European History Quiz - How Much Do You Know About WWII?

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It’s 1939, and Europe is on the brink of war. Nazi Germany is getting headstrong, fascism has risen in Italy, Stalin is growing power-hungry in Soviet Russia and, on the far side of the globe, Japanese aggression is seething. The world is about to implode. This is European history in the making.
If you want to learn more about recent European history, this WWII quiz is a good place to start. Travel around the map of Europe, march along the battlefronts, and bask in the ultimate victory of the Allied Powers. This European WWII quiz will recall the events that provoked the war, the big names and leaders involved, and the important dates and places of the this terrible European history.
Why learn this stuff? For European people, history is still very much alive today – in the monuments to fallen heroes, in the memorials to the victims of war, and in the residue of that dangerous ideology which led to millions dead. For European people, history is a reminder of the devastation and destruction that accompanies ideas of supremacy. In fact, Europe doesn’t want you to forget; WWII memorials stand tall everywhere, so that residents and tourists alike remember where power, hatred, and greed lead.
We know this sounds all too heavy, but this dynamic and fun European history quiz will more than tell you bland facts; it will draw you into the story of WWII, introducing you to its heroes and villains and all the rest. Before you know it, your curiosity will make you hunger for history.
Test your Knowledge of European History
Do you recall the moment when, as a child, you learned about WWII? We do. Learning about that sad and terrible history, our innocence was shed. Why did this happen? How could the world let this happen?
Take our historical online quiz, and you’ll discover how and why it happened. Not only will you learn the map of Europe and the history of the European people, but you will grapple with the same questions you had as a child: why and how do people get to this point? This quiz will have you asking the eternal questions.
So, turn your clock back to the ‘30s and ‘40s and let’s get crackin’! Take our European history quiz and drop some WWII knowledge.
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On the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow reads the script: “Your name is unknown. Your deed is immortal.” Millions of soldiers and civilians alike perished in WWII, and yet their deed lives on through the telling of stories. That’s what history is: telling the story of the immortal deed of those unknown soldiers and peoples of the past.
We’ve dug through European history books to piece together an interesting quiz group that will test your historical know-how. This quiz recalls the soldiers’ and victims’ sufferings and their victories, improving your knowledge of European people, the history of WWII, and the map of Europe.
This WWII European history quiz is one in a series of quizzes for history buffs. It will remind you of the immortal deeds of those unknown, while also encouraging modern day scholars to learn from the past. All of this in one fun online quiz!

Jessica Holom is a freelance writer and digital nomad with a background in literature, art, and writing. She believes curiosity never killed a single cat and enjoys learning, world-exploring, and writing about both.

European History Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Who spoke these famous words: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields…”?

  • A
    Joseph Stalin
  • B
    Dwight Eisenhower
  • C
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • D
    Winston Churchill

Question 2

Which of the “Big Three” Allied leaders didn’t see the end of the war?

  • A
    Joseph Stalin
  • B
    Adolf Hitler
  • C
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • D
    Winston Churchill

Question 3

Although he didn't really like Hitler, which fascist leader allied Italy with Germany?

  • A
    Benito Mussolini
  • B
    Silvio Berlusconi
  • C
    Joseph Stalin
  • D
    Queen Victoria

Question 4

Which leader made a nonaggression pact with Hitler, which was later broken?

  • A
    Joseph Stalin
  • B
    Charles de Gaulle
  • C
    Winston Churchill
  • D
    Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 5

A failed artist authored this book that became the best-selling book in Germany, second only to the Bible. What was its title in English?

  • A
    My Failure
  • B
    My Crippling Ego
  • C
    My Struggle
  • D
    My Life

Question 6

Who attended the Yalta Conference in 1945?

  • A
    Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, and Joseph Stalin
  • B
    Vladimir Lenin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • C
    Dwight Eisenhower, Vladimir Lenin, and Neville Chamberlain
  • D
    Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill

Question 7

In what year did the U.S. enter the war?

  • A
    1939
  • B
    1940
  • C
    1941
  • D
    1945

Question 8

Which country was NOT one of the Allied powers?

  • A
    Great Britain
  • B
    France
  • C
    China
  • D
    Germany

Question 9

More than a million war victims were killed here. Where was the notorious Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz, located?

  • A
    Austria
  • B
    United Kingdom
  • C
    Poland
  • D
    Germany

Question 10

Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist and member of the Nazi Party. What is he famous for?

  • A
    Building war tanks
  • B
    Saving more than a thousand Jews
  • C
    Inventing nuclear power
  • D
    His industrial company

Question 11

Initiating the world to Nazi Germany's "blitzkrieg" strategy, what country did Germany invade to launch WWII in Europe?

  • A
    France
  • B
    Soviet Union
  • C
    Austria
  • D
    Poland

Question 12

Hitler wasn't the only one land-grabbin'. Where did Stalin's "Winter War" take place?

  • A
    Finland
  • B
    Switzerland
  • C
    Sweden
  • D
    Austria

Question 13

Which country did Italy first invade when entering the war?

  • A
    Spain
  • B
    Germany
  • C
    Czech Republic
  • D
    France

Question 14

What pact was signed between Germany, Italy, and Japan in 1940?

  • A
    Friendship Pact
  • B
    Axis Pact
  • C
    Tripartite Pact
  • D
    Treaty of War

Question 15

After killing millions, how did Hitler die?

  • A
    Executed by the Allies
  • B
    Was tried at the Nuremberg Proceedings and died in prison
  • C
    Committed suicide
  • D
    Suffered a stroke

Question 16

Don't look the other way. Which of these European countries was NOT neutral during WWII?

  • A
    Ireland
  • B
    Switzerland
  • C
    Sweden
  • D
    Austria

Question 17

Where did D-Day unfold?

  • A
    Dover
  • B
    Moscow
  • C
    Berlin
  • D
    Normandy

Question 18

After being ambushed on all fronts, when did Germany surrender?

  • A
    May 1945
  • B
    June 1944
  • C
    September 1945
  • D
    March 1940

Question 19

What was NOT a tenant of Adolf Hitler's fascist ideology?

  • A
    Aryan supremacy
  • B
    Nationalism
  • C
    Democracy
  • D
    Anti-semitism

Question 20

When WWII concluded, where did the trials of war criminals take place?

  • A
    Nuremberg
  • B
    The Hague
  • C
    Berlin
  • D
    Paris

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