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History, Geography
6th -
12thgrade
Allied Leaders and Battles of WW2 Test Review
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- 1. Multiple Choice Led U.S. out of isolationism and to a victory over Germany.
Secured an importance alliance with Great Britain, Soviet Union.
On December 8, 1941, the day after Japan bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, he appeared before a joint session of Congress, which declared war on Japan.President HooverPresident TrumanPresident RooseveltPrime Minister Churchill - 2. Multiple Choice Took over after death of FDR.
Approved the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (on August 6) and Nagasaki (on August 9).President TrumanGeorge C. MarshallPresident EisenhowerPrime Minister Winston Churchill - 3. Multiple ChoiceIn April 1942, he was appointed supreme commander of Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific.
He spent the next two and a half years commanding an island-hopping campaign in the Pacific before famously returning to liberate the Philippines in October 1944.General EisenhowerGeneral MarshallGeneral TojoGeneral McArthur - 4. Multiple ChoiceHe directed the water invasion of Sicily and the Italian mainland in 1943 that led to the fall of Rome in June 1944.
Appointed supreme commander of the Allied Force and given the responsibility of spearheading the planned Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe (AKA D-Day).General McArthurGeneral MarshallGeneral EisenhowerGeneral Tojo - 5. Multiple ChoiceHe gave stirring speeches in Parliament and on the radio. He persuaded U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt to provide war supplies–ammunition, guns, tanks, planes–to the Allies, a program known as Lend-Lease, before the Americans even entered the war.President RooseveltSoviet Premier StalinPrime Minister ChurchillPrime Minister Mussolini
- 6. Multiple ChoiceDictator of the Soviet Union
Turned USSR into an industrial super power
Used scorched-earth policy to stop the German invasion of the USSRStalinHilterMussoliniTojo - 7. Multiple ChoiceServed in the German army during WWI. Wrote a book known "Mien Kampf." His establishment of concentration camps to place Jews and other groups he believed to be a threat to Aryan supremacy resulted in the death of more than 6 million people in the Holocaust.StalinMussoliniHitlerTojo
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWas a Fascist that used violence and intimidation to get power.
Prime Minister/Dictator of Italy
Used up most of his military taking over Libya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and AlbaniaHitlerStalinTojoMussolini - 9. Multiple ChoiceMilitary leader of Japan
Authorized attack on Pearl HarborMussoliniTojoStalinHitler - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich leader invaded China in pursuit of new territories and natural resources?Joseph StalinBenito MussoliniHideki TojoAdolf Hitler
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich leader pushed for economic support for the allies with the Lend/Lease program?Joseph StalinBenito MussoliniFranklin RooseveltAdolf Hitler
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich leader urged Britain to rearm after Hitler's election in 1933?Joseph StalinWinston ChurchillFranklin RooseveltAdolf Hitler
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhere did WW2 take place?EuropeThe Pacific islandsNorth AfricaAll of the above
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused the U.S. to enter World War II?Germany invading PolandSinking of the LusitaniaAttack on Pearl HarborFrance being taken over
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen was Pearl Harbor attacked?December 7, 1941September 1, 1939October 31, 1941December 25, 1941
- 16. Multiple Choice
In WW2 D-Day Where did the Americans land
France Normandy
Germany Belgium
Japan Nagasaki
portugal spain
- 17. Multiple Choice
June of 1942, Battle of Midway, US Navy sinks.....
10 Japanese aircraft carriers and 8 battleships, clearly winning the battle and turning the tide on the Japanese
none of the Japanese ships and is pushed back to Hawaii
13 Japanese battle ships but still loses the Battle of Midway
four Japanese aircraft carriers, scoring a clear victory The Japanese begin losing ground.
- 18. Multiple Choice
The 1st Marine Division lands on Guadalcanal on....
Aug 7th 1942
Aug 7th 1945
Aug 7th 1939
Aug 7th 1940
- 19. Multiple Choice
In February of 1945, 30,000 U. S. Marines land in one day on the tiny island of _________ putting them in bombing range of Japan.
