This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the primary reason for the internment of Japanese Americans? A) Civil liberties concerns. B) Political pressure. C) Economic competition. D) National security. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National security. 2. What event sparked off the Russo-Japanese War? A) Nicholas II dispatching the Baltic fleet to Port Arthur. B) Russia's decision to expand into the Far East. C) Japan's attack on Port Arthur. D) Japanese refusal to negotiate with the Russians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japan's attack on Port Arthur. 3. When discussing the idea of a "League of American Nations, " what country would the US block from entering because of fears of European interference? A) Haiti. B) Argentina. C) Chile. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canada. 4. What did Hitler order regarding the Jews early in the war? A) He ordered them to live in ghettos. B) He ordered them into concentration. C) He ceased persecution of them. D) He ordered them out of the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He ordered them to live in ghettos. 5. When does the Japanese fleet surprise attack the United States? A) Nov. 11th, 1940. B) Dec. 7th, 1941. C) Sept. 1st, 1941. D) Dec. 18th, 1942. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dec. 7th, 1941. 6. Why did the Allies adopt a "Europe First" strategy? A) Europe was the most vulnerable to Japanese invasion. B) The Allies were already winning the war in Europe. C) Germany was viewed as the biggest long-term threat. D) Europe had the most gold to plunder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany was viewed as the biggest long-term threat. 7. Fill in the missing words.You wouldn't ..... how much space there is ..... A) Understand, somewhere. B) Believe, everywhere. C) Surprise, everywhere. D) Everywhere, believe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believe, everywhere. 8. What was the name of the British Prime Minister during WW2? A) Winston Churchill. B) Joseph Stalin. C) Franz Ferdinand. D) Harry S. Truman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winston Churchill. 9. Why was the strategy of 'island hopping' crucial for the United States in the Pacific? A) To prevent Germany from taking control over mainland Japan. B) To prevent Japan from using air forces to attack allied countries. C) So the US could gain military bases and secure many small islands in the Pacific. D) So the US could take over the Axis Powers, specifically China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So the US could gain military bases and secure many small islands in the Pacific. 10. The Allies created the United Nations as a reinvention of the failed League of Nations with some key differences. There was the Security Council with its veto power; what body in the UN was meant to "balance" that out so all countries have a voice? A) The General Assembly. B) The Nations' Assembly. C) UNICEF. D) The Red Cross. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The General Assembly. 11. What was the Holocaust? A) Jews were forbidden to work as civil servants. B) Jews were forbidden to marry Aryans. C) Jews had their possessions expropriated. D) Jews were systematically killed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jews were systematically killed. 12. World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from ..... A) 1939 to 1945. B) 1940 to 1946. C) 1935 to 1940. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1939 to 1945. 13. Why did the USA join the war on the side of the Allies? A) Because Germany bombed their merchant ships. B) Because the Italians blocked their access to the Mediterranean. C) Because the Japanese bombed their base in Pearl Harbour. D) Because the Japanese began to expand in the Pacific. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the Japanese bombed their base in Pearl Harbour. 14. Breaking the Japanese code helped the Allies win this battle: A) Tokyo. B) Midway. C) Korea. D) Battle of Atlantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Midway. 15. How many people worked for the CCC in its full 9 year history (1933-1941)? A) 300, 000. B) 3, 000, 000. C) 1, 000, 000. D) 100, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3, 000, 000. 16. In 1945, the United States and the Soviet Union invaded Germany and declared the Allies victorious. A) The First World War. B) The Second World War. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Second World War. 17. What significant event marked the beginning of the Allied forces' final push into Germany during the Second World War? A) The landing in Normandy in June 1944. B) The capture of Berlin in April 1945. C) The Soviet push from the East. D) The landing in southern France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The landing in Normandy in June 1944. 18. What was the immediate response of Britain and France after Germany invaded Poland? A) They withdrew from continental Europe. B) They declared war on Germany. C) They signed a non-aggression pact. D) They invaded Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They declared war on Germany. 19. Who created communism? A) Karl Mark. B) Fredric Engles. C) Karl Mark and Fredric Engles. D) Vladimir Lenin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karl Mark and Fredric Engles. 20. What items were included in the 'ditty bags' prepared by women in war relief clubs? A) Food and water. B) Sewing kits and razor blades. C) Maps and compasses. D) Books and letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sewing kits and razor blades. 21. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? A) Because they wanted to continue to take over countries in Southeast Asia. B) Because they wanted to cripple the US Navy. C) Because they wanted to prevent the US from attacking Japan. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Who helped the Australian soldiers during the Battle of Kokoda? A) American soldiers. B) French soldiers. C) Local Papuan people. D) British soldiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Local Papuan people. 