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The World at War Trivia Quiz

How well do you know the events of World War II? We will see...

A multiple-choice quiz by nwehe. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nwehe

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
323,748

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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2477

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which event led the United States to enter World War II? Hint

The sinking of the Lusitania

Japan's seizure of the Philippines

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

The U.S alliance with Great Britain

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which group of countries was generally known as the Axis during World War II? Hint

Germany, Japan, and Italy

The US, Great Britain, and France

Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union

Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini

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Question 3 of 10

3. Executive order 9066 and Korematsu v. United States both directly relate to what? Hint

Formal declaration of war against Germany

Internment camps for Japanese Americans in the US

Breaking the Japanese codes during WWII

Use of the atomic bomb

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Question 4 of 10

4. By 1942, Hitler controlled all of Europe except for the neutral nations and one other country. Which European country still held out? Hint

Finland

China

Great Britain

Italy

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which country did Hitler order his army to invade in June of 1941, in violation of a non-agression pact the two countries had signed and thereby changing the war in Europe entirely? Hint

Soviet Union

Romania

Czechoslovakia

Hungary

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Nazis killed as many as six million Jews in what has widely come to be known as what? Hint

Kristallnacht

Hitler's Horror

The Holocaust

D-Day

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Question 7 of 10

7. This German-born Jewish scientist warned President Roosevelt that the Nazis had the potential know-how to make an atomic bomb. Hint

Albert Schweitzer

Thomas Jefferson

James Doolittle

Albert Einstein

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which major battle in the Pacific was the key turning point for the US? Hint

Midway

Coral Sea

Leyte Gulf

Saipan

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did the famous D-Day invasion occur? Hint

Normandy

Sicily

New York City

Berlin

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Question 10 of 10

10. After World War II, this city was divided and blockaded by the Soviet Union and became a symbol for the Cold War divided into eastern and western superpowers. Hint

Moscow

Auschwitz

Berlin

Amsterdam

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which event led the United States to enter World War II?

Answer: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. The next day, Franklin Delano Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.

2. Which group of countries was generally known as the Axis during World War II?

Answer: Germany, Japan, and Italy

Germany, Japan, and Italy formed the Axis powers during WWII. Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Slovakia were also part of the Axis.

3. Executive order 9066 and Korematsu v. United States both directly relate to what?

Answer: Internment camps for Japanese Americans in the US

Frankin Delano Roosevelt and Congress transferred all Japanese Americans in the western part of the United States to internment camps in America. Korematsu did not agree to this and he went to the Supreme Court to protest his case. He lost.

4. By 1942, Hitler controlled all of Europe except for the neutral nations and one other country. Which European country still held out?

Answer: Great Britain

Great Britain held out in the Battle of Britain. This was a battle for air superiority over Britain.

5. Which country did Hitler order his army to invade in June of 1941, in violation of a non-agression pact the two countries had signed and thereby changing the war in Europe entirely?

Answer: Soviet Union

This terrible move by Hitler changed the war. Germany would now have to watch another side. This invasion was called Operation Barbarossa.

6. The Nazis killed as many as six million Jews in what has widely come to be known as what?

Answer: The Holocaust

This term came into general use around 1980. The Nazis referred to it as the "Final Solution [of the Jewish Question]". Hitler tried to create Utopia.

7. This German-born Jewish scientist warned President Roosevelt that the Nazis had the potential know-how to make an atomic bomb.

Answer: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein told President Roosevelt that Germany may try to build an atomic bomb, and the US should try to build one first. Germany gave up on the atomic bomb before the end of the war.

8. Which major battle in the Pacific was the key turning point for the US?

Answer: Midway

The battle of Midway was the first battle when Japan had to go on the defensive.

9. Where did the famous D-Day invasion occur?

Answer: Normandy

Normandy is a region in France. On June 6, 1944 the Allies landed on five beaches: Utah, Omaha, Sword, Juno, and Gold.

10. After World War II, this city was divided and blockaded by the Soviet Union and became a symbol for the Cold War divided into eastern and western superpowers.

Answer: Berlin

At the end of the war, the allies decided to divide Berlin into four different parts. A wall was used to divide the city.

Source: Author nwehe

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