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Multiple choice here we go again second world war and world history

Where was Reinhard Heydrich attacked?

  1. Berlin

  2. Lidice

  3. Prague

  4. Bohemia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • On 27 May 1942 in Prague, in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, seven men attacked a vehicle with grenades.
  • The passenger, Reinhard Heydrich, was severely wounded and died several days later.
Multiple choice here we go again second world war and world history

The survivors of the Holocaust were sent to which modern state?

  1. East Germany

  2. United States

  3. West Germany

  4. Isreal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
When the war ended in 1945, some of the Jews imprisoned in the Nazi camps were still alive along with other survivors. They went to live in what was to become the modern state of Israel.
Multiple choice here we go again second world war and world history

Which village did the Germans attack in retaliation for the attack on Reinhard Heydrich?

  1. Prague

  2. Lidice

  3. Bohemia

  4. Moravia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • A fortnight after the attack on Reinhard Heydrich, the German soldiers entered the village of Lidice, six miles from Prague.
  • The village was completely destroyed along with its residents.
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What was the new method adopted by the Nazis to kill Jews in 1942?

  1. Gassing

  2. Shooting

  3. Bombing

  4. Starving
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
In 1942, the shooting of Jews was replaced by a new method called gassing. Jews from German-occupied countries all over Europe were rounded up and sent to various death camps where they were gassed to death using poison gas.
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Which day is considered as the D-Day?

  1. 4th June 1944

  2. 5th June 1944

  3. 6th June 1944

  4. 7th June 1944
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

D-Day refers to the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II, which took place on June 6, 1944.

Multiple choice here we go again second world war and world history

Which attack brought the United States into the world war II?

  1. Battle of the Atlantic

  2. Attack on Pearl harbour

  3. Bombing on Japan

  4. The shooting of the Jews
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • On 7 December 1940, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii.
  • The attack was a military success. This attack by the Japanese brought the USA into the world war.
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Which aircraft carrier was hit by a Japanese kamikaze plane?

  1. HMS Victorious

  2. HMS Formidable

  3. HMS Victory

  4. HMS Vanguard
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Even after the Victory in Europe (VE) day, fighting still continued against the Japanese in the east.
  • The day after VE day the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious was hit by a Japanese kamikaze plane.
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__________ means exploring an area to gather military information.

  1. Reconnaissance

  2. Strafing

  3. Surveying

  4. Scoring
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Reconnaissance means exploring an area to gather military information. Aircraft were used for reconnaissance, to find out what the enemy was doing.
  • Later these aircraft were armed so that they could defend themselves and attack enemy reconnaissance aircraft.
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Where did the trails against the Nazi leaders take place?

  1. London

  2. Berlin

  3. Hague

  4. Nuremberg
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • The trails against the Nazi leaders took place in Nuremberg.
  • Nuremberg was the site of the annual Nazi party rallies and so was considered a good place to bring Nazism to an end.
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Which country was invaded both by Nazi Germany and by the Soviet Union in 1939?

  1. Czechoslovakia

  2. Britain

  3. Poland

  4. Japan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Poland was invaded both by Nazi Germany and by the Soviet Union in 1939.
  • Due to the series of invasions, post-war Poland was smaller and its borders had been moved westwards.