Knowledge
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Which country declared war on Germany just before the war ended in 1945?
A) Ireland
B) Spain
C) Turkey
D) Argentina
Which ship was famously sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941, leading to the U.S. entry into WWII?
A) HMS Hood
B) USS Arizona
C) HMS Prince of Wales
D) USS Maine
In which French town did the Allies establish a beachhead in 1944 after the Normandy invasion?
A) Calais
B) Cherbourg
C) St. Malo
D) Bordeaux
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Neptune
C) Operation Torch
D) Operation Weserübung
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 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
Which of the following was NOT one of the Allied Powers during World War II?
A) France
B) Italy
C) United States
D) United Kingdom
Which city experienced a major revolt in 1943 against German occupation?
A) Paris
B) Amsterdam
C) Warsaw
D) Prague
Which country did Germany first annex in the lead up to WWII?
A) Poland
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Austria
D) Hungary
Which of the following conferences involved the leaders of the United States, the UK, and the Soviet Union discussing post-war Europe?
A) Yalta Conference
B) Munich Conference
C) Tehran Conference
D) Berlin Conference
Which battle was the largest tank battle in history and marked a turning point on the Eastern Front?
A) Battle of the Bulge
B) Battle of Kursk
C) Battle of Berlin
D) Battle of El Alamein
Which of these countries was NOT one of the Axis Powers?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Soviet Union
D) Germany
Who was the British Prime Minister at the start of World War II?
A) Clement Attlee
B) Winston Churchill
C) Neville Chamberlain
D) Anthony Eden
What was the codename for the German invasion of Poland in 1939?
A) Operation Weserübung
B) Operation Sealion
C) Operation White
D) Operation Tannenberg
Who was the U.S. Army general who led the Third Army in its swift campaigns in Europe?
A) Omar Bradley
B) George S. Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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 of the following countries remained neutral during World War II?
A) Norway
B) Belgium
C) Spain
D) Greece
Which World War II battle is often referred to as the "last great German offensive"?
A) Battle of Kursk
B) Battle of the Bulge
C) Battle of Berlin
D) Siege of Leningrad
Which battle was the largest amphibious invasion in the Pacific theater during World War II?
A) Battle of Iwo Jima
B) Battle of Tarawa
C) Battle of Okinawa
D) Battle of Guadalcanal
In which battle did the Japanese introduce kamikaze tactics on a large scale?
A) Battle of Iwo Jima
B) Battle of Okinawa
C) Battle of Guadalcanal
D) Battle of Midway
