This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which two oceans surrounds Southeast Asia region? A) Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean. B) Atlantic Ocean. C) Southern Ocean. D) Arctic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean. 2. This important operation led by the Canadians in the European theater of war was a failure; HOWEVER, lessons from this operation helped teach the Allies important points that would be used later in D-Day and the invasion of Normandy. A) Battle of the Scheldt. B) Doolittle Raid. C) Battle of Vimy Ridge. D) Dieppe Raid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dieppe Raid. 3. Blitzkrieg means ..... A) Lightning war. B) Reindeer herd. C) Living space. D) Air force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lightning war. 4. What was the impact of the Atomic Bomb on the people of Japan? A) Devastating effects including widespread destruction, immediate deaths, long-term health issues, and psychological trauma. B) Enhanced infrastructure development. C) Improved diplomatic relations. D) Positive economic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devastating effects including widespread destruction, immediate deaths, long-term health issues, and psychological trauma. 5. Hideki Tojo was the War Ministry of which in Second World War? A) Japan. B) Italy. C) United States. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Japan. 6. How many Australians died by the end of the Second World War? A) 40, 000. B) 10, 000. C) 30, 000. D) 20, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30, 000. 7. What was the name of the fortification built by the French to protect themselves? A) Maybelline Line. B) Ardennes Line. C) French Line. D) Maginot Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maginot Line. 8. One tactic, used by the Japanese, which was particularly frightening, where Japanese would purposefully fly into American air carriers was known as: A) Kamikaze. B) Bushido. C) Sudoku. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kamikaze. 9. The maximum representative of this current is John Cage. A) Indeterminate music. B) Electronic music. C) Atonalism. D) Concrete music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indeterminate music. 10. Which of the following are important outcomes of World War II? A) The United Nations was formed. B) The Cold War started. C) The US became active in world affairs. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. "Not a step back!" A) -Adolf Hitler. B) Japanese military motto. C) Soviet Order No. 227. D) -United States Filipino Garrison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soviet Order No. 227. 12. What caused the Second World War in Europe? A) Germany invading Poland. B) Germany invading Russia. C) The French feared Germany was getting too strong. D) Germany bombed the US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany invading Poland. 13. The American commander given the job of rebuilding Japan after WWII. A) Mohandas Gandhi. B) General Douglas MacArthur. C) Mao Zedong. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) General Douglas MacArthur. 14. Why did the British not have to invade and conquer in order to supply its efforts during World War II? A) Britain was given troops and resources by the Americans and other allies. B) They were able to find all the resources they needed within their country. C) Britain already had a global empire that provided resources and troops to fuel the war effort. D) The British war effort required minimal resources and troops to maintain the war. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Britain already had a global empire that provided resources and troops to fuel the war effort. 15. What was the plan devised by Otto Frank to keep his family safe? A) Flee to the countryside. B) Hide in a warehouse. C) Join the resistance. D) Seek help from the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hide in a warehouse. 16. Definition:a constitution for an organization A) Decree. B) Manifest. C) Resolution. D) Charter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charter. 17. Who managed to survive after the arrest of the inhabitants of the annex? A) Edith Frank. B) Margot Frank. C) Otto Frank. D) Anne Frank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Otto Frank. 18. Match the following with the correct answer choice.supreme Allied commander in Europe A) Bernard Montgomery. B) Douglas MacArthur. C) Erwin Rommel. D) Winston Churchill. E) Dwight D. Eisenhower. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Dwight D. Eisenhower. 19. What caused Japan's growth at the beginning of WWII? A) Germany gave Japan lands that they captured in Europe. B) It was the result of taking over other islands in the Pacific Ocean. C) They bought other territories from China. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was the result of taking over other islands in the Pacific Ocean. 20. What was the role of the home guard in protecting the home front during WWII? A) Delivering mail to soldiers overseas. B) Providing medical care to wounded soldiers. C) Providing local defense and supporting civil defense efforts. D) Selling war bonds to fund the military. