Think you're a World War II expert? Test your knowledge with this quiz and see if you can match the events, leaders, and battles to their correct categories.
1. What was the main objective of the D-Day invasion?
Liberate France from German occupation
Rescue POWs from concentration camps
Capture key military airfields
Negotiate a peace treaty with Germany
2. Which countries made up the major Axis Powers during World War II?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Germany, Soviet Union, Italy
Germany, Japan, China
Germany, Italy, Spain
3. What was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad?
Turning point in the Eastern Front
Last major battle of the war
First use of nuclear weapons
Operation to capture an oil field
4. Who were the Allies led by during World War II?
USA, UK, Soviet Union
USA, Japan, Italy
Germany, France, UK
Italy, Soviet Union, USA
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
A secret operation to build the atomic bomb
Code name for the D-Day invasion
Plan to rebuild Europe after the war
Espionage group gathering intelligence on the Axis
6. What role did propaganda play in World War II?
Boosted morale and support for the war effort
Coordinated military strategies
Negotiated peace treaties
Supplied troops with weapons
7. Which event brought the United States into World War II?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Fall of France
Battle of Britain
Invasion of Poland
8. Why was the Battle of Midway a strategic turning point?
It halted Japanese expansion in the Pacific
It led to the formation of the United Nations
It destroyed Germany's Atlantic fleet
It secured oil supplies for the Allies
9. What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
To prosecute Nazi war criminals
To negotiate post-war boundaries
To establish the IMF
To draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
10. Which operation marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany?
