Events of World War II

What year did World War II begin?

• 1933
• 1935
• 1939
• 1941

What was the name of the long running air attack of Germany on Great Britain that lasted from July 1940 until October 1940?  

• Battle of Britain    
• D-Day 
• Battle of London
• Battle of Iwo Jima

What was the battle where the Allies attacked Germany on the coast of France and pushed back the Germans?  

• Battle of the Allies
• D-Day
• Invasion of France 
• Battle of Stalingrad

What day was the invasion of Normandy or D-Day?

• June 6, 1944
• September 30, 1940
• October 12, 1940
• May 7, 1945

What caused the United States to enter the war on the side of the Allies?

• When Germany invaded France
• When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
• France declared war on Germany
• When Russia entered the war

What date was the attack on Pearl Harbor?  

• September 30, 1939
• December 7, 1941
• May 7, 1945
• June 6, 1944

What Japanese city did the United State drop the atomic bomb on first?    

• Hiroshima 
• Nagasaki 
• Tokyo
• Osaka

What year did Hitler become leader of Germany?

• 1929
• 1930
• 1933
• 1939

Who became president when Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945?  

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• John F. Kennedy
• Herbert Hoover
• Harry S. Truman

What event triggered the start of World War II? 

• Hitler came into power 
• Germany annexed Austria
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor 
• Germany attacked Poland