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100
This is the name of the beach that Canadians stormed during the D-Day landings.
Juno
100
The original target planned for the dropping of the second atomic bomb, Fat Man.
Kokura, Japan.
100
By 1944, this seemed like the only war aim of Germany that brought about success.
The Holocaust or The Final Solution.
100

What form of warfare did the Germans rely on? 

Blitzkrieg

100

This is the name of the failed German invasion of the USSR.

Operation Barbarossa

200
The Allies fought at Sicily through this Allied operation.
Operation Husky.
200
These two battles and/or campaigns are considered the turning points for the Allies in the Pacific theatre.
Battle of Midway and the Guadalcanal Campaign.
200
What military element characterized the final phase of WWII?
Amphibious landings (seaborne invasions).
200

German confidence was heightened before this event due to their recent victories.

Operation Barbarossa 

200

The name of the Soviet military mastermind of the Berlin offensive.

General Georgy Zhukov

300
Unprepared Canadian troops arrived at this defensive line in their fight against the Japanese in Hong Kong.
Gin Drinker's Line.
300
This individual is responsible for planning the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Midway, and his/her death was a major blow to their country's military morale during World War II.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
300
The Germans lost this initiative, their method of warfare that "spearheaded" their opposition, eventually losing the advantage they had from the start of the war.
Blitzkrieg; Germany wasn't fighting an unwilling Britain and France --> it was also under threat from Russia and the U.S. (greater amount of resources and Blitzkrieg can't be applied to invading forces).
300

Name two reasons as to why the Poles had to surrender? 

1. Encircled by German and Russian armies 

2. Received no aid from their British and French allies 

300

In the battle w was the inevitable defeat of Germany cemented?

Stalingrad

400
Canadians went on this run to deliver Valentine tanks to the Soviets.
Murmansk Run.
400
This bloody battle was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theatre of WWII and was filled with numerous atrocities including mass suicides and rapes.
Battle of Okinawa.
400
These weapons made by Germany were produced on a massive scale, however only once the Allies captured their sites, prevented them (the weapons) from having a considerable impact on Britain.

V1 Rockets 

400

Although, during WW1 the Schlieffen Plan had failed, why were the Germans successful this time around?

ANY TWO Belgium quickly capitulated, British attempts to halt the Germans were weak, excellent relations b/w Russia (provided imports), and they were not weakened by being deployed in the East. 

400

When did Germany unconditionally surrender to the Soviet forces?

May 9, 1945

500
The torpedoing of this ship led to the termination of a British children delivery service.
City of Benares.
500
Although many may call it propaganda, this man helped save millions of Japanese lives near the end of WWII.
General Curtis LeMay, referring to the LeMay leaflets dropped before firebombing campaigns.
500

Poor planning and unexpected German resistance defeated this Operation in 1944.

Operation Market Garden

500

While the British were fighting a war in North Africa they had placed forces and naval bases in Singapore which the Japanese chose to invade. Why did this man order for their surrender? 

Arthur Percival chooses to surrender due to large civilian casualties from Japanese bombing and street fighting.

500

This is where the incoming American, British and Soviet occupying forces met.

the River Elbe