World War II Quiz

Match the leader with the country during WWII:

• Franklin Roosevelt

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• Hitler

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• Stalin

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• Winston Churchill

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• Tojo

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Answer explanation

Italy, Japan and Germany made up the AXIS powers

What is the official start date (year) of World War II?

• 1939

• 1945

• 1964

• 1865

What country was invaded that led to the start of war?

• China

• Poland

• Mexico

• Ethiopia

The Japanese bombed what US naval base on December 7th, 1941?

This brought the United States into the war.

• Guantanamo Bay

• Bay of Pigs

• Pearl Harbor

• Norfolk Naval Base

Group of African-Americans who were trained to fly and engage in combat missions. What is the name of the group?

• 1st Rhode Island Regiment

• Kamikaze Pilots

• Red Barons

• Tuskegee Airmen

What is the nickname for this image?

• Sheila the Shipbuilder

• Rosie the Riveter

• Marge the Machinist

• Wilma the Welder

The deliberate killing of people is known by what term?

• Pacifism

• Internment

• Genocide

• Altruism

The mass killing/extermination of Jews in Europe took place in what event?

• Holocaust

• Kristallnacht

• Nuremburg Trials

• the Blitz

Which leader took over as President of the United States after Franklin Roosevelt died?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Harry Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Pick the countries that were part of the AXIS powers during WWII

(You can pick more than one)

• Japan

• Russia

• Italy

• Germany