Chapter: The 20th century - World War II

If you want to become a citizen of the UK, you’ll first have to pass the official United Kingdom citizenship test. The written citizenship exam will test your knowledge of basic facts about the country’s history, political system and major events.
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World War II

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

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

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

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

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

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Winston Churchill became an MP in what year?

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Germany surrendered to the Allies in which month in 1945?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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