This World War 2 quiz tests how well you really know the key events, leaders, and turning points that shaped the deadliest conflict in modern human history.
In which year did World War 2 begin? Choices: 1939, 1938, 1940, 1941
In which year did World War 2 end? Choices: 1944, 1946, 1945, 1943
Which country did Germany invade that triggered the start of the war in Europe? Choices: France, Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of the war? Choices: Neville Chamberlain, Clement Attlee, Anthony Eden, Winston Churchill
Which event brought the United States into the war? Choices: The attack on Pearl Harbor, The Battle of Britain, The D-Day landings, The Fall of France
Which two Japanese cities had atomic bombs dropped on them? Choices: Tokyo and Osaka, Kyoto and Yokohama, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Nagoya and Kobe
Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during the war? Choices: Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Goring, Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler
Which three countries made up the main Axis powers? Choices: Germany, Italy, and Japan, Germany, Spain, and Japan, UK, US, and Soviet Union, Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union
What was the name of the major turning-point battle on the Eastern Front, where Germany suffered huge losses? Choices: Battle of Kursk, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Moscow, Battle of Berlin
Which country carried out the attack on Pearl Harbor? Choices: Germany, Italy, Japan, Soviet Union
Which major Axis power was the first to surrender? Choices: Germany, Japan, Romania, Italy
Who was President of the United States for most of the war, until his death in 1945? Choices: Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Dwight Eisenhower
What name is given to the camps Nazi Germany built for mass murder during the Holocaust? Choices: Extermination camps, Refugee camps, Prisoner exchange centers, Internment zones
What was the name of the Allied operation to liberate Western Europe, beginning June 6, 1944? Choices: Operation Torch, Operation Market Garden, Operation Overlord, Operation Barbarossa
Which city did Soviet forces capture in 1945, ending the war in Europe? Choices: Munich, Vienna, Warsaw, Berlin