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British Prime Minister during most of World War II
Who is Winston Churchill
100
According to the Constitution, this man was commander in chief during World War II.
Who was Franklin Roosevelt
100
First nation to fall to the Blitzkrieg (Germany's "lightning war")
What is Poland
100
Nation that attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor.
What is Japan
100
Country in which the United Nations is located.
What is United States
200
Many jobs in factories, fields, and offices during the war were held by these people.
Who are women
200
Man who led the invasion of North Africa
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
200
Place in France where the Germans trapped British forces, but they were evacuated (some say miraculously).
What is Dunkirk
200
City on which the first atomic bomb was dropped
What is Hiroshima
200
City divided into four occupation zones.
What is Berlin
300
Dictator killed by his own people
Who is Mussolini
300
German leader at Normandy on D-Day.
Who is Erwin Rommel
300
Conference at which Roosevelt and Churchill gave land in Asia to Russia
What is Yalta
300
Site of famous Death March
What is Bataan, the Philippines
300
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What is NATO
400
This woman was opposed to the way Japanese Americans were treated by their government
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt
400
British commander in North Africa (Hint: first part of his name is Sir Bernard ________________)
Who is Sir Bernard Montgomery
400
With this device, British pilots could spot German planes at night.
What is radar
400
Site of the Battle of Leyte Gulf
What is Philippine Islands
400
Nation formed from the British, American, and French zones
What is West Germany
500
Man who replaced Churchill as Prime Minister
Who is Clement Atlee
500
U.S. Army chief of staff during WWII
Who is George Marshall
500
Soviet troops stopped a German invasion at this city.
What is Stalingrad
500
Body of water that lies northeast of Australia and west of the Solomon Islands.
What is Coral Sea
500
The policy that communism must not be allowed to expand into new countries
What was containment