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Who Was the British Prime Minister During Most of World War II?
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What Was the Code Name for the Allied Invasion of Normandy?
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What Battle Is Often Considered the Turning Point on the Eastern Front?
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Who Was the President of the United States When WWII Ended?
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What Was the Primary Goal of the Manhattan Project?
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Which Nation Suffered the Highest Number of Military and Civilian Casualties During WWII?
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What Was Hitler’s Book, Outlining His Ideology, Called?
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The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor Occurred in Which Year?
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What Was the Name of Hitler’s Air Force?
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What Treaty Ended WWI and Contributed to WWII’s Causes?
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What Country Was Attacked During the Blitz?
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What Was Auschwitz?
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The First Atomic Bomb Was Dropped on Which City?
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What Did V-E Day Celebrate?
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What Did Japan Hope to Gain by Entering WWII?
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What Type of Aircraft Dropped the Atomic Bombs on Japan?
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What Was the Name of Germany’s Plan to Invade the Soviet Union?
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Who Was the Fascist Leader of Italy During World War II?
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What Term Described Germany’s Fast-Paced Style of Warfare?
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What Major Battle Halted the Japanese Advance in the Pacific in 1942?
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What Agreement Did Hitler Break by Invading the USSR?
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What Role Did Rosie the Riveter Symbolize in the U. S. During the War?
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What Event Marked the Formal End of WWII?
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The “Night of Broken Glass” Refers to What Event?
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Where Did Allied Forces Stage a Dramatic Evacuation in 1940?
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What Conference Divided Post-War Europe Among Allies?
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What Role Did Erwin Rommel Have During the War?
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The Warsaw Uprising Was an Effort Against:
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What Was Japan’s Kamikaze Strategy?
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Name the Country Invaded First During Operation Torch
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What Language Was Used for Unbreakable U. S. Military Codes?
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What Was Hitler’s Title During WWII?
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What Happened to Mussolini at the End of the War?
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What Is the Holocaust?
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The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Was Signed in What Year?
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What Was the German Plan to Assassinate Hitler Called?
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What Were Japanese-American Internment Camps?
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What Caused the German Defeat in the USSR?
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Who Were the Gestapo?
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What Was the Result of the Munich Agreement?
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Who Coined the Term “Iron Curtain”?
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What Were Hitler’s Elite Guards Called?
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What Happened on D-Day?
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Which of These Was NOT an Axis Country?
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What Country Did Hitler Annex in the Anschluss?
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What Was the Goal of Operation Crossroads?
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Who Led the Afrika Korps?
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What Battle Marked Germany’s Last Major Offensive on the Western Front?
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What Was the Nickname for the Group of American Women Pilots Who Flew During WWII?
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Where Were War Crimes Trials Held After WWII?
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Who Led Free France During WWII?
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What Was the German Cipher Machine Called?
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What Does “Nazi” Stand for?
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The Allied Invasion of Normandy Occurred on Which Date?
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Who Was Commander of Allied Forces in Europe?
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What Nazi Plan Aimed at Exterminating Jews Is Known as?
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What Was the Goal of the Doolittle Raid?
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What Did the Term "Double V" Campaign Represent for African Americans?
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Which Country Was Liberated First by Allied Forces in 1944?
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What Was the German Defensive Line in Italy Called?
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Which Battle Was the Largest Tank Battle in History?
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What Ship Hosted Japan’s Formal Surrender?
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Which Country Was NOT Part of the Axis Powers?
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What Was the Atlantic Charter?
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Which of These Countries Remained Neutral Throughout WWII?
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What Happened at the Bataan Death March?
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The Lend-Lease Act Allowed the U. S. To:
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What Was the British Term for Germany’s Nightly Bombing Raids?
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What Did the U. S. Drop Besides Bombs on Japan?
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Which U. S. City Produced the Atomic Bomb?
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Who Led the Soviet Union During WWII?
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What Was the Axis’ Goal in North Africa?
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What Resource Did Japan Desperately Need From Southeast Asia?
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What Did the Maginot Line Fail to Protect?
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Who Commanded the Allied Forces in the Pacific Theater?
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What Was the Primary German Tank Called?
