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A #world history #quiz reviewing the unit on World War II.
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1
Which battle brought about the surrender of Germany in World War II?
Battle of Berlin
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Battle of Munich
2
In 1940, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain; leading Britain through World War II?
Tony Blair
Harold Wilson
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
3
Which U.S. president had to make the decision to drop the atomic bombs during World War II?
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
4
Who was the German general known as the "Desert Fox" for the African campaign in World War II?
Walter Model
Erwin Rommel
Reinhard Hardegen
Heinz Guderian
5
On June 6, 1944, which two beaches did U.S. troops land on in Normandy, France?
Omaha and Utah
Omaha and Sword
Sword and Utah
Juno and Gold
6
Which Native Americans used their language for code to relay battle plans in the Pacific?
Hopi
Sioux
Apache
Navajo
7
Which Japanese city was the first time an atomic bomb was used in military warfare?
Hiroshima
Kochi
Tokyo
Nagasaki
8
What was the U.S. battleship that accounted for almost half of the casualties at Pearl Harbor?
U.S.S. West Virginia
U.S.S. Missouri
U.S.S. California
U.S.S. Arizona
9
Who was the United States general that liberated the Philippines in 1944?
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
Omar Bradley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
10
What was the military strategy used by Germany that used speed and force to defeat an enemy?
Bait and Bleed
Attrition Warfare
Blitzkrieg
Guerrilla Warfare
11
Which was the first concentration camp established by the Nazi government in 1933?
Dachau
Bergen-Belsen
Chelmno
Auschwitz
12
From 1922 to 1943, who ruled as the Fascist leader of Italy?
Vittorio Orlando
Benito Mussolini
Luigi Facta
Giovanni Giolitti
13
Which country suffered the most casualties as a result of World War II?
France
Poland
Germany
Soviet Union (Russia)
14
In 1937, which country invaded cities in China in an effort to expand their empire?
Japan
India
Vietnam
Soviet Union (Russia)
15
In March 1939, Adolf Hitler broke the Munich Agreement when he invaded...
Czechoslovakia.
Poland.
Austria.
France.
16
Shortly before the war, Germany signed a Non-Aggression Pact with...
Italy.
Great Britain.
the Soviet Union.
the United States.
17
Who was the President that asked Congress for a declaration of war on Japan the next day?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Truman
18
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, what area became a demilitarized zone for Germany?
Sudetenland
Rhineland
Bavaria
Austria
19
What was the name of the Agreement that gave Germany the Sudetenland and no further territory?
Frankfurt Agreement
Berlin Agreement
Hamburg Agreement
Munich Agreement
20
The policy of giving in to the demands of a country in order to avoid conflict is known as...
Reparations.
Restitution.
Apartheid.
Appeasement.
21
What was the name of the German Air Force during World War II?
Enigma
Eisenbahn
Luftwaffe
Bergepanzer
22
Which battle marked the turning point of World War II in Europe; stopping the German advance?
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day
Battle of Moscow
23
The three major Axis Powers in World War II were...
Great Britain, Russia, and the United States.
Great Britain, France, and the United States.
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Germany, Austria, and Italy.
24
Pearl Harbor was the Japanese attack on the United States. The attack occurred on...
June 6, 1944.
December 7, 1941.
May 7, 1945.
December 7, 1944.
25
Which of the following was NOT a country conquered by Germany during World War II?
Denmark
the Netherlands
France
Great Britain
26
The formal surrender of the Japanese in World War II took place on board the...
U.S.S. Missouri.
U.S.S. Arizona.
U.S.S. Iowa
U.S.S. Midway.
27
Approximately, how many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?
more than 5 million
more than 6 million
more than 3 million
more than 4 million
28
Who was the Communist leader of the Soviet Union (Russia) during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
29
Which country was the first to stop Germany's advance through Europe in World War II?
France
Soviet Union (Russia)
Denmark
Great Britain
30
The movie "Hacksaw Ridge" was based of the experience of Desmond T. Doss at the Battle of...
Guadalcanal.
the Philippines
Iwo Jima.
Okinawa.
31
"Mein Kampf" is a book written by Adolf Hitler and his plans for Germany. The title means...
"My Struggle"
"My Hope"
"My Homeland"
"My Destiny"
32
Which of the following was NOT a country conquered by the Soviet Union during World War II?
Latvia
Sweden
Estonia
Finland
33
In 1940, 300,000 Allied troops safely escaped German defeat and evacuated back to England at...
Calais.
Dover.
Dunkirk.
Cologne.
34
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain that adopted the policy of appeasement?
Neville Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
35
On September 1, 1939, what country did Germany invade; starting World War II in Europe?
Poland
Belgium
France
Russia
