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Which battle during WWII was fought entirely in the air between Britain and Germany?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of Britain
C) Battle of Kursk
D) Battle of Berlin
Which country declared war on Germany and Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
A) Soviet Union
B) Canada
C) China
D) United States
Which country did Germany first annex in the lead up to WWII?
A) Poland
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Austria
D) Hungary
Which concentration camp was the first to be liberated by the Allies?
A) Auschwitz
B) Dachau
C) Majdanek
D) Buchenwald
What was the codename for the Germans' invasion of the USSR in 1941?
A) Operation Sea Lion
B) Operation Weserübung
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Valkyrie
What was the codename for the battle of Normandy's beach where Canadian forces landed?
A) Utah Beach
B) Sword Beach
C) Omaha Beach
D) Juno Beach
Which country declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941?
A) Japan
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) Soviet Union
Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the Axis Powers during World War II?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Soviet Union
D) Germany
Which aircraft was nicknamed the "Flying Fortress"?
A) Spitfire
B) B-24 Liberator
C) B-17 Flying Fortress
D) P-51 Mustang
Which French port city was surrounded and held out against the Germans until 1940, becoming a symbol of resistance?
A) Bordeaux
B) Lille
C) Dunkirk
D) Brest
Which country declared war on Germany just hours after the invasion of Poland in 1939?
A) Soviet Union
B) France
C) United States
D) United Kingdom
Who was the British Prime Minister for most of World War II?
A) Neville Chamberlain
B) Winston Churchill
C) Clement Attlee
D) Anthony Eden
Which city was the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in combat?
A) Nagasaki
B) Tokyo
C) Hiroshima
D) Yokohama
What was the Japanese strategy of conducting multiple, simultaneous offensives against Allied positions known as?
A) Kamikaze
B) Bushido
C) Hara-kiri
D) Nanshin-ron
What was the major outcome of the "Battle of Britain" in 1940?
A) The British captured Berlin
B) The Germans captured London
C) The British repelled a German air invasion
D) The Germans successfully blockaded Britain
What was the Japanese term for "divine wind" that referred to a tactic used by pilots in the Pacific theater?
A) Banzai
B) Samurai
C) Kamikaze
D) Shogun
Which ship was struck by a kamikaze attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, yet remained afloat and saw action again?
A) USS Johnston
B) USS Indianapolis
C) USS Missouri
D) USS St. Lo
What was the primary purpose of the Nazi regime's "Final Solution" policy?
A) Expansion of German territory
B) Creation of a European Union
C) Extermination of Jews
D) Securing access to oil fields
Which major operation was launched by the Allies to retake France in 1944?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Overlord
C) Operation Torch
D) Operation Market Garden
What was the codename for the Allied invasion of North Africa?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Husky
C) Operation Overlord
D) Operation Neptune
