World War II: Key Events and Figures

What city was targeted by a nuclear attack on August 9, 1945?

• Osaka

• Hiroshima

• Nagasaki

• Tokyo

Which country did Japan assume was only on a reconnaissance mission due to the presence of only two bombers?

• Germany

• China

• United Kingdom

• United States

What was the temperature generated by the bomb dropped on Nagasaki?

• 3,900 degrees centigrade

• 2,500 degrees centigrade

• 4,500 degrees centigrade

• 3,000 degrees centigrade

How many people were estimated to have died as a result of the Nagasaki bombing?

• At least 150,000

• At least 100,000

• At least 200,000

• At least 129,000

What ideology played a significant part in sparking World War II?

• Fascism

• Democracy

• Socialism

• Monarchism

Which country was already pursuing ultra-nationalism by the end of World War I?

• Italy

• France

• Japan

• Germany

What year did Mussolini and his National Fascist Party rise to power in Italy?

• 1925

• 1918

• 1930

• 1922

Which event is considered by some historians as the beginning of World War II?

• Italian invasion of Ethiopia

• German invasion of Poland

• Japanese invasion of Manchuria

• Soviet invasion of Finland

What was the primary reason for the German invasion of Poland in 1939?

• To capture territory

• To form an alliance

• To defend Germany

• To support France

What was the name of the German operation to invade the Soviet Union?

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Sea Lion

• Operation Valkyrie