Knowledge
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Which country declared war on Germany just before the war ended in 1945?
A) Ireland
B) Spain
C) Turkey
D) Argentina
Which country was Adolf Hitler born in?
A) Germany
B) Poland
C) Austria
D) Hungary
In which French town did the Allies establish a beachhead in 1944 after the Normandy invasion?
A) Calais
B) Cherbourg
C) St. Malo
D) Bordeaux
Which aircraft was nicknamed the "Flying Fortress"?
A) Spitfire
B) B-24 Liberator
C) B-17 Flying Fortress
D) P-51 Mustang
Which World War II battle is often referred to as the "last great German offensive"?
A) Battle of Kursk
B) Battle of the Bulge
C) Battle of Berlin
D) Siege of Leningrad
What was the main focus of the Manhattan Project during WWII?
A) Decoding German communications
B) Production of a super battleship
C) Development of an atomic bomb
D) Urban development plan for New York
Which naval battle was fought entirely with aircraft, where the ships never sighted each other?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of the Coral Sea
C) Battle of Leyte Gulf
D) Battle of Guadalcanal
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
A) Operation Sea Lion
B) Operation Weserübung
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Overlord
Which Allied operation was the amphibious landing on the beaches of Normandy, France?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Husky
C) Operation Overlord
D) Operation Market Garden
Which of the following conferences involved the leaders of the United States, the UK, and the Soviet Union discussing post-war Europe?
A) Yalta Conference
B) Munich Conference
C) Tehran Conference
D) Berlin Conference
Which country was NOT one of the Axis Powers?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Spain
D) Germany
Which strategic bombing campaign targeted German industrial and civilian areas?
A) Operation Pointblank
B) Operation Gomorrah
C) The Blitz
D) Battle of Britain
Which German city was primarily destroyed in February 1945 by an Allied bombing raid?
A) Munich
B) Hamburg
C) Dresden
D) Berlin
Which strategic bombing campaign targeted German industrial and civilian areas?
A) Operation Pointblank
B) Operation Gomorrah
C) The Blitz
D) Battle of Britain
Which of the following countries remained neutral throughout WWII?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) Norway
D) Greece
Who was the main U.S. general in the Pacific theater?
A) George Patton
B) Bernard Montgomery
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) Douglas MacArthur
Which amphibious Allied invasion, often referred to as D-Day, began the liberation of France from Nazi occupation?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Overlord
C) Operation Market Garden
D) Operation Dragoon
What was the main purpose of the Nazi policy known as the "Final Solution"?
A) Economic recovery
B) Territorial expansion
C) Genocide of the Jews
D) Forming the Axis alliance
What was the main aircraft used by the British in the Battle of Britain?
A) P-51 Mustang
B) Messerschmitt Bf 109
C) Focke-Wulf Fw 190
D) Supermarine Spitfire
What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
A) Operation Sealion
B) Operation Valkyrie
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Weserübung
