The Second World War Set 1
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This set of Modern World History Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on The Second World War Set 1
Q1 | World War II began on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of:
- Poland
- The Soviet Union.
- The Sudetenland.
- Belgium.
Q2 | The Reserve Police Battalion 101 of Hamburg:
- was responsible for keeping order at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
- refused to obey their orders to kill all Jewish inhabiting Hamburg.
- was responsible for transporting five thousand Poles out of the Warsaw ghetto.
- were policemen who obeyed orders to kill, in one day, 1,500 Jewish men, women and children.
Q3 | In 1937, the Japanese:
- invaded Manchuria.
- joined the Axis powers.
- invaded Burma.
- destroyed the strategic city of Nanjing.
Q4 | The French government that collaborated with the Nazis was located at:
- Paris.
- Dunkirk.
- Vichy.
- Verdun.
Q5 | Which of the following countries did not experience authoritarian regimes in the 1930s?
- Yugoslavia.
- Czechoslovakia.
- Hungary.
- Romania.
Q6 | On June 6, 1944:
- France was liberated by the Allies.
- the Allies landed at Normandy.
- the Allies crossed the Rhine.
- the Soviet army marched into Berlin.
Q7 | The Einsatzgruppen:
- were Soviet anti-communists and Nazi sympathizers.
- was the name given to the resistance movement within Germany.
- were responsible for formulating Operation Barbarossa.
- were Nazi death squads.
Q8 | In general the Hungarian government:
- persecuted Jews but was slow to deport them to German camps in Poland.
- quickly rounded up all the Jews living in Hungary and sent them into the hands of the Nazis.
- refused to submit to Nazi anti-Semitic policies.
- collaborated with the Nazi “final solution”.
Q9 | As the war progressed, which country used its workers and materials less efficiently?
- Germany.
- the Soviet Union.
- the United States.
- Britain.
Q10 | The largest Jewish resistance to Nazis came in the spring of 1943 at:
- Lodz.
- the Warsaw ghetto.
- Auschwitz.
- Prague.
Q11 | Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier, and Mussolini met at Munich on September 28, 1938, inorder to:
- decide the fate of Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia.
- discuss Germany?s withdrawal from the League of Nations.
- appease Stalin and Mussolini.
- discuss the Polish question.
Q12 | Josip Broz, or Tito, was a:
- Hungarian leader who created a Nazi puppet state.
- leader of the Ustasha, the Croatian fascist guard.
- communist leader of the Yugoslav resistance movement.
- Romanian general who tr
Q13 | The “dance of millions” refers to:
- celebrations in Paris after the liberation of France.
- a wave of Latin American prosperity due to wartime profits.
- a dance craze that swept the continent after 1945.
- a special party rally held by Hitler to boost morale.
Q14 | Operation Barbarossa was the code name for:
- the German invasion of Russia.
- the Normandy invasion.
- the Russian invasion of Belgium.
- the Allied invasion of Berlin.
Q15 | The first detonation of an atom bomb took place in the summer of 1945 at:
- Hiroshima.
- Nagasaki.
- Los Alamos.
- the Bikini Atoll.
Q16 | The Policy of appeasement was based on all of the following assumption except:
- The outbreak of another war was unthinkable.
- Germany had been treated too harshly by the provisions of Versailles.
- Germany would not break the provisions of Versailles.
- The Nazis and fascists served as a bulwark against the Soviet.
Q17 | World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from_________.
- 1939 to 1945
- 1940 to 1946
- 1935 to 1940
- None of these
Q18 | Which countries were involved in World War II?
- Australia
- Britain
- Germany
- All of these
Q19 | What were the major causes of World War II?
- The rise of fascism
- Harsh treatment of Germany by the Treaty of Versailles
- The Treaty of Versailles
- All of these
Q20 | Germany’s invasion of which country started world war II?
- France
- Japan
- Poland
- None of these
Q21 | Which of the following countries was not a member of the Allies?
- China
- Britain
- Japan
- None of these
Q22 | What was the US strategy in the Pacific during WWII?
- Blitzkrieg
- Lightning war
- Leapfrogging
- None of these
Q23 | The main Axis powers of WWII consisted of
- Germany, Russia, Japan
- France, Italy, Japan
- Germany, Italy, Japan
- None of these
Q24 | What was the last battle of World War II?
- Battle of the Atlantic
- Battle of Okinawa
- Battle of North Borneo
- None of these
Q25 | When did Germany attack Russia in WWII?
- 1942
- 1944
- 1941
- None of these