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What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
A) Operation Overlord
B) Operation Barbarossa
C) Operation Weserübung
D) Operation Sea Lion
What was the main purpose of the Wannsee Conference held in 1942?
A) Plan for D-Day Invasion
B) Discussing post-war Europe
C) Finalizing the "Final Solution"
D) Establishing Axis Powers' strategies
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
Which battle was the largest amphibious invasion in the Pacific theater during World War II?
A) Battle of Iwo Jima
B) Battle of Tarawa
C) Battle of Okinawa
D) Battle of Guadalcanal
Which country did Germany invade to start World War II?
A) France
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Poland
D) Austria
In which year did World War II officially end?
A) 1944
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
What was the largest concentration camp established by the Nazis?
A) Dachau
B) Buchenwald
C) Auschwitz
D) Treblinka
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 crucial battle was fought between the Soviet Union and Finland in the winter of 1939-1940?
A) Siege of Leningrad
B) Battle of Narva
C) Winter War
D) Continuation War
Which infamous concentration camp was located in Poland?
A) Dachau
B) Buchenwald
C) Sachsenhausen
D) Auschwitz
Which German general was known as the "Desert Fox" due to his campaigns in North Africa?
A) Gerd von Rundstedt
B) Heinz Guderian
C) Friedrich Paulus
D) Erwin Rommel
Which World War II conference involved the leaders of the U.S., the U.K., and the Soviet Union discussing Europe's post-war reorganization?
A) Casablanca Conference
B) Tehran Conference
C) Yalta Conference
D) Potsdam Conference
What was the German defensive line on the Italian peninsula called?
A) Atlantic Wall
B) Maginot Line
C) Siegfried Line
D) Gothic Line
In which Pacific battle did kamikaze attacks first become a significant tactic used by the Japanese?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of Leyte Gulf
C) Battle of Iwo Jima
D) Battle of Coral Sea
Who commanded the American Third Army, which rapidly advanced through France in 1944?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Bernard Montgomery
C) Omar Bradley
D) George S. Patton
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 British general was known as the "Desert Fox"?
A) Bernard Montgomery
B) Archibald Wavell
C) Harold Alexander
D) None, the "Desert Fox" was a nickname for the German general Erwin Rommel
Which country remained neutral throughout World War II?
A) Belgium
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) Poland
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
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
