91/100...........there were a couple that could have had two correct answers....like the german bombers in the blitz.....answer was heinkel....but the junkers ju-88 was also used
Question 40 has two correct answers. If you picked either Sweden or Switzerland you are correct. Also, question 56 is wrong because World War Two was already in progress when Germany invaded France in 1940. After all, France had already invaded Germany in 1939 in what is known as the "Saar Offensive".
i agree and disagree. technically war was declared in 1939 with the invasion of poland but nobody was eager to make any moves to escalate the situation. this is why the period between the invasion of poland and the the invasion of france was known as the sitzkreig.
@@robertallen6028 - Not true! That is the popular propaganda put out to make it look like Germany made the first move against France. After all, they never tell you in your history classes that it was France that invaded Germany first on September 7, 1939 in what is known as the Saar Offensive.
MacArthur was not the supreme commander of the pacific theatre. The command was split east/west between MacArthur and Nimitz with each having control and command over their respective sectors.
The commands were South West Pacific (MacArthur) and Pacific Ocean Areas (Nimitz). There were designated borders. Pacific Ocean Areas included Central Pacific (Nimitz directly commanding) and South Pacific, a subordinate command including the island of Guadalcanal. Theoretically the supreme commander commanded all arms in the area.
Q96 had 2 right answers. Both the Heinkel 111 and Junkers 88 were widely used during the London Blitz, and the Invasion of France was the end of The Phoney War, not the beginning of WWII. Several other dubious questions as well. EG. How could Japan invade China in 1937 and "Join WWII" when WWII didn't officially start until 1939? I managed 100/100 in any case.
I beg to differ on your answer PANZER 1. The Panzer 1 was a light training talk used only for reconnesence in France. Thought there were some Panzer 4s used in France their main battle tank in 1940 in France was the Panzer III.
Yup. And it was the III's weaknesses in France that led to a rethink of the roles of German tanks from then on. They found that the IV, which had been intended as a weapon to destroy strong points and buildings worked much more effectively as what would now be referred to as an MBT (Main Battle Tank). The task of reducing structures and strong points was handed off to the Stug III, which also worked remarkably well as a tank hunter.
there were many panzer 1, panzer II's and panzer iii"s used in the battle of france in differing degrees. both the panzer i and panzer ii were actually training tanks. this is why many of the german military leaders were skeptical about attacking so soon. the panzer iv wasn't even released until 1942
@@robertallen6028 "the panzer iv wasn't even released until 1942" What absolute RUBBISH. Short barrel Pz.kpfwIVs were inb service from 1939. If you're going to argue basic facts, I would suggest you get yours straight. Now why don't you f*ck off and leave the conversation to the adults in the room. I'm sorry to be so rude, but claiming that the IV didn't go into service until 1942 is just ridiculous.
@@robertallen6028 BTW, most Pz.Kpfw Is were used for scouting duties in the fall of France, as were the majority of IIs. The MBT was seen as the III, but it wasn't very successful in the role, as I said before.
Here is the break down of erman tank use in the invsion of France German invasion of France on 10 May 1940, the majority of German tanks were still light types. The Wehrmacht invaded France with 523 Panzer Is, 955 Panzer IIs, 349 Panzer IIIs, 278 Panzer IVs, 106 Panzer 35(t)s and 228 Panzer 38(t)s.
actually, most historians consider the Treaty of Versailles to be the catalysts for the start of WWII. The invasion of Poland was just the first actual military action. the war trials were held in many different cities. the Nuremburg Trials were simply the most famous because it is where the high ranking officials were tried. the question about the battleship sunk at pearl harbor was only partially correct, there were many that were sunk.
I don't agree at all, for several reasons. First, Germany settled the debts of WW1 by intentional inflation, which was overtaken by the prosperity of the 20s. The Great Depression gave Hitler a new wind for his sails. Also, the meaning of catalyst is an event that sparks a powder keg (or metabolic action by releasing energy for allowing molecular changes), or like a key for a door. So even IF you think the Treaty of Versailles was the root cause, it was not the catalyst by definition. However, only easychair historians think that the Treaty of Versailles was the cause of WW2. It required a great deal of subterfuge to drive the German people to war. The average German did not carry around a grudge about WW1.
The invasion of Poland is the usually agreed start. Some say 1937, renewed hostilities between Japan and China. "Catalyst" is a metaphor and allows too many interpretations IMHO
You've made some good points. 'Catalyst' is a rubbery word. I've learned a lot about WW II in Europe from The Cypher-Bearers by Mallory Besom. Should be on Kindle by April. Interesting book.
Good Questions , thanks for posting . Ques 33 - During the Battle of France , IMO it was the Panzer III . Ques 36 - You are right , Chamberlain was known as the British PM for his appeasement policy . But lesser known , is that while Churchill was sounding the alarm about Germany's re armament , Stanley Baldwin ignored Churchill and maintained trade with Germany . Ques 40 - Both Switzerland and Sweden were neutral during WW II . However , during the Norwegian Campaign , Sweden was pressured by Germany to allow military supplies to be transported through their country to Narvik . Sweden was a major source of iron ore during WW II . Ques 42 - gets a bit tricky . Truman had the Interim Committee , the Scientific Committee , Target Committee and the Joint Chiefs of Staff . The scientific committee dismissed a demonstration and recommended direct military use . It was the target committee who chose the cities . Truman handed over use of the atomic bomb to the military . . Ques 68 - Kokura was actually the intended target city , but because in was clouded over , the aircrew went to its second target .
But she had dual citizenship as she liked France so much better than her native America at the time. She lived there until she died, but I get your point!
Finland was not really an axis power and only fought to defend its own territory, it did not assist Germany during the siege of Leningrad but tied up Russian forces, in earlier conflicts with Russia Finland had proven to be resilient defending its country, its did sue for peace with Russia as superior Russian forces looked to take over Finland after pushing the Germans out of Leningrad @@ericjohnson4806
@@williamroothAs Josephine renounced her American citizenship and became a naturalised French citizen, she should be regarded as French for the record.
