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Which 1942 battle marked the first major defeat of Hitler's land forces?
A) Battle of Kursk
B) Battle of Moscow
C) Battle of El Alamein
D) Battle of Stalingrad
Which country did Germany invade to start World War II?
A) France
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Poland
D) Austria
Which Japanese city was the first to be attacked with an atomic bomb?
A) Hiroshima
B) Nagasaki
C) Tokyo
D) Osaka
Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe?
A) General Patton
B) Field Marshal Montgomery
C) General MacArthur
D) General Eisenhower
What was the name of the British operation to evacuate soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940?
A) Operation Dynamo
B) Operation Sealion
C) Operation Compass
D) Operation Citadel
Which country was known as the "Arsenal of Democracy" due to its industrial contribution to the Allied war effort?
A) United States
B) Soviet Union
C) United Kingdom
D) Canada
In which year did World War II officially end?
A) 1944
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
Which conference towards the end of WWII was primarily attended by the leaders of the UK, the USA, and the Soviet Union to discuss post-war Europe?
A) Tehran Conference
B) Munich Conference
C) Yalta Conference
D) Potsdam Conference
Who led the Free French forces during World War II?
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Philippe Pétain
C) Georges Clemenceau
D) Maurice Gamelin
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 of the following was a major Nazi concentration and extermination camp?
A) Dachau
B) Buchenwald
C) Auschwitz
D) Bergen-Belsen
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 country remained neutral throughout World War II?
A) Belgium
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) Poland
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
Which operation was the failed German attempt to capture Moscow?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Typhoon
C) Operation Sea Lion
D) Operation Valkyrie
Which battle, fought between June and August 1942, marked the southernmost advance by the Axis powers in the Soviet Union?
A) Battle of Moscow
B) Battle of Stalingrad
C) Battle of Sevastopol
D) Battle of Kursk
Which battle, fought between June and August 1942, marked the southernmost advance by the Axis powers in the Soviet Union?
A) Battle of Moscow
B) Battle of Stalingrad
C) Battle of Sevastopol
D) Battle of Kursk
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 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
Which of the following was a major Nazi concentration and extermination camp?
A) Dachau
B) Buchenwald
C) Auschwitz
D) Bergen-Belsen
