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In what city and country did the "Greatest Invasion in World History" take place?
Normandy, France.
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What group of people were viewed as threats and sent to live in internment camps?
Japanese Americans
100
On what date did Operation Overlord take place?
June 6, 1944
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What event caused the U.S. to officially enter the war?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
100
What country did Germany surprise the world by invading on June 21, 1941?
The Soviet Union
200
What three countries made up the "Axis Powers"?
Germany, Italy and Japan
200
After the unexpected death of President Franklin D. Roodevelt, who took over the presidency?
Harry Truman
200
On what date was Pearl Harbor bombed on?
December 7, 1941
200
What is the name of the event where 75,000 troops were forced to walk 65 miles?
The Bataan Death March
200
What word was used in the US to describe the distributing of food during the war?
Rationing
300
In what country did the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising take place?
Poland
300
Which Axis leader was arrested and later rescued before being captured again and then executed?
Benito Mussolini
300
In what year did WWII begin?
1939
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What name is given to the time period when groups of people, particularly Jewish people, were sent to concentration camps?
The Holocaust
300
What three advantages did Britain have over Germany at the start of the war?
1. Better planes 2. More radar stations 3. They were able to crack German codes
400
On what island did the Bataan Death March occur on?
The Phillipines
400
Who was the first Japanese prisoner of war?
Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki
400
On what day did the US drop the first atomic bomb?
August 6, 1945
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What was the name of the document that was created at the end of WWI that left Germany feeling very resentful?
The Treaty of Versailles
400
How many people were estimated to have lost their lives during WWII?
50-55 million
500
In what two cities were atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
500
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain?
Winston Churchill
500
On what date did the US declare war on Japan?
December 8, 1941
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What battle took place after Pearl Harbor that was viewed as a "turning point" for the United States?
The battle of Midway
500
What word did the Japanese say three times before they attacked Pearl Harbor?
Tora