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World War II Review Game: Europe, Pacific, Home Front

Test your knowledge on WWII with questions ranging from key battles, leaders, to home front activities. Explore the war's impact on Europe, the Pacific, and life on the home front.

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World War II Review Game: Europe, Pacific, Home Front

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  1. World War II Review Game CATERGORIES War in Europe War in the Pacific Home Front and Post War

  2. LEVEL 1 1 2 3 4 LEVEL 3 1 2 3 4 Level 2 1 2 3 4 Level 4 1 2 3 4 War in Europe

  3. War in Europe LEVEL 1 • What type of government did the Italians have during WWII? - Fascism • Who was the communist dictator of the Soviet Union? - Joseph Stalin

  4. War in Europe LEVEL 1 • What political party did Hitler lead? - Nazi Party • What does the German word blitzkrieg mean? - Lightning War

  5. War in Europe Level 2 • Which two countries benefited from the Lend-lease Act? - Great Britain and France • What does the word Kristallnacht translate to? - Night of Broken Glass

  6. War in Europe LEVEL 2 • World War II began when Hitler invaded what country? - Poland • The invasion of France on June 6, 1944 is known as? - D-Day

  7. War in Europe LEVEL 3 • Name the big 3 Axis powers and the big 4 Allied powers - Axis= Germany, Japan, Italy - Allied= U.S., Britain, France • What general lead the D-Day invasion? - Dwight Eisenhower

  8. War in Europe LEVEL 3 • What general led the allied troops in the Battle of the Bulge? - George Patton • Who led the Fascists to victory in the Spanish Civil War? - Francisco Franco

  9. War in Europe LEVEL 4 • What was the code name given for the D-Day invasion? - Operation Overload • What did the Nazi’s mean by the “final solution to the Jewish question?” - Exterminate Jews in death camps

  10. War in Europe LEVEL 4 • Name 3 groups of people that were hated by the Nazis. - Jews, Gypsies, communists, disabled people, etc. • Name 2 things Germany did to make the D-Day invasion difficult for the Allies - Mines, bunkers, obstacles, etc.

  11. LEVEL 1 1 2 3 4 LEVEL 3 1 2 3 4 Level 2 1 2 3 Level 4 1 War in the Pacific

  12. War in the Pacific LEVEL 1 • Was the first A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima or Nagasaki? - Hiroshima • Manchuria was invaded by what country? - Japan

  13. War in the Pacific LEVEL 1 • What general led the allied troops in the Pacific? - Douglas MacArthur • The day that Japan surrendered was known as what? - V-J Day

  14. War in the Pacific LEVEL 2 • What as the name of the plane that dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima? - Enola Gay • The secret program that built the A-Bombs was called what? - Manhattan project

  15. War in the Pacific LEVEL 2 • After what important event did the U.S. enter the war? - Pearl Harbor-Dec. 7, 1941 • Before Pearl Harbor, were most Americans isolationists, or interventionists? - Isolationists- stay out of war

  16. War in the Pacific LEVEL 3 • What was the name of the military strategy that the allies used in the Pacific war? - Island Hopping • What was the biggest battle in naval history? - Battle of Leyte Gulf

  17. War in the Pacific LEVEL 3 • Japan lost their first major battle of the Pacific war on what island? - Midway • Name the 2 important islands near the allies took over in 1945. - Iwo Jima and Okinawa

  18. War in the Pacific LEVEL 4 • Name at least 2 reasons why President Truman decided to drop the A-Bombs on Japan. - End war sooner, save lives, force Japan to surrender, etc.

  19. LEVEL 1 1 2 3 LEVEL 3 1 2 3 4 Level 2 1 2 3 Level 4 1 2 Home Front and Post War

  20. Home Front and Post War LEVEL 1 • Japanese Americans were rounded up and put into: - Internment camps

  21. Home Front and Poast War LEVEL 1 • What majority group worked as code talkers during the war? - Native Americans • Name African American fighters pilot group. - Tuskegee Airmen

  22. Home Front and Post War LEVEL 2 • Which 2 countries were in a “Cold War” after WWII ended? - U.S. and Soviet Union • Which act allowed the U.S. to sell or loan war supplies to other nations? - Lend-Lease Act

  23. Home Front and Post War LEVEL 2 • The war agreement between FDR and Winston Churchill was called what? - Atlantic Charter

  24. Home Front and Post War LEVEL 3 • What did Executive Order 9006 state? - Japanese Americans were to be sent to Internment camps. • is defined as civilian and military preparations for war. - Mobilization

  25. Home Front and Post War LEVEL 3 • Name at least 2 products that Americans rationed during the war. - Gasoline, tires, sugar, meat, etc. • were sold by the U.S. to raise money for the war. Celebrities helped sell them. - War bonds

  26. Home Front and Post War LEVEL 4 • This government agency changed industries to war production. - War Production Board • Which plan provided much need economic aid to Europe after the war ended? - Marshall Plan

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