23. Which team won in Okinawa A) America. B) Japan. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) America. 24. While very few Mexicans served in WW2 outside of the Americas, they were important in helping to ..... A) Send coded communications. B) Patrol the Gulf of Mexico. C) Supply industrial parts to Allies. D) Do counter espionage operations in Latin America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patrol the Gulf of Mexico. 25. What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease program signed by President Roosevelt? A) To support the development of new technologies. B) To provide financial aid to war-torn countries. C) To supply warships, planes, and munitions to Allied nations. D) To promote international trade agreements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To supply warships, planes, and munitions to Allied nations. 26. Why was the League of Nations ineffective against German aggression? A) They refused to acknowledge Hitler's claim to the throne of Germany. B) They had no army and no real power to enforce its policies. C) They believed that German aggression was necessary to overcome the Great Depression in Europe. D) The League of Nations was dismantled after the Treaty of Versailles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They had no army and no real power to enforce its policies. 27. How did Emperor Hirohito "break the precedent of imperial silence" at the end of World War II? A) He took a vow of silence so that the Allies would know that Japan was surrendering. B) He did what no other Japanese emperor had done before by going on a radio broadcast. C) He broke the silence when he bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. D) He ended the war by signing a treaty with the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He did what no other Japanese emperor had done before by going on a radio broadcast. 28. How did rationing impact the daily lives of people during WWII? A) Rationing led to an abundance of goods and excess consumption. B) Rationing had no impact on the daily lives of people during WWII. C) Rationing limited the amount of goods people could purchase, leading to shortages and changes in consumption habits. D) Rationing increased the availability of goods and improved consumption habits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rationing limited the amount of goods people could purchase, leading to shortages and changes in consumption habits. 29. What impact did women have on the homefront during the war? A) Women were only involved in non-essential tasks during the war. B) Women were not allowed to participate in any war-related activities. C) Women had no impact on the homefront during the war. D) Women had a significant impact by taking on essential jobs and volunteering for organizations to support the war effort. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Women had a significant impact by taking on essential jobs and volunteering for organizations to support the war effort. 30. How did the Second World War reshape international relations? A) It led to the formation of a single global government. B) The Second World War reshaped international relations by creating a bipolar world order, establishing the United Nations, and accelerating decolonization. C) It had no significant impact on global alliances. D) It resulted in the immediate end of all colonial rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Second World War reshaped international relations by creating a bipolar world order, establishing the United Nations, and accelerating decolonization. 31. What happened on 25th August 1944? A) Liberation of France. B) Liberation of Berlin. C) Liberation of Paris. D) Liberation of Vichy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberation of Paris. 32. Why did the United States decide to help rebuild Japan? A) The United States did not want to repeat what happened in Germany after WWI. B) Japan asked the United States for assistance. C) The United States wanted to punish Japan. D) The United States wanted to make Japan a colony to repay what happened in Hawaii during WWII. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The United States did not want to repeat what happened in Germany after WWI. 33. What was the main reason for evacuating children from cities during the Second World War? A) To protect them from bombing raids. B) To separate them from their families. C) To provide them with better education. D) To train them for future military service. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To protect them from bombing raids. 34. Much like the League of Nations before it, the United Nations' main weakness is lack of ..... A) Authority. B) Money. C) Good intentions. D) Military force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Authority. 35. What are Mr and Mrs Davidson's jobs? Tick one. A) They are teachers. B) They run the village shop. C) They are farmers. D) They are in the army. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They run the village shop. 36. What was one of the products produced by the 28 Crown corporations during the war? A) Luxury cars. B) Consumer electronics. C) Synthetic rubber. D) Fashion apparel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synthetic rubber. 37. Definition:to prepare for something A) Deployment. B) Re-arming. C) The draft. D) Mobilize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mobilize. 38. Who is the leader who promised to restore Germany's former glory in the 1930s? A) Benito Mussolini. B) Franklin D. Roosevelt. C) Adolf Hitler. D) Winston Churchill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adolf Hitler. 39. When did the Japanese attack the American Naval base at Pearl Harbour? A) December 7, 1941. B) January 1, 1941. C) December 17, 1941. D) January 17, 1941. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) December 7, 1941. 40. This event was a 55 mile "forced-march" of American and Filipino soldiers by the Japanese. A) The Shinto Death March. B) The Suribachi Death March. C) The Okinawa Death March. D) The Bataan Death March. