This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What lesson from the Great Depression did the Allies keep in mind while thinking about how to structure Europe's post-war recovery? A) To get as much reparations as possible from Germany and other Axis powers. B) To avoid any long-term debt. C) To avoid overdependence on the US economy. D) To formalize stock market moves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To avoid overdependence on the US economy. 2. What led to a second wave of evacuation during the war? A) The fall of France. B) The start of air attacks on Britain. C) The occupation of the Channel Islands. D) The Battle of Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The start of air attacks on Britain. 3. 10th July-October 1940:Germany launches air attack on Britain. Becomes known as the B ..... of B ..... A) Battle of Brittany. B) Battle of Bosworth. C) Battle of Britain. D) Battle of Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Battle of Britain. 4. What initiated the Great Migration during World War II? A) Economic opportunities in the North. B) The draft. C) Legislative changes. D) Natural disasters in the South. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic opportunities in the North. 5. Concrete music A) It consists of recording in a magnetic tape sounds or noises of the reality. B) It is a current that introduces the concept of random in the composition. C) The sound is created completely in a laboratory. D) Can be considered the first contemporary musical manifestation of the 20th centur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It consists of recording in a magnetic tape sounds or noises of the reality. 6. After Germany surrendered in 1945 the Grand Alliance met again in ..... A) London. B) Yalta. C) Potsdam. D) Washington DC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Potsdam. 7. Who were the Allies in World War 2? A) Japan, Germany, and Italy. B) The Third World. C) Germany and France. D) Britain, France, the US, Australia, and New Zealand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Britain, France, the US, Australia, and New Zealand. 8. What was the Kokoda Track known for? A) Being a supply route for the Allies. B) Being a training ground for soldiers. C) Being a difficult campaign of the war. D) Being a major naval route. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being a difficult campaign of the war. 9. What happened on June 6, 1944? A) Victory Europe Day (V-E Day). B) Victory Japan Day (V-J Day). C) D-Day. D) Bombing of Pearl Harbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D-Day. 10. Canada & World War IICanada's first land battle of WWII was at the defense of a British colony. Canadian forces were overwhelmed and resulted in the capture of hundreds of POW's. A) Dieppe Raid. B) Operation Overlord (D-Day). C) Invasion of Sicily. D) Battle of Hong Kong. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Battle of Hong Kong. 11. What are the political changes A) Financial aid to contribute to the country. B) Is aid for countries affected by the second world war. C) Is a change that occurs to the political system and its. D) The creation of the united nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is a change that occurs to the political system and its. 12. Indeterminate music A) Consists of recording in a magnetic tape sounds or noises of the reality. B) Is a current that introduces the concept of random in the composition. C) The sound is created completely in a laboratory. D) Consists in several musical parts that develop simultaneously in different tonalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is a current that introduces the concept of random in the composition. 13. What event led to the US joining WWII? A) Germany invaded Poland. B) Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. C) Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. D) Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. 14. D-Day was the biggest naval invasion A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Who was the British commander at El Alamein? A) Winston Churchill. B) Neville Chamberlain. C) Bernard Montgomery. D) Dwight D. Eisenhower. E) Douglas MacArthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bernard Montgomery. 16. How did the war affect Ireland and its neutrality? A) Ireland became a major military power during the war. B) Ireland's involvement in the war strengthened its economy. C) The war had no impact on Ireland's political landscape. D) Ireland's neutrality during the war led to economic challenges and heightened internal tensions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ireland's neutrality during the war led to economic challenges and heightened internal tensions. 17. Approximately how many workers were engaged full-time in 'essential civilian employment'? A) 1, 049, 876. B) 2, 100, 000. C) 500, 000. D) 3, 000, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2, 100, 000. 18. What did most French people try to do during the war? A) Collaborate. B) Survive. C) Resist. D) Run away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survive. 19. The term fifth columnists refers to ..... A) Traitors working within a country to help an invader. B) Nationals who provide propaganda for a war effort. C) Those who refuse to answer questions before government committees. D) The Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traitors working within a country to help an invader. 20. This president of the United States at the end of WWII made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan. A) FDR. B) Joseph Stalin. C) Winston Churchill. D) Harry Truman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harry Truman. 21. In the (a), the United States was able to stop the Japanese advance towards Australia. A) A. Battle of the Coral Sea. B) Battle of Midway. C) Battle of Okinawa. D) Doolittle's Raid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Battle of the Coral Sea. 22. How did Japan change politically after World War II? A) After Japan's failed attempt to implement a democracy, they resorted to another dictator, Shinzo Abe. B) Japan wrote a new constitution and became a democracy. C) Japan was divided into two different countries along the 38th parallel. D) Immediately after World War II, a long-standing civil war resumed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan wrote a new constitution and became a democracy. 23. What event in 1940 led to the near-miraculous evacuation of the British army? A) The invasion of Poland by Germany. B) The German forces sweeping into France through Belgium. C) The Battle of Britain. D) The declaration of war by Italy on Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The German forces sweeping into France through Belgium. 24. Who brought much needed entertainment to the children in the war? A) Clowns. B) The Queen. C) The American GI's. D) Captain America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The American GI's. 25. Why did Japan manage to invade Southeast Asia easily during WWII? A) Nobody cared about Southeast Asia. B) The Europeans were too busy fighting Hitler in Europe to protect their colonies in Southeast Asia. C) The Europeans decided to appease Japan. D) China gave Southeast Asia to Japan. 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