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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 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
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
Which Japanese city was the target of the second atomic bomb dropped by the United States?
A) Tokyo
B) Hiroshima
C) Nagasaki
D) Yokohama
Who commanded the Allied forces in the Normandy invasion?
A) Bernard Montgomery
B) George Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which country was the first to declare war on Germany in World War II?
A) France
B) Soviet Union
C) Poland
D) United Kingdom
What was the Japanese term for the suicide pilots who flew their explosive-laden planes into Allied warships?
A) Samurai
B) Bushido
C) Shogun
D) Kamikaze
Which of these countries was NOT one of the Axis Powers?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Soviet Union
D) Germany
Which battle was considered the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front?
A) Battle of Moscow
B) Siege of Leningrad
C) Battle of Stalingrad
D) Battle of Kursk
Which U.S. General famously said, "I shall return" after leaving the Philippines in 1942?
A) General Patton
B) General Eisenhower
C) General Bradley
D) General MacArthur
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 project, during World War II, led to the development of the first atomic bomb?
A) Project Invincible
B) Project Titan
C) Manhattan Project
D) Project Trinity
Which ship was the main target during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
A) USS Missouri
B) USS Arizona
C) USS Lexington
D) USS Enterprise
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
Which country declared war on Germany and Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
A) Soviet Union
B) Canada
C) China
D) United States
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
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
Which U.S. General famously said, "I shall return" after leaving the Philippines?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Omar Bradley
C) George Patton
D) Douglas MacArthur
Which of these countries remained neutral throughout WWII?
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) Greece
D) Romania
Which Japanese city was the second to be attacked with an atomic bomb?
A) Hiroshima
B) Tokyo
C) Yokohama
D) Nagasaki
