Knowledge
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Who was the British Prime Minister at the start of World War II?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Clement Attlee
C) Neville Chamberlain
D) Anthony Eden
Which major city did the Soviet Red Army encircle and eventually capture in January 1943, marking a turning point on the Eastern Front?
A) Warsaw
B) Berlin
C) Stalingrad
D) Kiev
What was the name given to the British fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain?
A) The Few
B) The Brigade
C) The Spitfire Aces
D) The RAF Elite
Which World War II conference was the last meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin?
A) Tehran Conference
B) Potsdam Conference
C) Yalta Conference
D) Casablanca Conference
Who was the commander of the U.S. Third Army, which raced across France in 1944 during the liberation?
A) Omar Bradley
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) George S. Patton
D) Douglas MacArthur
Which country declared war on Germany just hours after the UK did in 1939?
A) United States
B) Soviet Union
C) Canada
D) France
What was the name of the US military's strategy of capturing select Japanese-held islands in the Pacific and going around others?
A) Leapfrogging
B) Island Hopping
C) Pacific Push
D) Naval Dominance
Which of the following countries remained neutral during World War II?
A) Norway
B) Belgium
C) Spain
D) Greece
Who was the leader of Vichy France during World War II?
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Georges Clemenceau
C) Henri Pétain
D) Jean Monnet
Which strategic bombing campaign targeted German industrial and civilian areas?
A) Operation Pointblank
B) Operation Gomorrah
C) The Blitz
D) Battle of Britain
Which U.S. General famously said, "I shall return" after leaving the Philippines in 1942?
A) General Patton
B) General Eisenhower
C) General Bradley
D) General MacArthur
Which major operation was launched by the Allies to retake France in June 1944?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Overlord
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Market Garden
Which famous World War II battle took place from June 4-7, 1942 in the Pacific?
A) Battle of Coral Sea
B) Battle of Midway
C) Battle of Guadalcanal
D) Battle of Iwo Jima
What was the primary light machine gun used by U.S. forces during WWII?
A) Bren Gun
B) MG42
C) M1918 BAR
D) DP-28
What was the name given to the British fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain?
A) The Few
B) The Brigade
C) The Spitfire Aces
D) The RAF Elite
Which Japanese city was the first to be attacked with an atomic bomb?
A) Hiroshima
B) Nagasaki
C) Tokyo
D) Osaka
Which conference between the major Allied leaders decided the post-war fate of Germany and Europe?
A) Tehran Conference
B) Potsdam Conference
C) Yalta Conference
D) Casablanca Conference
Which U.S. General famously said, "I shall return" after leaving the Philippines?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Omar Bradley
C) George Patton
D) Douglas MacArthur
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 main light machine gun used by US forces during WWII?
A) Bren Gun
B) MG 42
C) DP-28
D) M1918 BAR