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Bataan Death March. 41. Adolf Hitler became the leader of the Nationalist Socialist Workers Party and was a terrible dictator. A) The First World War. B) The Second World War. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Second World War. 42. Canada didn't have much of a presence in Latin America in the early 20th century. Why? A) They were more interested in trade and diplomatic relations with Asia. B) Their foreign policy was dominated by British interests and didn't want to complete with Britain. C) They had an isolationist foreign policy. D) They had had conflicts in the region in the 19th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their foreign policy was dominated by British interests and didn't want to complete with Britain. 43. Where was El Alamein? A) Egypt. B) Russia. C) Spain. D) Syria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Egypt. 44. What was so important about hte battle of Midway? A) The Allies gained more oil resources. B) 4 Japanese aircraft carriers were destroyed and it was the 1st Allied victory. C) The Allies gained more natural resources so we could build more war materials. D) Allies destroyed a fleet of Japanese destroyers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4 Japanese aircraft carriers were destroyed and it was the 1st Allied victory. 45. How did The Second World War Influence African Nationalism A) Told People to demand rights after the war. B) Soldiers who went to the War were exposed to ideas of Liberation of Democracy and also wished to have the same for Africa. C) People were forced to go to war and this made them think that they deserve to have human rights. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soldiers who went to the War were exposed to ideas of Liberation of Democracy and also wished to have the same for Africa. 46. Match the following with the correct answer choice.British prime minister during World War II A) Winston Churchill. B) Erwin Rommel. C) Vidkun Quisling. D) Emperor Hirohito. E) Bernard Montgomery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winston Churchill. 47. What was another name for 'Free France'? A) Nazi France. B) France. C) Vichy France. D) Our France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vichy France. 48. What was the role of nuclear bombs in ending the Second World War? A) Nuclear bombs had no impact on the outcome of the war. B) Nuclear bombs led to the immediate collapse of the Allied powers. C) Nuclear bombs reshaped the global geopolitical landscape, leading to the emergence of new power dynamics. D) Nuclear bombs resulted in the division of Germany into multiple independent states. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear bombs led to the immediate collapse of the Allied powers. 49. Which were the two sides? A) Allies vs Central Power. B) Colombia vs China. C) Axis powers vs Japan. D) Allies vs Axis powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allies vs Axis powers. 50. What country did not develop an expansionist policy during the 1930s? A) Italy. B) Great Britain. C) Germany. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Britain. 51. What event marked a significant shift in the tide of World War II during the second half of 1942? A) The invasion of Normandy. B) The Battle of Stalingrad. C) The Battle of Midway. D) The fall of Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Battle of Midway. 52. Who said this famous line "I shall return" ? A) General Douglas MacArthur. B) General Edward King. C) General Wainwrigh. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General Douglas MacArthur. 53. What was the primary role of the C47 Dakota transport aircraft used by Nos. 435 and 436 RCAF Squadrons in India and Burma? A) Providing air support to ground troops. B) Conducting reconnaissance missions. C) Bombing enemy targets. D) Transporting supplies by parachute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transporting supplies by parachute. 54. Why did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor? A) They felt they could either stay as a exploited country or go into war with the hopes of resulting victorious. B) They were disgusted with the racism of America. C) They wanted to annex Hawaii. D) They thought they could regain power economically on the global stage by disrupting American exports. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They felt they could either stay as a exploited country or go into war with the hopes of resulting victorious. 55. What was the string of underground forts the French had built to defend their border against Germany called? A) Great Wall of China. B) Stonehenge. C) Maginot Line. D) Berlin Wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maginot Line. 56. Who's Mr Davidson? A) The village school teacher. B) Henry's little sister. C) Henry's teacherfrom home. D) The man who is lookingafter Henry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The man who is lookingafter Henry. 57. When did WW2 start? A) 1939. B) 1941. C) 1937. D) Depends on historian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Depends on historian. 58. How did rationing affect children during the war? A) They were encouraged to grow their own vegetables. B) They received special allocations of milk. C) They were given extra clothing coupons. D) They attended makeshift classrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were encouraged to grow their own vegetables. 59. What were the different opinions about the Dunkirk evacuation? A) Unremarkable event and insignificant outcome. B) Complete success and well-planned operation. C) Miraculous rescue and strategic failure. D) Disastrous failure and unnecessary risk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miraculous rescue and strategic failure. 60. At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy? A) Internment. B) Appeasement. C) Aggression. D) Advancement. 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