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Which naval battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific against Japan?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of the Coral Sea
C) Battle of Guadalcanal
D) Battle of Leyte Gulf
Which battle was considered the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front?
A) Battle of Moscow
B) Siege of Leningrad
C) Battle of Stalingrad
D) Battle of Kursk
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
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
Which battle, fought in North Africa, marked a turning point in the war and the beginning of the decline for Axis forces in the region?
A) Battle of Gazala
B) First Battle of El Alamein
C) Battle of Kasserine Pass
D) Second Battle of El Alamein
What was the name of the U.S. strategy in the Pacific, hopping from island to island to reach Japan?
A) Blitzkrieg
B) Attrition Warfare
C) Scorch Earth
D) Island Hopping
Which country declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941?
A) Japan
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) Soviet Union
Who was the British Prime Minister for most of World War II?
A) Neville Chamberlain
B) Winston Churchill
C) Clement Attlee
D) Anthony Eden
What was the Japanese term for the suicide pilots who flew their explosive-laden planes into Allied warships?
A) Samurai
B) Bushido
C) Shogun
D) Kamikaze
What was the name of the series of fortifications built by France along its German border before WWII?
A) Atlantic Wall
B) Maginot Line
C) Siegfried Line
D) Alpine Line
Which aircraft was nicknamed the "Flying Fortress"?
A) Spitfire
B) B-24 Liberator
C) B-17 Flying Fortress
D) P-51 Mustang
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 battle, taking place from August to November of 1942, marked Germany's farthest advance into Soviet territory?
A) Battle of Stalingrad
B) Battle of Kursk
C) Siege of Leningrad
D) Battle of Moscow
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
What was the Japanese term for the suicide pilots who flew their explosive-laden planes into Allied warships?
A) Samurai
B) Bushido
C) Shogun
D) Kamikaze
Which naval battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific against Japan?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of the Coral Sea
C) Battle of Guadalcanal
D) Battle of Leyte Gulf
Which beach was NOT one of the main landing areas during D-Day?
A) Juno
B) Omaha
C) Gold
D) Bravo
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 main focus of the Manhattan Project during WWII?
A) Decoding German communications
B) Production of a super battleship
C) Development of an atomic bomb
D) Urban development plan for New York
What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
A) Operation Overlord
B) Operation Barbarossa
C) Operation Weserübung
D) Operation Sea Lion
