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Quiz about WW2 Important Dates
Quiz about WW2 Important Dates

WW2: Important Dates Trivia Quiz


Theses are the important dates that started the war, changed the tide of the fight, and ultimately ended the most devastating conflict man has ever waged.

A multiple-choice quiz by EZmcweed. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
EZmcweed
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
387,642
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
486
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (8/10), Guest 24 (8/10), Guest 58 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Adolf Hitler was born on _____ Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. World War Two began with the German invasion of Poland. On what date did this occur? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In the early stages of the war Hitler seized the Low Countries. By May 1940 France was being pummeled by German ground and air units. British forces retreated from France and on ____ France surrendered to Hitler. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The date that will live in infamy, immortalized in Franklin D Roosevelt's famous speech. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. With his Italian allies beginning to succumb, Hitler makes plans to invade Italy to block the allies from gaining a foothold near his troops in the Balkans. This strategy ultimately proved useful when the Italians surrendered on_____. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Operation Overlord, otherwise known as D-day ... On what day did the Allied troops storm the beaches of Normandy? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Germany finally signed an unconditional surrender in Western Europe on ______ . Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The world's first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japan on _____ Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The world's second and (so far last) atomic bomb used in warfare was dropped on Nagasaki Japan on ____ Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The unconditional surrender of Japan and official end of World War 2 was signed on ___ Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Adolf Hitler was born on _____

Answer: April 20, 1889

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889. He died on April 30, 1945, ten days after his 56th birthday from a self inflicted gunshot wound. At least that's what the history books say, and his body was never found.
2. World War Two began with the German invasion of Poland. On what date did this occur?

Answer: September 1,1939

Although Hitler "annexed" Austria and Czechoslovakia before the invasion of Poland, he did so without a fight. On August 23, 1939 the Soviets and Germans signed the non-aggression pact giving Hitler opportunity to invade Poland. On September 1, 1939 German troops invaded Poland from the ground while Hitler's Air Force bombs polish cities from the sky.
3. In the early stages of the war Hitler seized the Low Countries. By May 1940 France was being pummeled by German ground and air units. British forces retreated from France and on ____ France surrendered to Hitler.

Answer: June 22, 1940

Many countries were unprepared for the lightning war machine Hitler unleashed on Europe. Nazi troops stormed Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg. By June of 1940 Italian forces attacked France from the south and the hope for saving Paris was lost. France surrendered on June 22, 1940.

The British (and some French forces) had been evacuated from Dunkirk between May 26 and 4 June 1940.
4. The date that will live in infamy, immortalized in Franklin D Roosevelt's famous speech.

Answer: December 7, 1941

On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the U.S Naval Base stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise attack destroyed US aircraft and naval vessels, killing 2,355 US servicemen and 68 civilians. The next day president Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a speech in which he called the attack "a date which will live in infamy" and declared war on the Empire of Japan. Four days later on December 11, Japan's allies, Italy and Germany declared war on the USA.

The sleeping giant had entered the war.
5. With his Italian allies beginning to succumb, Hitler makes plans to invade Italy to block the allies from gaining a foothold near his troops in the Balkans. This strategy ultimately proved useful when the Italians surrendered on_____.

Answer: September 8,1943

With the collapse of the Fascist government earlier in July, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini found himself deposed, leaving general Pietro Badoglio to assume control. Badoglio immediately began negotiations with Eisenhower and eventually signed an unconditional surrender on September 8, 1943.

Italian insurgents finally captured Mussolini on April 28,1945. They murdered him and put his corpse on display in Milan.
6. Operation Overlord, otherwise known as D-day ... On what day did the Allied troops storm the beaches of Normandy?

Answer: June 6, 1944

On June 6, 1944 160,000 allied troops crossed the English Channel and stormed the beaches of Normandy. This was the start of a massive Allied invasion that would see over two million Allies troops in France by the end of August.
7. Germany finally signed an unconditional surrender in Western Europe on ______ .

Answer: May 7, 1945

With Germany defeated the High Command general, Alfred Jodl, hoped to limit the terms of surrender to only those forces still fighting the western allies. However, General Dwight D Eisenhower demanded a complete surrender of all German troops in the east and west. If this demand was not met Eisenhower was prepared to seal off the western front, preventing any Germans from fleeing to the west to surrender, thereby leaving them in the hands of the Soviets. Jodl radioed Hitler's successor admiral Karl Donitz with the terms who then ordered Jodl to sign.

The surrender to the Soviet forces followed late the next day.
8. The world's first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japan on _____

Answer: August 6, 1945

With the war in Europe over, the allies looked for a quick and decisive way to end the war in the Pacific. Battles such as Okinawa and Iwo Jima saw thousands of casualties prompting the USA to unleash its new super weapons and on August 6, 1945. Hiroshima was destroyed by the world's first atomic fire, but still Japan did not surrender, with Japanese high command in utter disbelief stating that "one bomb could not have done so much damage".

The bomb killed over 75,000 people instantly and it is believed hundreds of thousands died due to radiation sicknesses in the years after.
9. The world's second and (so far last) atomic bomb used in warfare was dropped on Nagasaki Japan on ____

Answer: August 9, 1945

After the destruction of Hiroshima, Japan still refused to surrender. This prompted the Soviet Union to declare war on August 8, 1945. The next day on August 9, 1945 the United States dropped a second atomic bomb - on Nagasaki, Japan.
10. The unconditional surrender of Japan and official end of World War 2 was signed on ___

Answer: September 2, 1945

On August 10 1945, the day after Nagasaki, Tokyo petitioned for peace on the condition that emperor Hirohito kept his throne. The Allies accept and on September 2 1945 a formal surrender ceremony was conducted aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. World War Two was over!
Source: Author EZmcweed

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