Leaders
Who was the leader of the United States during the Second World War?
FDR or Franklin Roosevelt
What are of Europe did the Battle of Normandy take place?
Extra 100 points if you can name the date and year
France, June 6th, 1944
What Event signaled the End of the war in Europe?
Fall of Berlin and the German Surrender
The United States Funded the war by selling?
Liberty Bonds
What was the Name for Aerial combat?
Dog Fighting
Who was the Leader of Great Britain during the Second World War?
Who is Winston Churchill
What Event drew the US into the Second World War?
Pearl Harbor
What event signaled the End of the War in the Pacific?
The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
Was there a draft during the Second world war? true or false
True there was a draft because after the first world war American had demobilized and was only several hundred thousand men strong
What were German Submarines called?
U-boats
Who was the leader of Russia during the Second World War?
Who is Joseph Stalin
What country did the London Blitz take place?
Great Britain
Where there Spies spying for the Enemy during the War in the United States?
Yes, there were hundreds of enemy spies in the US during the War, as well as before the War
What was the nickname given to female workers working in the factories?
Rosie the Riveter
How many U-boats were captured during the Second War?
16, One of the most famous being U 505 which is currently housed at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
Which General during World War II became a US President?
Dwight Eisenhower
Where there any battles fought on North American shores?
No
What was the Project called that built the Atomic Bomb?
The Manhattan Project
Name the four branches of the military people volunteered for
Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force ( called the US army air corp during this time)
Where there Tanks used during the Second World War?
Yes especially in the European theater and during teh African Campaign
Who was the leader of Germany during the Second World War?
Adolf Hitler
What country were the Atomic bombs dropped on to officially end the Second World War? (extra 500 points if you can name the cities
Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki
True or false was there a nuclear reactor built in Chicago to help smash particles for the A-Bomb?
True; there was a Test facilty built underneath old Stagg Stadium on the University of Chicago Campus
Did star athletes volunteer for service during the Second world war
Yes, the likes of Bob Feller, Ted Williams, Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and countless others served their countries during the Second World War
What was the plane that carried the A Bomb?
A. B17
B. B24
C. B29
C it was aboard a B-29 named the enola gay