World War II History Trivia Questions

Sample World War II History Questions

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1. 1.This dictator led Nazi Germany and started World War II by invading Poland in 1939.

   • Adolf Hitler
   • Benito Mussolini
   • Joseph Stalin
   • Francisco Franco

2. 2.This Allied military operation on June 6, 1944 was the largest seaborne invasion in history.

   • Operation Market Garden
   • Operation Torch
   • D-Day (Operation Overlord)
   • Operation Barbarossa

3. 3.This country was allied with Germany and Italy, forming the major Axis powers of World War II.

   • Soviet Union
   • China
   • Spain
   • Japan

4. 4.This British Prime Minister famously promised blood, toil, tears and sweat in the fight against Nazi Germany.

   • Winston Churchill
   • Neville Chamberlain
   • Clement Attlee
   • Anthony Eden

5. 5.This U.S. President led America through most of World War II and died in office in April 1945.

   • Harry S. Truman
   • Franklin D. Roosevelt
   • Dwight D. Eisenhower
   • Herbert Hoover

6. 6.This city was the target of the first atomic bomb used in warfare, dropped on August 6, 1945.

   • Tokyo
   • Nagasaki
   • Hiroshima
   • Osaka

7. 7.This systematic genocide killed approximately six million Jews during World War II.

   • The Blitz
   • The Great Purge
   • The Rape of Nanking
   • The Holocaust

8. 8.This island nation was invaded by Germany in 1940, leading to a famous civilian evacuation from Dunkirk.

   • France
   • Belgium
   • Netherlands
   • Norway

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