1) What is the longest continuous military campaign in World War II ? a) The Battle of Attu b) The Battle of the Atlantic c) Battle of Iwo Jima d) Battle of Berlin 2) What was the largest battleship of World War 2? a) Minas Gerais b) Gangut  c) Andrea Doria d) Yamato 3) Which event is generally considered to be the first belligerent act of World War II? a) Germany’s attack on Russia b) Germany’s attack on Britain c) Germany’s attack on Poland d) Germany’s occupation of Austria 4) Who is Hitler's director of propaganda? a) Joseph Goebbels b) Hermann Goring c) Heinrich Himmler d) Josef Mengele 5) Which two countries were the first to declare war on Germany? a) Norway and Denmark b) Italy and Greece c) The United States and the USSR d) Britain and France 6) What two countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World War II? a) Japan & China b) Germany & France c) Japan & India d) Germany & Poland 7) What country sent reinforcements in the form of "Division Azul" to aid Germany in its WWII attack on the Soviet Union? a) Argentina  b) Spain c) Mexico d) Italy 8) In which battle did the Axis powers lose about a quarter of their total troops on the Eastern Front? a) Battle of Kursk b) Battle of Leningrad c) Battle of Jutland d) Battle of Stalingrad 9) What major mistake did the Allies make in preparing to defend against Germany’s attack on France? a) They failed to anticipate that the attack would take place b) They misinterpreted where the main invasion would take place c) They expected an attack by ground forces rather than a naval assault d) They failed to set up minefields along the border with Germany 10) On which region of the Soviet Union did Hitler place the highest priority? a) Ukraine and southern Russia b) Moscow and central Russia c) Leningrad and northern Russia d) Siberia 11) Which country instigated the conflict in North Africa? a) Germany b) Britain c) Italy d) The United States 12) The Battle of Kursk is best described as a) Trench warfare b) Hand-to-hand combat c) A tank battle d) An aerial battle 13) The Allied invasion of Europe was primarily directed at a) The German coast b) The Danish coast c) The Italian coast d) The French coast 14) Which Allied country’s forces arrived in Berlin first? a) The United States b) The USSR c) France d) Britain 15) At what conference did the Allies set the terms for the Japanese surrender? a) The Yalta Conference b) The Tehran Conference c) The Casablanca Conference d) The Potsdam Conference 16) Why was the Luftwaffe so ineffective during the last part of the war? a) Germany was experiencing a severe oil shortage b) Most of Germany’s airplanes had already been destroyed c) Germany was running out of pilots d) The Allies had developed a way to interfere with German navigation equipment 17) Where did the Battle of the Bulge take place? a) Normandy b) In northern Italy, near Milan c) The Ardennes Forest d) In northern Germany, near Hamburg 18) What were the V1 and V2? a) Italian army battalions b) The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan c) German missiles d) Nightclubs in Berlin 19) In the last six months of the war, what was the U.S. strategy for winning the conflict with Japan? a) Negotiate with Japan for a conditional surrender b) Break the Japanese will with massive bombing raids on Japanese cities c) Insert ground forces on the Japanese home islands d) Place all of Japan under a naval blockade until the country surrendered 20) What was Monte Cassino? a) A place where Allied soldiers celebrated after the fall of Rome b) A large monastery in central Italy where the Germans defended Rome from Allied forces c) The place where Italy’s surrender was signed d) The site where Mussolini was killed 21) What was the significance of Mt. Suribachi? a) It was the site of the bloodiest fighting on Okinawa b) It was the location where Japan was defeated in New Guinea c) It was the Japanese defense headquarters outside Tokyo d) It was the site of a major battle on Iwo Jima 22) Which statement best characterizes the series of battles in the Pacific following the Battle of Guadalcanal? a) With each battle, the Allies became increasingly disheartened until they finally gave up b) With each battle, the Japanese soldiers increasingly fought to the death c) With each battle, the Japanese surrendered in large numbers d) With each battle, civilian inhabitants of the islands joined the Allies in battle 23) Why was the Japanese capture of Rangoon such a bitter loss for the Allies? a) They were worried about Rangoon historical sites b) Winston Churchill was born there c) As a major seaport, it was an excellent supply point d) The location was perfect for launching air strikes against Japan 24) What was the significance of Guadalcanal to Japan? a) The island was sacred to the Shinto religion b) The island was known to have oil reserves beneath it c) The island offered a good position for attacking the Philippines d) The island was in an ideal position for controlling the Solomon Islands 25) Who met at Casablanca? a) Roosevelt and Churchill b) Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and Hitler c) Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin d) Truman and Churchill 26) What was the focus of the Tehran Conference? a) The Allied invasion of France b) The Battle of Stalingrad c) The war in the Pacific d) The division of Germany after the war 27) Did the Germans ever capture Moscow? a) Yes b) No 28) How did Hitler die? a) Shot by Russians b) Suicide c) No one knows d) Hanged after the trials of Nuremberg e) He escaped to Argentina 29) Which of these countries did NOT fight in WWII? a) Finland b) Greece c) Ireland d) Italy 30) What was the first city the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on? a) Hiroshima b) Nagasaki 31) About 70 million people died as a result of WWII. What percent of these people were from the United States? a) 0.6% b) 5.6% c) 15.6% d) 30.6% 32)  What machine did the Germans use to (unsuccessfully) encrypt their messages? a) Boltzmann machine b) Enigma machine c) Goring machine d) Haber machine 33) Which of the following is NOT a Winston Churchill speech? a) I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat b) This was their finest hour c) We have nothing to fear but fear itself d) We shall fight on the beaches 34) When Japan surrendered in 1945, which of these cities were still under its control? a) Beijing b) Seoul c) Taipei d) All of the above 35) Who was the commander of Germany's Afrika Korps? a) Albert Kesselring b) Erich Ludendorff c) Erich von Manstein d) Erwin Rommel 36) What was the role of Joseph Goebbels in the Nazi government? a) Head of the Air Force b) Head of the Navy c) Minister of Propaganda d) Minister of War Production 37) What was the second city the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on? a) Hiroshima b) Nagasaki 38) How was Josef Mengele known as? a) The Monster of German b) The Beast c) Angel of Death d) Mad scientist 39) When did World War 2 began? a) 1939 b) 1942 c) 1941 d) 1938 40) When did World War 2 ended? a) 1941 b) 1943 c) 1944 d) 1945

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