Knowledge
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Which country did Germany first annex in the lead up to WWII?
A) Poland
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Austria
D) Hungary
Which battle, fought in North Africa, marked a turning point in the war and the beginning of the decline for Axis forces in the region?
A) Battle of Gazala
B) First Battle of El Alamein
C) Battle of Kasserine Pass
D) Second Battle of El Alamein
What was the primary light machine gun used by U.S. forces during WWII?
A) Bren Gun
B) MG42
C) M1918 BAR
D) DP-28
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
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
In which battle did the Japanese introduce kamikaze tactics on a large scale?
A) Battle of Iwo Jima
B) Battle of Okinawa
C) Battle of Guadalcanal
D) Battle of Midway
What major project resulted in the development of the first atomic bombs during World War II?
A) Manhattan Project
B) Trinity Project
C) Operation Paperclip
D) Project A-bomb
Which ship was infamously sunk by a German U-Boat, causing significant American casualties and influencing public opinion about the war?
A) HMS Hood
B) USS Arizona
C) RMS Titanic
D) RMS Lusitania
In which year did World War II officially end?
A) 1944
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
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 Japan at the end of WWII?
A) Emperor Hirohito
B) Hideki Tojo
C) Kantaro Suzuki
D) Isoroku Yamamoto
Which of the following countries remained neutral throughout WWII?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) Norway
D) Greece
Who commanded the Allied forces in the Normandy invasion?
A) Bernard Montgomery
B) George Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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
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 main anti-aircraft and anti-ship gun used by the Germans called?
A) Big Bertha
B) V-2 Rocket
C) Flak 88
D) Panzerschreck
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 country was Adolf Hitler born in?
A) Germany
B) Poland
C) Austria
D) Hungary
Which ship was struck by a kamikaze attack during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, yet remained afloat and saw action again?
A) USS Johnston
B) USS Indianapolis
C) USS Missouri
D) USS St. Lo
