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Important Dates and Events

Complete a timeline of major events connected with the Second World War, from the Munich Agreement to the Nuremberg trials.

Important dates questions

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Question 1 of 15
1. Who signed the Munich Agreement on behalf of Britain in 1938?

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Questions

  1. Who signed the Munich Agreement on behalf of Britain in 1938?
  2. Which country did Germany invade on 1 September 1939?
  3. Which country joined Britain in declaring war on Germany on 3 September 1939?
  4. Which foods were among the first rationed in January 1940?
  5. Who became British Prime Minister in May 1940?
  6. Which country declared war on Britain and France in June 1940?
  7. Which foods were added to rationing in July 1940?
  8. Which US naval base was attacked on 7 December 1941?
  9. In which US state is Pearl Harbor?
  10. On which country’s coast did Allied forces land on D-Day, 6 June 1944?
  11. Who committed suicide as Allied forces surrounded Berlin in April 1945?
  12. Which Japanese city was struck by the first atomic bomb on 6 August 1945?
  13. Which country surrendered on VJ Day in August 1945?
  14. In which year did the trials of Nazi war criminals end?
  15. In which year did rationing finally end in Britain?

Answers

  1. Neville Chamberlain
  2. Poland
  3. France
  4. Ham, bacon, sugar and butter
  5. Winston Churchill
  6. Italy
  7. Tea, margarine, cheese and lard
  8. Pearl Harbor
  9. Hawaii
  10. France
  11. Adolf Hitler
  12. Hiroshima
  13. Japan
  14. 1946
  15. 1954
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