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What Island Battle Is Famous for the Photo of the U. S. Flag Raising?
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What Allied Nation Bore the Brunt of Early Fighting in the Pacific?
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What Was the Nickname for German Submarines?
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What Military Unit Were the Tuskegee Airmen Part of?
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Which Battle Was Fought Entirely by Aircraft and Ships?
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What U. S. Ship Exploded and Sank at Pearl Harbor, Becoming a Memorial?
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What Were V-1 and V-2?
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What Was the Nickname of General George Patton?
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Which City Hosted the Potsdam Conference?
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What Was the “Arsenal of Democracy”?
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Who Was Japan’s Emperor During WWII?
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What Was Operation Market Garden?
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What U. S. General Led Island-Hopping in the Pacific?
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What Country Experienced a Brutal Siege at Leningrad?
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Which Battle Saw U. S. Marines Suffer Enormous Casualties in 1945?
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What Battle Destroyed Much of the German Navy?
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What U. S. Base Was Attacked in the Philippines?
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Where Was the Atlantic Wall Located?
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What Did the Term “rationing” Refer to During the War?
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Which Country's Invasion by Germany Marked the Beginning of World War II in Europe?
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Harold Macmillan
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Clement Attlee
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Winston Churchill
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Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill served as British Prime Minister for most of World War II, inspiring resistance with powerful speeches.
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Operation Barbarossa
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Operation Overlord
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Operation Torch
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Operation Sea Lion
The code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, was Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day.
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Battle of Kursk
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Battle of Moscow
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Battle of Leningrad
The Battle of Stalingrad is considered the turning point on the Eastern Front due to the Soviet Union's decisive victory.
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Herbert Hoover
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Harry S. Truman
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman was president when World War II ended, having taken office after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death in 1945.
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Develop nuclear weapons
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Create jet-powered aircraft
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Build a radar defense
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Crack enemy codes
The Manhattan Project's primary goal was to develop nuclear weapons before Nazi Germany could create its own atomic bomb.
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Soviet Union
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Germany
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China
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Japan
The Soviet Union suffered the highest number of WWII casualties, with estimates exceeding 20 million dead, both military and civilian.
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The Final Order
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Mein Kampf
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Das Reich
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Aryan Future
Hitler’s book, Mein Kampf, outlined his political ideology and future plans for Germany, including his anti-Semitic and expansionist views.
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1942
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1939
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1940
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1941
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred in 1941, drawing the United States into World War II the next day.
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Gestapo
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Kriegsmarine
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Luftwaffe
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Wehrmacht
Hitler’s air force was called the Luftwaffe, which played a key role in Germany’s early military successes.
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Munich Pact
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Treaty of Versailles
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Geneva Accords
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Potsdam Agreement
The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I, imposing harsh penalties on Germany that fueled resentment and contributed to WWII’s outbreak.
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Norway
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Netherlands
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United Kingdom
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France
The United Kingdom was attacked during the Blitz, as Nazi Germany bombed British cities—especially London—from 1940 to 1941.
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A concentration camp
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A battlefield
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A city
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A bunker
Auschwitz was the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp, where over a million people—mostly Jews—were murdered during the Holocaust.
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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Kyoto
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Tokyo
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, causing unprecedented destruction and loss of life.
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The start of the war
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The liberation of France
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Victory in the Pacific
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The Surrender of Nazi Germany
V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) celebrated the official surrender of Nazi Germany on May 8, 1945, ending the war in Europe.
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Peace
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Land in Germany
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Resources and empire expansion
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Nuclear technology
Japan hoped to gain access to vital natural resources—like oil, rubber, and tin—by expanding its empire across Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
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B-29 Superfortress
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Spitfire
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P-51 Mustang
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Lancaster
Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
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Operation Barbarossa
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Operation Typhoon
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Operation Valkyrie
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Operation Neptune
Germany’s plan to invade the Soviet Union was called Operation Barbarossa, launched in June 1941 as a surprise attack.
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Franco
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Rudolf Hess
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Benito Mussolini
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Charles de Gaulle
Benito Mussolini was the fascist dictator of Italy during World War II and a key ally of Nazi Germany.
