- What event marked the beginning of World War II in Europe?
- Invasion
- Which country was invaded by Nazi Germany on September 1, 1939?
- Poland
- What was the codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944?
- D-Day
- Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?
- Hitler
- What event led to the United States’ entry into World War II?
- Pearl Harbor
- Which two cities in Japan were bombed with atomic weapons by the United States in 1945?
- Hiroshima, Nagasaki
- What was the Nazi regime’s systematic genocide of 6 million Jews during the war called?
- Holocaust
- What was the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II called?
- Axis
- Which battle is known for turning the tide of the war in favor of the Allies in the Pacific?
- Midway
- What was the code name for the Soviet Union’s counter-offensive against Nazi Germany?
- Operation Bagration
- What was the main goal of the Manhattan Project during World War II?
- Atomic bomb
- What was the outcome of the Battle of Stalingrad?
- Soviet victory
- Which country did the Nazis invade in 1940 through the Ardennes Forest?
- France
- Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?
- Churchill
- What were the “Nuremberg Trials” after World War II?
- War crime trials
- What was the name of the American bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
- Enola Gay
- What was the name of the French puppet government under Nazi control during World War II?
- Vichy
- Which country was invaded by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939, leading to two occupations?
- Poland
- What was the purpose of the Yalta Conference in 1945?
- Post-war plans
- What was the “Blitzkrieg” strategy used by Nazi Germany during the war?
- Lightning warfare
- Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe during D-Day?
- Eisenhower
- What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
- Operation Barbarossa
- What was the significance of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II?
- German counteroffensive
- Which country was under martial law during the war and became a significant battlefield?
- Philippines
- What was the goal of the “Final Solution” in Nazi ideology?
- Jewish genocide
- What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act passed by the United States in 1941?
- Aid to Allies
- What was the name of the iconic flag-raising event on Iwo Jima during the war?
- Raising the Flag
- Which country did Japan invade in 1937, leading to the Second Sino-Japanese War?
- China
- What was the result of the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater?
- Allied victory
- What was the “Bataan Death March” during World War II?
- Forced march
- What was the goal of the Allied bombing campaign known as “Operation Gomorrah” in 1943?
- Destruction of Hamburg
- What was the “Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact” between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939?
- Non-aggression pact
- Which country was occupied by Nazi Germany after the fall of France in 1940?
- France
- What was the purpose of the United Nations in the post-war world?
- Peace and cooperation
- What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Southern France in 1944?
- Operation Dragoon
- What was the significance of the Battle of El Alamein in North Africa during the war?
- Allied victory
- Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
- Stalin
- What was the purpose of the “Nanjing Massacre” by Japanese forces in 1937?
- Mass killing
- What was the “Battle of Britain” and its significance during the war?
- Aerial battle
- What was the impact of the “Hirohito Surrender Broadcast” in 1945?
- Japanese surrender
- What was the outcome of the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history?
- Soviet victory
- What was the significance of the “Flying Tigers” in the China-Burma-India theater?
- American volunteer pilots
- What was the purpose of the “Casablanca Conference” between Allied leaders in 1943?
- War strategy
- What was the role of the “Women’s Army Corps” (WAC) during World War II?
- Female military service
- What was the name of the German air raid on the British city of Coventry in 1940?
- Coventry Blitz
- What was the goal of the “Tuskegee Airmen” during World War II?
- African American pilots
- What was the purpose of the “Manzanar Internment Camp” in the United States during the war?
- Japanese American internment
- What was the outcome of the “Battle of Leyte Gulf,” one of the largest naval battles in history?
- Allied victory
- What was the “Molotov cocktail” used for during World War II?
- Incendiary device
- What was the name of the operation to capture Adolf Eichmann in 1960 for his role in the Holocaust?
- Operation Eichmann
