Слайд 2When did
Adolf Hitler come
to power?
In 1923
In 1933
In 1938
Слайд 3
1.b. Hitler came to power in 1933,
when he became
Chancellor of Germany.
Слайд 42. When did the Second World War start?
In 1938
In 1939
In 1940
Слайд 52.b.
World War II started with the German invasion of Poland
on the 1st of September, 1939.
Слайд 63. What two countries were Germany’s allies?
Italy and Japan
Spain and Italy
Japan
and China
Слайд 86. What two countries declared war on Germany after the Nazi
troops invaded Poland?
Great Britain and the USA
Norway and Denmark
France and Great Britain
Слайд 96.c. When Hitler invaded Poland Britain and France declared war on
Germany.
Слайд 10What was the only WWII battle that was fought solely in
the air?
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Berlin
Слайд 129. Who was Britain’s Prime Minister during the war?
Harold Winston
Winston Churchill
Margaret
Thatcher
Слайд 1410. Which of the following death camps was the largest?
Dachau
Auschwitz
Buchenwald
Слайд 1510.b. Auschwitz. It was set up on the territory of Poland
in 1940. More than 1.5 million people (mostly Jews) died in its gas chambers. In 1945 Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet troops.
Слайд 1612. When did the Japanese attack the American naval base at
Pearl Harbour?
In 1939
In 1941
In 1943
Слайд 1712.b. The Japanese started a surprise attack
on the US Navy
base at Pearl Harbour
on the 7th of December, 1941.
Слайд 1813. Who said: “We shall fight on the beaches. We shall
fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields, and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!”
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Слайд 2014. What was the German code name for the summer attack
on the Soviet Union in 1941?
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Dragon
Operation Bismark
Слайд 2215. The German invasion of the Soviet Union began on the
22nd of June, 1941. Who announced the news?
Josef Stalin
Lavrentiy Beria
Vyacheslav Molotov
Слайд 2315.c. It was Molotov who announced the news. Stalin did not
make
a public speech until July 3, 1941.
Слайд 2416. How long did
the Siege of Leningrad last?
90 days
300 days
900
days
Слайд 2516.c. The Siege of Leningrad lasted for 900 days, from the
8th of September, 1941 until the 27th of January, 1944. It was the most tragic period in the history of the city. By the winter of 1941-42 (the coldest winter on record) there was no heating or lighting, running water of drainage. Food rations were extremely low. Each person got only 125 grams of bread a day. By the time spring came, half a million people were dead.
Слайд 2617. Who wrote the famous Leningrad symphony?
Dmitri Shostackovich
Sergei Prokofiev
Alexander Alexandrov
Слайд 2819. Who was the highest-scoring fighter pilot in the Soviet Union?
Ivan
Kozhedub
Alexander Pokrshkin
Nikolai Gulayev
Слайд 2919.a. Ivan Kozhedub (62 kills). He was one of the only
two Soviet fighter pilots to be awarded the Gold Star of a Hero of the Soviet Union three times during the Second World War.
The other pilot was Alexander Pokryshkin (59 kills).
Слайд 3020. Which of the following was not a German fighter?
Messerschmidt
Spitfire
Fokker
Слайд 3221. What tank was considered to be
the best tank in
WWII?
T-62
T-72
T-34
Слайд 3422. What river does Stalingrad stand on?
The Ural
The Volga
The Don
Слайд 3623. Which German officer was promoted to field marshal the day
before he surrendered to the Red Army at Stalingrad?
Friedrich Paulus
Wilhelm von Leeb
Franz Halder
Слайд 3824. The famous Russian rocket launcher, “Katyusha”, had another nickname. What
was it?
Stalin’s Organ
Ivan the Terrible
Thunderstorm
Слайд 4025. What was the biggest tank battle of the Second World
War?
The Battle of Leningrad
The Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Stalingrad
Слайд 4226. What Nazi party member saved 1,100 Jewish people by giving
them work in his factory?
Rudolf Hess
Oskar Schindler
Josef Heinz
Слайд 4326.b. Oskar Schindler. He spent all his money to protect and
save hundreds of Jews from Hitler’s gas chambers. He died penniless.
Слайд 4427. In 1943, Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met at a conference.
Where did it take place?
In Cairo
In Teheran
In Yalta
Слайд 4527.b. The conference took place in Teheran.
Слайд 4628. Who was the Supreme commander of the Allied Forces at
the end of the war?
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Dwight Eisenhower
Слайд 4728.c. Dwight Eisenhower. Later he became President of The United States.
Слайд 4829. Whose armed forces fought and won the Battle of Berlin?
Great
Britain’s
The USA’s
The Soviet Union’s
Слайд 5030. Which of the following countries was the last to surrender?
Germany
Japan
Italy
Слайд 5231. What happened to Adolf Hitler?
He committed suicide
He fled to Argentina
He
was killed during an air raid
Слайд 5331.a. Adolf Hitler killed himself
on April 30th, 1945
Слайд 5432. What happened to Benito Mussolini, the notorious Italian dictator?
He was
captured by the American troops and tried as a war criminal.
He was captured and hanged by Italian partisans.
He mysteriously disappeared.
Слайд 5532.b. He was captured and hanged
by Italian partisans on April
28, 1945.
Слайд 5633. Which of these Nazi leaders was shot by an SS
guard at his own request?
Goebbels
Himler
Kesselring
Слайд 5834. How many atomic bombs were dropped on Japan?
1
2
3
Слайд 5934.b. The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing about
70,000
people. The second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing about 40,000 people.
Слайд 6035. Where were the war trials held after the war?
In Berlin
In
Nuremberg
In London
Слайд 6236. How many years did the Second World War last?
5 years
6
years
7 years