WW2 Basic Facts Webquest

When did WW2 start?

• September 1839

• September 1939

• September 1919

• October 1914

When did WW2 end?

• September 1939

• September 1919

• September 1945

• October 1947

What event usually represents the outbreak of WW2?

• Invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939

• Invasion of France by Germany in 1939

• Attack on British soil in 1939

• Pearl Harbor

WW2 was a conflict between two groups, the Axis Powers and the Allies.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Which countries formed the ALLIES?

• Germany

• England, France and the US

• USSR (Russia) and China

• Japan and Italy

Which country was NOT part of the AXIS POWERS?

• Germany

• Japan

• Italy

• Britain

Approximately how many people were killed in WW2?

• About 20 million

• 30 million

• Around 5 million

• About 60 million

Pearl Harbor was the American attack on Japanese soil in 1941.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In August 1945, the US military dropped atomic bombs in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Over 10 million Jewish people, Gypsies, homosexuals and other people were systematically exterminated by Nazi Germany during World War II. This was called...

• Genocide

• Extermination

• The Holocaust

• Third Reich