Who was the president of America during most of the Second World war?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What country was the first to be annexed by Germany?(Hint: Rhymes with Australia)
Austria
What was the turning point battle for the Allies in France?
Battle of D-Day ( Invasion of Normandy)
What event caused WW2?
Hitler breaking treaty of Versailles, invading Poland, etc.
What year was the invasion of Poland by Germany?
1939
Who was American commander for the allies?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What country had the most casualties at the end of the war?
Soviet Union
What winning battle for the US is depicted at the Marine Corps memorial in Washington DC ?(holding up the flag)?
Battle of Iwo Jima
Which attack caused the United States to enter World War II?
Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
12/7/1941
Who was the British commander of their ground forces?
Bernard Montgomery
What country believed they would last for a "thousand years"?
Germany
What battle took place on the Belgium, French border. (Allies had been trapped by the Axis powers.)
Battle of Dunkirk
What battle In Russia did Germany loose?(Hint: who was the communist leader during WW2.)
The battle at Stalingrad
What year did the Second World War end?
1945
Which commander was known as the "Desert Fox"?
Erwin Rommel
What country had the most advanced atomic technology?
USA
What battle was a turning point for the US in the Pacific theater?(challenge)
Battle of midway
What was the the bloodiest battle in the pacific?
Iwo Jima/Okinawa
What year did the Battle of Britain begin?
1940
Who was the Emperor of Japan during WW2?
Emperor Shōwa (otherwise known as Hirohito)
What country did america defeat in 1945/1946?
Japan
What battle was the final major battle for the Soviets as they invaded Germany?(Challenge)
Battle for Berlin
What happened on August 6, 1945?
The united states dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan.
What year did the battle of Stalingrad take place?
1942