Battles of WWII

Which of the following battles was the start of World War II?

• The Battle of Midway

• Pearl Harbor

• The Invasion of Poland

• Iwa Jima

Which of the following battles was a significant turning point in World War II in the Pacific Theater?

• Okinawa

• The Battle of Midway

• The Normandy Invasion

• Blitzkrieg

Blitzkrieg was a German war strategy meaning which of the following?

• Angry Badger

• Thunder War

• Speed Attack

• Lightning War

Which of the following events caused the United States to join World War II?

• VE Day

• The Normandy Invasion

• Pearl Harbor

• Iwo Jima

What country fell to Germany following the allied evacuation at Dunkirk?

• France

• Belgium

• The Netherlands

• United Kingdom

Which of the following is the American strategy in the Pacific Islands to create a line of overlapping island bases by capturing key islands one after another?

• Island Hopping

• BLitzkrieg

• Kamikaze

• Island Bouncing

The Siege of Leningrad was an attempt to attack the city of Leningrad in the Soviet Union. This was a failed operation by what country?

• France

• Poland

• Germany

• Japan

Why was the Battle of Britain unique?

• It proved that submarines alone could be used to win a major battle

• It proved that air power alone could be used to win a major battle

• It was a German victory

• It was a Russian victory

VE Day, when World War II ended in Europe, took place on which of the following days

• May 26, 1940

• December 7, 1941

• May 7, 1945

• September 1, 1939

Atomic bombs were dropped on which of the following two cities?

• Hiroshima & Tokyo

• Hiroshima & Nagasaki

• Tokyo & Nagasaki

• Hiroshima & Okinawa