complete sentences. Be clear and concise.

1. Pick two of the following Political Systems and give the definition and
how it affected WWII. (Democracy, Fascism, Communism, and
Militarism)

2. What was Blitzkrieg? And what were the three steps of it?

3. Would you have dropped the Atomic bomb on Japan? Why or Why not?
4. EXTRA CREDIT: If Mr. OKeefe is teaching this same unit next year, what
could he do to make it better?