On question 10 Douglas was not the supreme commander in the "Pacific." The Pacific theater was divided into two areas with McArthur being in charge of the Southwest Pacific and Admiral Chester Nimitz in charge north of that area.
Correct. Nimitz had the Pacific Ocean Areas which had two subordinate divisions; South Pacific Area and North Pacific Area. There were a series of commanders for the North and South Areas. I can't remember all of them. Halsey had the South Pacific during the 1942-3 Guadalcanal Campaign. MacArthur might have seen himself as Supreme Commander of Everybody's Forces Everywhere, but he was not.
@harrygerla6085 I think that Douglas MacArthur was senior to Nimitz, especially with respect to his influence with President Roosevelt. For instance, Nimitz wanted to bypass the Philippines and continue "island hoping" towards Japan. Nimitz thought that doing this would be more economical and Japan's supply of oil, rubber and food from Indonesia would be cut off. However, MacArthur prevailed and a very costly and deadly invasion of the Philippines went forward. MacArthur wasn't Nimitz's boss, but he was his military senior.
@@csulb75 Yes, MacArthur was senior in service and by date of rank. I'm familiar with the concepts. He was not Senior in Command. They were co-equal commanders of their respective areas of responsibility. Nimitz, Pacific Ocean Areas and MacArthur South West Pacific Area. They each reported separately to JCS. Fortunately, areas of overlap in South Pacific under Halsey did not develop any major fractures because they worked well together. Various influences on Roosevelt had as much to do with Army/Navy jealousies and competitiveness. Marshal and King were involved as much as Nimitz and MacArthur.
@@forestgreen315 I don't disagree with your comments, except for the fact that General MacArthur got his way over the objections of Admiral Nimitz, which had to do with his senior military authority.
@@rg1809 but we're not the ones doing the channel. i used to do military tours and i made sure i knew the proper pronunciations. maybe i'm just weird, but it seems more professional.
My Father was a marine at 17 Island Hopping in the Mariana Islands. Field promoted to Platoon Corporal and then to Gunnery Sargent. He only spoke of his war experience one time on a Sunday afternoon and it was a data dump that went on for almost 4 hours. Describing the pieces of the marine in front of him having his brains blown into my fathers face and chest as they rush one of the beaches. He said he only had one though in his mind over and over and over.. "stop the guns" stop the guns" stop the guns" when he picked up a flame thrower dropped on the beach and rushing 2 pillboxes and hearing the screams of the men he cooked alive in them. Doing whatever he had to do to stop the guns. God Bless him and God rest his soul. The pet monkey and goat in their bivouac. The goat ended up getting eaten. The Japanese soldier he instinctively rolled and shot in the mouth during a night raid. Using their gun emplacement search lights to blind incoming Japanese pilots. The smells of the dead and wounded they carried back to the beaches for transport to the ships for medical treatment. I do not know if I could have been that 17 year old he was. I like to think maybe something inside of me would standup and face the duty with some honor. Those boys and men were truly made out of a cloth we seldom have the honor and blessing to see and to know and admire and love.
What a great post! Thank you for it. Your father was a true hero. If you're curious about other unsung heroes in the European front of the war, look for The Cypher-Bearers by Mallory Besom on Kindle in the Spring. Thnx again for your post.
My father and uncle were part of the island hopping in the Solomons. I guess because he only had daughters (5 of us), he never once in our lives talked about the war unless it was about something funny or non violent. At some point he told some stories to my 2 sons, but not much detail. My uncle never said anything about it either. It’s as if they wanted to distance themselves as far from the war as possible. They were so young. My father lied about his age when he enlisted and spent his 17th birthday under a truck on one of the islands. My uncle was only 20 when he enlisted in 1942. He and my father became friends and that’s how my parents met.
94 but the Pacific was Divided into three areas, SE Pacific by Nimitz, SW Pacific by MacArthir, and the India Burma by Mountbatten. You got me on several USSR questions!!!😅😅😅😅
I belive your correct. Look up the Wanseeconference however ,I had the chance to go there and visit the building in 85 and learned of how Hydricth and the others layed out the final solution over cognac and gourmet foods discussing the extermination of the Jewish peoples. The US military used the building after the war and a few others like it and had dinner banquets and high school partys there oddly enough.
87. The questions I missed fell into very distinct categories - mostly names of individuals neither American nor German. That reveals an interesting bias. But really now. A famous French author who became a pilot?
In fact Saint-Ex was an aviation pioneer and began to write about his experiences in the early 1930's. By the end of the decade he was well-established as an author and poet, and had gained world fame. He campaigned in North America on behalf of aid to deGaulle's Free France, but because he was anti-Soviet he became persona non grata. He continued to fly reconnaissance missions for the Allies, though by that time he was quite ill. The Little Prince became an instant classic. He was shot down over the Mediterranean in late July '44, just after the liberation of France. The Cypher-Bearers: A novel of WW II, will be avail on Kindle in the Spring. It presents a new view of the war and esp the role of the French resistance. Saint-Ex is in it. Look for it in April. Be well.
That one really stumped me. As soon as I saw his name, it clicked. His HIGH FLIGHT is well known...st ronnie quoted him in his eulogy for Challenger's crew. My wife watched the eulogy and a pod of dolphins were seen.(?)
91/100. Great fun but... #10, MacArthur was only supreme commander in the South West Pacific. Nimitz was supreme commander in the Pacific Ocean Areas, with a South Pacific sub-command including Guadalcanal. #12, they were all infamous concentration camps. #24 Also and separately, Austria was occupied by the four powers #33 The Panzer I was outdated by 1939. Panzers II, III and IV were the main assault tanks. #40 Yikes, Sweden was neutral as well and surrounded by Axis allies and occupied countries #56 (invasion of France) So when did WW2 begin, see #1 #58 Vichy is a name for the collaborationist French government, not collaboration itself #96 The Junkers Ju 88 was used in the Blitz, as was the Dornier 17.
