Flashcards for quick repetition. World War II History Quiz. How much do you know about WWII, dates, places, battles and treaties.
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Leader of National Socialist party and Dictator of the German Empire
Heinrich Himmler
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Which countries joined the Allied Powers?
United States of America
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States of America
Soviet Union
Great Britain
How many Americans died in WWII?
390,200
522,600
405,400
404,200
405,400
Who was a member of Axis Alliance?
Great Britain
United States of America
Japan
Soviet Union
Germany
Italy
Japan
Germany
Italy
A WWII battle fought only in the air was?
Battle of Britain
Battle of Pearl Harbor
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of Midway
Battle of Britain
A Fascist dictator of Italy, called Il Duce
Joseph Stalin
General Franco
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Goebbels
Benito Mussolini
A method of warfare whereby an attacking force, spearheaded by a dense concentration of armoured and motorised or mechanised infantry formations with close air support, breaks through the opponent's line of defence by short, fast, powerful attacks and then dislocates the defenders, using speed and surprise to encircle them with the help of air superiority.
Nazism
Blitzkrieg
Meinkampf
Anschluss
Blitzkrieg
Who led the Free French and backed the underground Resistance movement in France?
Dwight D Eisenhower
Charles Drew
Charles de Gaulle
Franklin Delano Roosvelt
Charles de Gaulle
What is the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945?
Memphis Belle
Enola Gay
Shooting Star
Chain Lightning
Enola Gay
Operation Overlord also known as DDay started on:
9 April, 1944
7 July, 1944
5 May, 1944
6 June, 1944
6 June, 1944
What was the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
18 March, 1941
7 December, 1941
7 January, 1942
11 December, 1942
7 December, 1941
Who was a Commander of the Allied forces on the Philippine islands?
