WW2 Key Events

When did Germany invade Poland?

• 1st September 1940

• 2nd September 1939

• 3rd September 1939

• 1st September 1939

Britain declared war on Germany on...

• 4th September 1939

• 2nd September 1939

• 3rd September 1939

• 28th July 1939

The Battle of France began on...

• 10th July 1940

• 10th May 1940

• 26th May 1940

• 15th May 1940

• None of the above

Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of Britain on...

• 1st September 1939

• 28th May 1937

• 3rd September 1939

• 10th May 1940

340, 000 allied troops were evacuated at Dunkirk on...

• 26th May 1940

• 22nd May 1940

• 28th June 1940

• 16th May 1940

What month and year did the Battle of Britain begin?

• June 1940

• July 1940

• August 1940

• July 1941

The German bombing of major cities, known as the Blitz, started on...

• 3rd September 1940

• 1st September 1939

• 7th September 1940

• 7th December 1940

Japan bombed a US naval base, Pearl Harbour, in what month in 1941?

• September

• May

• November

• December

The D-day Normandy Landings took place on...

• 6th June 1944

• 3rd June 1943

• 1st June 1941

• 10th December 1945

Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany (VE Day). VE Day is celebrated on the ______ May

each year.

• 8th of May

• 10th of May

• 18th of May

• 1st of May