Question 33: Which tank was synonymous with the Blitzkrieg? The Panther and Tiger did not exist until later, of course. But the Panzer I was not right either. The Panzer I was a small, barely armored vehicle that was used to train future tank crews. It was of the most limited value in combat and was seldom used. The Panzer II was better, but was still rather small. It was mainly used as a scout car or as a unit commander's armed staff car. The infantry-support tank Panzer III and the anti-armor Panzer IV were the main instruments of Blitzkrieg. I would say Panzer IV but the Panzer III was probably more numerous.
Heydrich was the architect for the so cold " Final Solution to the Jewish Question" Himmler (or Hitler, I'm not sure) gave the order . It was "designed" during the Wannsee Conference (Wannsee is or was a Berlin suburb) which was held on the 20th of January 1942
@3:46 - It's pronounced; "Luft-vaf-f'e", and is still called 'Luftwaffe' today :). And, if Someone's curious, the other branches are (informally) called: "Deutsche marine", & "Bundeswehr"
Regarding the question at the 1:50 mark ... Ethiopia (actually named Abyssinia at the time) was actually occupied by the armed forces of Italy 4 years before the start of W.W. II., and this occupation continued into the first 2 years of W.W. II.
I have been a long-time WWII scholar. I got 94/100 of the tasks right! My country Brazil was the only one in Latin America to send troops to fight against Nazism and Fascism in the European theater of war.
ERROR IN QUESTION 10: The Pacific Theater of Operations was so vast, there was no single Allied or U.S. commander (comparable to General Dwight Eisenhower in the European Theater of Operations). Instead, the Theater was divided into three co-equal commands. The largest by far was the Pacific Ocean Areas (POA) consisting the North Pacific (including the Aleutians and the northernmost Japanese home island of Hokkaido), the Central Pacific (including the rest of Japan, Formosa, Hawaii, and most of the island-groups the US invaded, and the South Pacific (never occupied by Japan, but containing many important island-groups for staging advanced US forces and supplies). The POA was commanded by Admiral Chester Nimitz. The Southwest Pacific Command (SWPA), which included Australia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, was commanded by General Douglas MacArthur. The Southeast Asia Command (SEAC), which included India, Indochina, and the Indian Ocean, was commanded by British Admiral Lord Louis Montbatten.
I noticed several dubious answers, as Sweden remained neutral and unoccupied. I would also add the Dornier do17 to the list of bombers operating over Britain and the first military action of the war in 1939 was the sinking of the Graf Spee. The Panzer II was the most numerous tank used in the tank battles of 1940 along with the Panzer III and the short-barreled Panzer IVs. My father was at Dunkirk, D-Day, Falaise, the dash for Brussels and the failed relief of Arnhem and he did not mention the war until just before his death in 1983. That was when I discovered that I have extra sibling on the continent but I have no names.
There were a lot of loose questions and even looser answers. For example, the name of the policy of the French Government to co-operate with Hitler was not ‘Vichy France’, that was the name given by the Allies to L’Etat Français under Phillips Petain. I doubt the policy itself had a specific name given to it by the French government, but the allies referred to it a ‘collaboration’. And Mussolini did no ‘lead’ Abyssinia after its conquest. I got tired of doing the questions as it became clear I knew more than he did.
Well, as a layman who does not have a post-doctorate (or equivalent) in WWII history, I will take some amount of pride in getting about 25 correct answers! Btw, my dad went into the Army Air Corps at the age of 17 in 1942. When he got back from Europe, he had to get his GED. Air Force Korea after that.
I give thanks for the books my USAF Dad fished out of the Academy dumpsters when I was in 1st grade. Including ROTC Mil Hist. I'm already bored after 20 questions. 18/20. I have friends who don't even know WHO WON WW2. Obviously there will not soon be another greatest generation.
These quizes are very challenging. I got around 75 to 80 answers correct. Let's have more of it. I need more improvement in questions that are not multiple choice. thanks.
I got 91 out of 100 but there were also a couple of questions which had a choice of correct answers.....neutral countries in Europe included Switzerland and Sweden..........Bombers used in blitz were both Junkers 88's and Heinkel 111's
that was fun. truth be told I'm just that annoying history geek from school and WW2 has been my favorite time in history to study since 4th grade back in the 70s. it still is, just now i am 59. i got 89 correct. which means you sir gave me 11 topics to look up, thank you.
It was quite disturbing that you couldn't pronounce names. And there were some wrong answers to your questions as well. If ever I was to construct a quiz such at this, I would have put lots of effort into getting it all right, even the pronunciations.
You must speak fluent German, British English, American English (with all the accents), Japanese French, etc. What makes you think you could possibly get the pronunciations right?
Well, if it wasn't for so much of the war being "America-centric", the Brits and Frenchies would be speaking German now, wouldn't they! Twice in the last century.
i MISSED 19 of the questions. mostly those about names of Rather obscure officers not really mentioned in US history. But now I know. I like these types of quizes. They help me learn more.
I do hope you know that there were some other countries fighting in WWII as well. And that the audience on RUclips is international, not just American.
Just because they're not mentioned in US history books does not make then obscure, it shows the lack of attention paid to teach about anything other than the USA.
@@stephenanthony6508 It's a typical American phenomenon. In the rest of the world, the other allies get their due attention.In the US you have to falsify your own history in order to steal the glory from everyone else, even to the point of Hollywood making films where it was the US who cracked the Enigma codes.
#39 Hirohito is correct however Japanese convention refers to this "Former" Emperor as Showa. A small difference in cultural semantics but very important to our friends in Japan today.
You are both correct. His birth name was Hirohito. However, when he became emperor, he selected the name Showa (Enlighted), which describes his period of rule more than a person's name.
Got an 87. The French names got to me as all I remembered them doing was surrendering to the Nazi's before surrendering to us. Question How many French soldiers does it take to defend Paris? Answer: Don't know. It has never been attempted!
You let your anti-French bias blind you. Many French went to concentration camps for resisting actively and many died horrible deaths. France has a record of producing many courageous people, so courageous, in fact, that they bleed themselves nearly dry during WW1. Read up on the Battle of Verdun and then tell us that the French are "surrender monkeys." They loved their cities, especially Paris, and knew from history that Paris could survive even an occupation, but not a total war bombardment. Think of all the cherished art of the world that would have been lost had Paris been bombed as we did to Germany.
