WW2 Early Years

Question 1

What was the largest confrontation of World War II?

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Stalingrad

Question 2

What was Mussolini the founder of?

Accepted Answer

Fascism

Question 3

Define Blitzkrieg

Accepted Answer

'Lightning War'

Question 4

What was a key characteristic of Fascism in the 1920s and 1930s?

Accepted Answer

the supremacy of the state

Question 5

"Man of Steel"

Accepted Answer

Stalin

Question 6

What made the United State join World War 2 ?

Accepted Answer

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

Question 7

Who was the dictator of Italy during World War 2?

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 8

Italy surprisingly invaded this country in 1935

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 9

Which team did USA beat in the famous Miracle On Ice game?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 10

A benefit of isolationism

Accepted Answer

Peace in your own country

Question 11

Where is Dunkirk (WWII Battle)?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 12

Germany invaded and held this major European city

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 13

Who participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 14

Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett star in this 2001 WW2 movie

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbor

Question 15

How did World War 2 begin in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Invasion of Poland

Question 16

What is a Panzer?

Accepted Answer

Tank

Question 17

Who directed the 2017 film 'Dunkirk?

Accepted Answer

Christopher Nolan

Question 18

What ended World War 1?

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Versailles

Question 19

Blitzkrieg is

Accepted Answer

Attack with tanks, vehicles, and paratroopers to swarm defenders quickly

Question 20

Holocaust means this

Accepted Answer

Catastrophe

Question 21

Where did the Holocaust take place?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 22

What was FDR's famous quote after Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

"a date which will live in infamy"

Question 23

Who lead Britain during World War 2?

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Question 24

What is the capital of Poland?

Accepted Answer

Warsaw

Question 25

What caused Japan to bomb Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. cut off oil resources to Japan

Question 26

What line of defensive forts marked the border between France and Germany?

Accepted Answer

Marginot Line

Question 27

Highest scoring Russian in NHL History

Accepted Answer

Ovechkin

Question 28

What is the capital of Germany?

Accepted Answer

Berlin

Question 29

Under Operation _______, the Luftwaffe was instructed to eliminate the RAF.

Accepted Answer

Operation Sealion

Question 30

When did World War 2 begin ?

Accepted Answer

1939

Question 31

What is one cause of World War 2?

Accepted Answer

Germany invaded Poland and took over France

Question 32

What is appeasement?

Accepted Answer

Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict

Question 33

When was the date of the Pearl Harbor attack?

Accepted Answer

December 7, 1941

Question 34

What was Japan's goal for the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

To destroy the U.S Pacific Fleet

Question 35

What is the name of the biggest Hawaiian Island?

Accepted Answer

Hawaii

Question 36

What is the Night of the Broken Glass?

Accepted Answer

Kristallnacht

Question 37

What is another cause of World War 2?

Accepted Answer

Many countries were ruled by dictators who wanted to attack

Question 38

Which country had the most military deaths from World War 2 ?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 39

The German Air Force

Accepted Answer

Luftwaffe

Question 40

What are the colors of the German flag?

Accepted Answer

Black, red and gold

Question 41

Under the Lend-Lease Act the United States could lend supplies to which nations?

Accepted Answer

nations fighting the Axis powers

Question 42

A flight plan from Detroit to Hawaii is about this long on average.

Accepted Answer

9 Hours

Question 43

Matthew McConaughey and Bon Jovi were in this 2000 movie about a German U Boat

Accepted Answer

U 571

Question 44

About how many people died in World War 2 ?

Accepted Answer

85 million

Question 45

Which member of a boy band had a role in the movie Dunkirk?

Accepted Answer

Harry Styles

Question 46

Which side was France on?

Accepted Answer

The Allies

Question 47

Which TV Show did NOT take place in Hawaii?

Accepted Answer

Laguna Beach

Question 48

Leader nicknamed Duce

Accepted Answer

Mussolini

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