History Quiz

Which country was divided up between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in a secret protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact shortly before World War II?

Can you identify these British heavy fighters?

The iconic Sherman tank came in numerous versions. Which one of these is NOT a real type of Sherman?

What class of British warship did serve temporarily with the U.S. Navy under the code name “USS Robin”?

The Night of Long Knives in 1934 was the purge of which Nazi organization?

In which European country did the occupying German authorities try to assimilate the population into the Reich by banning everyday phrases in the locals’ native language?

Concentration camp workers staged an uprising at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in October 1944. What building did they manage to set on fire before the uprising was put down?

What was the official name of the points system that determined which U.S. troops were eligible to go home first after the end of the war?

Which famous World War II leader wrote an unpublished essay in 1939 on the possibility of extraterrestrial life in the universe?

The McCollum memo was written in October 1940 to advise the U.S. on how to deal with Japan. Which of these steps did it NOT recommend?