World War II Battles Quiz

Which battle is known as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces?

• Pearl Harbor
• Battle of Britain
• Battle of Midway
• D-Day

The surprise attack on December 7, 1941, that brought the United States into World War II was:

• Battle of Stalingrad
• Battle of El Alamein
• Battle of Pearl Harbor
• Battle of the Bulge

The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War, resulting in:

• A decisive victory for Japan
• A decisive victory for the United States
• A stalemate between both sides
• The surrender of Germany

Which battle was a major Allied offensive to liberate Western Europe from Nazi control?

• Battle of Stalingrad
• D-Day
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of El Alamein took place in which country?

• Germany
• Japan
• Egypt
• Russia

Which battle was the longest and largest on the Eastern Front of World War II, resulting in a decisive Soviet victory?

• Battle of Britain
• Battle of the Bulge
• Battle of Stalingrad
• Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of the Bulge was:

• The first major German offensive on the Western Front
• The last major German offensive on the Western Front
• A decisive Allied victory in North Africa
• A naval battle in the Pacific

The famous photograph of U.S. Marines raising the American flag was taken during which battle?

• D-Day
• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Pearl Harbor

Which battle was the last major battle of World War II and the bloodiest in the Pacific Theater?

• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Pearl Harbor

Two significant outcomes of the D-Day invasion were:

• The capture of Berlin and the surrender of Italy
• The liberation of France and the opening of a Western Front
• The defeat of Japan and the end of the war in the Pacific
• The invasion of the Soviet Union and the fall of Stalingrad