World War II Quiz #2

Question 1

What was France's idea to stop the invasion of Poland?

Accepted Answer

The Maginot Line

Question 2

How many vessels left England to get English troops from Dunkirk?

Accepted Answer

900

Question 3

What event caused Japan to begin looking away from peace and anti-war?

Accepted Answer

The Great Depression

Question 4

What year did Japan ally itself to Germany?

Accepted Answer

1940

Question 5

How many Americans were killed in the Pearl Harbor attack?

Accepted Answer

2,400

Question 6

What did the French resistance do to the Eiffel Tower before Hitler could visit it?

Accepted Answer

They cut the elevator cables so Hitler would have to walk

Question 7

What was NOT something the Maginot Line had?

Accepted Answer

Grenade Launchers

Question 8

When did Germany invade Poland?

Accepted Answer

September 1st, 1939

Question 9

Why did Japan invade other small islands around them?

Accepted Answer

They needed the natural resources of other islands

Question 10

What country did Hitler invade that caused France and England to declare war on Germany?

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 11

What was the goal of the Japanese when they attacked Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

To cripple the American Navy

Question 12

What day did America officially join WWII?

Accepted Answer

December 11th

Question 13

This is when the Japanese invaded China and murdered and raped innocent people:

Accepted Answer

The Rape of Nanjing

Question 14

On what did did France officially surrender to Germany?

Accepted Answer

June 22nd

Question 15

Who was the Prime Minister of England during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Question 16

What city were French and British troops trapped in when British citizens went to get them?

Accepted Answer

Dunkirk

Question 17

What invasion led to an end of the Phony War?

Accepted Answer

Germany's invasion of Denmark and Norway

Question 18

What was the first country Germany made a non-aggression pact with?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union

Question 19

What was the main problem with the Maginot Line?

Accepted Answer

The wall did not protect the Belgian border

Question 20

True or False: The US knew a Japanese attack on America was going to happen?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

How many American warships were destroyed in Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 22

What items did FDR began to stop being sent to Japan?

Accepted Answer

Steel, Scrap Metal, Iron

Question 23

On what day did the French government abandon Paris?

Accepted Answer

June 10th

Question 24

After the Japanese took a French colony resulted in the US freezing Japanese assets and ______.

Accepted Answer

The US stopped oil shipments to Japan

Question 25

What event convinced Congress to allow the US to sell guns to the allies?

Accepted Answer

The German invasion of Poland

Question 26

True or False: After the Rape of Nanjin, the US declared war on the Japanese.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

How many Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

180

Question 28

What was the goal of the Luftwaffe?

Accepted Answer

To destroy England's air defense

Question 29

What area did Japan invade first?

Accepted Answer

Manchuria

Question 30

After France surrendered, what country did Hitler plan to invade next?

Accepted Answer

England

Question 31

What American group pushed for less involvement in World War II?

Accepted Answer

The America First Committee

Question 32

What was the time after Germany's invasion of Poland called?

Accepted Answer

The Phony War

Question 33

What was the luftwaffe?

Accepted Answer

Hitler's air force

Question 34

What is blitzkrieg?

Accepted Answer

Germany's practice of "lightning war"

Question 35

How many soldiers were transported from Dunkirk by British citizens?

Accepted Answer

340,000

Question 36

Which was NOT a reason the US got more involved in WWII prior to Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

England made a special request for the United States help

Question 37

How many English citizens were killed in German air raids?

Accepted Answer

20,000

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