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Providing local defense and supporting civil defense efforts. 21. What agreement was reached during the Potsdam Conference? A) He occupation of Germany and Japan. B) The USSR agreed to give up a part of Poland. C) The division of Germany into four zones. D) The possibility of creating an organisation to safeguard peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The division of Germany into four zones. 22. The deterioration in relations between the West and the USSR, especially US-USSR, ; ideological differences; and fractures from war-time disagreements led to ..... A) A conciliatory meeting in Yalta. B) The beginnings of the Cold War. C) The decolonization of areas of Asia and Africa. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The beginnings of the Cold War. 23. The Japanese surrendered to the Allies after A) Atomic bombs were dropped on Iwo Jima. B) Atomic bombs were dropped on Tokyo. C) Atomic bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor. D) Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 24. What was blitzkrieg? A) Attacks on enemy troops from the side. B) Rapid attacks against enemy troops. C) Surprise attacks on enemy troops. D) The destruction of any resources left behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rapid attacks against enemy troops. 25. Which alliance strengthened Italy's position before World War II? A) NATO alliance signed in 1939. B) League of Nations defense treaty. C) Anti-Comintern Pact joined in 1937. D) Warsaw Pact formed in 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anti-Comintern Pact joined in 1937. 26. The Americans and Filipinos were forced to march 60-85 miles in blistering heat. What was this march called? A) The Long March. B) March to the Sea. C) Bataan Death March. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bataan Death March. 27. A new type of warfare consisting of planes, cannons, and tanks all use quickly at the same time was called A) Operation Quicksilver. B) Operation Lightening. C) Speed assult. D) Blitzkrieg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blitzkrieg. 28. Which statement best explains how the Treaty of Versailles contributed to World War II? A) It guaranteed lasting security for Germany. B) It fostered revenge, division, and economic burden. C) It encouraged European disarmament and trust. D) It united colonial powers under fair mandates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It fostered revenge, division, and economic burden. 29. What happened in the Northern zone of France during the war? A) Controlled by the USA. B) Direct Nazi rule. C) Controlled by Britain. D) Free France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Nazi rule. 30. How did World War II effect the US economy A) World War II had no effect on the US economoy. B) World War II caused the US to slide farther into the Great Depression. C) World War II prevented the US economy from growing. D) World War II helped the US economy improve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) World War II helped the US economy improve. 31. What crisis did Roosevelt tackle in his first week in office? A) The War Veterans Bonus Crisis. B) The Pearl Harbor Crisis. C) The Supreme Court Crisis. D) The Banking Crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Banking Crisis. 32. Adolf Hitler's militarizing the Rhineland violated which treaties? A) Locarno and Versailles. B) Locarno and Warsaw. C) Versailles and Kellogg-Briand. D) Warsaw and Potsdam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locarno and Versailles. 33. What was the turning point of the Pacific War for the Americans? A) The Battle of the Coral Sea. B) The Battle of Midway. C) Pearl Harbor attack. D) The landing on Iwo Jima. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Battle of Midway. 34. The USA dropped atomic bombs on ..... during the Second World War. A) Osaka and Fukuoka. B) Tokyo and Hiroshima. C) Hiroshima and Nagasaki. D) Kobe and Kyoto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 35. What was the Blitzkrieg method of warfare and which country is most associated with its use during the Second World War? A) Italy. B) Japan. C) France. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany. 36. Which are the three main countries of the axis alliance? A) Poland, France, and Germany. B) Poland, France, and Great Britain. C) Germany, Italy, and Japan. D) China, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany, Italy, and Japan. 37. What happened to government and military leaders in Japan after WWII? A) They went to trial and were punished for their actions. B) They were exiled from Japan. C) They had to write a letter of apology to the United States for bombing Pearl Harbor. D) They had to sign a treaty and resign from their government and military positions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They went to trial and were punished for their actions. 38. Who was the British Prime Minister before Neville Chamberlain A) Winston Churchill. B) Herbert Hoover. C) Margaret Thatcher. D) Stanley Baldwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stanley Baldwin. 