WWII - Part 1

Question 1

When did WWII begin in Europe ?

Answer 1

3 September 1939

Question 2

Nazi Germany invaded Poland ; Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany ; Roosevelt implemented ‘cash and carry plan’ - when ?

Answer 2

September 1939

Question 3

Stalin’s Soviet Union - Trotsky assassinated while living in exile in Mexico - when ?

Answer 3

1940

Question 4

when did France all to Germany ?

Answer 4

June 1940

Question 5

Hitler attacked Britain, Battle of Britain commenced - when ?

Answer 5

July 1940

Question 6

the Tripartite Pact signed between the Axis powers ; Japan occupied French Indochina; America responded with trade embargo - when ?

Answer 6

September 1940

Question 7

Roosevelt’s fireside chat ‘On National Security’ - when ?

Answer 7

December 1940

Question 8

When did the US Congress pass Lend-Lease Act ?

Answer 8

March 1941

Question 9

When did Hitler invade the Soviet Union, open up Eastern Front ?

Answer 9

June 1941

Question 10

Soviet Union joined the Allies by forming a military alliance with British against Germany ; America imposed oil embargo against Japan - when ?

Answer 10

July 1941

Question 11

When did Japan attack Pearl Harbour ?

Answer 11

7 December 1941

Question 12

World War II began in the Asia Pacific; Japan lauched attacks on Thailand, Malaya and the Philippines - When ?

Answer 12

8 December 1941

Question 13

When did Japan begin their invasion of Indonesia ?

Answer 13

15 December 1941

Question 14

Hitler’s Germany - Wannsee Conference - Decision to kill all Jews - When ?

Answer 14

20 January 1942

Question 15

When did Japan invade Singapore ?

Answer 15

8 February 1942

Question 16

When did Britain surrender Singapore to Japan ?

Answer 16

15 February 1942

Question 17

When did Philippines surrender to the Japanese ?

Answer 17

6 May 1942

Question 18

When was the Battle of the Coral Sea ?

Answer 18

3-8 May 1942

Question 19

When was the Battle of Midway ?

Answer 19

3-6 June 1942

Question 20

American oil embargo against Japan - when ?

Answer 20

July 1942

Question 21

Battle of Kursk, Germans retreated from Eastern Front - when ?

Answer 21

July - August 1942

Question 22

When did Solomon Islands campaign begin ?

Answer 22

August 1942

Question 23

When did Italy surrender to the Allies ?

Answer 23

September 1942

Question 24

When did Italy declare war on the Axis powers ?

Answer 24

October 1942