World War II Quiz

392637963	List the 4 major Allies	United States, Soviet Union, Great Britain (UK), and France
392637964	List the 3 major Axis	Germany, Japan, Italy
392637965	Why was 1941 the beginning of the end of WWII?	because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, bringing the US into the war
392637966	Do you think the United States made the right decision by dropping the atomic bombs on Japan? Why?	if didn't, the Japanese likely wouldn't have stopped fighting, causing a much higher death toll among US and Allied soldiers
392637967	What does V-E day mean?	Victory in Europe day
392637968	What caused WWII?	Problems left by WWI the rise of dictorship (Hitler, Mussolini) tradition of miliarism in Japan (Japan's invasion of Manchuria)
392637969	Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?	Hiroshima
392637970	The D-day invasion took place in what European country?	France
392637971	Who was the dictator of Italy?	Benito Mussolini
392637972	The Allies were first successful at driving the Axis out of which continent?	Africa
392637973	Which Axis power surrendered in 1943?	Italy
392637974	In 1939, Germany's invasion of which country signaled the start of WWII?	Poland
392637975	What battle was Germany's last offensive effort?	the Battle of the Bulge
392637976	When did Germany surrender?	May 7, 1945
392637977	When did Japan surrender?	Sep 2, 1945
392637978	The Battle of ______ ended _____'s expansion eastward	Midway / Japan's
392637979	What happened June 6, 1944?	D-day invasion of Normandy, opening up a front in Europe
392637980	What happened December 7, 1941?	Japans bombs Pearl Harbor, causing US to join the Allies
392637981	In 1939...	Germany invades Poland
392637982	After Germany invaded Poland, ____ and ____ declare war on ______	Britain and France declare war on Germany
392637983	______ takes over ______ in June 1940	Germany takes over France
392637984	In June of 1941, Hitler breaks peace agreement with Stalin and Germany attacks the ________	Soviet Union (Russia)
392637985	1942 - Allies drive Axis out of ________	Africa