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Which country did Hitler invade and make a part of the German nation in 1938? This was called the 'Anschluss'
Czech Republic
Austria
Poland
Switzerland
2
What was Operation Market Garden?
The successful Allied invasion of the Netherlands
The allied invasion of Italy
The failed Allied invasion of the Netherlands
The Russian attack on Berlin
3
When do the Netherlands celebrate liberation day?
6 May
7 May
5 May
4 May
4
What were 'Kamakazi' attacks on US ships?
Japanese submarine attacks
Suicide attacks by Japanese pilots
Bombing by Japanese planes
Missile attacks from Japan
5
What is a 'moffenmeid'?
A woman who fought in the German army
A woman with long hair
A woman who collaborated with the Nazis
A women who worked in the Dutch resistance
6
How did Hitler die?
He killed himself by poison he first tested on his dog
He was shot while fighting the Russians
His own soldiers killed him
He asked his girlfriend to shoot him
7
Which country in Asia was also conquering an empire at the end of the 1930s?
Japan
Indonesia
India
China
8
The world was bascially divided into two sides in 1941. What were they called?
The goodies and the badies
The West and the Rest
The Allies and the Axis
The Democracies and the Nazis
9
What is the English word for the people who worked with the Nazis (Vichy France, NSBers in the netherlands etc)?
Cowards
Collaborators
Traiters
Pragmatists
10
Why did France and Britain not stop Hitler in the 1930s?
They didn't want another war
They were too weak
They supported Germany
Germany was too powerful
11
Which country suffered the highest death toll during World War 2?
China
Germany
Poland
Russia
12
In which part of the world did the Allies win their first victories against the Axis in 1942/1943?
The Middle East
India
Indonesia
North Africa
13
Why did large numbers of Indians and Africans fight in World War 2?
They were mercenaries paid to fight
They supported the Allied Powers
They supported the Axis powers
They were part of European Empires
14
Which country suffered the highest death toll as a percentage of their population?
Germany
China
Russia
Poland
15
Which country attacked and captured Berlin in 1945?
Russia
America
Britain
France
16
Which was the only country in Europe and Hitler did not defeat in 1940?
Britain
Russia
Spain
Sweden
17
Why was the success of Japan such a nightmare for Europeans?
The Japanese threatened to conquer European colonies
An Asian country defeated Europeans
The Japanese threatened to invade Russia
The Japanese killed millions of Chinese
18
What was the tactic the German army used to invade and defeat France in 1940?
Sturm und Drang
Blitzkrieg
Luftwaffe
The Schlieffen Plan
19
Which two Japanese cities did the US destroy with nuclear bombs?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Tokyo and Kyoto
Osaka and Kobe
Sapporo and Sendai
20
Which Dutch city got badly bombed in 1940?
Utrecht
Rotterdam
Den Haag
Amsterdam
21
Which country did Hiter invade first in 1939?
Czech Republic
France
Denmark
Poland
22
What was Island Hopping?
The US strategy to defeat Japan
The US strategy to defeat Germany
The Japanese strategy to defeat China
23
Where did the Allies land their troops on D-Day in 1944 when they started their invasion of Nazi Europe?
Normandy
Sicily
The Netherlands
Calais
24
Which country did Japan attack in 1940 at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii?
The Netherlands, Hawaii was part of the Dutch east indies
Spain, this was part of the Spanish empire
USA, Hawaii was a US state
Britain, this was part of the British Empire
25
Which treaty did Hitler break when he sent his soldiers in the Rhineland in 1936?
Barbarrossa
Paris
Munich
Versailles
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Which country was Hitler's ally during the invasion of Poland?
Russia
Spain
France
Belarus
