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MWS World War II
MWS World War II
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1
At what conference did the Allies set the terms for the Japanese surrender?
The Potsdam Conference
The Tehran Conference
The Yalta Conference
The Casablanca Conference
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What event was linked w surrounding enemies and bleeding them out rather than blitzkrieg method
Pearl Harbor
D-Day
Battle of Britain
Leningrad
3
What event triggered the entry of the United States into World War II?
The assassination of Franklin D. Roosevelt
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The German invasion of Poland
The blitz over London
4
What battle in World War II is considered history’s greatest naval invasion?
Battle of Kursk
Battle of Dunkirk
Battle of midway
D-Day
5
Name the countries that made up the Axis Powers
U.S., Italy, Japan
Germany, Italy, Japan
Italy, Germany, Japan
Poland, Japan, Germany
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What was the main significance of the Lend-Lease Agreement?
It postponed Japan’s war with China
It ended the United States isolationist policy
It gave Hitler the freedom to attack Poland
It appeased the Western Allies’ fears of German aggression.
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What treaty ended WWI that laid some of the unrest that would later explode into WWII?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Versailles
Paris Peace Accords
Geneva Conference
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Which European Country was not controlled by Germany in 1943?
United Kingdom
Italy
France
Poland
9
When did World War II begin?
June 1, 1941
June 28, 1914
November 11, 1918
September 1, 1939
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Which battle is considered to be the turning point for the war in the Pacific?
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Guadalcanal
The Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of Midway
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The Battle of Britain consisted of
Strategic bombing campaign
Unrestricted submarine warfare
The largest tank battles in history
A Sea-borne landing operation
12
A almost entirely full battleship was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor.What ship was it?
U.S.S. New Orleans
U.S.S. Arizona
U.S.S. Connecticut
U.S.S. Dale
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What happened at Dunkirk in May 1940?
The French army lost a major battle
American forces invaded France
German forces were defeated in a large naval battle
British forces retreated across the English Channel
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The French played a significant factor in combat for the Axis powers throughout of the war era
True
False
15
Who was one of Hitler's allies?
Douglas MacArthur
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mussolini
16
What city did the Allies bomb in order to capture Rome and move on with their war plans?
Anzio
Cassino
Iwo Jima
Stalingrad
17
What was the name of the German aerial warfare branch?
REF
Gestapo
German Aerial
Luftwaffe
18
What U.S. action created tension with Japan?
Its freezing of Japanese assets
Its default on Japanese loans
Its establishment of a trade embargo against Japan
Its blockade of Japanese ports
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What was the Codename for the Allied invasion of Europe?
Operation Watchtower
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Bagration
Operation Overlord
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The firebombing of this German town was a major civilian tragedy during the war.
Frankfurt
Dusseldorf
Dresden
Stuttgart
21
What conference did allies agree that a second European front needed to open for Allied success
Warsaw
Teheran
Yalta
Berlin
22
What year did WWII end?
1945
1943
1955
1947
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Why was the Battle of Stalingrad important
Because Germany gained control of a major Russian city
Because it caused the Soviet Union to stop fighting
Because Germany lost so many soldiers they never recovered
All of the above
24
Hitler relied heavily on this general to conduct operations in North Africa?
Patton
Mussolini
Rommell
Eisenhower
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What battle stopped Japanese attempts to land in NewGuinea, sunk 1 carrier and damaged another
Battle of Truk
Battle of Britain
Battle of Santa Cruz
Battle of the Coral Sea
