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World War II in Yugoslavia - Quiz
Contributed by: Costello
  • 1. Who served as the head of government in Yugoslavia from 1935 to 1939?
A) Dragiša Cvetković
B) Prince Paul
C) Milan Stojadinović
D) Vladko Maček
  • 2. What did Milan Stojadinović sign with Italy to maintain neutrality?
A) A non-aggression treaty
B) An economic union
C) A military alliance
D) A territorial cession
  • 3. Which country did Yugoslavia extend its treaty of friendship with during the Stojadinović era?
A) Germany
B) Britain
C) The Soviet Union
D) France
  • 4. Who replaced Milan Stojadinović as head of government in 1939?
A) Vladko Maček
B) Dragiša Cvetković
C) David Albala
D) Milan Gavrilović
  • 5. What political entity was formed as a result of the 1939 compromise between Cvetković and Maček?
A) Autonomous Serbia
B) Federation of Yugoslavia
C) Banovina of Croatia
D) Independent State of Croatia
  • 6. Which group sought an independent Croatia allied with the Axis powers?
A) Communist Party of Yugoslavia
B) Serbian military circles
C) French loyalists
D) Ustaše
  • 7. Which country did the Communist Party of Yugoslavia view as their natural ally?
A) Soviet Union
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) Britain
  • 8. What event in 1940 caused Yugoslavia to seek accommodation with the Axis powers?
A) The Battle of Britain
B) The invasion of Albania
C) The invasion of Poland
D) The fall of France
  • 9. Which country invaded Albania in April 1939?
A) Italy
B) Yugoslavia
C) Greece
D) Germany
  • 10. Who was the regent of Yugoslavia who dismissed Stojadinović?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) Benito Mussolini
C) Prince Paul
D) Adolf Hitler
  • 11. What was the purpose of Captain David Albala's secret mission to the U.S.?
A) To request an evacuation plan
B) To sign a trade agreement
C) To obtain funding for arms
D) To negotiate a military alliance
  • 12. Who expelled Yugoslav ambassador Milan Gavrilović?
A) Prince Paul
B) Adolf Hitler
C) Benito Mussolini
D) Joseph Stalin
  • 13. Which pact did Germany and the Soviet Union sign in August 1939?
A) Tripartite Pact
B) Non-aggression pact
C) Treaty of Friendship
D) Mutual Defense Treaty
  • 14. In October 1940, which war did Italy launch?
A) Italo-Greek War
B) Italo-Soviet War
C) Italo-Yugoslav War
D) Italo-French War
  • 15. What was the main reason for internal tensions in Yugoslavia during the late 1930s?
A) Religious conflicts
B) Border disputes with Greece
C) Economic collapse
D) Demands for Croatian autonomy
  • 16. When did the Axis invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia begin?
A) 1 September 1939
B) 8 May 1945
C) 6 April 1941
D) 22 June 1941
  • 17. Which event prompted the communist-led Yugoslav Partisans to launch a guerrilla war?
A) The Belgrade offensive
B) The Tehran Conference
C) The Italian capitulation
D) Germany's attack on the USSR
  • 18. What was the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) in relation to the Axis powers?
A) An Axis-allied regime
B) A Partisan stronghold
C) A Soviet satellite state
D) A neutral state
  • 19. Which group were the Serbian royalist rivals to the communist Partisans?
A) Slovene Home Guard
B) Ustaše
C) Russian Protective Corps
D) Chetniks
  • 20. Which battles in 1943 nearly destroyed the Partisan movement?
A) Neretva and Sutjeska
B) Belgrade and Trieste
C) Zagreb and Ljubljana
D) Carinthia and Sarajevo
  • 21. At which conference did the Western Allies officially recognize the Yugoslav Partisans?
A) Potsdam Conference
B) Yalta Conference
C) Tehran Conference
D) Moscow Conference
  • 22. What was the estimated total death toll in Yugoslavia during the war?
A) Five hundred thousand
B) Three hundred thousand
C) Two million
D) Around one million
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