Knowledge
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What was the primary purpose of the "Doolittle Raid" in 1942?
A) To capture Japanese territory
B) To destroy the Japanese fleet
C) To boost American morale
D) To test new aircraft
Which country was the first to declare war on Nazi Germany?
A) United Kingdom
B) United States
C) France
D) Poland
What major project resulted in the development of the first atomic bombs during World War II?
A) Manhattan Project
B) Trinity Project
C) Operation Paperclip
D) Project A-bomb
Which of the following cities was one of the two targets for the atomic bombings by the United States?
A) Kyoto
B) Hiroshima
C) Osaka
D) Sapporo
What was the major defensive line constructed by France along its border with Germany prior to WWII?
A) Atlantic Wall
B) Siegfried Line
C) Maginot Line
D) Alpine Line
Which Japanese city was the first to be attacked with an atomic bomb?
A) Hiroshima
B) Nagasaki
C) Tokyo
D) Osaka
What was the name of the US military's strategy of capturing select Japanese-held islands in the Pacific and going around others?
A) Leapfrogging
B) Island Hopping
C) Pacific Push
D) Naval Dominance
Which British operation aimed to deceive the Germans about the location of the Normandy invasion?
A) Operation Mincemeat
B) Operation Fortitude
C) Operation Double Cross
D) Operation Bodyguard
Which country did Germany invade to start World War II?
A) France
B) Czechoslovakia
C) Poland
D) Austria
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of World War II?
A) Neville Chamberlain
B) Clement Attlee
C) Winston Churchill
D) Anthony Eden
What was the name of the peace treaty signed between Japan and the Allies in 1951?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Potsdam Declaration
C) Treaty of San Francisco
D) Yalta Agreement
Which of the following cities was one of the two targets for the atomic bombings by the United States?
A) Kyoto
B) Hiroshima
C) Osaka
D) Sapporo
Which strategic bombing campaign targeted German industrial and civilian areas?
A) Operation Pointblank
B) Operation Gomorrah
C) The Blitz
D) Battle of Britain
Which British operation aimed to deceive the Germans about the location of the Normandy invasion?
A) Operation Mincemeat
B) Operation Fortitude
C) Operation Double Cross
D) Operation Bodyguard
Who was the Prime Minister of Japan at the end of WWII?
A) Emperor Hirohito
B) Hideki Tojo
C) Kantaro Suzuki
D) Isoroku Yamamoto
Which battle is considered the largest tank battle in history?
A) Battle of the Bulge
B) Battle of Kursk
C) Battle of El Alamein
D) Battle of Berlin
What was the Japanese term for "divine wind" that referred to a tactic used by pilots in the Pacific theater?
A) Banzai
B) Samurai
C) Kamikaze
D) Shogun
Who commanded the Allied forces in the Normandy invasion?
A) Bernard Montgomery
B) George Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was the British Prime Minister for most of World War II?
A) Neville Chamberlain
B) Winston Churchill
C) Clement Attlee
D) Anthony Eden
Which of the following countries remained neutral during World War II?
A) Norway
B) Belgium
C) Spain
D) Greece
