Knowledge
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What strategic narrow strait was the focus of a major campaign between Australian and Japanese forces in 1942?
A) Solomon Islands
B) Strait of Malacca
C) Bismarck Sea
D) Kokoda Track
Which operation was the Allied invasion of German-occupied France?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Overlord
C) Operation Market Garden
D) Operation Torch
What was the codename for the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
A) Operation Sea Lion
B) Operation Valkyrie
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Overlord
Which of the following cities was one of the two targets for the atomic bombings by the United States?
A) Kyoto
B) Hiroshima
C) Osaka
D) Sapporo
Who was the commander of the Afrika Korps, a German tank division in North Africa?
A) Erich von Manstein
B) Heinrich Himmler
C) Erwin Rommel
D) Karl Dönitz
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
Which country declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941?
A) Japan
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) Soviet Union
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 World War II battle is also referred to as "The Battle of the Bulge"?
A) Battle of Anzio
B) Battle of Monte Cassino
C) Battle of Ardennes
D) Battle of Stalingrad
What was the main purpose of the Wannsee Conference held in 1942?
A) Plan for D-Day Invasion
B) Discussing post-war Europe
C) Finalizing the "Final Solution"
D) Establishing Axis Powers' strategies
Who commanded the Allied forces in the Normandy invasion?
A) Bernard Montgomery
B) George Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which World War II conference involved the leaders of the U.S., the U.K., and the Soviet Union discussing Europe's post-war reorganization?
A) Casablanca Conference
B) Tehran Conference
C) Yalta Conference
D) Potsdam Conference
What was the codename for the German invasion of Poland in 1939?
A) Operation Weserübung
B) Operation Sealion
C) Operation White
D) Operation Tannenberg
Which German general was known as the "Desert Fox"?
A) Heinrich Himmler
B) Erwin Rommel
C) Gerd von Rundstedt
D) Friedrich Paulus
Which country did Germany first annex in the lead up to WWII?
A) Poland
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Austria
D) Hungary
What was the main purpose of the Wannsee Conference held in 1942?
A) Plan for D-Day Invasion
B) Discussing post-war Europe
C) Finalizing the "Final Solution"
D) Establishing Axis Powers' strategies
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
Which U.S. general famously said, "I shall return" after leaving the Philippines?
A) George S. Patton
B) Omar Bradley
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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
