This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > 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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Use of Atomic WeaponsWhy did the United States decide to drop the bomb rather than invade Japan with soldiers? A) Because they believed they could not defeat Japan otherwise. B) Because they lacked soldiers, weapons, and reinforcements to launch an invasion. C) Because they estimated 1 million Allied deaths in the invasion. D) Because they wanted to engage in an arms race with Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because they estimated 1 million Allied deaths in the invasion. 2. Which two countries were ideological opposites but formed an alliance during the Second World War? A) Germany and Italy. B) Japan and Germany. C) Britain and the Soviet Union. D) The United States and Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Britain and the Soviet Union. 3. When did the Second World War begin and end? A) 1938, 1945. B) 1939, 1945. C) 1936, 1939. D) 1936, 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1939, 1945. 4. Which three nations formed a powerful alliance against the Axis powers in World War II? A) United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain. B) United States, France, and China. C) Germany, Italy, and Japan. D) France, Britain, and Soviet Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain. 5. Which country was the counterpart of Japan that was dissatisfied with the result of WWI? A) Germany. B) France. C) Britain. D) Austro-Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 6. What Strategy did the U.S use to defeat Japan? A) Blitzkrieg. B) Island hopping. C) Guerilla warfare. D) War of attrition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Island hopping. 7. What was the 'Final Solution'? A) A peace treaty proposal. B) A plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe. C) An economic recovery plan. D) A cultural assimilation policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe. 8. When Winston Churchill said, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few, " he was referring to the ..... A) Flotilla of ships that saved British soldiers at Dunkirk. B) American invasion of the Philippines. C) Americans who died at Pearl Harbor. D) Pilots of the Royal Air Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pilots of the Royal Air Force. 9. The Germans defeated France in 1940 because the French ..... A) Surrendered without a fight. B) Had abandoned the Maginot Line. C) Did not expect Hitler to come through the forests of the Ardennes. D) Were surprised by Spain's attack on France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did not expect Hitler to come through the forests of the Ardennes. 10. Which two cities were atomic bombs dropped on in 1945? A) Tokyo, Osaka. B) Hiroshima, Nagasaki. C) London, Paris. D) Berlin, Munich. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hiroshima, Nagasaki. 11. Where did Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill meet to discuss the aftermath of World War II? A) The Munich Conference. B) The Jerusalem Conference. C) The Moscow Conference. D) The Yalta Conference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Yalta Conference. 12. What year did the Nazis come to power? A) 1933. B) 1950. C) 1920. D) 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1933. 13. Which country had been colonized by the Dutch during the 19th Century? A) Brunei. B) Indonesia. C) Singapore. D) Thailand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indonesia. 14. Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek called a truce in their civil war because A) The League of Nations asked them to. B) The Japanese invaded China. C) Mao renounced his communist beliefs. D) They had reached an agreement on sharing power in China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Japanese invaded China. 15. What British prime minister believed he had achieved peace by yielding to Adolf Hitler's expansionistic plans in Czechoslovakia? A) Neville Chamberlain. B) Winston Churchill. C) Bernard Montgomery. D) Ramsay MacDonald. E) Margaret Thatcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neville Chamberlain. 16. 7th December 1941:Japan launches attack on U.S Navy at Pearl Harbour. USA enter the war on the side of the Axis powers.True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. United States & North African CampaignAmerican troops under Patton's command were able to cut off Erwin Rommel's men from supply bases. This leads to the surrender of Axis forces in Africa. A) Battle of El Alamein. B) Tunisia Campaign. C) Desert Fox's West Africa Campaign. D) Operation Torch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tunisia Campaign. 18. Which project developed the atomic bomb? A) The Philadelphia Project. B) The Manhattan Project. C) Project X. D) Operation Overlord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Manhattan Project. 19. What happened on Jun 6, 1944? A) V-E Day (Victory in Europe). B) V-J Day (Victory in Japan). C) D-day. D) Bombing of Pearl Harbor. E) Battle of the Bulge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D-day. 20. Which two Western powers first arrived in Southeast Asia? A) Germany and Russia. B) Portugal and Spain. C) France and Britain. D) Netherlands and Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Portugal and Spain. 21. Why did Japan withdraw from the League of Allies? A) Japan's attack on China infuriated the Western allies, forcing Japan to break its ties with them. B) China beat them in battle, and forced the Japanese to withdraw as a form of humiliation. C) Japan was stronger than all the other countries in the League of Allies and felt that they were holding Japan back economically. D) Japan was being used by the League of Allies for economic gain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Japan's attack on China infuriated the Western allies, forcing Japan to break its ties with them. 22. Which battle is often referred to as the turning point in the Pacific Theater? A) Battle of Iwo Jima. B) Battle of Guadalcanal. C) Battle of Leyte Gulf. D) Battle of Midway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Battle of Midway. 23. The Ferdinand ran on a ..... A) Petro-electric engine. B) Regular engine. C) Car engine. D) 3 AA batteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petro-electric engine. 24. In the ..... , the Japanese made one last attempt to stop American forces before they reached the mainland. A) Battle of Okinawa. B) Doolittle's Raid. C) Battle of the Coral Sea. D) Battle of Midway. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Battle of Okinawa. 25. The USSRs economy was controlled by ..... A) The people. B) The American government. C) The USSRs government. D) None of the above. 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