This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which event marked the beginning of the Second World War in Europe? A) Battle of Britain air raids in August 1940. B) Fall of France in June 1940. C) Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941. D) German invasion of Poland in September 1939. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) German invasion of Poland in September 1939. 2. What was the date of the bombing of Hiroshima? A) 6$^{th}$ August 1945. B) 9$^{th}$ August 1945. C) 15$^{th}$ August 1945. D) 6$^{th}$ August 1944. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6$^{th}$ August 1945. 3. What was the name of the major naval and aerial battle where US and Australian forces defeated the Japanese navy? A) Battle of the Coral Sea. B) Battle of Midway. C) Battle of Guadalcanal. D) Battle of Leyte Gulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Battle of the Coral Sea. 4. What were Japanese Kamikazes? A) Guards for the Emperor of Japan. B) Japanese elite. C) American Japanese soldiers. D) Airmen in Japanese planes that did suicide attacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Airmen in Japanese planes that did suicide attacks. 5. Many German soldiers died because of the shortage of supplies, this weakened the army, and Germany surrendered in 1918. A) The First World War. B) The Second World War. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The First World War. 6. Hitler was surprised when France and Britain declared war following his invasion of ..... A) Austria. B) Belgium. C) Poland. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poland. 7. On 5th February 1937, FDR announced his plan to "pack the Supreme Court" and add more judges. How many did he plan to have in total? A) 7. B) 9. C) 11. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15. 8. What does Blitzkrieg mean? A) Lightning war. B) Thunder war. C) War on water. D) War of the lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lightning war. 9. What individual gained popularity and then power in Germany due to his speeches promising to restore the country to its former glory after the devastating reparations of the Treaty of Versailles? A) Joseph Stalin. B) Benito Mussolini. C) Adolf Hitler. D) Nikita Khrushchev. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adolf Hitler. 10. What battle in the Pacific becomes a turning point of World War II in the Pacific stopping Japanese expansion? A) Battle of Leyte Gulf. B) Battle of Guadalcanal. C) Battle of Siam. D) Battle of Midway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Battle of Midway. 11. The Emperor of Japan was treated like a god A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Mao Zedong, took power and proclaimed People's Republic of China in the year A) 1917. B) 1936. C) 1949. D) 1975. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1949. 13. Definition:Japanese pilots who used their planes as weapons by flying them directly into U.S. ships; suicide missions A) Bonsai. B) Kamikaze. C) Aerohitos. D) Kawasaki. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kamikaze. 14. What was the U.S. strategy used in the Pacific? A) Divide and conquer. B) Scorched earth. C) Island hopping. D) Shock and awe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Island hopping. 15. During World War II the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan was known as the ..... A) Axis. B) Alliance for Progress. C) Central Powers. D) Comintern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axis. 16. Which countries did Italy invade before the start of World War II as mentioned in the text? A) Austria and Czechoslovakia. B) Ethiopia and Albania. C) Poland and France. D) China and Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethiopia and Albania. 17. How did the home front contribute to the war effort? A) Participating in rationing, working in factories, and supporting the troops. B) Traveling for leisure. C) Ignoring the war completely. D) Protesting against the war. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participating in rationing, working in factories, and supporting the troops. 18. Where were many Australian soldiers initially sent to fight? A) Asia. B) North America. C) South America. D) Europe, the Mediterranean, and North Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Europe, the Mediterranean, and North Africa. 19. What motivated Grandpa Dan to join the British army during the Second World War? A) He was interested in military tactics. B) He wanted to defend his homeland from the Axis powers. C) He wanted to hit back against the Germans who had driven his family from their home. D) He was forced to join by the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wanted to hit back against the Germans who had driven his family from their home. 20. What did many people do to support trainees during the war effort? A) Provided free transportation. B) Invited them into their homes for meals. C) Offered them jobs. D) Gave them free education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invited them into their homes for meals. 21. Which of the following countries was not a member of Allied powers? A) The US. B) The USSR. C) Hungary. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hungary. 22. Definition:attached to many of the concentration camps, used to execute mass numbers of people in gas chambers and ovens A) Extermination camps. B) Detainment facilities. C) Concentration camps. D) Internment camps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extermination camps. 23. What do we call the territories that have been occupied by the Western powers? A) Protectorates. B) Mandates. C) Colonies. D) Dependencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colonies. 24. Who came up with the Atlantic Charter A) Hitltler. B) Nelson Mandela. C) Churchill and Roosevelt. D) Kwame Nkrumah. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Churchill and Roosevelt. 25. Which country joined the Allies after being occupied by Germany? A) Japan. B) France. C) Italy. D) Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soviet Union. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 1Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 2Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 3Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 4Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 5Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 6Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 7Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 8Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 9Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books