Question 160

Question 201 of 300History and Responsibility

Which war lasted from 1939 to 1945?

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Correct answer to question 160: the Second World War

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The Second World War lasted from 1939 to 1945. It began on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland and ended in Europe on 8 May 1945 with the unconditional surrender of the German Reich.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Welcher Krieg dauerte von 1939 bis 1945?

  1. der Erste Weltkrieg
  2. der Zweite Weltkrieg
  3. der Vietnamkrieg
  4. der Golfkrieg

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