World War II Quiz Quiz

10 multiple choice questions

1. In what year did World War II begin?

A) 1939 B) 1939 C) 1941 D) 1938

2. Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during WWII?

A) Adolf Hitler B) Benito Mussolini C) Joseph Stalin D) Winston Churchill

3. Which country was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941?

A) France B) Japan C) Britain D) Soviet Union

4. Which country was the first to be invaded and conquered by Germany?

A) United States B) France C) China D) Canada

5. What were the Allied powers primarily led by during WWII?

A) Axis powers B) Soviet Union C) Italy D) Germany

6. What was the systematic murder of six million Jews by the Nazis called?

A) The Holocaust B) The Pogrom C) The Genocide D) The War Crime

7. What event led to the United States entering WWII?

A) The attack on Pearl Harbor B) The invasion of Normandy C) The bombing of Dresden D) The end of the war

8. Which city was the target of the second atomic bomb dropped by the US?

A) Tokyo B) Nagasaki C) Berlin D) Dresden

9. When did D-Day (the invasion of Normandy) occur?

A) 1944 B) 1945 C) 1946 D) 1943

10. What was the main goal of the United Nations after WWII?

A) Help the Axis powers B) Promote peace and cooperation C) Continue the war D) Replace all governments

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