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25 questions about world war 2. #ww2 #history #world #war #battle
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1
RAF emerged victorious from the Battle of Britain, largely thanks to what?
Radar
Superior planes
German fuel shortages
Luck
2
What was the name of this German general who was commander of the Afrika Korps in 1941?
Karl Dönitz
Heinz Guderian
Erwin Rommel
Hermann Göring
3
How many died during WW2?
90 000 000- 100 000 000
60 000 000 - 85 000 000
140 000 000 - 150 000 000
25 000 000- 35 000 000
4
Where was this picture taken?
Okinawa
Taiwan
Guam
Iwo Jima
5
What was so special about the battle of Kursk?
It was the first time Tiger II where used in battle
It was the largest tank battle in history
Only indirect fire was exchanged
The operation was called of after only one day
6
Who reached Berlin first?
The Western Allies
The Soviet Union
7
After the allies invasion of Italy, _____ Mussolini was arrested by Italian authorities.
Pino
Benito
Luigi
Victor
8
What was the main target for the Wehrmacht's summer offensive 1942 "Fall Blau"?
Stalingrad
The Don river
Caucasus oil fields
Atyrau iron mines
9
When did world war 2 begin in Europe?
23 November 1938
8 May 1939
1 September 1939
24 December 1939
10
What was the reason Germany failed to take Moscow in 1941?
The German attack order never reached the troops
Soviet had brought home their Siberian units
The German troops couldn't find Moscow in the heavy snow
It was a colder winter than usual
11
What was Germany's last large scale offensive called?
Operation Green Jewel
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Green Moon
Battle of Paris
12
Germany managed to quickly conquer Europe thanks to there new tactic, what was the name?
Blitzkrieg
Teile und herrsche
Luftkrieg
Tank Krieg
13
8 December 1941 USA declared war on Japan, what had happened the day before?
Japan declared war on USA
Japanese submarines sinks USS Oklahoma
Japanese boasts is seen trespassing in US territorial waters
A Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
14
What was the official D-day landings code name?
Operation Hobart
Operation Doomsday
Operation Overlord
Operation Beret
15
During world war many new inventions was created. Which was NOT a German invention?
The assault rifle
The jet engine
The napalm bomb
The ballistic missile
16
22 June 1941Germany launched Operation _________ agains the Soviet Union.
Barbarossa
Bronze Knuckle
Stallion
Comet
17
Witch political party did Hitler become leader for in 1919?
Deutsche Volk Partei
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
die Nazi-Partei
Deutsche Nationalen Faschistischen Partei
18
July 1936 Germany sent the Condor Legion to assist in the current civil war in ______
Ireland
Egypt
Spain
Turkey
19
Witch battle is called "The turning point of the Pacific"?
Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of the coral sea
Bombing of Darwin
20
The 8 April 1942 US launched the Doolittle Raid from USS Hornet. What was the main target?
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Yokohama
Kyoto
21
Over witch city was the first nuclear bomb ever dropped?
Fukuoka
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Hiroshima
22
How many casualties was taken during the Battle of Stalingrad?
600 000-1 000 000
1 000 000-1 400 000
1 250 000-1 800 000
2 000 000-2 500 000
23
Witch was the first territory Germany acquired after Hitler's rise to power?
Czechoslovakia
Austria
France
Poland
24
Where did American forces first battle against Germans?
Italy
Russia
North Africa
France
25
Where did "The big three" meet February 4 1945 to discuss an agenda for post-war Europe?
Baltimore
Bath
Casablanca
Yalta