Singapore
Iwo Jima
Papua New Guinea
Tasmania
- 20. Multiple Choice-1940-1943
-Fought in the deserts of Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria
- The two sides pushed each other’s armies across the desert trying to control North Africa
- In Nov. of 1942, the U.S. invaded North Africa (Operation Torch) and with the help of the British pushed the Axis powers back to ItalyBataan Death MarchBattle of NormandyInvasion of North AfricaBattle of the Bulge - 21. Multiple Choice- 1942
- Six months after Pearl Harbor, Japan wanted to sink the remaining American aircraft carriers in the Pacific.
- the U.S. was able to prepare for the attack.
- U.S. Dive Bomber planes were able to sink 4 fleet carriers and destroy 322 Japanese aircrafts.
- This was the first major battle for the United States in the Pacific, and the turning point in the war.Battle of OkinawaBattle of Iwo JimaIsland HoppingBattle of Midway - 22. Multiple Choice- 1943 to 1944
- The goal was to push the German forces completely out of Italy.
- The allies thought it would be an easy campaign, but the rugged terrain and German reinforcements made it harder than originally planned.
- The allies were eventually able to push the Germans back but never completely out of Italy.Invasion of North AfricaInvasion of ItalyBattle of NormandyBattle of the Bulge - 23. Multiple Choice- 1945
- The U.S. needed a base near the Japanese coast where planes and ships could return.
- The Japanese did not defend the beaches of the island but instead went inland using a series of tunnels and dugouts.
- American marines got involved in costly warfare trying to find the Japanese soldiers in the caves, dugouts, and tunnels.Battle of MidwayBattle of Iwo JimaBattle of OkinawaBattle of the Bulge - 24. Multiple Choice- 1945
- Last major battle in the pacific
- Japanese planes took part in one-way suicide missions.
- The U.S needed to control the island in order to invade Japan.
- The U.S. wanted to destroy what was left of Japan’s naval fleet and control the airstrips on the island to be able to conduct air raids on the mainland of Japan.Battle of OkinawaBattle of Iwo JimaIsland HoppingBattle of Midway - 25. Multiple Choice
Hitler invaded this country and officially began WW2 on this date:
Poland; September 1, 1939
Czechslovakia; September 1, 1939
Poland; December 1939
France; June 6, 1944
- 26. Multiple Choice
The Allied invasion at Normandy that liberated France and eventually Europe occurred on ____________ and is known as _____________.
June 6, 1944; D-Day
June 6, 1944; Pearl Harbor Day
December 7, 1941; Dunkirk Day
July 4, 1944; Paris Day
- 27. Multiple Choice
Hitler shot himself in a Berlin bunker on ________________ so that he would not have to surrender, be tortured, or humiliated.
April 30, 1945
April 12, 1945
May 8, 1945
September 2, 1945
- 28. Multiple Choice
British and French soldiers were driven to the English Channel by the Germans and rescued by private boats of the British at:
Dunkirk
London
Stalingrad
Paris
- 29. Multiple Choice
The Germans bombed these people for months. Citizens were hiding in subways and basements for safety. The Royal Air Force was down to the last bit of fuel and held off the Luftwaffe.
Battle of Britain
Dunkirk
Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
- 30. Multiple Choice
The Germans captured 90% of this city but after winter set in, the Soviets were able to trap them and starve them out. The Soviets won but lost 1.1 million people in this battle alone.
Stalingrad
Leningrad
Warsaw
Moscow
- 31. Multiple ChoiceIn May 1945 when Soviet soldiers forced Germany to surrender is called _____?V-E DayIndependence DayVictory DayD-Day
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the names of the two cities that were destroyed by the atomic bombs?Pearl Harbor and HawaiiNagasaki and HiroshimaFrance and ItalyWashington D.C and New York City
- 33. Multiple ChoiceAugust 14, 1945, when Japan surrender is it known as _____.D-DayV-J DayIndependence DayV-E Day
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWho did Adolf Hitler blame for Germany's problems?JewsAmericansAfrican AmericansWomen and children
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe mass murder of about 12 million people, including six million Jews, died or were killed in concentration camps was called ________.The HolocaustWorld War 2World War 1D Day
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhere did Hitler take over?FrancePolandCzechoslovakiaAll of the above
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