World War II History Quiz

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World War II History Quiz

Test your knowledge of key events and strategies during World War II with this comprehensive quiz! Explore crucial moments including the D-Day invasion, the Battle of Britain, and the Blitzkrieg tactics.

This quiz includes:

  • 40 multiple-choice questions
  • Detailed insights on Allied and Axis strategies
  • Information on pivotal battles and political maneuvers
40 Questions10 MinutesCreated by WingedEagle159
The Allied D-day invasion of Europe was:
The last battle of the war in Europe
A massive air and sea attack on German-occupied France
Japan’s destruction of the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor
Germany’s mass murder of Jews and other “inferior people” across Europe
Why was a successful invasion of Italy necessary before Germany could be captured?
German troops would move from France into Italy
They needed to find a blueprints for a plane in italy
Italy was stronger than Germany and needed to be eliminated first
They needed to capture the alps as it poses a strategic advantage
Which country did Winston Churchill refer to as “the soft underbelly of Europe”?
Germany
France
Italy
The Alps
At what beach did General Theodore Roosevelt utter the famous words, “Let’s start the war from here”
Omaha Beach
Juno Beach
Gold Beach
Utah Beach
In which French region did the troops land?
Bretagne
Bourgogne
Normandy
Île-de-France
What was the SHAEF?
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Southern Headquarters of the Axis Expeditionary Force
Supreme Headquarters of the Axis Expeditionary Force
Southern Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
In which region of Italy did the Invasion start?
Rome (central Italy)
Sicily
Northern Italy
Monte Cassino
How was Germany tricked by allied forces into believing that Pas-de-Calais was the main target of D-day?
They set up fake bases with fake equipment
Fraudulent radio transmissions were transmitted for germans to receive them
Double agents were sent to give fake information
All of the above
Which General was responsible for planning the D-day attack
Bernard Montgomery
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
How did weather postpone the date of D-day
High waves hindered the boats
Strong winds influenced the planes
Low clouds made the planes miss their target
All of the above
Which of the following countries were not involved in the Battle of Britain
Britain
Italy
Canada
Soviet Union
Who was Britains Prime Minister during the Battle of Britain?
Winston Churchill
Robert Menzies
Michael Joseph Savage
Neville Chamberlain
What was the name of the British Prime Minister that supported appeasement?
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Clement Attlee
Robert Menzies
What was one of the decisive factors of Britain’s victory in the Battle of Britain?
They Outnumbered the German’s
The RAF were able to use radar
The German pilots were inexperienced
The RAF had the use of the first jet powered aircraft
What did Churchill famously say the Battle of Britain would be remembered as?
€Cruelty”
€Bloody, Toil, Tears, and Sweat”
€Our Finest Hour”
€The Glorious Day”
What is one of the reasons that Britain is very difficult to invade?
It’s an island nation so troop must be moved over water to invade it
Its borders are heavily fortified and hard to break though as a result
Its winters are very harsh and as a result, if troops are unprepared it can stop there advance
Its terrain is very mountainous and therefore provide good cover for guerilla warfare
What did the Luftwaffe consentraight its attakcs on in the first stage of the Battle of Briatin
Large centres of population
Channel shipping and the ports
Communication centers
Inland fighter bases and aircraft factories
What error(s) did the German command make during the Battle of Britain
They enitaily concentraited on attacking shipping and ports, giving the RAF time to build up there fighter strength
They gave up trying to destory inland bases and aircraft factories, when if theyd continued with the stratergy then the RAF would not have been able to get enought fighters in the air
They were unprepared for winter war meaning their advance was stopped in their tracks for four months
Both a and c
Who was the commander of the German Luftwaffe?
Joseph Goebbles
Heinrich Himmler
Hermann Göering
Adolf Hitler
What city was bomber 57 nights in a row?
Birmingham
Manchester
Leeds
London
Cardiff
What does the term “Blitzkrieg” actually mean?
Thunder war
Naval warfare
Lightning war
Air superiority
What excuse did Germany use to invade Poland?
The Poles are an inferior race
Polish troops opened fire on German troops in a radio tower
Polish planes bombed Breslau
Germany wanted Poland’s gold reserves
What is the first phase of the “Blitzkrieg?”
Air superiority and bombing of enemy airfields
Heavy tanks push to break frontline
Naval bombardment of coastal towns
Motorized infantry surprise the enemy with their speed
What was the name of the agreement signed between Germany and the USSR?
Stalin-Hitler Pact
Pact of Steel
The Worker’s agreement
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
What two cities in Poland were the meeting points for the German invasion?
Warsaw and Brest-Litovsk
Lublin and Lvov
Krakow and Grodno
Lvov and Warsaw
Which two countries guaranteed Poland?
USSR and Romania
France and Great Britain
Yugoslavia and Italy
Sweden and Lithuania
What was happening on the Western Front during the Invasion of Poland?
French infantry seized the Rhineland
The British RAF bombed Berlin
The Netherlands and Belgium united to form Belgium-Netherlands to counter German aggression
The “Phoney War” No major military action was undertaken by France/UK
Did Warsaw initially surrender to German demands?
Warsaw surrendered and the city was spared catastrophic damage
The Poles in Warsaw fled, leaving the city empty to German occupation
Warsaw refused to surrender, and the city was brutally attacked by Germany for days
The Polish Army regrouped in Warsaw and pushed the Germans back out of the city
Why did Germany decide to invade Norway?
The Allies planned to land at Narvik, threatening Germany’s iron ore supply
Norway was nearly fascist and just need a little “push” from Germany
Norway had strategic resources such as steel and iron.
The Germans wanted to invade Great Britain from Norway
After Poland fell, what did the remaining Polish forces do?
Changed sides and fought with the Germans
Arrived in France and Great Britain to continue the fight against Germany
Completely surrendered and disarmed, some joined the Polish Resistance
Fled to the USSR for asylum
Which country was invaded by Nazi Germany on Sunday, june 22, 1941?
Italy
The Soviet Union
France
Rumania
How did the Barbarossa end up?
A success
A great tragedy on both sides and they both retreated
A treaty was signed to split the land
A failure
What were the important strategic objectives?
Wheat fields would feed Hitler’s army
Had vital oil supplies that were for a mechanised army
Was a key trading post
Both a and b
What was the book that Hitler wrote that explained why he wanted to invade Russia and the Soviet Union?
The Diary of a young girl
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Mein Kampf
Slaughterhouse -- Five
What were not the tasks of the army group center and the army group south?
Army group center had to capture Moscow
Army group south had to capture the Ukraine wheat fields
Capturing the oil of the caucasus
Army group east was sent to capture the capital
What were the obvious errors of Hitler?
He estimated the soviet forces at 140 divisions even though they could employ more than 320
He did not consider the battle continuing throughout the winter
Hitler believed that he would have the control of russia’s bul industry but stalin already managed to move over 1500 factories
All of the above
What was the ratio from Luftwaffe’s troops to Stalin’s troops after Russia had been attacked by surprise?
1 to 1
2 to 1
3 to 1
4 to 1
Why was the invasion of Russia a failure?
Was unprepared for winter war in Russia
The Germans forgot their main goal of capturing the oil field
Focused on Stalin’s grad
All of the above
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time of WWII
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
How has Russia’s strategy during operation Barbarossa been described?
Scorched earth policy
Carpet Bombing
Operation Unthinkable
Trench raiding
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