Winston Churchill
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
100
The Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact in 1939 with _________
What is Germany
100
Which of the following occurred on D-Day - (1) the Allied bombing of Hiroshima (2) the Allied invasion of Italy (3) the Allied invasion of France (4) the Allied bombing of Nagasaki
What is (3) the Allied invasion of France
100
What was the U.S. response to Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia in mid-1941 - (1) declare war on Japan (2) cut oil supplies to Japan (3) broke off peace talks with Japan (4) began a boycott of Japanese-made products
What is (2) cut oil supplies to Japan
100
What did Germany do to the Rhineland? (1) It surrendered the Rhineland to France (2) It annexed the Rhineland to Belgium (3) The Rhineland became industrialized (4) The Rhineland was remilitarized by Germany
What is (4) The Rhineland was remilitarized by Germany
100
If you were driving a car 100 miles per hour, how long would it take you to reach the nearest star?
What is 29 milllion years!
200
Great Britain and France entered World War II because of the invasion of _________
What is Poland
200
What was the main target of the kamikazes?
What is ships
200
Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put in internment camps during the war? (1) they had known of the attack on Pearl Harbor in advance (2) they were of Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies (3) they were radioing helpful information to the Germans (4) they were of German descent and falsely labeled as enemies
What is (2) they were of Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies
200
What happened to the Sudetenland? (1) Austria annexed it (2) Germany invaded it (3) Germany annexed it (4) It became independent
What is (3) Germany annexed it
200
Why doesn't a duck's quack echo?
What is nobody knows
300
Who went on the Bataan Death March, and why? (1) Chinese civilians, because they were forced off their land by the Japanese invasion (2) allied prisoners of war, because the Japanese forced them to (3) Allied soldiers, because it was essential to the success of the island hopping strategy (4) Japanese soldiers, because they refused to surrender
What is (2) allied prisoners of war, because the Japanese forced them to
300
Which of the following nations paid the greatest price in terms of the number of lives lost during the war?
What is Soviet Union
300
Why did President Truman agree to use the atomic bomb? (1) to revenge those who died in the Bataan Death March (2) to destroy weapons plants in Japan (3) to bring the war to the quickest possible end (4) to punish Japan for Pearl Harbor
What is (3) to bring the war to the quickest possible end
300
What happened to to Czechoslovakia in 1939? (1) It remained neutral (2) It surrendered to Germany (3) It was annexed to Germany (4) It was remilitarized by Germany
What is (3) it was annexed to Germany
300
Is it possible to lick your own elbow?
What is NO!
400
Why were the Pacific islands attacked and seized during the Allied "island hopping" chosen? (1) they were former territories (2) They were least heavily defended by Japan (3) They were farthest away from Japan (4) They were isolated and uninhabited
What is (2) they were least heavily defended by Japan
400
What group was tried at the Nuremberg Trials? (1) war criminals from all of the Axis Powers (2) Nazis (3) the Luftwaffe (4) communists
What is Nazis
400
Il Duce was the title of which of the following leaders - (1) Juan Peron (2) Haile Selassie (3) Benito Mussolini (4) Adolph Hitler
What is (3) Benito Mussolini
400
The German Field Marshal known as the "Desert Fox" (1) Adolph Hitler (2) Erwin Rommel (3) Joseph Goebbels (4) Dog the Bounty Hunter
What is (2) Erwin Rommel
400
What does the acronym RADAR stand for?
What is Radio Detection and Ranging
500
Which General led the victorious troops in the Battle of El Alamein? (1) Dwight D. Eisenhower (2) Bernard Montgomery (3) Friedrich von Paulus (4) Erwin Rommel
What is (2) Bernard Montgomery
500
Which of the following did NOT motivate Japan to build an empire - (1) wanted the rich European colonies of Southeast Asia (2) Japan was overcrowded and faced shortages of raw materials (3) the emperor wanted a larger empire to suit his divine status (4) Japan took over Manchuria and later fought for the heartland of China
What is (3) the emperor wanted a larger empire to suit his divine status
500
What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan? (1) Fascist Powers (2) Axis Powers (3) Allied Powers (4) Central Powers
What is (2) Axis Powers
500
How many French beaches were targeted during the Allied invasion on D-Day? (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (d) 7
What is (B) 5
500
What are most dust particles in your house made of?
What is dead skin
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