Chapter: The 20th century - World War II

A turning point of World War II was when German forces failed in their attempts to invade where?

In what year did Adolf Hitler come to power in Germany?

World War II finally ended with the surrender of Japan in which month of 1945?

The atomic bomb was partly made possible by scientists at Cambridge University being the first to do what?

When France fell to Germany in 1940, 300,000 British troops were evacuated from which French port?

The UK and France declared war on Nazi Germany in 1939 due to its invasion of where?

The USA joined World War II on the side of Britain and the Allies in which month of 1941?

The aerial battle between the German air force and the RAF in 1940 was known as the...?

Winston Churchill became an MP in what year?

In which area of France did the D-Day landings take place?

The D-Day landings began on 6 June in which year?

Germany surrendered to the Allies in which month in 1945?

In which year did Winston Churchill become Prime Minister of the UK?

Before becoming an MP, Winston Churchill was a soldier and a...?

The German air force campaign of bombing London and other cities during World War II was known as the...?

Scotsman Alexander Fleming won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1945 for his discovery of what?

The two most important fighter aircraft used to fight off German attacks on Britain from the air in WWII were the Spitfire and the...?