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What was the codename for the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
A) Operation Sea Lion
B) Operation Valkyrie
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Overlord
Which major operation was launched by the Allies to retake France in 1944?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Overlord
C) Operation Torch
D) Operation Market Garden
What was the main objective of Germany's Operation Sea Lion?
A) Capture Moscow
B) Invade Britain
C) Secure North Africa
D) Break the Atlantic blockade
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
What was the primary role of the "Merrill's Marauders" in the Pacific Theater?
A) Naval blockade
B) Paratrooper drops
C) Jungle warfare in Burma
D) Island hopping strategy
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 Axis power signed an armistice with the Allies in September 1943, effectively changing sides in the war?
A) Germany
B) Japan
C) Hungary
D) Italy
Which of the following countries remained neutral throughout World War II?
A) Belgium
B) Norway
C) Switzerland
D) Greece
Which major battle was fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany for control of the city of Stalingrad?
A) Battle of the Bulge
B) Battle of Kursk
C) Siege of Leningrad
D) Battle of Stalingrad
Which famous World War II battle took place from June 4-7, 1942 in the Pacific?
A) Battle of Coral Sea
B) Battle of Midway
C) Battle of Guadalcanal
D) Battle of Iwo Jima
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
Who was the British Prime Minister at the start of World War II?
A) Clement Attlee
B) Winston Churchill
C) Neville Chamberlain
D) Anthony Eden
Which country was the first to declare war on Germany in World War II?
A) France
B) Soviet Union
C) Poland
D) United Kingdom
Which ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine, leading to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy?
A) USS Arizona
B) USS Missouri
C) USS Indianapolis
D) USS Lexington
Who was the British Prime Minister at the start of World War II?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Clement Attlee
C) Neville Chamberlain
D) Anthony Eden
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
What was the name given to the British fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain?
A) The Few
B) The Brigade
C) The Spitfire Aces
D) The RAF Elite
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
Who was the commander of the U.S. Third Army, which raced across France in 1944 during the liberation?
A) Omar Bradley
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) George S. Patton
D) Douglas MacArthur
Which country declared war on Germany just hours after the UK did in 1939?
A) United States
B) Soviet Union
C) Canada
D) France
