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1
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Date of Pearl Harbor Attack

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December 7, 1941

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Date of the D-Day Attack

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June 6, 1944

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3
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What is the capital of the Britain ?

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London

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What is the capital of the Soviet Union?

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Moscow

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5
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What is the capital of France?

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Paris

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What is the capital of the United States?

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Washington, D.C.

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What is the capital of Italy?

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Rome

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What is the capital of Japan?

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Tokyo

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What is the capital of Germany?

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Berlin

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Who was the Prime Minister of the Britain during most of World War II?

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Winston Churchill

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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

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Joseph Stalin

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12
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Who led Free France during World War II?

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Charles de Gaulle

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Who was the President of the United States until April 1945?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States?

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Harry S. Truman

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Who was the leader of Italy during most of World War II?

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Benito Mussolini

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16
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Who was the Emperor of Japan during World War II?

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Emperor Hirohito

17
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Who was the Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II?

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Hideki Tojo

18
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Which location was the site of a major evacuation of Allied soldiers in 1940?

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Dunkirk

19
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Who was the Führer of Nazi Germany?

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Adolf Hitler

20
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Where is the U.S. naval base that was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941?

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Pearl Harbor

21
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Which city was the site of a major battle between German and Soviet forces from 1942-1943?

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Stalingrad

22
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On which Japanese city was the second atomic bomb dropped on August 9, 1945?

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Nagasaki

23
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On which Japanese city was the first atomic bomb dropped on August 6, 1945?

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Hiroshima

24
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What was the policy of conceding to aggression by a warlike nation, notably Britain and France’s policy towards Nazi Germany, called?

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Appeasement

25
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What term refers to the Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945?

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Third Reich

25
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What term describes Japanese suicide pilots who conducted attacks against Allied naval vessels during World War II?

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Kamikaze

26
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What is the political ideology characterized by dictatorial power, extreme nationalism, and suppression of opposition?

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Fascism

27
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What term means “lightning war,” a fast and powerful form of warfare used by Germany during World War II?

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Blitzkrieg

28
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Which city was bombed first with an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945?

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Hiroshima

29
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Which city was bombed second with an atomic bomb on August 9, 1945?

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Nagasaki

30
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Which location was the site of a major battle between the United States and Japan in 1945, famous for the iconic photograph of U.S. Marines raising the flag?

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Iwo Jima

31
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Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, responsible for planning and executing the D-Day invasion?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

31
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Who was the U.S. Army General who played a prominent role in the Pacific theater?

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Douglas MacArthur

32
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Which U.S. Army Air Forces General led the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities in April 1942?

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James Doolittle

33
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What term describes the grouping of eight U.S. battleships moored at Ford Island in Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack?

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Battleship Row

34
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Describe the significance of the Battle of the Coral Sea.

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The Battle of the Coral Sea was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place from May 4-8, 1942. It was significant as the first aircraft carrier battle and a strategic victory for the Allies, halting Japanese expansion in the Pacific.

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