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Quiz about The Participants of World War II

The Participants of World War II Quiz

This quiz is about the countries and continents that fought in WWII. Please note that colonies and commonwealths fall under their mother country and their mother country's continent. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by halofan333. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
halofan333

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
262,720

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5663

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: AndySed (6/10), Guest 170 (9/10), Guest 1 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which inhabited continent did not contribute troops to WWII? Hint

Africa

South America

None

Oceania

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the last country to enter the war on the side of the Allies? Hint

Brazil

Vietnam

Bulgaria

Mongolia

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Question 3 of 10

3. What country was invaded on the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor? Hint

Thailand

Poland

France

Laos

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which side(s) was Bulgaria on during the war, and in what order? Hint

Axis, then Allies

Axis

Allies, then Axis

It was neutral

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many countries signed the United Nations declaration by the end of the war? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these groups is generally accepted as having the highest casualties of the war: Allied soldiers, Axis soldiers, Allied civilians or Axis civilians? Hint

Axis civilians

Axis soldiers

Allied soldiers

Allied civilians

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Question 7 of 10

7. Although it declared war on Germany in March 1945, which South American country was known for being pro-Nazi and later harbored several wanted Nazis after the war? Hint

Peru

Argentina

Colombia

Brazil

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Question 8 of 10

8. Although not the first formal reference, who was the first to use the term "axis", in reference to the Axis Powers? Hint

Adolf Hitler

Benito Mussolini

Hirohito

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these countries was NOT an ally of Germany in Operation Barbarossa? Hint

Romania

The Soviet Union

Slovakia

Italy

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Question 10 of 10

10. The French post-Blitzkrieg government that was eliminated in 1944 was based in what town? Hint

Marseille

Paris

Vichy

Bordeaux

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which inhabited continent did not contribute troops to WWII?

Answer: None

Africa first contributed through South Africa. Oceania first contributed through Australia and New Zealand, joining the war same day as Britain. South America contributed through Brazil about halfway into the war.

2. What was the last country to enter the war on the side of the Allies?

Answer: Mongolia

It joined on August 9, 1945 - after Operation August Storm.

3. What country was invaded on the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer: Thailand

Before the war, Thailand was an ally of Japan. However, only hours after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese invaded, and the resistance was called off not much later.

4. Which side(s) was Bulgaria on during the war, and in what order?

Answer: Axis, then Allies

Bulgaria joined the Axis on 1 March 1941 by signing the Tripartite Pact. It switched on 4 September 1944, after the U.S. and Britain launched heavy bombings, and the Red Army was nearing the Romania-Bulgaria border.

5. How many countries signed the United Nations declaration by the end of the war?

Answer: 47

During the course of the war, 26 countries were the original signatories of the 1942 declaration and 3 more signed that year. In 1943, 5 countries signed, and in 1944, 2 more signed. Finally, with 11 more signatories in 1945, the final total was 47. There were more members of the Allies; however, they did not sign the declaration.

6. Which of these groups is generally accepted as having the highest casualties of the war: Allied soldiers, Axis soldiers, Allied civilians or Axis civilians?

Answer: Allied civilians

Over 36 million Allied civilians died, and over 14 million Allied soldiers died. Over 8 million Axis soldiers died, and over 4 million Axis civilians died.

7. Although it declared war on Germany in March 1945, which South American country was known for being pro-Nazi and later harbored several wanted Nazis after the war?

Answer: Argentina

Most of the population during the war was divided between pro-Allied and pro-Axis feelings. Much of the population didn't agree with their country's neutral stance, and a few hundred actually fought as volunteers alongside some Allied forces.

8. Although not the first formal reference, who was the first to use the term "axis", in reference to the Axis Powers?

Answer: Benito Mussolini

With the "Pact of Steel", Mussolini declared that they would form an axis which the rest of Europe would revolve around.

9. Which of these countries was NOT an ally of Germany in Operation Barbarossa?

Answer: The Soviet Union

The operation's initial goal was to capture the Soviet Union's European land. It was named after Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, a leader of the 12th century Crusades.

10. The French post-Blitzkrieg government that was eliminated in 1944 was based in what town?

Answer: Vichy

It was led by Marshall P�tain, the Prime Minister of the French Third Republic at the time. Since he chose to put his seat of government in Vichy, his regime was called the Vichy Regime.

Source: Author halofan333

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