Really? The Vichy French, under that paragon of virtue and French WWI hero, Marshal Phillippe Petain were so marvelous in their eagerness to join the Nazi regime. French art is overblown as well. I think the Mona Lisa was not French in origin. The French language is not spoken in many places throughout the world either. The French are most famous for fighting with their feet and fcking with their face! Besides, it was only a joke to begin with! Love French bread and women though, so your country does lead in that! @@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244
I missed 7. I'm not good with Russian generals but I did know Zukofe, and everybody knows De-gall was a French general, but they never seem to talk about the action in southern France. They did leave a lot of clues in the first half by mixing generals and admilers together or people from WW I.
My Dad was a major in the us army . He would have loved this wwll quiz . I learned much about World War II at our family dining room table and always excelled in history in hs and college . These are tough questions for sure! Not for the unread.
The question about raising the flag on Iwo Jima as a symbol of victory is inaccurate. The battle had just started and it would be a month until the battle was over. That battle was the first time that the Americans suffered the same number of causalities, about 24,000.
@@robertallen6028 By the end of the next week after raising the flag reality had hit the Marines and they knew it was going to be a slugfest. The flag was behind them as the Marines attacked north and east, the flag was west. Remember the question was a symbol of victory, there was no victory in sight!
For those who don't know, there were actually 2 flag raisings. The first flag was small and could barely be seen. Someone on the beach saw that, and sent up a much larger flag which was far more visible for all to see. The famous picture (Joe Rosenthal) was taken of the 2nd raising. Because it was the 2nd, some have said it was staged. It wasn't.
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91/100...........there were a couple that could have had two correct answers....like the german bombers in the blitz.....answer was heinkel....but the junkers ju-88 was also used
As well as the Ju=87!
And Sweden was also a neutral European country - as well as Switzerland.
Ridiculously easy if you had a British education in the 1960's when history was considered an important subject!
Yes, I suppose that's true but I had an American education in the sixties as well as college. GO TIGERS
No excuse then lol.@@steveconnelly9207
Question 40 has two correct answers. If you picked either Sweden or Switzerland you are correct. Also, question 56 is wrong because World War Two was already in progress when Germany invaded France in 1940. After all, France had already invaded Germany in 1939 in what is known as the "Saar Offensive".
Q56: Correct WWII started with the invasion of Poland in 1939
i agree and disagree. technically war was declared in 1939 with the invasion of poland but nobody was eager to make any moves to escalate the situation. this is why the period between the invasion of poland and the the invasion of france was known as the sitzkreig.
@@robertallen6028 - Not true! That is the popular propaganda put out to make it look like Germany made the first move against France. After all, they never tell you in your history classes that it was France that invaded Germany first on September 7, 1939 in what is known as the Saar Offensive.
This quiz is awfull and full of mistakes. Not Worth to Look at
Your very correct! I almost went with Sweden but then I remembered that Switzerland shares a border with Germany
MacArthur was not the supreme commander of the pacific theatre. The command was split east/west between MacArthur and Nimitz with each having control and command over their respective sectors.
actually it was split north/south but you are correct that the leadership was split between Nimitz(north) and MacArthur(south)
One was land and one sea the sea basicly won out as the land hopping had limited resources in comparison
The commands were South West Pacific (MacArthur) and Pacific Ocean Areas (Nimitz). There were designated borders. Pacific Ocean Areas included Central Pacific (Nimitz directly commanding) and South Pacific, a subordinate command including the island of Guadalcanal. Theoretically the supreme commander commanded all arms in the area.
And more resources went to nimitz
@@rons6167 I disagree. It was east west. MacArthur in boernio and Taiwan and Phillipines Nimitz in the islands to the east
Q96 had 2 right answers. Both the Heinkel 111 and Junkers 88 were widely used during the London Blitz, and the Invasion of France was the end of The Phoney War, not the beginning of WWII. Several other dubious questions as well. EG. How could Japan invade China in 1937 and "Join WWII" when WWII didn't officially start until 1939?
I managed 100/100 in any case.
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I got 83 right and this was one of the ones I got wrong.
Had this not been multiple choice, it might have offered some degree of challenge.
Yes too many multiple choices. Some tricky questions might have warranted multiple but the majority made the choice too easy.
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I beg to differ on your answer PANZER 1. The Panzer 1 was a light training talk used only for reconnesence in France. Thought there were some Panzer 4s used in France their main battle tank in 1940 in France was the Panzer III.
Yup. And it was the III's weaknesses in France that led to a rethink of the roles of German tanks from then on. They found that the IV, which had been intended as a weapon to destroy strong points and buildings worked much more effectively as what would now be referred to as an MBT (Main Battle Tank). The task of reducing structures and strong points was handed off to the Stug III, which also worked remarkably well as a tank hunter.
there were many panzer 1, panzer II's and panzer iii"s used in the battle of france in differing degrees. both the panzer i and panzer ii were actually training tanks. this is why many of the german military leaders were skeptical about attacking so soon. the panzer iv wasn't even released until 1942
@@robertallen6028 "the panzer iv wasn't even released until 1942" What absolute RUBBISH. Short barrel Pz.kpfwIVs were inb service from 1939.
If you're going to argue basic facts, I would suggest you get yours straight.
Now why don't you f*ck off and leave the conversation to the adults in the room.
I'm sorry to be so rude, but claiming that the IV didn't go into service until 1942 is just ridiculous.
@@robertallen6028 BTW, most Pz.Kpfw Is were used for scouting duties in the fall of France, as were the majority of IIs. The MBT was seen as the III, but it wasn't very successful in the role, as I said before.
Here is the break down of erman tank use in the invsion of France German invasion of France on 10 May 1940, the majority of German tanks were still light types. The Wehrmacht invaded France with 523 Panzer Is, 955 Panzer IIs, 349 Panzer IIIs, 278 Panzer IVs, 106 Panzer 35(t)s and 228 Panzer 38(t)s.
actually, most historians consider the Treaty of Versailles to be the catalysts for the start of WWII. The invasion of Poland was just the first actual military action. the war trials were held in many different cities. the Nuremburg Trials were simply the most famous because it is where the high ranking officials were tried. the question about the battleship sunk at pearl harbor was only partially correct, there were many that were sunk.