39. At which conference was the UN created? A) The San Francisco Conference. B) The Tehran Conference. C) The Munich Conference. D) The Yalta Conference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The San Francisco Conference. 40. How many soldiers did the Australian army have at the start of the Second World War? A) 10, 000. B) 5, 000. C) 1, 000. D) 3, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3, 000. 41. Japanese-AmericansIn an atmosphere of hysteria, FDR and other federal government officials authorized the internment of tens of thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry and resident aliens from Japan. A) Executive Order # 9006. B) Executive Order # 6109. C) Executive Order # 8802. D) Executive Order # 9066. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Executive Order # 9066. 42. Social Impact of World War II ..... had the highest military participation of all the minority groups in the United States. A) Puerto Ricans. B) Native Americans. C) Japanese Americans. D) African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) African Americans. 43. When did the Lend-Lease scheme start? A) 1941. B) 1942. C) 1943. D) 1944. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1941. 44. This political party rose to power in Germany during the 1930's. A) Nazi Party. B) Libertarian Party. C) Conservative Party. D) Labor Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nazi Party. 45. What were the challenges faced by people on the home front during WWII? A) Celebrating victory parades and parties. B) Enjoying a peaceful and prosperous life. C) Receiving ample supplies and resources from the government. D) Rationing of food and supplies, air raids and bombings, separation from loved ones serving in the military, and the fear and uncertainty of living in a war-torn environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rationing of food and supplies, air raids and bombings, separation from loved ones serving in the military, and the fear and uncertainty of living in a war-torn environment. 46. Where did Margot and Anne ultimately die? A) Dachau. B) Treblinka. C) Bergen-Belsen. D) Auschwitz. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bergen-Belsen. 47. Winston Churchill was replaced by ..... A) Kier Hardy. B) Harry Truman. C) Clement Atlee. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clement Atlee. 48. What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union? A) Barbarossa. B) Sea Lion. C) Fortitude. D) Overlord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barbarossa. 49. What were the three main points of Hitler's political testament, Mein Kampf? A) Rejection of the Aryan race supremacy. B) Promotion of peace and equality among all races. C) Supremacy of the Aryan race, Jews were the enemy of mankind, and Communism should be eradicated. D) Support for democracy and communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supremacy of the Aryan race, Jews were the enemy of mankind, and Communism should be eradicated. 50. Who was the dictator that controlled the Soviet Union? A) Winston Churchill. B) Emperor Hirohito. C) Benito Mussolini. D) Joseph Stalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joseph Stalin. 51. Who started the II world war? A) Benito Mussolini. B) Adolfo Hitler. C) Josef Stalin. D) Adolf Hitler. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adolf Hitler. 52. True or false:the USA did not produce as many tanks and planes as Nazi Germany? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. Definition:a type of tractor used in aiding U.S. forces go from one island to the next in conquering Japanese territory. A) Tertial-tracs. B) Aqua-tracs. C) Amphibious-tracs. D) Amphtracs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amphtracs. 54. Composers leave the score incomplete A) Neoclassicism. B) Indeterminate music. C) Concrete music. D) Electronic music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indeterminate music. 55. 22nd June 1941:Germany launch their invasion of R ..... called Operation Barbarossa. A) Russia. B) Romania. C) Rwanda. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Russia. 56. United States & Pacific TheatreShortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, MacArthur's men found themselves stranded in Philippines with no reinforcements. As a result of the Japanese victory, thousands of Filipino and American soldiers surrendered. A) Battle of Iwo Jima. B) Battle of Bataan. C) Battle of Okinawa. D) Battle of Midway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Battle of Bataan. 57. When was most of France freed? A) September 1944. B) August 1944. C) October 1945. D) December 1944. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) September 1944. 58. Who "created" fascism? A) Benito Mussolini. B) Josef Stalin. C) Adolf Hitler. D) Heinrich Himmler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Benito Mussolini. 59. Who did Germany attack on September 1, 1939, triggering the second world war? A) Poland. B) France. C) England. D) Ukraine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poland. 60. Definition:lightning war; mechanized warfare carried out by the Germans A) Blitzkrieg. B) Luftwaffe. C) Panzer. D) Juggernaut. 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