Question 10
Which war lasted from 1939 to 1945?
German original: Welcher Krieg dauerte von 1939 bis 1945?. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- the First World War
- the Second World War — Correct answer
- the Vietnam War
- the Gulf War
Explanation
World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945. It began on 1 September 1939 with Germany's invasion of Poland and ended in Europe on 8 May 1945 with Germany's surrender.
Key terms in this question
- Which — An interrogative word used to ask about a selection from a group (e.g., 'Which party won?').
- Which / Who — An interrogative pronoun used to ask about a specific person or thing from a group. It is used to request a selection or distinction.
- which / who — 'Welcher' is an interrogative or relative pronoun used to ask about or refer to a specific person or thing from a group.
- war — A war is an armed conflict between states or groups in which violence is used. Wars cause many deaths, destruction, and suffering.
- which / what — 'Welche' is a German interrogative or relative pronoun used to ask about or refer to a specific thing or person from a group.
- which / which one — 'Welchen' is an inflected form of the German interrogative pronoun 'welcher' (which), used in the accusative or genitive plural. It is used to ask about a specific person, thing, or group from a set of options.