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What defensive line did France build along its border with Germany in the 1930s?
A) The Atlantic Wall
B) The Siegfried Line
C) The Hindenburg Line
D) The Maginot Line
Which of the following was NOT one of the Allied Powers during World War II?
A) France
B) Italy
C) United States
D) United Kingdom
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 city was the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in combat?
A) Nagasaki
B) Tokyo
C) Hiroshima
D) Yokohama
Which German general was known as the "Desert Fox"?
A) Heinrich Himmler
B) Erwin Rommel
C) Gerd von Rundstedt
D) Friedrich Paulus
Which ship was the flagship of Admiral Yamamoto during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
A) IJN Musashi
B) IJN Akagi
C) IJN Yamato
D) IJN Nagato
Which ship was the flagship of Admiral Yamamoto during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
A) IJN Musashi
B) IJN Akagi
C) IJN Yamato
D) IJN Nagato
What was the primary purpose of the Nuremberg Trials held after World War II?
A) Forming the United Nations
B) Distributing war reparations
C) Prosecuting war criminals
D) Establishing new borders in Europe
Which German battleship was sunk by the Royal Navy off the coast of France in 1941?
A) Bismarck
B) Tirpitz
C) Scharnhorst
D) Graf Spee
What was the last major offensive by the German Army on the Western Front?
A) Battle of Berlin
B) Battle of the Bulge
C) Siege of Bastogne
D) Battle of Monte Cassino
Which Japanese city was the target of the second atomic bomb dropped by the United States?
A) Tokyo
B) Hiroshima
C) Nagasaki
D) Yokohama
What was the name of the series of fortifications built by France along its German border before WWII?
A) Atlantic Wall
B) Maginot Line
C) Siegfried Line
D) Alpine Line
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
