Arrange the following events of the Second World War period in the order in which they took place.
(A) Japan bombs the US naval base at Pearl Harbor
(B) Germany attacks the Soviet Union
(C) Allied forces land on the beaches of Normandy in France
(D) Austria is joined to Germany
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (D), (B), (A), (C)
Each event is placed by the date it took place.
(D) Austria joined to Germany — March 1938, when Hitler integrated Austria into Germany.
(B) Germany attacks the Soviet Union — June 1941, when Hitler turned his armies to the east.
(A) Pearl Harbor — December 1941, when Japan bombed the US base and the USA entered the war.
(C) Normandy landings — June 1944, when the Allies landed in northern France to free western Europe from German rule.