World War II Quiz

During World War II, who were these men —

Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt.

• communist leaders

• Axis dictators

• military commanders

• Allied leaders

Which factor had the most influence on the outbreak of World War II?

• Fascism in Spain

• Communism in the Soviet Union

• Nationalism in China

• Militarism in Germany

Which event replaces the question mark?

• German invasion of Poland

• British evacuation from Dunkirk

• Soviet victory at Stalingrad

• Allied invasion of Europe

The Soviet Union entered World War II —

• after the D-Day invasion of Normandy

• in response to German invasion

• in response to United States involvement

• after the defeat of the Bolshevik party

Who was this commander of the Pacific during World War II and administrator of Japan after the war?

• Douglas MacArthur

• George S. Patton

• George Marshall

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which World War II leader encouraged the British people to resist the Nazis with these words?

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Joseph Stalin

Organize this list of events in the order that they occurred:

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1 Germany invades France

2 Germany invades the Soviet Union

3 Germany invades Poland

4 Battle of Britain.

• 3, 4, 2, 1

• 4, 1, 2, 3

• 1, 2, 4, 3

• 3, 1, 4, 2

Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?

• Tokyo

• Nagasaki

• Hiroshima

• Kyoto

What nation attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor?

• Korea

• Russia

• Japan

• Germany

What do both Nagasaki and Hiroshima have in common?

• They were both locations of concentration camps.

• They were both invaded by Japan.

• They were both invaded on D-Day.

• They were both hit with atomic bombs in World War II.