Blitzkrieg Across Europe
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US World War 2 HistoryTrivia Quiz.
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the page.
 1) How many days did
it take for the German Luftwaffe (air force) to destroy the Polish
air force?
2) On September 3, 1939,
Britain declared war on German. German
submarine torpedoed and san a passenger liner Athenia.
The attack killed 112 people.
How many American were killed in the attack?
3) The British made their
first attack on Germany.
What
was the attack?
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13 tons of leaflets
dropped
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Commando attack on German
territory
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British battleships
shelling the German navy
4) On September 19, 1939,
Soviets attacked eastern Poland.
When
did Poland surrender?
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September 18, 1939
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September 27, 1939
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September 30, 1939
5) On November 8, 1939,
Hitler went to Munich to celebrate the sixteenth anniversary of he Beer
Hall Putsch.
What
happened at the party?
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An assassination attempt
on Hitler
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A British air attack
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A French commando raid in
Munich
6) Romania provided
Germany with essential natural resources.
What was the most important natural resource from Romania?
7) Sweden had an
agreement with Germany to provide them with high-grade iron ore and ball
bearings.
When did the U.S.
and Britain arrange a trade agreement to curtail German exports?
8) On November 30, 1939,
what country did the Soviets invade?
9) On March 15, 1940, the
Finnish Parliament accepted Soviet peace terms.
The Soviets lost 200,000 soldiers.
How many did the Finns lose?
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25,000 soldiers
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250,000 soldiers
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500,000 soldiers
10) In April 1940, Stalin
ordered 5,000 Polish officers taken into the Katyn forest.
The murdered soldiers were buried in mass graves.
When were documents released that showed that the Soviet secret
police carried out the Katyn Massacre?
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