How Well Do You Know World War II?

The Second World War. It was said that the first one would be "The war to end all wars", but they couldn't have been any more wrong.

That being said, not too many people are very knowledgeable about it. They say that "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it" ...will you repeat history? Find out!

Created by: Nunya

The Second World War began in September of the year _____.
- 1942
- 1936
- 1939
- 1940
World War II began when Adolf Hitler went mad with power and began invading other countries. Which country was the last straw that started the war?
- Russia/USSR
- Poland
- The Rhineland
- Czechoslovakia
The U.S did not want to join the war, but ultimately did when what country attacked them out of nowhere?
- Germany
- Japan
- Russia/USSR
- Both A and B
True or False: FDR was the President of the United States throughout the entirety of World War II.
- True
- False; he died months before the war ended
- False; he stepped down shortly before the end of the war due to his rapidly declining health
Which leader likened "appeasement" (giving Hitler what he wanted) to "[F]eeding a dragon hoping it will eat you last"?
- Winston Churchill
- FDR
- Joseph Stalin
- Benito Mussolini
What country switched sides in the middle of the war after an unexpected betrayal?
- Italy
- Russia/USSR
- Japan
- France
Hitler's first "loss" occurred when ____ successfully fought back against an unexpected aerial attack from his air force.
- France
- United States
- Great Britain
- Poland
D-Day, an invasion led by future president Eisenhower in 1944, took place in what country?
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Russia/USSR
Approximately how many Jewish people were killed in Hitler's massive genocide, known as the "Holocaust"?
- 3-4 million
- 5-6 million
- 7-9 million
- Over 10 million
Why did Hitler kill himself in April 1945?
- Germany had been successfully invaded, and he realized he had no chance of winning
- He did not want to be rightfully punished for his crimes
- He was worried that his own men would begin to rebel against him
- Both option 1 and option 2
- Both option 2 and option 3
The Nuremberg trials were a series of court proceedings where captured senior Nazis were forced to answer for their crimes. Which of the following leaders was NOT sentenced to death?
- Alfred Rosenberg
- Rudolf Hess
- Erich Raeder
- Julius Streicher
Which of the following captured Nazi prosecuted in Nuremberg expressed genuine sorrow and shame for what he had done?
- Ernst Kaltenbrunner
- Karl Dönitz
- Albert Speer
- Konstantin von Neurath
What country was bombed not once, but twice by the United States, leading to the end of the war three weeks later?
- Germany
- Russia/USSR
- Japan
True or False: the decision to drop the atomic bomb was made hastily by FDR.
- True
- False; he was dead
- False; he knew about it in advance and had time to make a decision
- False; it was Truman who made the decision
- Both option 2 and option 4
- Both option 3 and option 4
True or False: General Eisenhower thought that Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs was wrong.
- True; he thought Japan was close to losing, so there was no point
- False; he believed the war would have lasted several more years if it hadn't happened
- False; he feared Japan would have done another surprise attack if America didn't make a statement
- True; he was furious that Truman did not consult him or ask about his thoughts on the matter first
The war officially ended on what day in 1945?
- September 1
- September 2
- September 3
- September 6
- None of these

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