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Panzerstorm
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Feuerkrieg
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Nachtkrieg
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Blitzkrieg
Germany’s fast-paced style of warfare was called Blitzkrieg, meaning “lightning war,” emphasizing speed, surprise, and overwhelming force.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Midway
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Battle of Tarawa
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Battle of Manila
The Battle of Midway in June 1942 halted Japan’s advance in the Pacific and shifted momentum to the Allies.
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Atlantic Charter
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Munich Agreement
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Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
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Versailles Treaty
By invading the Soviet Union in 1941, Hitler violated the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, or the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, signed in 1939.
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Nurses on the front
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Women in wartime factories
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Female pilots
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Women in the military
Rosie the Riveter symbolized the millions of women who joined the workforce in factories and shipyards during World War II.
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Japan’s surrender
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Fall of Berlin
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V-E Day
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Liberation of camps
The formal end of World War II was marked by Japan’s official surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.
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Kristallnacht
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Reichstag Fire
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Holocaust Memorial
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Night Raids
The “Night of Broken Glass,” or Kristallnacht, refers to the 1938 Nazi-led attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany.
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Normandy
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Calais
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Dunkirk
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Cherbourg
Allied forces staged a dramatic evacuation from Dunkirk, France, in 1940, rescuing over 300,000 troops under enemy fire.
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Geneva Conference
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Yalta Conference
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Moscow Pact
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Atlantic Charter
The Yalta Conference in 1945 divided post-war Europe among the Allies, shaping zones of occupation and postwar influence.
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British General
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American Ambassador
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German Field Marshal in North Africa
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Soviet Commander
Erwin Rommel, known as the “Desert Fox,” was a prominent German general who led Axis forces in North Africa.
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Nazi occupation
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British control
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U.S. forces
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Stalin
The Warsaw Uprising was a 1944 resistance effort by Polish fighters against Nazi German occupation in hopes of liberating their capital.
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Night raids
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Bomb-laden ships
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Suicide attacks using planes
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Gas warfare
Japan’s Kamikaze strategy involved suicide attacks by pilots who deliberately crashed explosive-laden planes into Allied ships.
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Egypt
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Morocco
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Italy
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Greece
During Operation Torch in 1942, Allied forces first invaded French-controlled Morocco, launching their North African campaign against Axis powers.
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Swahili
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Navajo
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Hebrew
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Creole
The Navajo language was used to create unbreakable U.S. military codes, thanks to the efforts of the Navajo Code Talkers.
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Führer
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Chancellor of Peace
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Emperor
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Kaiser
During World War II, Hitler held the title "Führer," meaning leader, combining the roles of Chancellor and President of Germany.
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Fled to Switzerland
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Captured and jailed
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Executed by Italian partisans
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Pardoned
At the end of the war, Mussolini was captured by Italian partisans, executed, and his body publicly displayed in Milan.
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Allied bombing
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German expansion
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Systematic extermination of Jews
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German retreat
The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators during World War II.
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1939
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1938
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1940
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1941
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was signed in 1939, just days before Germany invaded Poland and sparked World War II.
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Project Dagger
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Shadow Strike
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Operation Cobra
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Operation Valkyrie
The German plan to assassinate Hitler was called Operation Valkyrie, led by Claus von Stauffenberg in a failed 1944 bomb plot.
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Work farms
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Schools
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Detention centers in the U.S.
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Refugee camps
Japanese-American internment camps were government-run facilities where over 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated and confined during World War II.
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Harsh winter and overextension
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Naval loss
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Weapons
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Bombing of Berlin
Germany's defeat in the USSR was caused by harsh winter conditions, extended supply lines, and fierce Soviet resistance, especially at Stalingrad.
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Prison guards
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Diplomats
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Nazi secret police
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Pilots
The Gestapo were Nazi Germany’s secret police, tasked with suppressing opposition, spying on citizens, and enforcing Hitler’s totalitarian rule through fear.
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Hitler took Sudetenland
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War declared
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Poland split
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Germany retreated
The Munich Agreement of 1938 allowed Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, a failed act of appeasement that emboldened Hitler.
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Roosevelt
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Stalin
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Eisenhower
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Churchill
Winston Churchill coined the term “Iron Curtain” in 1946 to describe the division between Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe and the democratic West.
