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Benito Mussolini

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Fascist ruler of italy during WWII

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Hirohito

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Emporer of Japan during WWII

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Josef Stalin

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Dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII

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Winston Churchill

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Prime Minister of Great Britian during WWII

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Which of these countries was not a member of the axis powers?

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China

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The invasion of which country caused the start of WWII?

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poland

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The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was signed by which two countries?

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Russia and Germany

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In which city were the allies cornered by the axis army in 1940?

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Dunkirk

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Which event drew the US into WWII

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A japanese surprise attack at Pearl Harbor

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Which territory was invaded under the name “Operation Torch?”

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North Africa

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Which beachhead suffered in the highest casualties during Operation Overlord?

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Omaha

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Germany’s final offensive is commonly known as?

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The Battle of the Bulge

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Which allied nation suffered the highest casualties in WWII?

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USSR

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Which Axis nation suffer the highest casualties in WWII?

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Germany

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“Island hopping” was a tactic used in which theater of WWII?

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The pacific

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What valuable asset did the US military need on the islands they invaded?

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Airfields

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Which country successfully attacked and took Berlin from Nazi control?

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USSR

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Which of these countries assumed control of East Germany at the end of WWII?

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USSR

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Which two Japanese cities were targets for the Atomic Bombs?

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Which of these countries had the highest civilian casualty count?

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Poland

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Which German city was split and divided in half between the soviet union and the Western allies?

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Berlin

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Which of these concentration camps was liberated by the Americans who then executed the German guards?

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Dachau

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After the war, Nazi war criminals were put on trial in which city?

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Nuremberg

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Following WWII, what happened to the allied powers?

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Tensions began to rise btwn western and eastern allies

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