This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the epitaph at the base of the Kohima Memorial? A) "When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us and Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.". B) "To Be or Not to Be, That is the Question.". C) "In Flanders Fields the Poppies Blow.". D) "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us and Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.". 2. What was the impact on Australians who spent time as prisoners of war? A) They were injured both physically and mentally. B) They were only mentally injured. C) They were only physically injured. D) They were unaffected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were injured both physically and mentally. 3. What was the primary role of Nos. 413, 435, and 436 RCAF Squadrons during the war? A) Air-to-air combat. B) Reconnaissance and convoy-protection. C) Bombing enemy cities. D) Training new pilots. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reconnaissance and convoy-protection. 4. What action forced Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany? A) The start of the Holocaust. B) The German invasion of Normandy. C) The German invasion of Poland. D) Hitler's violation of the Atlantic Charter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The German invasion of Poland. 5. Hitler was surprised when when France and Britain declared war following his invasion of ..... A) Austria. B) Belgium. C) Poland. D) Russia. E) Czechoslovakia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poland. 6. Definition:limiting the availability of many products during wartime to guarantee that the soldiers on the front had enough A) War-stamp program. B) Allocation program. C) Quota program. D) Rationing program. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rationing program. 7. The practice of "tierra quemada" in the USSR A) Rapid attacks against enemy troops. B) The people that actively assisted the nazi invaders. C) The destruction of any resources left behind. D) Attacks on enemy troops from the side. E) Resistance that fought against nazis and the occupiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The destruction of any resources left behind. 8. Who is the guy with the ugly mustache A) Adolf Hitler. B) John Cena. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adolf Hitler. 9. How many casualties were there in the Corps of Canadian Firefighters overseas? A) 5. B) 11. C) 20. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11. 10. Who followed Neville Chamberlain as prime minister of Britain? A) Clement Atlee. B) Winston Churchill. C) David Lloyd George. D) Ramsay MacDonald. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winston Churchill. 11. This meeting of many American nations in 1936 included a promise by FDR that the US would not use force for protecting its business interests but use diplomacy. A) Tehran Conferences. B) Buenos Aires Conference. C) Yalta Conference. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buenos Aires Conference. 12. Definition:being denied the right to vote A) Discrimination. B) Prejudice. C) Un-suffrage. D) Disfranchised. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disfranchised. 13. What laws restricted the rights of Jews in Europe before WWII began? A) Hamburg Laws. B) Nuremberg Laws. C) Berlin Laws. D) Warsaw Laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuremberg Laws. 14. What was the unique role of the Canadians involved with the Chindits in Japanese-occupied Burma? A) Leading the air supply effort. B) Supplying the force with air support. C) Opening up primitive Allied air bases behind enemy lines. D) Piloting fighter planes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supplying the force with air support. 15. What was the aim of the German Air Force during the Battle of Britain? A) To destroy Soviet airfields. B) To force France back into alliance. C) To terrorize Britain into surrender. D) To invade Ireland by sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To terrorize Britain into surrender. 16. How many Newfoundland Foresters served in the British Home Guard? A) 1, 000. B) 1, 500. C) 2, 100. D) 2, 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2, 100. 17. What is the purpose of the GI Bill of Rights? A) To provide housing benefits to veterans returning from World War II. B) To offer free healthcare to veterans returning from World War II. C) To establish retirement benefits for veterans returning from World War II. D) To provide educational and financial benefits to veterans returning from World War II. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide educational and financial benefits to veterans returning from World War II. 18. How much money did the Lend-Lease scheme bring in for the USA? A) $ 10 million. B) $ 50 million. C) $ 10 billion. D) $ 50 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $ 50 billion. 19. Which of the following was not a member of the Axis powers? A) Germany. B) Japan. C) Italy. D) Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soviet Union. 20. What did the US establish in 1947 to help Europe rebuild and get its economy back on its feet? A) The Truman Doctrine. B) The Marshall Plan. C) The Warsaw Pact. D) The Iron Curtain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Marshall Plan. 21. What was a main reason for the outbreak of WWII? A) Japanese, Germans, and Italians felt dissatisfied with the results of WWI. B) Germany wanted to dominate the entire world. C) European nationalism led to the crushing of states that were felt as inferor. D) The US wanted to cause war between Europe and Asia to disrupt their economy so they could rise to the top on the global stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Japanese, Germans, and Italians felt dissatisfied with the results of WWI. 22. In order to control the Mediterranean region, the Allies had to attack this location. A) North Africa. B) The Middle East. C) South America. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North Africa. 23. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched with the country he governed during WW2 A) Roosevelt-US. B) Churchill-Germany. C) Stalin-USSR. D) Hirohito-Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Churchill-Germany. 24. Which battle in 1943 marked a turning point for the Soviet forces against Germany? A) Battle of Kursk. B) Battle of Berlin. C) Battle of Monte Cassino. D) Battle of Stalingrad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Battle of Stalingrad. 25. Which countries became the new world superpowers? A) Japan and the USA. B) The USA and the USSR. C) Great Britain and the USA. D) Japan and the USSR. 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