What country did Italy invade in 1935, leading to escalating tensions in Europe?

World War 2 officially began when Germany invaded what country?

Which countries made up the Axis Powers?

What countries made up the "Big 3" of the Allied Powers in World War 2?

Who is the infamous leader of Nazi Germany during World War 2?

Who was the British Prime Minister for the majority of World War 2?

What was the name of the dictator of the Soviet Union during World War 2?

What was the name of the Dictator of Italy, nicknamed "Il Duce", who led Italy into World War 2?

The United States President for most of World War 2 until his death on April 12, 1945 was which person?

In May of 1940 the German Army began to invade Western European countries, quickly defeating them. The British military was completely surrounded and miraculously survived in a withdrawal from which city in late May and early June?

By mid June of 1940, the Germans had captured Paris which led to the surrender of what major country; leading to German occupation?

Starting in July of 1940 and going through October of the same year, the Germans turned their focus on bombing the last remaining Western European country standing in their way, preparing for a land invasion. This massive air campaign against military and civilian targets that ultimately was a German failure was called what?

In June of 1941, Operation Barbarossa began. What was Operation Barbarossa?

The Siege of what major Soviet Union city began on September 8, 1941 as part of Operation Barbarossa and lasted for 872 days and ended up killing over 1.3 million citizens?

The Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. Forces at what military base on December 7, 1941 brought the U.S.A. into World War 2?

Underlying all German efforts in WW2 was an attempt by the Nazis to solve what they considered to be the "Jewish Problem". What was the Nazis' Jewish Problem?

In Stage 1 of the Holocaust, which took place from 1933 - 1937, the Nazi policy against Jews and other "undesirable" people in Germany was aimed at making the lives of German Jews really awful through public humiliation, restrictions of rights and protections under the law, and nasty propaganda. The goal of this stage was to attempt to get the Jews to leave Germany and the name of the stage was what?

1938 was an especially difficult year for German Jews but it was made totally clear that the Jewish population in Germany was in very real danger for their lives with what event that occurred on November 9th and 10th that saw Jewish businesses get destroyed and hundreds of synagogues throughout the country get destroyed as well?

In early June of 1942, the U.S. Navy won a major victory near a small base in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In this battle the Navy sunk 4 Japanese Aircraft Carriers and many other ships while also dealing massive damage to the Japanese Navy and causing Japanese expansion in the Pacific Ocean to cease immediately. What battle was this?

The worst battle in the history of the world was fought between the Soviet Union and Germany starting on August 23, 1942 and resulted in deaths over 1 million for military and near 1 million for civilians. What was the name of this battle? It was also a turning point of the war in Europe during WW2.

After successfully kicking the Germans off the African continent, Allied forces led by the British and Americans then focused their attention on attacking Italy by invading what small island off the main Italian coast? Once they did, they encountered a relatively easy victory on this island.

In the major invasion of Italy, the United States encountered a shock when they attacked at the beach near Salerno, Italy - quite nearly leading to a complete disaster. They were mostly shocked to find out that they were fighting troops from which country and not from Italy?

On June 6, 1944 the largest amphibious assault of all time was launched in Northern France by the Allied forces (planned by General Dwight Eisenhower) during a major operation called Operation Overlord but usually referred to as what?

On December 16, 1944 the Germans launched their last major offensive against Allied Forces on the Western Front which would ultimately fail due to harsh weather conditions and lack of supplies and troops. This battle had the highest casualties for the United States in World War 2; what was the battle called?

The final major battle of World War 2 took place in the capital of Germany between the Germans and the Soviet Union. The German troops were mostly made up of Hitler Youth and old men who were trying to save the city but were easily defeated by the Soviet Union. What is the name of the final battle of WW2 in Europe?

At the Yalta Conference, the Big 3 (Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin), met together to decide what?

What was the name of the Native American Marines that served at the Battle of Iwo Jima and other locations that used a secret code that they made using their own traditional language?

What is the name of the battle that took place on a tiny Japanese Island, started in February of 1945, and was the location of the famous raising of the flag on Mt. Suribachi? The Japanese lost almost all of their 21,000 troops in this battle.

What is the name of the battle between the U.S. forces and Japanese forces on an island near mainland Japan that cost the U.S. the most casualties in the Pacific including devastating attacks by kamikazee pilots and devastating deaths to thousands of civilians in the island's caves? It was the final major battle in the Pacific during WW2.

What was the top secret mission to develop the Atomic Bomb in the United States called?

The United States dropped an atomic bomb in warfare for the first time in history on August 6, 1945. What city did the United States drop the bomb, called Little Boy, on?

What side won World War 2?

How did Adolf Hitler die?

The second stage of the Holocaust occurred when the Nazis forced Jews to live in Ghettos and be cut off from the rest of the population. What was the name of this second stage of the Holocaust?

The third and final stage of the holocaust included mass killings, pit shootings and the devastating killing of millions of Jews and other "undesirables" by the Nazis. What was this stage called?