World War II Flashcards

1
Q

When did World War II start?

A

1 September 1939

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2
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When World War II end?

A

15 August 1945

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3
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What was the name of the initial invasion of the USSR by Germany?

A

Operation Barbarossa

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4
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What battle in South Russia was one of the deadliest in the war, and resulted in a defeat for Germany?

A

Battle of Stalingrad

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5
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Who was the Desert Fox, who commanded German forces in France and Northern Africa?

A

Erwin Rommel

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6
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What event caused the US to enter the war?

A

Pearl Harbour

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7
Q

The siege of Tobruk was defended by troops from where?

A

Australia

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8
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Who was the leader of the UK during most of the war?

A

Winston Churchill

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9
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Who was the leader of Australia during most of the war?

A

John Curtin

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10
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Who was the leader of the US during most of the war?

A

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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11
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Who was the leader of Canada during the war?

A

Mackenzie King

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12
Q

What was the SS?

A

A radical organisation in Germany who enforced racial law and acted as the secret service and intelligence agency during the war.

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13
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Who was the leader of the SS?

A

Heinrich Himmler was leader most of the time.

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14
Q

Who ran the Kokoda campaign in PNG?

A

Thomas Blamey

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15
Q

What was the technique used by commanders such as Erwin Rommel and George Patton during the invasions of France and the Soviet Union?

A

Blitzkrieg

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16
Q

Who was the head of Allied forces in the European Theater?

A

Dwight D. Eisenhower

17
Q

Who was the head of the Allied forces in the SE Asian Theater?

A

Douglas MacArthur

18
Q

Who was the Admiral of the US Pacific Fleet?

A

Chester Nimitz

19
Q

When did the Polish army surrender?

A

6 October

20
Q

What was the German series of bombings on British cities called?

A

The Blitz

21
Q

Why didn’t Spain join the Axis?

A

It was repairing from the Spanish Civil War

22
Q

Who was the main Soviet general in the Eastern Front?

A

Georgy Zhukov

23
Q

What was the name of the German Air Force?

A

The Luftwaffe

24
Q

Who commanded the German Air Force?

A

Hermann Goring

25
Q

Where did the Nazis invade to break through French lines in 1940?

A

The Ardennes

26
Q

Which Asian country had the most casualties in the war?

A

China

27
Q

Despite the war starting officially in 1939, Japan started campaigns much earlier in China when?

A

1937

28
Q

Where was around 300,000 civillians and surrendered soldiers killed in China by the Japanese?

A

Nanking or Nanjing

29
Q

Who commanded the British forces in Singapore before it fell to the Japanese in 1942?

A

Arthur Percival

30
Q

Who was the PM of New Zealand during WW2?

A

Peter Fraser

31
Q

What are the names of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945?

A

Little Boy and Fat Man

32
Q

Where were the atomic bombs dropped in Japan?

A

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

33
Q

Who was the French-Australian resistance member who was called the White Mouse?

A

Nancy Wake

34
Q

Who ran the Manhattan Project?

A

Robert Oppenheimer

35
Q

What did the Manhattan Project achieve?

A

The invention of the atomic bomb

36
Q

What was the code name for D-Day

A

Operation Overlord