Atlantic Battles
People of World War 2
Pacific Battles
Miscellaneous 1
Miscellaneous 2
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This battle took place from January to April of 1942; Germany attemtped to attack America's east coast. Germany looked to take the win, but the Allies prevailed.
What is the Battle of the Atlantic?
100
Well known for his moustache... oh, and his rule over Germany.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
100
Taking place in April of 1942, this raid of Tokyo was similar to the attack on Pearl Harbor, and shares its name with the "animal doctor."
What is Doolittle's Raid?
100
This agreement handed the Sudeten Land to Germany without a single shot being fired
What is the Munich Agreement?
100
The attack of these two cities forced the Japanese to surrender to the United States, ending World War 2.
What is Hiroshima/Nagasaki?
200
Near the end of this battle, the Soviets used the cold of their winter to trap the Germans inside the USSR's capitol city
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
200
"Success is moving from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." Wise words said by this Prime Minister of Britain during the war.
Who is Winston Churchill?
200
This 5 day air battle pitted Allied powers Austrailia and America against Japan.
What is the Battle of the Coral Sea?
200
Two words: Lightning War.
What is Blitzkrieg?
200
The attack of this base was the "final straw" that forced America to declare war on Japan, thrusting them in to World War 2.
What is Pearl Harbor?
300
From November 1942 to May 1943, the Allied powers invaded Axis controlled North Africa in this "fiery" operation.
What is Operation Torch?
300
A general on the Pacific front, he is best known for his ability to "return." He was also known for his island hopping strategy, which landed him victories in Iwo Jima, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur
300
This battle took place on an island northwest of Hawaii
What is the Battle of Midway?
300
Some Germans still do not believe this is true, though it took over 11,000,000 lives.
What is the Holocaust?
300
"Gathered from across the land to work in the secrecy of the desert sand..." this was the code name for the weapon that ended World War 2.
What is the Manhattan Project?
400
Code named Operation Overlord, this battle was forced back a day on account of bad weather.
What is D-Day?
400
General on the European theater, subsequently became President of the United States
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
400
The first Allied offensive in the Pacific, the jungles of this island made guerilla warfare a favorite of the Americans
What is Guadalcanal?
400
Said to be the bloodiest death camp during the Holocaust
What is Auschwitz?
400
The weapon that ended World War 2.
What is the Atomic Bomb?
500
A critical battle to the end of World War II, this was Germany's last ditch effort at an offensive attack.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
500
This man was the dictator of a country that was with us in the first war, but against us in the second one.
Who is Benito Mussolini
500
Subsequently after Iwo Jima, this Marines invasion opened up a path for the Allies to invade mainland Japan
What is the Battle of Okinawa?
500
Hitler's policy of genocide was also known as this.
What is the Final Solution?
500
After the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the pilot of this plane took his own life.
What is the Enola Gay?