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Wehrmacht
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SS (Schutzstaffel)
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Gestapo
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Panzerdivision
Hitler’s elite guards were called the SS (Schutzstaffel), a powerful paramilitary organization responsible for enforcing Nazi policies and running concentration camps.
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Soviet Union surrendered
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Atomic bomb dropped
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Hitler invaded Poland
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Allies stormed Normandy
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched a massive amphibious invasion on Normandy’s beaches, beginning the liberation of Western Europe.
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Greece
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Italy
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Germany
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Japan
Greece was NOT an Axis country; it was invaded by Axis forces and became part of the Allied resistance during WWII.
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Belgium
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Denmark
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France
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Austria
Hitler annexed Austria in the 1938 Anschluss, uniting it with Nazi Germany in a move widely supported by Austrian Nazis.
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Landing on Italy
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Cutting off supplies
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Infiltrating Germany
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Nuclear testing
The goal of Operation Crossroads was to test the effects of nuclear explosions on warships, conducted at Bikini Atoll in 1946.
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Kesselring
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Göring
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Guderian
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Rommel
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel led the Afrika Korps, Germany’s expeditionary force in North Africa, earning the nickname “Desert Fox” for his tactics.
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Battle of Berlin
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Battle of the Bulge
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Battle of El Alamein
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Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of the Bulge marked Germany’s last major offensive on the Western Front, launched in December 1944 in Belgium.
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Liberty Fliers
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WASPs
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Rosie Flyers
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Freedom Squadron
The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) were American female pilots who flew non-combat missions to support the war effort.
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Berlin
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Nuremberg
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Paris
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Dresden
War crimes trials after WWII were held in Nuremberg, Germany, where top Nazi leaders were prosecuted for crimes against humanity.
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Georges Clemenceau
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René Coty
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Charles de Gaulle
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Philippe Pétain
Charles de Gaulle led Free France during World War II, rallying resistance against Nazi occupation from exile in London.
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Titan
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Enigma
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Nebula
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Omega
The German cipher machine was called the Enigma, used to encode military messages until Allied codebreakers cracked its complex encryption.
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National Association of Zealots
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New Axis Zone Initiative
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North Aryan Zionist Institute
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National Socialist German Workers’ Party
“Nazi” stands for "Nationalsozialist," short for "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei" (National Socialist German Workers' Party), the political party led by Adolf Hitler.
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June 6, 1944
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August 15, 1945
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May 8, 1945
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July 4, 1944
The Allied invasion of Normandy, known as D-Day, took place on June 6, 1944, marking a major turning point.
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Patton
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Eisenhower
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MacArthur
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Montgomery
General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, leading the successful D-Day invasion and liberation efforts.
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The Night of Knives
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Kristallnacht
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Operation Sea Lion
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The Final Solution
The Nazi plan to systematically exterminate the Jewish people is known as the Final Solution.
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Rescue pilots
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Bomb Tokyo
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Capture airfields
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Liberate prisoners
The goal of the Doolittle Raid was to boost American morale and retaliate against Japan with a surprise bombing on Tokyo.
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Victory abroad and at home against racism
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Vet benefits for those who served
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Victory over fascism only
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Two victories in France
The "Double V" campaign represented African Americans’ fight for victory against fascism abroad and racial injustice at home during WWII.
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Denmark
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Netherlands
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France
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Belgium
France was the first country liberated by Allied forces in 1944, beginning with the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6.
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Northern Shield
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Atlantic Wall
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Gustav Line
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Maginot Line
The German defensive line in Italy was called the Gustav Line, a series of fortifications designed to slow the Allied advance.
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El Alamein
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Tobruk
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Stalingrad
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Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk in 1943 was the largest tank battle in history, involving thousands of tanks and marking a decisive Soviet victory.
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HMS Victory
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USS Enterprise
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USS Missouri
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USS Arizona
Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, officially ending World War II.
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Japan
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Soviet Union
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Italy
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Germany
The Axis Powers included Germany, Italy, and Japan — the Soviet Union was not part of it.
