United States History Question of the Day
Answer and Explanation


German and Soviet forces engaged in a
long struggle at Stalingrad, 1943
(Source:Wikimedia Commons--public domain)

Question 0100204:

Place the following significant World War II events in the correct chronological order?

I. Germany invades Poland
II. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
III. Germany surrenders at Stalingrad
IV. German counteroffensive nearly succeeds at the Battle of the Bulge
V. Allies invade Europe at Normandy

(A)   I, II, III, IV, V
(B)   I, II, IV, III, V
(C)   I, II, III, V, IV
(D)   II, I, III, V, IV
(E)   I, III, II, V, IV

Answer:
 
(C)   I, II, III, V, IV 
Explanation: Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred in December 1941. Soviet forces accepted the surrender of the German army at Stalingrad in 1943 in the turning point battle of the Eastern Front. The Allied invasion at Normandy began on June 6, 1944. The German counteroffensive in northern France and Belgium nearly succeeded in halting the British and American advance on Germany and occurred in the winter of 1944-45.
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