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What was the codename for the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union?
A) Operation Sea Lion
B) Operation Weserübung
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Valkyrie
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
Which naval battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific against Japan?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Battle of the Coral Sea
C) Battle of Guadalcanal
D) Battle of Leyte Gulf
What was the name of the British operation to evacuate troops from Dunkirk in 1940?
A) Operation Dynamo
B) Operation Torch
C) Operation Neptune
D) Operation Market Garden
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
What was the main code-breaking facility of the British during World War II?
A) Tower of London
B) MI5 Headquarters
C) Bletchley Park
D) Scotland Yard
Which of these countries was NOT one of the Axis Powers?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Soviet Union
D) Germany
Which country was NOT one of the Axis Powers?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Spain
D) Germany
Which of the following countries remained neutral throughout World War II?
A) Belgium
B) Norway
C) Switzerland
D) Greece
Which U.S. General famously said, "I shall return" after leaving the Philippines?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Omar Bradley
C) George Patton
D) Douglas MacArthur
Which operation marked the beginning of the end for Hitler’s regime in 1944 with a massive Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Market Garden
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Overlord
Which country remained neutral throughout World War II?
A) Belgium
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) Poland
Which city experienced a major revolt in 1943 against German occupation?
A) Paris
B) Amsterdam
C) Warsaw
D) Prague
What was the main focus of the Manhattan Project during WWII?
A) Decoding German communications
B) Production of a super battleship
C) Development of an atomic bomb
D) Urban development plan for New York
What was the codename for the development of the atomic bomb by the Allies?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Dynamo
C) Manhattan Project
D) Operation Paperclip
What was the German project name for their atomic bomb research during WWII?
A) Unternehmen Seelöwe
B) Uranprojekt
C) Operation Weserübung
D) Unternehmen Barbarossa
Which country declared war on Germany just hours after the UK did in 1939?
A) United States
B) Soviet Union
C) Canada
D) France
Which World War II conference involved the leaders of the U.S., the U.K., and the Soviet Union discussing Europe's post-war reorganization?
A) Casablanca Conference
B) Tehran Conference
C) Yalta Conference
D) Potsdam Conference
Which battle was the largest amphibious invasion in the Pacific theater during World War II?
A) Battle of Iwo Jima
B) Battle of Tarawa
C) Battle of Okinawa
D) Battle of Guadalcanal
