Major Events of World War II: Multiple Choice

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01The sustained bombing campaign by the German Luftwaffe against the United Kingdom during 1940 and 1941 is known as what?
02The attack on which naval base on December 7, 1941, led to the United States' formal entry into World War II?
03The invasion of which country by Germany on September 1, 1939, is widely considered the start of World War II in Europe?
04In which country did the Bataan Death March, a forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese military, take place?
05The 'Phoney War' refers to the early period of WWII characterized by a lack of major military operations by the Western Allies. What is another name for this period?
06Which naval battle in June 1942 is considered the turning point of the Pacific War?
07Which U.S. program provided significant military aid to Allied nations before the country officially entered the war?
08What was the codename for Germany's ambitious and ultimately failed invasion of the Soviet Union, which began in June 1941?
09Which major battle on the Eastern Front, ending in early 1943, is considered a crucial turning point of the war?
10What was the codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day?
11The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive campaign on which front?
12On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on which Japanese city?
13Germany's military strategy of 'lightning war', characterized by fast-moving, concentrated attacks, was known as what?
14What was the codename for the massive evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, France, in 1940?
15What does 'V-E Day' stand for, marking the end of the war in Europe in May 1945?