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