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4) Where did D-Day take place? (city and country)
Normandy, France
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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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21) Why was it difficult for the Allies to invade the beaches on D-Day?
Mines, Barbed Wire, Tank traps, Guns, Atlantic Wall, etc.
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29) Who succeeded President Roosevelt when he died in April of 1945?
Harry S. Truman
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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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16) Who informed President Roosevelt about creating a super-bomb?
Albert Einstein
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19) What was the nickname of the bomb itself that was dropped on Hiroshima?
Little Boy
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33) Approximately how many square miles of Hiroshima were destroyed as a result of the atomic bomb? a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
b) 4 square miles
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1) When did D-Day occur? (month, day, year)
June 6, 1944
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9) Where did the Allies leave from during their attack on D-Day?
Britain
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14) What are incendiary bombs?
Fire producing bombs
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22) What does P.L.U.T.O. stand for?
Pipe Line Under The Ocean
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39) Which nation lost the highest percent of its population during World War II?
Soviet Union
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3) What was the code name for D-Day?
Opearation Overlord
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12) What was the final German offensive of World War II? (battle)
Battle of the Bulge
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17) What was the top secret program called to develop the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
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28) What was the nickname of the bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki?
Fat Man
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34) When did the Japanese surrender in World War II? a) 1944 b) 1945 c) 1946 d) They never surrendered
b) August 14, 1945
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5) Approximately how many American soldiers were killed during the D-Day invasion? a) 0 b) 1,255 c) 2,245 d) 5,765
c) 2,245
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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 B-29 Bomber (plane) that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Enola Gay
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30) Where did the United States test an atomic bomb before they actually used it on Japan? (state)
New Mexico
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42) Who was the world famous Italian scientist who helped develop the atomic bomb?
Enrico Fermi