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1) When did D-Day occur (month, day, and year)?
June 6, 1944
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6) Where did Dwight Eisenhower attend college?
West Point Academy
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10) Which nation was known for using the U-boat during World War II?
Germany
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16) Who informed President Franklin Roosevelt about creating a super-bomb?
Albert Einstein
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22) What does P.L.U.T.O. stand for?
Pipe Line Under The Ocean
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2) Who was the Allied Commander of the D-Day invasion?
Dwight Eisenhower
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7) What was the main purpose of D-Day?
To drive the Germans out of France
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12) What was the final German offensive of World War II?
Battle of the Bulge in Belgium
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17) What was the top secret program called to develop the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project
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24) What delayed the D-Day invasion by 24 hours?
Bad Weather
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3) What was the code name for D-Day?
Operation Overlord
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8) What type of preparations did Hitler make for an Allied attack on the northern coast of France?
He had his men build the Atlantic Wall
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13) Who was in charge of the air war against Japan?
Curtis Lemay
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18) What was the name of the American B-29 Bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
The Enola Gay
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28) What was the nickname of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki?
Fat Man
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4) Where did D-Day take place (city and country)?
Normandy, France
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9) Where did the Allies leave from during their attack on D-Day?
Great Britain
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14) What are incendiary bombs?
Fire producing bombs
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19) What was the nickname of the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?
Little Boy
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29) Who succeeded President Franklin Roosevelt when he died in April 1945?
Harry Truman
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5) Approximately how many Allied soldiers were killed during the D-Day invasion? a) 825 b) 2,245 c) 5,000 d) 8,250
b) 2,245
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11) Define sonar technology -
Allows for detection of submerged objects by sound waves
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15) What island(s) is approximately 750 miles south of Japan?
Iwo Jima
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20) Who was the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Paul Tibbets
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30 Where did the United States test an atomic bomb before they actually used in on Japan? (state)
New Mexico