Quick Revision: World War I & II
High-yield facts spanning the two major global conflicts of the 20th century, plus supporting history.
World War I started on July 28, 1914.
World War I ended on the exact date of November 11, 1918.
The murder of Archduke Ferdinand was the immediate cause of World War I.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand occurred in Sarajevo.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The Sykes-Picot Agreement (Asia Minor Agreement) was signed in 1916.
The event that marked the U.S. entry into World War I was the Sinking of the Lusitania.
Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919.
The Treaty of Versailles settled peace in Europe.
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty between Germany and the Allied Powers.
The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I.
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by 32 countries.
The treaty signed between Turkey and the allies that dismembered it in 1920 was the Treaty of Sevres.
The Treaty of Lausanne was signed in 1923.
The agency related to the UNO that existed before WWII was the ILO (International Labour Organization).
Belgium was invaded twice by Germany in the 20th century and brutally colonized Congo.
WWI started when the Austro-Hungarian empire attacked on Serbia.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was known for his leadership at the Battle of Gallipoli.
General Erwin Rommel is called the Desert Fox.
The Non-aggression Pact (1939) was signed between Germany and USSR.
Hitler first attacked Poland to start WWII.
Germany attacked on which country which was immediate reason of WWII?
The Atlantic accord (1941) was signed between Roosevelt and Churchill.
The leader of the Soviet Union during World War II was Joseph Stalin.
Benito Mussolini, a fascist dictator, was associated with Italy.
The important 1945 conference between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin was held at Yalta.
Post Second World War era Germany was divided into Four zones.
The Viceroy of the Indian subcontinent at the outbreak of World War II was Lord Linlithgow.
Germany remained occupied by allies from 1945 to 1952.
The United States officially enter World War II in 1941.
US entered into WWII due to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan.
First Nuclear Atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico.
The nickname of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 was Little Boy.
The plane used to drop atomic bomb on Hiroshima was the B.29.
The atomic bombs hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
The D-Day invasion during World War II took place on June 6, 1944.
US dropped atomic bomb on which country in World War II: Japan.
Approximately how many Jews were killed in the Second World War: 5.7 million.
After World War II which power is needed to support on the battlefield: Air Power.
When World War II ended: 1945.
When Switzerland got the status of neutral state: 1815.
In which year did the Titanic sink: 1912.
The largest and bloodiest battle between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany was the Battle of Stalingrad.