This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 24 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What region did Japan invade in 1932 in order to gain control of more resources? A) Manchuria. B) Madagascar. C) Morovia. D) Maldova. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manchuria. 2. Which event began the liberation of France? A) Battle of Britain. B) The Maginot Line. C) D-Day Landings. D) Pearl Harbour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D-Day Landings. 3. "A date which will live in infamy" refers to an attack on ..... A) London. B) Paris. C) Pearl Harbor. D) The Philippines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pearl Harbor. 4. Who was the US Commander of US forces in Europe? A) General Douglas MacArthur. B) General Erwin Rommel. C) General Dwight Eisenhower. D) General George Patton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General Dwight Eisenhower. 5. Which answer best describes the Battle of Britain? A) A naval battle in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. B) A land battle between Germany and Great Britain in Belgium. C) An air battle between Germany and Great Britain. D) A submarine battle between France and Algeria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An air battle between Germany and Great Britain. 6. 1st September 1939:Germany invades P ..... A) Prussia. B) Prague. C) Poland. D) Padstow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poland. 7. How many pilots were trained in the BCATP? A) 25, 000. B) 20, 000. C) 30, 000. D) 35, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25, 000. 8. What was the main purpose of the Corps of (Civilian) Canadian Firefighters? A) To train professional firefighters. B) To help British firefighters combat fires caused by bombing. C) To provide medical assistance. D) To transport aircraft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help British firefighters combat fires caused by bombing. 9. What was the main purpose of the ghettos established by Nazis from 1939-1943? A) To work and starve Jews to death. B) To provide housing. C) To educate. D) To segregate but not harm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To work and starve Jews to death. 10. What event forced Japan to surrender unconditionally on August 15, 1945? A) The invasion of Japan. B) The dropping of two atomic bombs. C) The capture of Tokyo. D) The defeat in Burma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dropping of two atomic bombs. 11. What is the New Economic Policy? A) The forcible consolidation of individual peasant farms into large state-controlled enterprises. B) Established economic freedom in an attempt to rebuild agriculture and industry. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The forcible consolidation of individual peasant farms into large state-controlled enterprises. 12. How many are there are there in Southeast Asia? A) 9. B) 10. C) 11. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 11. 13. Which New Deal act gave pensions to older Americans? A) The Wagner Act. B) The Social Security Act. C) The Works Progress Administration. D) The National Recovery Administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Social Security Act. 14. Definition:form of government in which all aspects of daily life are controlled by a central authority A) Fascism. B) Republic. C) Democracy. D) Totalitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Totalitarianism. 15. Definition:a type of jellied gas that was used to bomb Japanese cities made mostly of wood; caused massive destruction A) DDT. B) Napalm. C) Kerosine. D) Petros. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Napalm. 16. Iwo Jima was important to the Americans because it ..... A) Provided an excellent air base. B) Provided an excellent naval base. C) Was located only twenty-six miles from Tokyo Bay. D) Was so close to Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provided an excellent air base. 17. Give two examples of how stricter labour discipline became during the war A) Workers who changed jobs without authorisation were sentenced to between 5 and 8 years' imprisonment. B) There were no breaks at work. C) If you were late by 20 mins or more, or if you were caught stealing something then you were sent to the military for punishment. D) Factory shifts lasted between 12 and 18 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If you were late by 20 mins or more, or if you were caught stealing something then you were sent to the military for punishment. 18. Which were the following countries were the members of the Allies Power in the Second World War? A) Japan. B) Germany. C) Italy. D) United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, China. 19. Which of the following (multiple answers) would have been traumatic for teenages during the Spitfire Summer? A) Watching planes fight in the air above them. B) Having to fight in the Home Guard if you were a 17 year old boy. C) Being put in camps if your parents were Austrian or Germans. D) Knitting socks for soldiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having to fight in the Home Guard if you were a 17 year old boy. 20. How did women's roles change during the Second World War? A) Women were primarily homemakers and did not work during the war. B) Women's roles remained unchanged and they continued to focus on domestic duties. C) Women were banned from all jobs and military roles during the war. D) Women's roles changed by entering the workforce in large numbers, taking on jobs in factories and military roles, challenging traditional gender norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Women's roles changed by entering the workforce in large numbers, taking on jobs in factories and military roles, challenging traditional gender norms. 21. Where did it happen? A) China. B) Colombia. C) Europe. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europe. 22. What was the significance of D-Day in the war? A) D-Day was primarily a supply drop operation for the Allies. B) D-Day was a naval battle that took place in the Pacific. C) D-Day was significant as it initiated the Allied invasion of Europe, leading to the defeat of Nazi Germany. D) D-Day marked the end of World War II in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D-Day was significant as it initiated the Allied invasion of Europe, leading to the defeat of Nazi Germany. 23. Where did some special operators train in techniques of underwater demolition? A) Camp X. B) Camp Y. C) Camp Z. D) Camp A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camp X. 24. How many hangars, barracks, and drill halls did the government build for the BCATP? A) 7, 000. B) 5, 000. C) 10, 000. D) 12, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7, 000. 25. Before Germany demanded and received the Sudetenland, the region had been a part of ..... A) Austria . B) Belgium. C) Czechoslovakia. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Czechoslovakia. ← 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