World War II Introduction
What do you know about The World War II
Introduction? Try this US World War 2 History Made Easy Quiz.
"Check Your Answers" at the end of
the page.
 1)
Sixty countries (3/4 of the world population) fought in World War II.
It is estimated that 57 million people die, and more than half of
these were civilians. The
Soviet Union lost 21.3 million with 7.7 million of them being civilians.
What was the estimated loss from the United States?
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295,000
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500,000
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1,000,000
2) Of the 57 million
causalities, what is the percentage that came from the Soviet Union,
China, Germany, and Poland?
3) Poison gas was
first used in World War I to break the trench warfare stalemate.
During World War II, all the powers had chemical weapons.
Which is NOT where it was used during World War II?
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Japan (in China)
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Italy (in Ethiopia)
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German (in Greece)
4) In 1936, Germany
hosted the Olympic Games in Berlin. Hitler
wanted to prove the superiority of pure Aryans.
However, an African American won 4 gold medals.
Who was this American?
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Martin Luther King
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Jackie Robinson
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Jesse Owens
5) Which country
barred the gates of Palestine to Jews fleeing the Nazis?
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Argentina
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United Kingdom
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German
6) One of Hitler’s
early theories that during World War I, German forces fought on too many
fronts. Which world region
did he NOT have troops?
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Europe
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Soviet Union
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Southeast Asia
7) American society
changed because of World War II. Which
is NOT a change?
8) From the start,
Hitler’s primary target was what country?
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United Kingdom
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France
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Soviet Union
9) After World War II,
U.S. officials used certain leaders as intelligence agencies and sources
in the cold war. What group were these leaders from?
10) What South
American country offered safe haven for one of the worst war criminals in
Adolf Eichmann?
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