World War II was the most terrible war in recorded history, claiming tens of millions of lives around the world, and wreaking havoc on the political and economic structures of dozens of nations. How much do you know about this horrific global war?
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Which one of these countries did NOT remain neutral during WWII?
Brazil
Ireland
Portugal
Switzerland
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Which best describes Germany’s standard invasion strategy at the beginning of World War II?
It was called blitzkrieg and the German used it to overwhelm and occupy a large part of Europe.
Attacking with a combination of speed and overwhelming force
Intimidate the enemy into a surrender by amassing huge forces on its border
Convert the population ahead of the army and sabotage from within
Draw out battles to exhust the enemy
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In a Nazi concentration camp, a pink triangle identified a prisoner as...
Some stories tell of SS soldiers using them as shooting practice, aiming for that pink triangle.
Russian casualties were horrendous, costing more than 27 million lives, both army and civilian. It was actually China that was next, with 11 million.
Germany
United States
France
Poland
Russia
England
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What English code breaker created a machine that helped to decrypt Nazi messages?
Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
Stephen Hawking
Sir William Thompson
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Which naval battle was considered the turning point of the Pacific Ocean Theater during World War 2?
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Gulf
Battle of the Coral Sea
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Which was the first Axis Power to surrender?
Italy was the first Axis partner to give up: it surrendered to the Allies on September 8, 1943, six weeks after leaders of the Italian Fascist Party deposed Fascist leader and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
Japan
Romania
Hungary
Italy
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What was Hitler’s primary justification for invading Russia during WW2, thus breaking their previous agreement?
That the Russians were an inferior race
Stalin was preparing to attack Germany
Germany needed more space for its population
That the Russians were communists
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True or False: Once deposed, Mussolini was rescued from prison by the German SS and taken to see Hitler.
He was then put in charge of a puppet regime in Northern Italy. Once the allied won, he had nowhere to run.
True
False
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What was the Nazi code name for a planned invasion of the United Kingdom during WW2?
Operation Sea Lion, or Unternehmen Seelöwe, was Nazi Germany's code name for a provisionally proposed invasion of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain.
Operation Sea Lion
Operation Overlord
Operation Centurion
Operation Teacup
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Which country was the site of most of the Nazi extermination camps?
Russia
Hungary
Belgium
Poland
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