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Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the Axis Powers during World War II?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Soviet Union
D) Germany
Which aircraft was nicknamed the "Flying Fortress"?
A) Spitfire
B) B-24 Liberator
C) B-17 Flying Fortress
D) P-51 Mustang
Which French port city was surrounded and held out against the Germans until 1940, becoming a symbol of resistance?
A) Bordeaux
B) Lille
C) Dunkirk
D) Brest
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
Who was the British Prime Minister for most of World War II?
A) Neville Chamberlain
B) Winston Churchill
C) Clement Attlee
D) Anthony Eden
Which city was the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in combat?
A) Nagasaki
B) Tokyo
C) Hiroshima
D) Yokohama
What was the Japanese strategy of conducting multiple, simultaneous offensives against Allied positions known as?
A) Kamikaze
B) Bushido
C) Hara-kiri
D) Nanshin-ron
What was the major outcome of the "Battle of Britain" in 1940?
A) The British captured Berlin
B) The Germans captured London
C) The British repelled a German air invasion
D) The Germans successfully blockaded Britain
What was the Japanese term for "divine wind" that referred to a tactic used by pilots in the Pacific theater?
A) Banzai
B) Samurai
C) Kamikaze
D) Shogun
Which ship was struck by a kamikaze attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, yet remained afloat and saw action again?
A) USS Johnston
B) USS Indianapolis
C) USS Missouri
D) USS St. Lo
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 major operation was launched by the Allies to retake France in 1944?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Overlord
C) Operation Torch
D) Operation Market Garden
What was the codename for the Allied invasion of North Africa?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Husky
C) Operation Overlord
D) Operation Neptune
Which of the following was a major Nazi concentration and extermination camp?
A) Dachau
B) Buchenwald
C) Auschwitz
D) Bergen-Belsen
Which battle is considered the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front between Germany and the Soviet Union?
A) Battle of Kursk
B) Siege of Leningrad
C) Battle of Stalingrad
D) Operation Barbarossa
Which battle was the largest tank battle in history and marked a turning point on the Eastern Front?
A) Battle of the Bulge
B) Battle of Kursk
C) Battle of Berlin
D) Battle of El Alamein
Which country did Germany invade to start World War II?
A) France
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Poland
D) Austria
What was the main anti-aircraft and anti-ship gun used by the Germans called?
A) Big Bertha
B) V-2 Rocket
C) Flak 88
D) Panzerschreck
Which naval battle halted the Japanese advance in the Pacific, marking a turning point in the war?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of Leyte Gulf
C) Battle of Coral Sea
D) Battle of Guadalcanal
What was the major defensive line built by France along its border with Germany prior to WWII?
A) Siegfried Line
B) Atlantic Wall
C) Alpine Line
D) Maginot Line
