Events of World War Two

Question 1

What event marked the beginning of World War Two?

Answer 1

Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939.

Question 2

What was the ‘Phoney War’?

Answer 2

The period of inactivity on the Western Front from September 1939 to May 1940.

Question 3

What was the significance of the Battle of Britain in 1940?

Answer 3

It was a crucial air battle that prevented Germany from invading Britain.

Question 4

What event brought the United States into World War Two?

Answer 4

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Question 5

What was Operation Barbarossa?

Answer 5

The code name for Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.

Question 6

What was the outcome of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943?

Answer 6

A decisive Soviet victory that marked the turning point on the Eastern Front.

Question 7

What was D-Day?

Answer 7

The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944.

Question 8

What event marked the end of World War Two in Europe?

Answer 8

Germany’s surrender on May 7, 1945.

Question 9

What event marked the end of World War Two in the Pacific?

Answer 9

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.