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What was the codename for the development of the atomic bomb by the Allies?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Dynamo
C) Manhattan Project
D) Operation Paperclip
Which country did Germany invade to start World War II?
A) France
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Poland
D) Austria
What was the main aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy during the early years of World War II?
A) HMS Ark Royal
B) HMS King George V
C) HMS Illustrious
D) HMS Hood
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 World War II conference was the last meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin?
A) Tehran Conference
B) Potsdam Conference
C) Yalta Conference
D) Casablanca Conference
Which Japanese city was the primary target for the "Little Boy" atomic bomb?
A) Nagasaki
B) Hiroshima
C) Tokyo
D) Yokohama
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 major city did the Soviet Red Army encircle and eventually capture in January 1943, marking a turning point on the Eastern Front?
A) Warsaw
B) Berlin
C) Stalingrad
D) Kiev
Who was the U.S. Army general who led the Third Army in its swift campaigns in Europe?
A) Omar Bradley
B) George S. Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which World War II battle is also referred to as "The Battle of the Bulge"?
A) Battle of Anzio
B) Battle of Monte Cassino
C) Battle of Ardennes
D) Battle of Stalingrad
Which battle resulted in the first major defeat of Hitler's military?
A) Battle of Britain
B) Battle of Stalingrad
C) Battle of the Atlantic
D) Battle of Moscow
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
Who was the leader of the Free French Forces during World War II?
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Philippe Pétain
C) Maurice Gamelin
D) Henri Giraud
What was the codename for the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union?
A) Operation Sea Lion
B) Operation Weserübung
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Valkyrie
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of World War II?
A) Neville Chamberlain
B) Clement Attlee
C) Winston Churchill
D) Anthony Eden
Which naval battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific against Japan?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of the Coral Sea
C) Battle of Guadalcanal
D) Battle of Leyte Gulf
What was the name of the British operation to evacuate troops from Dunkirk in 1940?
A) Operation Dynamo
B) Operation Torch
C) Operation Neptune
D) Operation Market Garden
Which British operation aimed to deceive the Germans about the location of the Normandy invasion?
A) Operation Mincemeat
B) Operation Fortitude
C) Operation Double Cross
D) Operation Bodyguard
What was the main code-breaking facility of the British during World War II?
A) Tower of London
B) MI5 Headquarters
C) Bletchley Park
D) Scotland Yard
Which of these countries was NOT one of the Axis Powers?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Soviet Union
D) Germany