I don't agree at all, for several reasons. First, Germany settled the debts of WW1 by intentional inflation, which was overtaken by the prosperity of the 20s. The Great Depression gave Hitler a new wind for his sails. Also, the meaning of catalyst is an event that sparks a powder keg (or metabolic action by releasing energy for allowing molecular changes), or like a key for a door. So even IF you think the Treaty of Versailles was the root cause, it was not the catalyst by definition. However, only easychair historians think that the Treaty of Versailles was the cause of WW2. It required a great deal of subterfuge to drive the German people to war. The average German did not carry around a grudge about WW1.
many catalysts started it including the great depression amongst other things.
The invasion of Poland is the usually agreed start. Some say 1937, renewed hostilities between Japan and China. "Catalyst" is a metaphor and allows too many interpretations IMHO
You've made some good points. 'Catalyst' is a rubbery word. I've learned a lot about WW II in Europe from The Cypher-Bearers by Mallory Besom. Should be on Kindle by April. Interesting book.
@@badhairdye Yes, it's a rather 'elastic' term
Good Questions , thanks for posting .
Ques 33 - During the Battle of France , IMO it was the Panzer III .
Ques 36 - You are right , Chamberlain was known as the British PM for his appeasement policy .
But lesser known , is that while Churchill was sounding the alarm about Germany's re armament , Stanley Baldwin ignored Churchill and maintained trade with Germany .
Ques 40 - Both Switzerland and Sweden were neutral during WW II .
However , during the Norwegian Campaign , Sweden was pressured by Germany to allow military supplies
to be transported through their country to Narvik . Sweden was a major source of iron ore during WW II .
Ques 42 - gets a bit tricky . Truman had the Interim Committee , the Scientific Committee , Target Committee and the Joint Chiefs of Staff . The scientific committee dismissed a demonstration and recommended direct military use . It was the target committee who chose the cities . Truman handed over use of the atomic bomb to the military .
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Ques 68 - Kokura was actually the intended target city , but because in was clouded over , the aircrew went to its second target .
Question 89, Josephine Baker was American, not French!
But she had dual citizenship as she liked France so much better than her native America at the time. She lived there until she died, but I get your point!
Sweden was also a neutral beside occupied Denmark and Norway and of Finland which was an axis power
Finland was not really an axis power and only fought to defend its own territory, it did not assist Germany during the siege of Leningrad but tied up Russian forces, in earlier conflicts with Russia Finland had proven to be resilient defending its country, its did sue for peace with Russia as superior Russian forces looked to take over Finland after pushing the Germans out of Leningrad @@ericjohnson4806
She became a French citizen after marrying a wealthy industrialist in 1937
@@williamroothAs Josephine renounced her American citizenship and became a naturalised French citizen, she should be regarded as French for the record.
On question 10 Douglas was not the supreme commander in the "Pacific." The Pacific theater was divided into two areas with McArthur being in charge of the Southwest Pacific and Admiral Chester Nimitz in charge north of that area.
Correct. Nimitz had the Pacific Ocean Areas which had two subordinate divisions; South Pacific Area and North Pacific Area. There were a series of commanders for the North and South Areas. I can't remember all of them. Halsey had the South Pacific during the 1942-3 Guadalcanal Campaign.
MacArthur might have seen himself as Supreme Commander of Everybody's Forces Everywhere, but he was not.
I had to quit the quiz because of this error.
@harrygerla6085 I think that Douglas MacArthur was senior to Nimitz, especially with respect to his influence with President Roosevelt. For instance, Nimitz wanted to bypass the Philippines and continue "island hoping" towards Japan. Nimitz thought that doing this would be more economical and Japan's supply of oil, rubber and food from Indonesia would be cut off. However, MacArthur prevailed and a very costly and deadly invasion of the Philippines went forward. MacArthur wasn't Nimitz's boss, but he was his military senior.
@@csulb75 Yes, MacArthur was senior in service and by date of rank. I'm familiar with the concepts. He was not Senior in Command. They were co-equal commanders of their respective areas of responsibility. Nimitz, Pacific Ocean Areas and MacArthur South West Pacific Area. They each reported separately to JCS. Fortunately, areas of overlap in South Pacific under Halsey did not develop any major fractures because they worked well together.
Various influences on Roosevelt had as much to do with Army/Navy jealousies and competitiveness. Marshal and King were involved as much as Nimitz and MacArthur.
@@forestgreen315 I don't disagree with your comments, except for the fact that General MacArthur got his way over the objections of Admiral Nimitz, which had to do with his senior military authority.
I got 11 wrong. And just a point, both Switzerland AND Sweden remained neutral and unoccupied.
Got 90/100, not bad, but your pronunciation of German, French and Russian names need much improvement.
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i agree, it almost had my ears bleeding.
And what makes you guys think you know how to correctly pronounce the German, French and Russian names?
@@rg1809 but we're not the ones doing the channel. i used to do military tours and i made sure i knew the proper pronunciations. maybe i'm just weird, but it seems more professional.
Because my home language is German, and I also speak French and some Russian. English is my mother-tongue.
Some of the multiple choice choices were so obvious that it wasn't even a challenge.
Question 40 had two right answers. Sweden was also neutral during the war.
85. Given that Sweden was next door to occupied Norway and Denmark you can hardly say that they were far from the action.
I noticed that as well. Sweden remained neutral as much as Switzerland.
Exactly right, another suspect question.
Denmark was occupird by Germany
@@jimmeade2976 but they did engage with the attacking Russians so they fought to protect themselves
But Sweden was neutral during WW2, also. The difference is that they did sell raw materials to Nazi Germany, however.
I missed 2; #45 did not know the Burma Road had a project name, and #87 I knew of Wallenberg's exploits but not Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Amazing 🤩
I highly doubt that 🤔
Question 66 is technically wrong. Yamamoto planned the attack. Nogumo (not even mentioned in the multiple choice), led it.
