Not a native of Germany itself. Adolf Hitler was born in this other German speaking country.
What is Austria
100
This "infamous" battle brought America into World War II.
What is the Bombing of Pearl Harbor?
100
This new tactic introduced by Germany literally means "lightning war" and seeks to overwhelm an enemy through air power and fast moving armored vehicles.
What is "blitzkrieg?"
100
This American beachhead was the bloodiest of the entire Normandy invasion.
What is Omaha Beach.
100
Benito Mussolini invaded this Eastern European nation that resulted in a quagmire and delayed the German invasion of Russia.
What is Greece
200
Meaning "My Struggle," this book was Hitler's most famous writing detailing his views on propaganda, the Aryan race, and the Jews.
What is Mein Kampf
200
Germany lost this battle when they changed their tactics from targeting military air bases to major cities.
What is the Battle of Britain?
200
The French believed this expensive and vast defensive "line" of underground forts would prevent and protect their nation from German invasion. It didn't.
What is the Maginot Line?
200
The Allies had planned to use these "floating" vehicles to protect infantry landing on D-Day. Unfortunately, they sank.
What are tanks.
200
This British Prime Minister adopted the policy of appeasement to attempt to avoid another conflict with Germany.
Who is Neville Chamberlain?
300
Many of Hitler's views on eugenics were mixed with the philosophy of this 19th century German thinker.
Who is Friedrich Nietzsche?
300
This battle centered in Soviet Russia lasted for over two years leveling the city but ultimately resulting in the defeat of the German offensive into Russia.
What is the Battle of Leningrad?
300
This World War I invention was the only military unit used in the Battle of Britain.
What is the airplane
300
This German general almost devised a plan to defeat the Allied invasion of Normandy.
Who is Edwin Rommel?
300
This Japanese Emperor forced his government to surrender to the United States following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Who is Hirohito
400
This failed first attempt to take over Germany in 1923 left Hitler depressed, on the verge of suicide, and arrested.
What is the Beer Hall Putsch?
400
This Pacific Ocean battle was an attempt by the Japanese to trick the U.S. into the destruction of its aircraft carrier fleet. It didn't work.
What is The Battle of Midway?
400
The atomic bomb was the result of this program named after a New York City burough.
What is the Manhattan Project
400
The other American beachhead saw relatively little resistance.
What is Utah Beach?
400
The bombing of Pearl Harbor failed to eliminate these vessels, the backbone of the American navy. A critical mistake.
What are aircraft carriers.
500
Hitler was rejected by a prestigious Vienna art school because he was unable to draw this.
What are human beings?
500
These two 1945 battles introduced a new tactic known as the kamikaze.
What are the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
500
The United States used this tactic to defeat the Japanese liberating some locations but not others.
What is "island hopping?"
500
The Allies deceived the Germans into believing they would invade France at this French town, the shortest location between England and France.
What is Calais.
500
This American general successfully led the invasion of Sicily but was later disciplined for slapping two soldiers with post-traumatic stress syndrome.