Knowledge
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Which of the following ships was NOT sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack?
A) USS Arizona
B) USS Oklahoma
C) USS Nevada
D) USS West Virginia
Which crucial battle was fought between the Soviet Union and Finland in the winter of 1939-1940?
A) Siege of Leningrad
B) Battle of Narva
C) Winter War
D) Continuation War
Which Japanese city was the second to be attacked with an atomic bomb?
A) Hiroshima
B) Tokyo
C) Yokohama
D) Nagasaki
What was the main aircraft used by the British in the Battle of Britain?
A) P-51 Mustang
B) Messerschmitt Bf 109
C) Focke-Wulf Fw 190
D) Supermarine Spitfire
Which battleship was sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941, leading to a major turning point in the war for the British?
A) HMS Hood
B) HMS Prince of Wales
C) HMS Repulse
D) HMS King George V
What was the main goal of the German Blitzkrieg strategy?
A) Prolonged siege warfare
B) Quick and decisive victory
C) Guerrilla warfare
D) Naval blockade
Which British general was known as the "Desert Fox"?
A) Bernard Montgomery
B) Archibald Wavell
C) Harold Alexander
D) None, the "Desert Fox" was a nickname for the German general Erwin Rommel
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 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
Which country declared war on Germany just before the war ended in 1945?
A) Ireland
B) Spain
C) Turkey
D) Argentina
What was the main Japanese fighter plane used during World War II?
A) Mitsubishi A6M Zero
B) Nakajima Ki-43
C) Kawasaki Ki-61
D) Kawanishi N1K
What was the codename for the development of the atomic bomb by the Allies?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Dynamo
C) Manhattan Project
D) Operation Paperclip
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 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
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 major defensive line built by France along its border with Germany prior to WWII?
A) Siegfried Line
B) Atlantic Wall
C) Alpine Line
D) Maginot Line
Which operation led to the end of German occupation in France?
A) Operation Dragoon
B) Operation Torch
C) Operation Dynamo
D) Operation Overlord
Where did the Doolittle Raid target in 1942 as a response to Pearl Harbor?
A) Tokyo
B) Hiroshima
C) Kyoto
D) Okinawa
What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
A) Operation Sealion
B) Operation Valkyrie
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Weserübung
Which was the final major offensive of the European Theater where German forces made a last effort to push the Allied front line?
A) Battle of Berlin
B) Battle of the Ardennes
C) Operation Market Garden
D) Battle of the Bulge