My Father was a marine at 17 Island Hopping in the Mariana Islands. Field promoted to Platoon Corporal and then to Gunnery Sargent. He only spoke of his war experience one time on a Sunday afternoon and it was a data dump that went on for almost 4 hours. Describing the pieces of the marine in front of him having his brains blown into my fathers face and chest as they rush one of the beaches. He said he only had one though in his mind over and over and over.. "stop the guns" stop the guns" stop the guns" when he picked up a flame thrower dropped on the beach and rushing 2 pillboxes and hearing the screams of the men he cooked alive in them. Doing whatever he had to do to stop the guns. God Bless him and God rest his soul. The pet monkey and goat in their bivouac. The goat ended up getting eaten. The Japanese soldier he instinctively rolled and shot in the mouth during a night raid. Using their gun emplacement search lights to blind incoming Japanese pilots. The smells of the dead and wounded they carried back to the beaches for transport to the ships for medical treatment. I do not know if I could have been that 17 year old he was. I like to think maybe something inside of me would standup and face the duty with some honor. Those boys and men were truly made out of a cloth we seldom have the honor and blessing to see and to know and admire and love.
How true that last sentence is!!
What a great post! Thank you for it. Your father was a true hero. If you're curious about other unsung heroes in the European front of the war, look for The Cypher-Bearers by Mallory Besom on Kindle in the Spring. Thnx again for your post.
My father and uncle were part of the island hopping in the Solomons. I guess because he only had daughters (5 of us), he never once in our lives talked about the war unless it was about something funny or non violent. At some point he told some stories to my 2 sons, but not much detail.
My uncle never said anything about it either. It’s as if they wanted to distance themselves as far from the war as possible. They were so young. My father lied about his age when he enlisted and spent his 17th birthday under a truck on one of the islands. My uncle was only 20 when he enlisted in 1942. He and my father became friends and that’s how my parents met.
@@nancyhowell7735 thank you for sharing that Nancy. God bless them both.
Luft waff? Sets the standard.
I got approximately 85 as I was devoid of knowledge of much of the non-American heroes of WWII.
94 but the Pacific was Divided into three areas, SE Pacific by Nimitz, SW Pacific by MacArthir, and the India Burma by Mountbatten.
You got me on several USSR questions!!!😅😅😅😅
India/Burma were not in the Pacific theatre.
I thought Hydricht was the final solution architect during the wanseeconference in Berlin during 1942. I guess I'm wrong.
I think Himmler came up with it, Heydritch applied it
I belive your correct. Look up the Wanseeconference however ,I had the chance to go there and visit the building in 85 and learned of how Hydricth and the others layed out the final solution over cognac and gourmet foods discussing the extermination of the Jewish peoples. The US military used the building after the war and a few others like it and had dinner banquets and high school partys there oddly enough.
He was there and took orders from Himmler..
You are correct. Heydrich had overall responsibility for the death camps and chaired the Wansee Conference to put the plan into action.
87. The questions I missed fell into very distinct categories - mostly names of individuals neither American nor German. That reveals an interesting bias. But really now. A famous French author who became a pilot?
He was a pilot while being an aspiring author.
In fact Saint-Ex was an aviation pioneer and began to write about his experiences in the early 1930's. By the end of the decade he was well-established as an author and poet, and had gained world fame. He campaigned in North America on behalf of aid to deGaulle's Free France, but because he was anti-Soviet he became persona non grata. He continued to fly reconnaissance missions for the Allies, though by that time he was quite ill. The Little Prince became an instant classic. He was shot down over the Mediterranean in late July '44, just after the liberation of France.
The Cypher-Bearers: A novel of WW II, will be avail on Kindle in the Spring. It presents a new view of the war and esp the role of the French resistance. Saint-Ex is in it. Look for it in April. Be well.
That one really stumped me. As soon as I saw his name, it clicked.
His HIGH FLIGHT is well known...st ronnie quoted him in his eulogy for Challenger's crew.
My wife watched the eulogy and a pod of dolphins were seen.(?)
Knew that because we had him in French literature when I was 16
91/100. Great fun but...
#10, MacArthur was only supreme commander in the South West Pacific. Nimitz was supreme commander in the Pacific Ocean Areas, with a South Pacific sub-command including Guadalcanal.
#12, they were all infamous concentration camps.
#24 Also and separately, Austria was occupied by the four powers
#33 The Panzer I was outdated by 1939. Panzers II, III and IV were the main assault tanks.
#40 Yikes, Sweden was neutral as well and surrounded by Axis allies and occupied countries
#56 (invasion of France) So when did WW2 begin, see #1
#58 Vichy is a name for the collaborationist French government, not collaboration itself
#96 The Junkers Ju 88 was used in the Blitz, as was the Dornier 17.
Question 33: Which tank was synonymous with the Blitzkrieg? The Panther and Tiger did not exist until later, of course. But the Panzer I was not right either. The Panzer I was a small, barely armored vehicle that was used to train future tank crews. It was of the most limited value in combat and was seldom used. The Panzer II was better, but was still rather small. It was mainly used as a scout car or as a unit commander's armed staff car. The infantry-support tank Panzer III and the anti-armor Panzer IV were the main instruments of Blitzkrieg. I would say Panzer IV but the Panzer III was probably more numerous.
My wife and I just discovered the channel and had a great time trying to meet the challenge. It was a lot of fun. More please
Heydrich was the architect for the so cold " Final Solution to the Jewish Question" Himmler (or Hitler, I'm not sure) gave the order . It was "designed" during the Wannsee Conference (Wannsee is or was a Berlin suburb) which was held on the 20th of January 1942
Comprehensive quiz about the Second World War. 86/100 was my score.
Good score 👍🏻
I got the same score, but thought the quiz wasn't as good as it could have been!
I got 52 correct answers.Thank u for the quiz very challenging and interesting.I learned something new.
95/100. Some of these questions have 2 correct answers.
