WWII in Europe Quiz

1. What home country did Hitler annex/take over first in his effort to gain more living space?

• Denmark

• Austria

• Fracne

• USSR

• Hungary

2. What two countries declared war on Germany when the German army invaded Poland? (select 2)

• The United States and France

• The Soviet Union and China

• Great Britain and Denmark

• France and Great Britain

• Greece and Spain

3. What country made a deal with Germany to divide up Poland?

• USSR

• France

• Italy

• Japan

• Hungary

4. What event allowed the United States to enter World War II to help Great Britain and the Soviet Union?

• Because they were eager to join in the war

• Because they were good friends with the communist Soviet Union

• Because Japan, an ally of Germany, attacked the US at Pearl Harbor

• Italy invading Ethiopia

• None of the answers

Which major nation were the Germans fighting on their Eastern Front?

• France

• The United States

• Great Britain

• The Soviet Union

• Japan

6. What was the name of the battle where the Allies attacked the western front on the coast of France on June 6, 1944?

• Invasion of Normandy/D-Day

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Invasion of Britain

• Battle of France

7. What was the main reason that the Soviet Union changed sides & end up fighting for the Allies?

• Because they wanted to help France

• Because Germany invaded the Soviet Union

• Because they liked the United States

• To gain control of new territories in the East

• All the above

8. What ultimately happened to Germany shortly after World War II?

• It was left alone to be rebuild

• It was wiped off the map and the land given to other countries

• It was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles once again

• It voted to become communist and the entire country joined the Soviet Union

• It was split between the western Allies and the Soviet Union

9. What was the Germans last ditch great battle on the western front in Europe?

• Battle of Britain

• Invasion of Normandy

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of the Bulge

10. What United States general was Supreme Commander over the Allied forces in Europe?

• George Marshall

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

• Omar Bradley

• George S. Patton