THE WORLD AT WAR
COMMON ASSESSMENT
REVIEW
PART II
Name: _________________________________Date: ___/___/___
1. What is the importance of “D-Day?”
Block: 1 2
2. The invasion of ______________ led to the outbreak of WWII.
3. In what countries did the Holocaust take place?
4. What groups did Hitler use a “scapegoats?”
5. Hitler’s final plan to eliminate the Jews from Europe is known as what?
6. What organization was set up after WWII to promote peace?
7. The Cold War, Nuclear Weapons, and Millions being killed were all a result of
what?
8. What is the title of Hitler’s book he wrote in Jail?
9. In what years was WWII fought?
10. This organization was set up after WWI to promote peace.
11. This man’s assassination sparked WWI.
12. What was Germany’s geographic disadvantage in both World Wars?
13. What new weapons were used in WWI?
14. What was the main style of fighting used during WWI?
15. Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill divided Germany at this meeting.
16. The policy of making concessions to a dictatorial power to avoid conflict is called
what?
17. The weapon first developed by the Americans and used against Japan.
18. This country withstood months of constant bombing.
19. This country was invaded even though its leader signed a Nonaggression Pact
with Hitler.
20. This country was attacked by the East and the West.
21. This country was invaded and partially occupied for 3 ½ years.
22. This country had a Fascist government before Hitler’s Germany.
23.Toward the end of WWII, Allied advances focused on reaching this Asian
Country.
24. Hitler ruled what country?
25. Franklin Roosevelt ruled what country?
26. Benito Mussolini ruled what country?
27. Joseph Stalin ruled what country?
28. Winston Churchill ruled what country?
16. Which of the following explains the importance of D-Day?
A. Germans took control of Europe B. Italians took control of France
C. Allies take back Europe from Hitler D. Japan took control of Pearl Harbor
17. Hitler’s invasion of Poland led to the outbreak of
A. World War I
B. World War II
C. the Cold War
D. the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic
18. In which of the following countries did the Holocaust not occur?
A. Poland
B. Germany
C. USSR
D. USA
19. Which of the following groups did Hitler use as scapegoats?
A. Communist and Nazis
B. Nazis and Jews
C. Communists and Jews
D. Germans and Austrians
20. Hitler and the Nazis’ final plan to exterminate all the Jews of Europe is known as
A. Schlieffen Plan
B. The Final Solution
C. The Final Countdown
D. The Night of Broken Glass
21. Which of the following organizations was set up after WWII to promote peace?
A. League of Nations
B. Cold War
C. United Nations
D. NATO
22. Which of the following is NOT a result of WWII?
A. Cold War
B. Millions were killed
C. Nuclear weapons
D. Treaty of Versailles
23. What is the name of the book Hitler wrote while in jail?
A. Animal Farm
B. Mein Kampf
C. Communist Manifesto
D. Me Against the World
24. Which of the following dates best fits WWII?
A. 1930-1935
B. 1939-1945
C. 1944-1999
D. 1914-1919
25. The League of Nations was set up after
A. World War II
B. Cold War
C. World War I
D. Persian Gulf
26. This man’s assassination sparked World War I
A. Leon Trotsky
B. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
C. Gavrilo Princip
D. John F. Kennedy
27. Which of the following describes Germany’s geographic disadvantage in both
world wars?
A. They had to fight a two front war B. They had to fight everyone to the east
C. They had to fight Russia and Japan D. They had zero alliances to their
South
28. Which of the following weapons were used during WWI?
A. Tanks
B. Planes
C. Chemical weapons
D. All of these
29. The main style of fighting used during WWI was
A. Coup d’état
B. Guerilla warfare
C. Schlieffen Plan
D. Trench warfare
30. During the Cold War the two government systems at odds were
A. Feudalism and Capitalism
B. Communism and Democracy
C. Socialism and Capitalism
D. Monarchy and Oligarchy
WWII Vocabulary Matching (answers used only once)
A. Blitzkrieg
B. United Nations
C. Yalta Conference
D. Appeasement
E. Atomic Bombs
31. Lightning war
32. Stalin, Roosevelt (FDR), and Churchill divide Germany
33. Policy of making concessions to a dictatorial power to avoid conflict
34. Weapon first developed by Americans and used against Japan
35. Organization that maintains international peace and security
WWII Map Questions (#36-40)
36. This country withstood months of constant Blitzkrieg
A. Great Britain
B. France
C. Germany
D. The Soviet Union
E. Italy
37. This country was invaded even though its leader signed a Nonaggression Pact
A. Great Britain
B. France
C. Germany
D. The Soviet Union
E. Italy
38. This country was attacked from the east and the west.
A. Great Britain
B. France
C. Germany
D. The Soviet Union
E. Italy
39. This country was invaded and partially occupied for three and a half years
A. Great Britain
B. France
C. Germany
D. USSR
40. This country became the first fascist country in Europe before WWII began
A. Great Britain
B. France
C. Germany
D. Italy
41. Toward the end of the WWII, Allied advances focused on reaching
A. England
B. France
C. Japan
D. Germany
WWII Leaders Matching (answers used only once)
42. Adolf Hitler
A. United States
43. Winston Churchill
B. Germany
44. Benito Mussolini
C. USSR
45. Joseph Stalin
D. Italy
46. Franklin D. Roosevelt
E. England