@3:46 - It's pronounced; "Luft-vaf-f'e", and is still called 'Luftwaffe' today :). And, if Someone's curious, the other branches are (informally) called: "Deutsche marine", & "Bundeswehr"
Kriegsmarine was the German Navy during WWII. I have an Austrian Aunt whose brother was drafted into it during the war.
Regarding the question at the 1:50 mark ...
Ethiopia (actually named Abyssinia at the time) was actually occupied by the armed forces of Italy 4 years before the start of W.W. II., and this occupation continued into the first 2 years of W.W. II.
I have been a long-time WWII scholar. I got 94/100 of the tasks right! My country Brazil was the only one in Latin America to send troops to fight against Nazism and Fascism in the European theater of war.
Question 40- Switzerland AND Sweden were both neutrale and unoccupied during WW2
Fifty-six. Pretty good I think since some of the questions/answers were never taught or widely circulated.
ERROR IN QUESTION 10: The Pacific Theater of Operations was so vast, there was no single Allied or U.S. commander (comparable to General Dwight Eisenhower in the European Theater of Operations). Instead, the Theater was divided into three co-equal commands. The largest by far was the Pacific Ocean Areas (POA) consisting the North Pacific (including the Aleutians and the northernmost Japanese home island of Hokkaido), the Central Pacific (including the rest of Japan, Formosa, Hawaii, and most of the island-groups the US invaded, and the South Pacific (never occupied by Japan, but containing many important island-groups for staging advanced US forces and supplies). The POA was commanded by Admiral Chester Nimitz. The Southwest Pacific Command (SWPA), which included Australia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, was commanded by General Douglas MacArthur. The Southeast Asia Command (SEAC), which included India, Indochina, and the Indian Ocean, was commanded by British Admiral Lord Louis Montbatten.
Thanks fpr the quiz. I went as far as question 20, with 19 right answers, 2 of which were guessed.
I just found out that I'm not as smart as I thought I was. Thank you so much! CHEERS.
Question 11 in your answer you said the "code name" was the Luftwaffe it was just the Luftwaffe,, no "code name" involved
that caught my attention too. that's like saying the code name for the U.S. flying corps is the Air Force.
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I noticed several dubious answers, as Sweden remained neutral and unoccupied. I would also add the Dornier do17 to the list of bombers operating over Britain and the first military action of the war in 1939 was the sinking of the Graf Spee. The Panzer II was the most numerous tank used in the tank battles of 1940 along with the Panzer III and the short-barreled Panzer IVs. My father was at Dunkirk, D-Day, Falaise, the dash for Brussels and the failed relief of Arnhem and he did not mention the war until just before his death in 1983. That was when I discovered that I have extra sibling on the continent but I have no names.
Both Germany and Austria were divided into four occupied zones after WWII
Scored 95 as some of your answers were arguable and some questions about obscure minor europeans were irrellevant..
#11 It wasn't the code name of the German air force ... It WAS the name! I gave up after that question.
94/100 My Dad was a combat US Army vet and was at the bulge, his 2 brothers fought in the pacific.
There were a lot of loose questions and even looser answers. For example, the name of the policy of the French Government to co-operate with Hitler was not ‘Vichy France’, that was the name given by the Allies to L’Etat Français under Phillips Petain. I doubt the policy itself had a specific name given to it by the French government, but the allies referred to it a ‘collaboration’. And Mussolini did no ‘lead’ Abyssinia after its conquest. I got tired of doing the questions as it became clear I knew more than he did.
I agree. He is quite generous with some of his answers.
Got to work on a few pronunciations. Luftwaffe is Luftwaff -ah, for example. Nice quiz, thanks.
Four battleships were sunk in the Pearl Harbor attack, but two were repaired. The Arizona and Oklahoma were "permanently" sunk.
Well, as a layman who does not have a post-doctorate (or equivalent) in WWII history, I will take some amount of pride in getting about 25 correct answers!
Btw, my dad went into the Army Air Corps at the age of 17 in 1942. When he got back from Europe, he had to get his GED. Air Force Korea after that.
You don't need a post-doctorate (or equivalent) in WWII history, you just have to watch documentaries.
I did take a Master's in WW2 History, and got a 95. Some of the answers were arguable.
I give thanks for the books my USAF Dad fished out of the Academy dumpsters when I was in 1st grade. Including ROTC Mil Hist. I'm already bored after 20 questions. 18/20. I have friends who don't even know WHO WON WW2. Obviously there will not soon be another greatest generation.
These quizes are very challenging. I got around 75 to 80 answers correct. Let's have more of it. I need more improvement in questions that are not multiple choice. thanks.
92. Missed out though on several of the Japanese ones. Some 'right' answers were also incorrect by the way.
I got 91 out of 100 but there were also a couple of questions which had a choice of correct answers.....neutral countries in Europe included Switzerland and Sweden..........Bombers used in blitz were both Junkers 88's and Heinkel 111's
Just FYI, the name of the B-29 that dropped the 2nd atomic bomb on Nagasaki was, "Bockscar".
that was fun. truth be told I'm just that annoying history geek from school and WW2 has been my favorite time in history to study since 4th grade back in the 70s. it still is, just now i am 59. i got 89 correct. which means you sir gave me 11 topics to look up, thank you.
It was quite disturbing that you couldn't pronounce names. And there were some wrong answers to your questions as well.
If ever I was to construct a quiz such at this, I would have put lots of effort into getting it all right, even the pronunciations.
You must speak fluent German, British English, American English (with all the accents), Japanese French, etc. What makes you think you could possibly get the pronunciations right?
Yes, and very distracting from the quiz at hand!
Because he (like me is better than you at language.
What got me was Pétain…and he placed Hungary in the Balkans in the answer.
I got 84, I once knew more of them but my memory isn't good. Documentaries are great learning tools.
Thanks for that I got 92 correct . Steve U.K.
That’s awesome Steve! 👍🏻😇
Scored 90. As Uncle Sam stationed me in Germany, I won't comment on your pronunciation of German names/terms. 😁
Well done 👍🏻
His French was pretty poor, as well.
I wish you hadn't
97, but then again, I'm old.
