WWII People and Events

Who was the leader of Japan during World War 2?

• Harry S. Truman
• Hideki Tojo
• Benito Mussolini
• Adolf Hitler

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War 2?

• Benito Mussolini

• Hideki Tojo
• Joseph Stalin
• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Who was the leader of Italy during World War 2?

• Benito Mussolini
• George Patton
• Hideki Tojo

• Winston Churchill

World War II began with Germany's invasion of ...

• ... Poland.
• ... France.
• ... Italy.
• ... The Soviet Union.

Which battle is considered the turning point for the war on the eastern front in the Soviet Union?

• Second Battle of Kharkov
• Battle of Moscow
• Battle of Leningrad
• Battle of Stalingrad

The D-Day invasion was directed against the coastline of what country?

• Japan
• Germany
• France
• Italy

What is the significance of D-Day in the history of WWII?

• It was the last day of the war in Japan
• It was the day Germany invaded Poland and started was in Europe
• It was the day FDR died
• It would eventually lead to the defeat of Nazi Germany in Europe

On which two Japanese cities did the United States drop an atomic bomb?

• Okinawa and Nagasaki
• Hiroshima and Okinawa
• Hiroshima and Guadalcanal
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What country did Adolf Hitler lead?

• Great Britain

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• Italy

Which of the following territories did Germany NOT invade before/during World War II?

• Austria

• Italy

• Sudetenland

• Poland