World War II and Its Key Players Quiz

Adolf Hitler led Nazi Germany during World War II.

Germany invaded Poland to start World War II.

The Soviet Union was not part of the Axis Powers during World War II.

The code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, was Operation Overlord.

Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union during most of World War II.

Germany was the first country to declare war in World War II.

The Battle of Stalingrad is often considered the turning point in the European theater of World War II.

Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II.

Hideki Tojo was the Prime Minister of Japan during World War II.

Hiroshima was the first city to be targeted by an atomic bomb during World War II.

The German air force during World War II was named Luftwaffe.

Operation Neptune (D-Day) is known as the largest amphibious assault in history.

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor prompted the United States to enter World War II.

The Potsdam Conference among Allied leaders decided on the partitioning of Germany and the establishment of the United Nations.

Neville Chamberlain was the British Prime Minister at the beginning of World War II.

The name of the secret project to develop the atomic bomb during World War II was the Manhattan Project.

Hirohito was the Emperor of Japan during World War II.