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  1. Which place did Japan attack on December 7, 1941, drawing the United States into World War II?Pearl HarborJapan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, according to Britannica.
  2. In what year did the Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy begin?1944The Allied invasion of Normandy, called D-Day, began on June 6, 1944, according to Britannica.
  3. Which general was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during the Normandy invasion?Dwight D. EisenhowerGeneral Dwight D. Eisenhower was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, according to Britannica.
  4. Which country did Germany invade on September 1, 1939, starting World War II in Europe?PolandGermany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, according to Britannica.
  5. Which country was, along with Germany and Italy, one of the chief Axis powers in World War II?JapanThe Axis powers were chiefly Germany, Italy and Japan, linked by the Tripartite Pact, according to Britannica.
  6. Which Japanese city was hit by an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945?HiroshimaA uranium bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, according to Britannica.
  7. Which U.S. president called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy"?Franklin D. RooseveltIn his speech asking Congress to declare war on Japan, Roosevelt used that phrase, according to the National Archives.
  8. In which city did Anne Frank and her family hide during the German occupation?AmsterdamAnne Frank hid with her family in Amsterdam during the German occupation, according to Britannica.
  9. Who led the Soviet Union as one of the Allied leaders during World War II?Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin led the Soviet Union from the 1920s until his death in 1953, according to Britannica.
  10. Aboard which U.S. ship did Japan sign its formal surrender in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945?USS MissouriJapan's formal surrender was signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, according to Britannica.

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About the World War 2 quiz

The dates on a World War II quiz can catch people out. Britannica dates the war from September 3, 1939, when Britain and France declared war on Germany, to September 2, 1945, when Japan's formal surrender was signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Germany had already invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, so it pays to read each start-of-war question for the exact event it asks about.

The 1 quizzes here hold 10 questions spread across the road to war, the Pacific, D-Day, the home front and the Holocaust. Easy questions ask about landmarks such as Pearl Harbor, D-Day and Hiroshima. Medium questions move to people, places and code names such as Operation Overlord, Midway, Bletchley Park and the Navajo code talkers. Hard questions press on sequence and detail: the Wannsee Conference, Operation Market Garden, the Tehran and Yalta meetings, and which battle came before which.

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What does this World War 2 quiz cover?

The questions range across the whole war rather than a single front. Topics include the road to war in the 1930s, the early fighting in Europe, the Eastern Front, the Atlantic, the Pacific, D-Day and the liberation of Western Europe, the Holocaust, the U.S. home front, wartime conferences, the atomic bombs and the postwar world.

How can I use these quizzes to study World War II?

Group what you learn by theater, such as the Pacific, North Africa or the Eastern Front, and keep each theater's battles in order. Pay special attention to look-alike pairs: the Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam and Casablanca conferences, Midway and the Coral Sea, V-E Day and V-J Day. Missed questions are a good guide to which groups need another pass.

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