World War II Battles Quiz

Which battle was critical for controlling shipping lanes in the Mediterranean Sea?

• North Africa

• Battle of the Bulge

• Stalingrad

• Invasion of Normandy

Which battle involved house to house fighting with relentless artillery bombardments, but was also a decisive turning point on the Eastern Front?

• Invasion of Normandy

• Battle of the Bulge

• Stalingrad

• North Africa

Which battle aimed to liberate France from Nazi control, taking place on June 6th, 1944?

• Battle of the Bulge

• Invasion of Normandy

• Stalingrad

• North Africa

Which battle did Allied forces enter Germany for the first time?

• Battle of the Bulge

• North Africa

• Invasion of Normandy

• Stalingrad

The battle of _________________________ was a turning point in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

• Tokyo

• Iwo Jima

• Leyte Gulf

• Midway

The battle of _________________________ referred to reconquering the Philippines.

• Leyte Gulf

• Iwo Jima

• Midway

• Tokyo

The battle of _________________________ was one of the bloodiest conflicts in the Pacific Theater, but helped the US bomb Japan continuously.

• Tokyo

• Leyte Gulf

• Midway

• Iwo Jima

The US dropped atomic bombs on ____________________________ and _________________

• Tokyo and Berlin

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Rome and Hamburg

• Beijing and Moscow

Victory in Europe Day was____________________

• June 6th 1944

• December 7th 1941

• September 1st 1939

• May 8th 1945

Victory in Japan Day was____________________

• August 14th 1945

• September 1st 1939

• May 8th 1945

• December 7th 1941