World War II Quizs

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during most of WWII?

• Winston Churchill

• Neville Chamberlain

• Clement Attlee

• Anthony Eden

What was the name of the German military strategy involving fast, powerful attacks?

• Blitzkrieg

• Sturm und Drang

• Weltkrieg

• Kriegsführung

What was the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact?

• A 1939 agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union to not attack each other.

• A military alliance formed between Germany and Italy in 1939.

• A treaty that allowed the Soviet Union to invade Poland without German interference.

• An economic agreement to trade resources between Germany and the Soviet Union.

Who was the fascist leader of Italy during WWII?

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Francisco Franco

• Joseph Stalin

Which countries made up the Allied Powers at the start of the war?

• Britain, France, and later the Soviet Union and the United States.

• Germany, Italy, and Japan.

• Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland.

• China, Brazil, and Argentina.

What country did Germany invade that broke the Nazi-Soviet Pact in 1941?

• The Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)

• Poland

• France

• Czechoslovakia

What was the name of the alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan?

• The Allied Forces

• The Central Powers

• The Axis Powers

• The Triple Alliance

What event officially started World War II?

• Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939.

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.

• The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

• The invasion of France in 1940.

What event brought the United States into WWII?

• The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The invasion of Poland

• The Battle of Britain

What battle marked a turning point on the Eastern Front in favor of the Allies?

• The Battle of Stalingrad.

• The Battle of Kursk.

• The Battle of Leningrad.

• The Battle of Moscow.