Famous Battles
Leaders of the War
Weapons and
Technology
Aftermath of War
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What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war in
Europe?
The Battle of Stalingrad
What battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the
Allies in two in their drive towards Germany?
The Battle of the Bulge
What battle effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when
the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers?
The Battle of Midway
What battle was part of the three-point plan the Americans had
for winning the war in the Far East and occurred on February
1945?
The Battle of Iwo Jima
Which battle was primarily fought between two of the
outstanding commanders of World War Two, Montgomery and
Rommel?
The Battle of El Alamein
Who is the Nazi dictator that led Germany in World War 2?
Adolf Hitler
Who was Britain's leader during World War 2 and a
British statesman?
Winston Churchill
Who’s United States general who supervised the invasion of
Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany?
Dwight Eisenhower
Who’s the Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of
the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by
purging all opposition (1879-1953)?
Joseph Stalin
Who’s the United States general who
served as chief of staff and commanded
Allied forces in the South Pacific during
World War II?
Douglas MacArthur
What was the primary tank used by the United States during
World War II?
M4 Sherman
Who designed as an infantry-support
tank, and was not originally intended to
engage enemy armor?
Panzer 4
What was the first semi-automatic rifle
to be generally issued to the infantry of
any nation and called "the greatest
battle implement ever devised" by
General George S. Patton?
M1 Grand
What were submachine guns developed in Nazi
Germany and used extensively by paratroopers,
tank crews, platoon and squad leaders, and
other troops during World War II?
MP40
What was known informally as the "Tommy
Gun", "Trench Broom", and "Trench
Sweeper”?
Thompson Sub Machine Gun
What happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
in 1945 to end the war between the Allies and
Japan?
Atom Bomb
What happened when Soviet soldiers with
lowered standards of the defeated Nazi
forces during the Victory Day parade in
Moscow, on June 24, 1945?
Took Over Berlin
Which country’s population decreased by about 40
million during the war; of these, 8.7 million were
combat deaths.
Soviet Russia
What country was split into two after it
was taken over by the Allies?
Germany
Name a country that became a
communist government under the
Soviet sphere of influence near
Baltic Sea?
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia,
or East Germany
Which war was the most destructive
conflict in history. It cost more money,
damaged more property, killed more
people, and caused more far-reaching
changes than any other war in history,
World War 1 or World War 2?
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World War 2