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World War II: Global Conflict and Aftermath: Multiple Choice
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- 01Which three countries formed the primary Axis Powers?
- 02The Battle of Stalingrad, a major turning point on the Eastern Front, was fought between Germany and which other major power?
- 03The surprise attack on which US naval base on December 7, 1941, led to the United States' formal entry into World War II?
- 04What was the name of the line of concrete fortifications and weapon installations built by France in the 1930s to deter invasion by Germany?
- 05Which U.S. President made the final decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?
- 06The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, is commonly known by what codename?
- 07The Battle of Britain was an air campaign fought primarily between which two air forces?
- 08World War II in Europe is generally considered to have begun with the September 1939 invasion of which country by Germany?
- 09Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of World War II, from 1940 to 1945?
- 10What was the name of the US program that supplied the Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel from 1941 to 1945?
- 11Which international organization was established in October 1945, in the aftermath of World War II, to promote international cooperation and prevent future wars?
- 12The evacuation of over 300,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, in 1940 was codenamed what?
- 13V-E Day, celebrating the formal acceptance of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender, occurred in which month of 1945?
- 14The United States dropped atomic bombs on which two Japanese cities in August 1945?
- 15"The Blitz" was a sustained German bombing campaign from 1940 to 1941 against which country?