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How Much Do You Know About WWII?

WWII began in Europe on 1 September 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later.

1939

What year did WWII begin in Europe?

Adolf Hitler was born on 20 April 1889 in Braunau am Inn, a town in Austria-Hungary, which is in present-day Austria.

Austria-Hungary

What country was Hitler born in?

Who is this man?

On December 11, 1941, the United States Congress declared war upon Germany after Germany declared war on the United States following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

1941

What year did America declare war on Germany?

Bread was not rationed until the war ended. A bad harvest in 1946 meant that bread began to be rationed, and didn't come off ration until 1948. Meat and a few other types of rationing continued until 1954!   
This picture shows the weekly ration for two people in 1943.

Bread

Which of these things were not rationed in the UK during WW2?

Women's Auxiliary Air Force

What does WAAF stand for?

The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior Nazi officials in January 1942. The "final solution" was to determine the fate of the remaining European Jews.

The Wannsee Conference

Where did Germany decide the “final solution”?

Britain

What country's air force are these planes from?

British women who married American soldiers stationed in the country were called G.I. brides.

G.I's

What were American soldiers called?

British forces retreated back across the channel

What happened at Dunkirk?

The iconic image of the "weeping Frenchman" is sometimes thought to have been taken in Paris; in fact it was taken in Marseilles.   
Life Magazine published the image in March 1941, captioned "a Frenchman sheds tears of patriotic grief as the flags of his country's last regiments are exiled to Africa." The flags of fallen France were being marched through the streets of Marseilles to the port on their way to Africa.

Marseilles

What city was this famous photograph taken in?

What was code name given to Germany's invasion of the USSR?

In the USA gas masks for children were partly designed by Walt Disney. The British versions didn't look very much like Mickey Mouse, but still had the same nickname.

Mickey Mouse

What cartoon character were gas masks designed for British children named after?

Bletchley park was the secret site of British codebreaking during WW2.

Cracking the German Enigma machine code

What happened at Bletchley Park?

During WWII the "forces sweetheart" Dame Vera Lynn became incredibly well known for her music and performances for British troops serving abroad.

Dame Vera Lynn

Who sang the iconic WWII song "We'll Meet Again"?

The purpose of the 1945 conference was to discuss Europe's post-war reorganization.

FDR, Churchill, Stalin

Who was present at the Yalta conference?

The couple, who did not know each other, were famously photographed kissing in Times Square on Victory over Japan Day in 1945. Many people have come forward claiming to be each of the people in the photograph.

VJ Day

On what day was this iconic photograph taken?

You don't know very much about WWII. Your history teacher would be very disappointed in you.

You know a little bit about WWII. Your history teacher wouldn't be angry, but they'd be disappointed.

You know quite a bit about WWII! You history teacher would be fairly pleased with that result.

You know a lot about WWII! Your history teacher would be proud.

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