WWII Test Study Guide
Which event in Europe triggered the beginning of World War II? On which date did it occur? - correct
answer ✔✔Hitler's invasion of Poland - 1 September 1939
Which three nations were known as the Axis powers in World War II? - correct answer ✔✔Germany,
Italy, and Japan
Which two powerful countries joined the Allies in 1941, and why did they each join? - correct answer
✔✔The Soviet Union: Germany invaded
The United States: Pearl Harbor
Which two events in the Pacific triggered the end of World War II? On which dates did they occur? -
correct answer ✔✔Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima - 6 July 1946
Atomic bomb on Nagasaki - 9 July 1945
What was "blitzkrieg"? What does it mean, and which three components does it involve? - correct
answer ✔✔- means lightning in German
- components:
- Luftwaffe bombed
- Tanks advanced
- Land Seized
Which country was the first to experience blitzkrieg? - correct answer ✔✔Poland
What was the Maginot Line, and why was it ineffective? - correct answer ✔✔- Maginot Line was a
military line across the French-German border
- Ineffective because Germany went through Belgium
, What happened at Dunkirk? Why was it significant? - correct answer ✔✔- Hitler was winning, but then
stopped for some reason
- Significance:
- Allies evacuate thousands of troops to Britain, big
victory
- France left alone to fight Nazis
What happened to Paris and much of France during the war? What was Vichy France? - correct answer
✔✔- Paris and much of France under direct German rule
- Vichy France was an independently run German territory
Which two air forces were involved in the Battle of Britain? - correct answer ✔✔- The RAF (Royal Air
Force)
- Die Luftwaffe
What was the Blitz, and how did the Blitz reflect a change in strategy for Adolf Hitler and the Nazis? -
correct answer ✔✔- The German strategy where Hitler bombed UK cities
- New strategy: Diminish spirit
What was the Battle of the Atlantic? Which effects did German attacks in the Battle of the Atlantic have
on Britain? Name two reasons why the Allies were eventually able to win the Battle of the Atlantic. -
correct answer ✔✔- Naval war for control of N. Atlantic Ocean
- British imports down 33%
- Allies won with:
- More advanced ships
- Cracking of Enigma code
What was Operation Overlord (D-Day), and why was this operation significant? On which date did it
occur? - correct answer ✔✔- US, UK, and Canada storm Normandy beach
- France & Paris freed, Allies advancing towards Berlin
- 6 June 1944
Which event in Europe triggered the beginning of World War II? On which date did it occur? - correct
answer ✔✔Hitler's invasion of Poland - 1 September 1939
Which three nations were known as the Axis powers in World War II? - correct answer ✔✔Germany,
Italy, and Japan
Which two powerful countries joined the Allies in 1941, and why did they each join? - correct answer
✔✔The Soviet Union: Germany invaded
The United States: Pearl Harbor
Which two events in the Pacific triggered the end of World War II? On which dates did they occur? -
correct answer ✔✔Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima - 6 July 1946
Atomic bomb on Nagasaki - 9 July 1945
What was "blitzkrieg"? What does it mean, and which three components does it involve? - correct
answer ✔✔- means lightning in German
- components:
- Luftwaffe bombed
- Tanks advanced
- Land Seized
Which country was the first to experience blitzkrieg? - correct answer ✔✔Poland
What was the Maginot Line, and why was it ineffective? - correct answer ✔✔- Maginot Line was a
military line across the French-German border
- Ineffective because Germany went through Belgium
, What happened at Dunkirk? Why was it significant? - correct answer ✔✔- Hitler was winning, but then
stopped for some reason
- Significance:
- Allies evacuate thousands of troops to Britain, big
victory
- France left alone to fight Nazis
What happened to Paris and much of France during the war? What was Vichy France? - correct answer
✔✔- Paris and much of France under direct German rule
- Vichy France was an independently run German territory
Which two air forces were involved in the Battle of Britain? - correct answer ✔✔- The RAF (Royal Air
Force)
- Die Luftwaffe
What was the Blitz, and how did the Blitz reflect a change in strategy for Adolf Hitler and the Nazis? -
correct answer ✔✔- The German strategy where Hitler bombed UK cities
- New strategy: Diminish spirit
What was the Battle of the Atlantic? Which effects did German attacks in the Battle of the Atlantic have
on Britain? Name two reasons why the Allies were eventually able to win the Battle of the Atlantic. -
correct answer ✔✔- Naval war for control of N. Atlantic Ocean
- British imports down 33%
- Allies won with:
- More advanced ships
- Cracking of Enigma code
What was Operation Overlord (D-Day), and why was this operation significant? On which date did it
occur? - correct answer ✔✔- US, UK, and Canada storm Normandy beach
- France & Paris freed, Allies advancing towards Berlin
- 6 June 1944
