World War II Europe Quiz

What was the term used for the systematic extermination of six million Jews by the Nazis during World War II?

• Final Solution

• Operation Overlord

• D-Day

• Blitzkrieg

Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?

• Operation Sea Lion

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Market Garden

The Nuremberg Trials were conducted to prosecute leaders of which defeated power after World War II?

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• Hungary

The Battle of Stalingrad, a turning point in World War II, was fought between Germany and which other country?

• France

• Soviet Union

• United Kingdom

• Italy

Which country did Germany invade that triggered the start of World War II?

• France

• Poland

• SovietUnion

• Netherlands

In what year did the United States officially enter World War II?

• 1937

• 1941

• 1944

• 1945

The Battle of Britain primarily involved aerial combat between the Royal Air Force (RAF) and which other air force?

• Luftwaffe (German Air Force)

• Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force)

• Armée del' Air (French Air Force)

• Imperial Japanese Army Air Service

Which country was invaded by Germany in 1939, leading to the start of World War II?

• France

• Soviet Union

• Poland

• Belgium

Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?

• Neville Chamberlain

• Winston Churchill

• Clement Attlee

• Anthony Eden