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1
On this date the Japanese surrendered and WW2 was officially over.
December 7, 1941
May 8, 1945
September 2, 1945
June 6, 1944
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In 1935, Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws which-
deprived Jews of German citizenship
required all young Germans to join the Hitler Youth
combined all Protestant sects into a single state church
established the Third Reich under Hitler
3
After the war, Nazi leaders were tried for war crimes in this German city.
Berlin
Frankfort
Nuremberg
Warsaw
4
Auschwitz was -
where WWII began
Hitler's mountaintop retreat
the most famous of the Nazi concentration camps
the capital of the Sudentenland
5
The British Navy and civilian naval craft helped rescue 350,00 British soldiers at-
Normandy
Stalingrad
Dunkirk
Antwerp
6
During World War II, "Rosie the Riveter" came to symbolize-
Allied nurses who cared for wounded men on the front lines
the women who worked in British manufacturing plants
the women who worked in U.S. manufacturing plants
the importance of obeying rules for food and gas rationing
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He became Prime Minister of Britain after Chamberlain's policy of appeasement didn't work.
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
8
The Battle of Midway is important because it-
it brought the United States into the war
slowed the Allied advance on Berlin
was the turning point of the war in Europe
was the turning point of the war in the Pacific
9
The Munich agreement between Britain and Germany in 1939 is mostly associated with -
stopping the advance of Germany into the Sudetenland
appeasement
pacification
a British victory for diplomacy
10
Losing this battle put the Germans on the defensive in Eastern Europe.
Battle of Britain
Battle of Leningrad
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
11
What caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany in 1939?
Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany's annexing the Sudetenland
the attack on Pearl Harbor
Germany's violation of the Nuremberg Laws
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How did the Allies trick Hitler into thinking they would attack at Calais and not Normandy?
had a secret message intercepted by GB and read on the BBC
used practice bombing runs at Calais weeks before the attack
used a "fake army" with inflatable tanks, planes, and trucks
the Allies successfully invaded North Africa first
13
This song is #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 this week.
Wow. Post Malone
Sucker Jonas Brothers
ME! Taylor Swift
Old Town Road Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
14
What did Britain and France consider to be an evil even worse than Hitler?
communism
fascism
socialism
appeasement
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This area of northern France was the site of the Allied invasion on D-Day.
Normandy
Burgundy
Tuscany
Caen
16
This region of western Czechoslovakia was given to Hitler in 1938 to try to appease him.
The Sudetenland
The Anschluss
Dunkirk
Lorraine
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What agreement did the Nazis violate by attacking the Soviets in 1942?
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Paris Peace Conference
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Bret-Litovsk
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What form of government did Italy and Germany both adopt prior to WWII?
Communism
Socialism
Democracy
Fascism
19
A brutal winter helped stop Germany's invasion of -
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Russia
20
When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
August 14, 1945
December 7, 1941
June 6, 1944
May 8, 1945
21
This British PM is remembered for "peace in our time" - signing an agreement with Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Neville Chamberlain
George Patton
Winston Churchill
22
The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor the United States-
declared war on Japan
declared war on Germany and Italy
sent Col. Doolittle and his Raiders to bomb Tokyo
attacked Japanese forces at Midway
23
The policy of appeasement helped cause WWII because this policy-
increased sea trade between Britain and the U.S.
gave too much power to the United Nations
reduced the armaments of major European powers
allowed Germany's aggression to go unchecked
24
Which of the following was not a part of the Allied powers?
Great Britain
United States
Italy
U.S.S.R.
25
Which President said, "Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy......"?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Harry S Truman
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Conference where the Allies issued an ultimatum to Japan - surrender or face total destruction.
London Conference
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
Tokyo Conference
27
Hitler attempted to terrorize the British into surrendering during the Battle of Britain by -
bombing London and other British cities
blockading Britain to prevent delivering food and munitions
landing troops on the British Isles
dropping the atomic bomb
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Hitler's last attempt to win the war in Europe was the -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Britain
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Midway
29
V-E day was celebrated on-
December 7, 1945
May 8, 1945
June 6, 1045
September 2, 1945
30
Hitler's "Final Solution" involved -
the attack on the Soviet Union
the systematic killing of the Jews
his invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939
an agreement with Great Britain
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The meeting in 1945 to talk about the restructuring of Europe after the war was the -
Washington Accords
London Conference
Potsdam Conference
Yalta Conference
