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World War Two 0001   Easy

 
 
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1. Who commanded Britain's 8th Army at the Battle of el Alamein in 1942?
 
Alexander
Auchinleck
Montgomery
Patton
 
 
2. Which country was invaded by Germany on 1st September 1939?
 
Austria
Belgium
Netherlands
Poland
 
 
3. From which island did Axis forces withdraw in August 1943?
 
Cyprus
Greenland
Madagascar
Sicily

Benito Mussolini had fallen two weeks before
 
 
4. Which major British base was taken by the Japanese in February 1942?
 
Aden
Brisbane
Hong Kong
Singapore
 
 
5. In February 1945, which three major leaders met at Yalta?
 
Attlee, MacArthur and Stalin
Churchill, De Gaulle and Molotov
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo

This the last time the Big 3 met, as Roosevelt died and Churchill was soon voted out
 
 
6. Work on which railway caused great hardship for Allied POWs under the Japanese?
 
Bangalore Railway
Bangkok Railway
Bangladesh Railway
Burma Railway
 
 
7. Which Battle did the Spitfire aeroplane help to win during World War Two?
 
Battle of Britain
Battle of East Anglia
Battle of England
Battle of London
 
 
8. Who replaced Roosevelt as President of the USA in April 1945?
 
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Truman
Wavell

Roosevelt died on 12th April 1945, just before victory in Europe was achieved
 
 
9. In which country did the Battle of Monte Cassino take place in May 1944?
 
Austria
France
Greece
Italy
 
 
10. On which date did the Allied landings in France, known as D-Day, take place?
 
4th April 1944
5th May 1944
6th June 1944
7th July 1944
 
 
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