World War II Practice Quiz

Question 1 of 17

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Check all the Causes of World War II

Select one or more of the following:

Treaty of Versailles
Japanese Expansion
Economic Depression/Hyperinflation
Anti-communist sentiment
Appeasement
Italy invading Poland
The failure of the German Federation

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Question 2 of 17

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Match the WWII leader with their country
Germany: ❌
Soviet Union (USSR): ❌
Italy: ❌
Japanese Prime Minister: ❌
Emperor of Japan: ❌
British Prime Minister (1937-1940): ❌
British Prime Minister for the majority of WWII: ❌
U.S. President for the majority of WWII: ❌
U.S. President who dropped the A-Bomb on Japan: ❌

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Adolph Hitler

Joseph Stalin

Benito Mussolini

Hideki Tojo

Hirohito

Neville Chamberlain

Winston Churchill

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Harry S. Truman

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Question 3 of 17

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All the countries were major members of the Allies during WWII EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

Great Britain
Soviet Union
France
Italy

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Question 4 of 17

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All the following countries were members of the Axis Powers EXCEPT.

Select one of the following:

Germany
Italy
France
Japan

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Question 5 of 17

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The three Theaters of war during WWII were European Theater, Theater (Proper Noun) and North African Theater.

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Question 6 of 17

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World War II began when ( Germany, the Soviet Union, Italy, Japan ) invaded ( Poland, Czechoslovakia, the Sudetenland, Belgium, the Soviet Union, Germany, the United States ). As a result, ( Great Britain and France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union ) declared war on the invading country.

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Question 7 of 17

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The ❌ was an air campaign waged by the German Air Force known as the Luftwaffe against Great Britain's Royal Air Force

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Battle of Britain

Battle of Midway

Battle of Stalingrad

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Question 8 of 17

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Allied invasion across English Channel into Normandy, France was known as ( D-Day, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of France )

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Question 9 of 17

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( Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Midway, Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Battle of Germany ) was the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. It was the turning point of the war for the Allies; German troops are now forced back to Germany from the East.

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Question 10 of 17

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( The Battle of Midway, The Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, The Battle of Stalingrad ) was the first major aircraft carrier vs. aircraft carrier engagement. It was important because it ends Japanese control of the Pacific. U.S. now on the offensive.

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Question 11 of 17

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World War II ended when the United States dropped two Atomic Bombs on Japan. The first bomb was known as "❌" and dropped on ❌. The second bomb was known as "❌" and dropped on ❌.

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Little Boy

Hiroshima

Fat Man

Nagasaki

Tokyo

Midway

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Question 12 of 17

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The (Proper Noun/capitalized) was period between 1933-1945 which involved the murder of some 6 million European Jews (as well as members of some other persecuted groups, such as Gypsies and homosexuals) by the German Nazi regime

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Question 13 of 17

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The Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring was a law the Nazis passed that allowing for forced sterilization of those found by a Hereditary Health Court to have ( genetic defects, Jewish ancestors, criminal backgrounds ).

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Question 14 of 17

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On November 9, 1939, Jewish stores, shops and synagogues throughout Germany are burned down. This became known as _______________________________

Select one of the following:

Kristallnacht
the Night of Shattered Glass
the Holocaust
the Final Solution

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Question 15 of 17

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What was the name to the conference in which the Germans prepare a “final solution” to the Jewish question?

Select one of the following:

Wannsee Conference
Holocaust
Final Solution
Nuremberg Conference
Munich Conference

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Question 16 of 17

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The law(s) that is described in the picture of the newspaper was known as the ( Nuremberg Race Laws, Reichstag Decrees, Enabling Act, Munich Pact, Wannsee Decrees ).

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Question 17 of 17

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The picture of the newspaper is describing the outcome of Hitler's plan. The name of the plan that would lead to that event was ( Operation Barbarossa, The Invasion of the Soviet Union, The Battle of Stalingrad, D-Day )

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World War II Practice Quiz

World War II Practice Quiz

Question 1 of 17

Check all the Causes of World War II

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 17

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Explanation

Question 3 of 17

All the countries were major members of the Allies during WWII EXCEPT

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 17

All the following countries were members of the Axis Powers EXCEPT.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 17

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The three Theaters of war during WWII were European Theater, Theater (Proper Noun) and North African Theater.

Explanation

Question 6 of 17

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

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Question 7 of 17

The ❌ was an air campaign waged by the German Air Force known as the Luftwaffe against Great Britain's Royal Air Force

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Question 8 of 17

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Allied invasion across English Channel into Normandy, France was known as D-Day the Battle of Stalingrad the Battle of Midway the Battle of France( D-Day, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of France )

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Question 9 of 17

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Question 10 of 17

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Question 11 of 17

World War II ended when the United States dropped two Atomic Bombs on Japan. The first bomb was known as "❌" and dropped on ❌. The second bomb was known as "❌" and dropped on ❌.

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Question 12 of 17

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The (Proper Noun/capitalized) was period between 1933-1945 which involved the murder of some 6 million European Jews (as well as members of some other persecuted groups, such as Gypsies and homosexuals) by the German Nazi regime

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Question 13 of 17

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The Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring was a law the Nazis passed that allowing for forced sterilization of those found by a Hereditary Health Court to have genetic defects Jewish ancestors criminal backgrounds( genetic defects, Jewish ancestors, criminal backgrounds ).

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Question 14 of 17

On November 9, 1939, Jewish stores, shops and synagogues throughout Germany are burned down. This became known as _______________________________

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 17

What was the name to the conference in which the Germans prepare a “final solution” to the Jewish question?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 17

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The law(s) that is described in the picture of the newspaper was known as the Nuremberg Race Laws Reichstag Decrees Enabling Act Munich Pact Wannsee Decrees( Nuremberg Race Laws, Reichstag Decrees, Enabling Act, Munich Pact, Wannsee Decrees ).

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Question 17 of 17

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Allied invasion across English Channel into Normandy, France was known as ( D-Day, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of France )

The Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring was a law the Nazis passed that allowing for forced sterilization of those found by a Hereditary Health Court to have ( genetic defects, Jewish ancestors, criminal backgrounds ).

The law(s) that is described in the picture of the newspaper was known as the ( Nuremberg Race Laws, Reichstag Decrees, Enabling Act, Munich Pact, Wannsee Decrees ).