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June 6, 1944, D-Day: “Operation Overlord” was the code name for Allied landings in Normandy.
False
True
2
What was the name of the German aerial warfare branch?
Luftwaffe
Gestapo
RAF
3
What was the 1942 naval battle that thwarted Japanese attempts to land troops in New Guinea?
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle of Santa Cruz
Battle of Truk
4
What US General lead US Troops in the European Theater and the Battle of the Bulge?
General Frank Jack Fletcher
<p>General George S. Patton</p>
General Harold Alexander
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In 1939 the European Theater two countries were already at war. What were the two countries?
Soviet Union and Poland
Japan and Soviet Union
Japan and China
6
Germany defeated France followed by a massive battle against Britan. What was the Air battle?
Battle of Britain
Battle of Gibraltar
Battle of Dover
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Battleship was almost entierley sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The ship's name?
U.SS. New Orleans
U.SS. Dale
U.S.S. Arizona
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What year was the attack at Pearl Harbor “The day that would live in infamy” by the Japanese?
1941
1933
1942
1939
9
Which country denied border access to the Soviets, finding itself at war against the Red Army?
Netherlands
Finland
Sweden
10
Offensives in Poland and France used the "Blitzkrieg." What does it mean?
Panzer Assualt
Mechanized War
Lighting War
11
Name of the project that created the atomic bombs used over Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The Allied Forces Project
Project End Game
The Manhattan Project
12
Where did the signing of the Japanese surrender take place?
The War Centre, London
Aboard the USS Missouri
Parliament House, Tokyo
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What was the treaty that ended WWI and was the unrest that would later explode into WWII?
Geneva Conference
Treaty of Versailles
Paris Peace Accords