Section 1-2 WWII

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100

What was the name of the program in which the U.S. began supplying British, and eventually, soviet soldiers with tanks, planes, and other supplies in exchange for payment later on?

Lend-Lease

200

What country did Germany conquer in 50 days, after sending a huge army through the Ardennes Region?

France

300

During what battle did the Germans attempt to take the namesake city on the Volga, which ended up being the deadliest battle of WWII?

Battle of Stalingrad

400

What was the codename the Germans called the invasion of the USSR in the Summer of 1941?

Operation Barbarossa 

500

What was the name of the secret coded messages the German U-Boat captains were using, which was broken by the allies?

Enigma Codes

2

100

What was the name of the dictator of Germany during WWII?

Adolf Hitler

200

Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?

Benito Mussolini 

300

At what French Port city did hundreds of thousands of British and french soliders get saved by ship and brought back to England to safety?

Dunkirk

400

What was the date for the allied invasion of Europe, codenamed D-Day?

June 6th, 1944

500

Name 2 of the 5 beaches that the allies landed at during the invasion of Normandy?

UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, SWORD, and JUNO

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100

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII and led the British through the Battle of Britain?

Winston Churchill

200

What was the name of the U.S. naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941?

Pearl Harbor

300

The German employed the use of "lighting war" to overrun in the enemy fast. What was the German term for "Lighting war?"

Blitzkrieg

400

Why did the Japanese decide to attack the U.S.?

The U.S. cut off their supply of oil and the Japanese needed it so they wanted to take it by force in the South Pacific, but had to attack American and British owned territory.

500

What was the "Phony War"?

It was when after the invasion of Poland by the Germans, for the next few months, no one really did anything.

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100

What was the date for the start of WWII when Germany invaded Poland?

September 1, 1939

200

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?

Joseph Stalin

300

During what Battle did the U.S. Navy completely destroy the Japanese Carrier fleet in a major turning point of the war?

Battle of Midway

400

What was the name of the meeting in which Churchill, Stalin, and FDR met to discuss opeing up a second front in Europe against the Germans?

Tehran Conference

500

What was the name of the new French puppet government installed by the Nazis after their victory over france?

Vichy France