50 Questions on World War II

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

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