Ultimate WW2 History Quiz - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
What was the name of the Nazi Party leader? Adolf Hitler
88%
What caused the beginning of WW2 in September 1st, 1939? The Invasion of Poland
79%
What was the name of the leader of the Soviet Union? Joseph Stalin
61%
In which nation did the ideology fascism formulate in? Italy
60%
What was the British prime minister for the majority of the war? Winston Churchill
57%
What allied power did Germany sign a non-aggression pact with before the invasion of Poland? The Soviet Union
55%
What was the name of the German air force? The Luftwaffe
46%
What was the name for the secret project to develop the atomic bombs? The Manhattan Project
43%
Which American general oversaw the invasion of Normandy? Dwight D. Eisenhower
38%
What were the three major axis powers? Germany, Italy, Japan
37%
Who was the leader of the United States at the end of WW2? Harry S. Truman
37%
Which African nation did Italy invade prior, and during WW2? Ethiopia
35%
What was the code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima? Little Boy
35%
What was the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union? Operation Barbarossa
35%
What was the famous attack led to the United States declaring war on Japan? The Attack on Pearl Harbor
34%
What was the nickname for the German general, Erwin Rommel? The Desert Fox
33%
What was the deadliest battle in WW2, causing the deaths of 1.2 million people? The Battle of Stalingrad
32%
What notorious battle was considered the turning point for the Japanese-American front? The Battle of Midway
31%
What was the code-name for the invasion of Normandy? Operation Overlord
30%
What was the name of the Fascist French puppet government formulated after the occupation of France? Vichy France
30%
Who was the leader for the Free French Forces during WW2? Charles De Gaulle
27%
What was the name for the Soviet invasion of Finland? The Winter War
26%
Which Nazi doctor was known as "The Angel of Death" Josef Mengele
22%
Which nation chose to ally themselves with Germany and helped invade Yugoslavia and Greece? Bulgaria
20%
Who was the commander of the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Theater? General Douglas MacArthur
20%
What was the title that Benito Mussolini gave himself? Il Duce
20%
What was the name of the German "invasion" of Austria? The Anschluss
20%
What was the name of the Egyptian city that led to the halt, and eventual retreat of the axis forces in North Africa? El-Alamein
19%
Which was the largest tank battle during WW2? The Battle of Kursk
19%
What were the two nations that declared war on Germany after it declared war on Poland? United Kingdom and France
19%
What was the conference where Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met to discuss post-war Europe? The Yalta Conference
18%
What was the name of the non-aggression pact signed between the Germans and the Soviet Union? The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact
17%
What was the beach that the Canadian divisions landed on during D-Day? Juno Beach
15%
Which other axis nation fought on the Pacific campaign? (Not Japan) Thailand/Siam
15%
Which was the first nation that the United States landed in and invaded on the European theatre during WW2? Morocco
13%
Which nation provided aid to the Chinese during the Sino-Japanese war, and WW2? The United States
13%
What was the name for the infamous battle fought in the Solomon Islands? The Battle of Guadalcanal
9%
What was the name of the battle where US forces and Wehrmacht forces teamed up to defend against the Waffen-SS? The Battle of Castle Itter
6%
What was the code name for the allied deception plan to mislead the Germans about the date and location of D-Day? Operation Fortitude
3%
Which French port city was the site of a failed raid by Allied forces, intended to test German defenses and gather intelligence? Port of Dieppe
0%
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