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WW2 Key Events

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Germany invade Poland?

a)

1st September 1940

b)

2nd September 1939

c)

3rd September 1939

d)

1st September 1939

2.

Britain declared war on Germany on...

a)

4th September 1939

b)

2nd September 1939

c)

3rd September 1939

d)

28th July 1939

3.

The Battle of France began on...

a)

10th July 1940

b)

10th May 1940

c)

26th May 1940

d)

15th May 1940

e)

None of the above

4.

Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of Britain on...

a)

1st September 1939

b)

28th May 1937

c)

3rd September 1939

d)

10th May 1940

5.

340, 000 allied troops were evacuated at Dunkirk on...

a)

26th May 1940

b)

22nd May 1940

c)

28th June 1940

d)

16th May 1940

6.

What month and year did the Battle of Britain begin?

a)

June 1940

b)

July 1940

c)

August 1940

d)

July 1941

7.

The German bombing of major cities, known as the Blitz, started on...

a)

3rd September 1940

b)

1st September 1939

c)

7th September 1940

d)

7th December 1940

8.

Japan bombed a US naval base, Pearl Harbour, in what month in 1941?

a)

September

b)

May

c)

November

d)

December

9.

The D-day Normandy Landings took place on...

a)

6th June 1944

b)

3rd June 1943

c)

1st June 1941

d)

10th December 1945

10.

Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany (VE Day). VE Day is celebrated on the ______ May

each year.

a)

8th of May

b)

10th of May

c)

18th of May

d)

1st of May

11.

World War Two officially ended on ___________

a)

1st September 1940

b)

5th September 1945

c)

3rd September 1944

d)

2nd September 1945