You’re smart 😇
If you say so 😂😂😂
84. Not too bad I guess. A couple of the questions were either wrong or misleading.
I got 87 but question some of the questions
Very fun, thanks.
80 a solid C, I guess- no curve. I wrote term paper on WWII in High School. I got an A. I must've forgotten a lot. Thanks for the quiz.
Heydrich was nicknamed the butcher of prague, not hangman
He was also known as 'Heydrich the Hangman'.
I missed five, but I would dispute a few of your conclusions. Still, a good quiz.
It was the TuskEgee Airmen not the TuskUgee
I got 89 answers correct. It is not too bad without experienced any military.
Well done 👍🏻
got 90 right, a few never heard of, learnt all this before the internet !
84% great quiz thanks
I answered question 24 with Austria since it was also divided into four zones of occupation under Allied control 1945-1955
I did not but questioned why it wasn't also divided so you've answered my query.
Noticeably America-centric
Well, if it wasn't for so much of the war being "America-centric", the Brits and Frenchies would be speaking German now, wouldn't they! Twice in the last century.
i MISSED 19 of the questions. mostly those about names of Rather obscure officers not really mentioned in US history. But now I know. I like these types of quizes. They help me learn more.
I do hope you know that there were some other countries fighting in WWII as well. And that the audience on RUclips is international, not just American.
Just because they're not mentioned in US history books does not make then obscure, it shows the lack of attention paid to teach about anything other than the USA.
@@stephenanthony6508 It's a typical American phenomenon. In the rest of the world, the other allies get their due attention.In the US you have to falsify your own history in order to steal the glory from everyone else, even to the point of Hollywood making films where it was the US who cracked the Enigma codes.
#39 Hirohito is correct however Japanese convention refers to this "Former" Emperor as Showa. A small difference in cultural semantics but very important to our friends in Japan today.
You are both correct. His birth name was Hirohito. However, when he became emperor, he selected the name Showa (Enlighted), which describes his period of rule more than a person's name.
scored 92 not so good on the French stuff, great quiz!
Got an 87. The French names got to me as all I remembered them doing was surrendering to the Nazi's before surrendering to us. Question How many French soldiers does it take to defend Paris? Answer: Don't know. It has never been attempted!
You let your anti-French bias blind you. Many French went to concentration camps for resisting actively and many died horrible deaths. France has a record of producing many courageous people, so courageous, in fact, that they bleed themselves nearly dry during WW1. Read up on the Battle of Verdun and then tell us that the French are "surrender monkeys." They loved their cities, especially Paris, and knew from history that Paris could survive even an occupation, but not a total war bombardment. Think of all the cherished art of the world that would have been lost had Paris been bombed as we did to Germany.
Really? The Vichy French, under that paragon of virtue and French WWI hero, Marshal Phillippe Petain were so marvelous in their eagerness to join the Nazi regime. French art is overblown as well. I think the Mona Lisa was not French in origin. The French language is not spoken in many places throughout the world either. The French are most famous for fighting with their feet and fcking with their face! Besides, it was only a joke to begin with! Love French bread and women though, so your country does lead in that!
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@@williamrooth Wow. There is no excuse for your tirade.
@@rg1809 Just a Francophobe ignore him and he will go away
I'm a history tourist, as I describe myself, especially WW2 since my dad served. So, I missed 12
I missed 7. I'm not good with Russian generals but I did know Zukofe, and everybody knows De-gall was a French general, but they never seem to talk about the action in southern France. They did leave a lot of clues in the first half by mixing generals and admilers together or people from WW I.
84, most I missed legit. A couple I thought were Questionable. But this was good for the brain. Thanks.
Good job!
87 correct. a better quiz would have no multiple choice.
Thanks for the feedback 👍🏻
@@QuizTimePubQuiz no probs
Great quiz , managed 93 / 100
Some strange pronunciation here. Eg. Luftwaffe the final 'e' is pronounced.
63 and I did not stop the test to look any up!
Tuscuh-gee? C'mon. But good for Dernitz.
90 Correct. WW1 & WW2 Buff
Very good!
This test was easy but some of the questions and answers were questionable.
94 Correct, but mant incorrect questions. Ethiopia, Greece, German aircraft in the Blitz and others. But was still fun.
At 78 i was delighted to know quite a few but remembering the codt of this war ....,.
I missed 10..most of which were British based questions...one was about Poland..feel bad now thought I could ace it :(
The latter part of the quiz was all about the yanks could not answer these.
My Dad was a major in the us army . He would have loved this wwll quiz . I learned much about World War II at our family dining room table and always excelled in history in hs and college . These are tough questions for sure! Not for the unread.
Q 11 what was the codename???? No in German Luft means air Waffe means force..
The question about raising the flag on Iwo Jima as a symbol of victory is inaccurate. The battle had just started and it would be a month until the battle was over. That battle was the first time that the Americans suffered the same number of causalities, about 24,000.
the raising of the flag was meant as a motivational tactic and to raise spirits.
@@robertallen6028 By the end of the next week after raising the flag reality had hit the Marines and they knew it was going to be a slugfest. The flag was behind them as the Marines attacked north and east, the flag was west. Remember the question was a symbol of victory, there was no victory in sight!
For those who don't know, there were actually 2 flag raisings. The first flag was small and could barely be seen. Someone on the beach saw that, and sent up a much larger flag which was far more visible for all to see. The famous picture (Joe Rosenthal) was taken of the 2nd raising. Because it was the 2nd, some have said it was staged. It wasn't.
The 2nd flag was donated by the USS Wilkes. My maternal grandfather was aboard. Have a letter from him that is postmarked 2 September 1945 Tokyo Bay
Number 59 Marseille not "mare-sye" but "marr-say"
I quit after I got the first 20 questions correct. Too easy.
It got harder later.
Honest score of 82. I need to brush up on the balkans area.
Well, I missed two and both were after WW2..
My Gen-Z acquaintance got 2 right.
95 out 100 not too shabby 🙂🙂🙂
Very good 😊
I believe Ms.Baker became a French citizen because of a certain policy in the United States