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World War II

All questions and answers from this set. World War II History Quiz. How much do you know about WWII, dates, places, battles and treaties.
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Question 1
Leader of National Socialist party and Dictator of the German Empire
Adolf Hitler
Question 2
Which countries joined the Allied Powers?
Soviet Union
Great Britain
United States of America
Question 3
How many Americans died in WWII?
405,400
Question 4
Who was a member of Axis Alliance?
Japan
Italy
Germany
Question 5
A WWII battle fought only in the air was?
Battle of Britain
Question 6
A Fascist dictator of Italy, called Il Duce
Benito Mussolini
Question 7
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.
Blitzkrieg
Question 8
Who led the Free French and backed the underground Resistance movement in France?
Charles de Gaulle
Question 9
What is the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945?
Enola Gay
Question 10
Operation Overlord also known as DDay started on:
6 June, 1944
Question 11
What was the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
7 December, 1941
Question 12
Who was a Commander of the Allied forces on the Philippine islands?
Douglas MacArthur
Question 13
Prime minister of Japan during World War II
Hideki Tojo
Question 14
Germany started the WWII by invading:
Poland
Question 15
WWII started on:
1 September, 1939