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Who led the Free French forces during World War II?
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Philippe Pétain
C) Georges Clemenceau
D) Maurice Gamelin
What was the major defensive line constructed by France along its border with Germany prior to WWII?
A) Atlantic Wall
B) Siegfried Line
C) Maginot Line
D) Alpine Line
Which of the following was a major Nazi concentration and extermination camp?
A) Dachau
B) Buchenwald
C) Auschwitz
D) Bergen-Belsen
Which Axis power signed an armistice with the Allies in September 1943, effectively changing sides in the war?
A) Germany
B) Japan
C) Hungary
D) Italy
Which country remained neutral throughout World War II?
A) Belgium
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) Poland
Which ship was infamously sunk by a German U-Boat, causing significant American casualties and influencing public opinion about the war?
A) HMS Hood
B) USS Arizona
C) RMS Titanic
D) RMS Lusitania
Which operation was the failed German attempt to capture Moscow?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Typhoon
C) Operation Sea Lion
D) Operation Valkyrie
Which battle, fought between June and August 1942, marked the southernmost advance by the Axis powers in the Soviet Union?
A) Battle of Moscow
B) Battle of Stalingrad
C) Battle of Sevastopol
D) Battle of Kursk
Which battle, fought between June and August 1942, marked the southernmost advance by the Axis powers in the Soviet Union?
A) Battle of Moscow
B) Battle of Stalingrad
C) Battle of Sevastopol
D) Battle of Kursk
What was the main objective of Germany's Operation Sea Lion?
A) Capture Moscow
B) Invade Britain
C) Secure North Africa
D) Break the Atlantic blockade
What was the primary purpose of the Nazi regime's "Final Solution" policy?
A) Expansion of German territory
B) Creation of a European Union
C) Extermination of Jews
D) Securing access to oil fields
Which of the following was a major Nazi concentration and extermination camp?
A) Dachau
B) Buchenwald
C) Auschwitz
D) Bergen-Belsen
In which Pacific battle did kamikaze attacks first become a significant tactic used by the Japanese?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of Leyte Gulf
C) Battle of Iwo Jima
D) Battle of Coral Sea
Which concentration camp was the first to be liberated by the Allies?
A) Auschwitz
B) Dachau
C) Majdanek
D) Buchenwald
Which infamous concentration camp was located in Poland?
A) Dachau
B) Buchenwald
C) Sachsenhausen
D) Auschwitz
In which Pacific battle did kamikaze attacks first become a significant tactic used by the Japanese?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of Leyte Gulf
C) Battle of Iwo Jima
D) Battle of Coral Sea
Which 1942 battle marked the first major defeat of Hitler's land forces?
A) Battle of Kursk
B) Battle of Moscow
C) Battle of El Alamein
D) Battle of Stalingrad
What was the German air force called?
A) Kriegsmarine
B) Waffen-SS
C) Luftwaffe
D) Wehrmacht
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Neptune
C) Operation Torch
D) Operation Weserübung
What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
A) Operation Sealion
B) Operation Valkyrie
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Weserübung
