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Who was the supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe?
A) Bernard Montgomery
B) George S. Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which of the following was NOT one of the Axis Powers during World War II?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Spain
D) Germany
Which battle during WWII was fought entirely in the air between Britain and Germany?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of Britain
C) Battle of Kursk
D) Battle of Berlin
Which country did Germany attack first, leading to the start of World War II?
A) Czechoslovakia
B) France
C) Poland
D) Russia
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
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
Which U.S. general famously said, "I shall return" after leaving the Philippines?
A) George S. Patton
B) Omar Bradley
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which operation led to the end of German occupation in France?
A) Operation Dragoon
B) Operation Torch
C) Operation Dynamo
D) Operation Overlord
Which of the following cities was one of the two targets for the atomic bombings by the United States?
A) Kyoto
B) Hiroshima
C) Osaka
D) Sapporo
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 country declared war on Germany just before the war ended in 1945?
A) Ireland
B) Spain
C) Turkey
D) Argentina
Which country was the first to declare war on Germany in WWII?
A) United States
B) France
C) Poland
D) United Kingdom
Which major WWII battle took place in Belgium during the winter of 1944-1945?
A) Battle of Anzio
B) Battle of the Bulge
C) Battle of Berlin
D) Battle of Monte Cassino
Which aircraft was nicknamed the "Flying Fortress"?
A) Spitfire
B) B-24 Liberator
C) B-17 Flying Fortress
D) P-51 Mustang
Which city was devastated by the first atomic bomb used in warfare?
A) Nagasaki
B) Tokyo
C) Hiroshima
D) Kyoto
What was the German project name for their atomic bomb research during WWII?
A) Projekt Uran
B) Heisenberg Device
C) V-Rocket
D) Operation Valkyrie
Which of these countries was NOT one of the Axis Powers?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Soviet Union
D) Germany
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 of the following countries remained neutral throughout WWII?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) Norway
D) Greece
Which operation was the failed German attempt to capture Moscow?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Typhoon
C) Operation Sea Lion
D) Operation Valkyrie
