World War II Vocab Quiz

The joint declaration issued by Roosevelt and Churchill during World War II upholding free trade among nations and the right of people to choose their own government was called the _______________.

• Atlantic Charter

• Treaty of Versailles

• Potsdam Agreement

• Munich Pact

The American commander of the Allied land forces in the Pacific during World War II was _______________.

• Douglas MacArthur

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• George S. Patton

• Chester W. Nimitz

In the _______________ after World War II, former Nazi leaders faced charges of waging a war of aggression and committing crimes against humanity.

• Nuremberg Trials

• Geneva Convention

• Treaty of Versailles

• Yalta Conference

The prime minister of Great Britain during World War II was _______________.

• Winston Churchill

• Neville Chamberlain

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

The French general who set up a government-in-exile in London and organized the Free French military forces during World War II was _______________.

• Charles de Gaulle

• Philippe Pétain

• Winston Churchill

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

The American general who served as commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II was _______________.

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

• George S. Patton

• Omar Bradley

The Germany military strategy that means “lightning war” was

• kamikaze

• demilitarization

• blitzkrieg

The German air attacks on Britain’s air force and cities that lasted from the summer of 1940 until May 10, 1941 is known as the

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Britain

The first day of the invasion of Normandy in World War II is known as

• D-Day

• the Battle of Guadalcanal

• Pearl Harbor

The battle that brought the war in Europe to a quick end was the

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Britain