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A German treaty
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A naval map
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Declaration of Allied goals
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French surrender terms
The Atlantic Charter was a 1941 agreement between the U.S. and Britain outlining postwar goals like self-determination, peace, and free trade.
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China
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Poland
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Switzerland
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France
Switzerland remained neutral throughout World War II, maintaining its independence and avoiding direct involvement in the global conflict.
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A protest
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Tank battle
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Rescue mission
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Forced march of U.S. POWs by Japanese
During the Bataan Death March, thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war were forced to march over 60 miles in brutal conditions, resulting in many deaths.
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Bomb Germany
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Provide arms to Allies
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Seize German ships
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Send troops
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to supply Allied nations with weapons and materials while remaining officially neutral early in the war.
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The Blitz
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Red Skies
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Thundercloud
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Operation Storm
The British referred to Germany’s nightly bombing raids during 1940–1941 as “The Blitz,” short for Blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war.
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Tanks
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Napalm
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Leaflets warning citizens
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Smoke bombs
Besides bombs, the U.S. dropped propaganda leaflets on Japan, warning civilians of impending attacks and urging them to evacuate targeted cities.
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Houston
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Atlanta
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Boston
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Los Alamos
Los Alamos, New Mexico, was the primary site where the atomic bomb was developed as part of the Manhattan Project.
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Joseph Stalin
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Vladimir Lenin
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Leon Trotsky
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Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin led the Soviet Union during World War II, overseeing the Red Army's defense and eventual push into Nazi-occupied Europe.
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Ally with Egypt
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Build nuclear weapons
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Prevent Soviet advance
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Control Suez Canal
The Axis’ goal in North Africa was to seize control of the Suez Canal and Middle Eastern oil fields for strategic advantage.
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Coal
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Wheat
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Gold
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Oil
Japan desperately needed oil from Southeast Asia to fuel its military expansion and sustain its war efforts during World War II.
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Berlin
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France from German invasion
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Italy from bombing
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Poland
The Maginot Line failed to protect France from a German invasion, as German forces bypassed it by attacking through Belgium in 1940.
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Chester Nimitz
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George Patton
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Winston Churchill
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Omar Bradley
General Douglas MacArthur commanded the Allied forces in the Pacific, leading key campaigns including the liberation of the Philippines.
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Leopard
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Tiger II
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Sherman
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Panzer
The primary German tank during World War II was the Panzer, especially the Panzer IV and later the powerful Tiger and Panther models.
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Midway
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Okinawa
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Iwo Jima
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Guadalcanal
The Battle of Iwo Jima is famous for the iconic photo of U.S. Marines raising the flag atop Mount Suribachi.
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China
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United States
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New Zealand
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Australia
The United States bore the brunt of early fighting in the Pacific after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
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Nautics
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U-boats
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Kriegsmarines
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Wolfcrafters
German submarines were nicknamed U-boats, short for “Unterseeboot,” and were used to disrupt Allied shipping in the Atlantic.
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Air Force Pilots
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Merchant Marines
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Army Rangers
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Navy Seals
The Tuskegee Airmen were part of the U.S. Army Air Forces’ 332nd Fighter Group, becoming the first African American military aviators.
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Leyte Gulf
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Battle of the Coral Sea
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Iwo Jima
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Guadalcanal
The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought entirely by aircraft and ships, marking the first naval battle without opposing ships directly engaging.
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USS Enterprise
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USS Arizona
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USS Missouri
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USS Ohio
The USS Arizona exploded and sank during the Pearl Harbor attack, and today serves as a memorial to the fallen.
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Submarines
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Tank models
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German missiles
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Code names for agents
V-1 and V-2 were early German cruise and ballistic missiles used to bomb Allied cities, especially London, during WWII.
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Bulldog
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Iron Boot
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Old Blood and Guts
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Silent Eagle
General George Patton was nicknamed “Old Blood and Guts” for his aggressive tactics and fiery leadership style during World War II.
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Vienna
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Munich
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Berlin
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Potsdam
The Potsdam Conference was hosted in Potsdam, Germany, in July 1945, where Allied leaders discussed postwar Europe's reconstruction and Japan’s surrender.
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U.S. military production system
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British arms factory
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Soviet weapons lab
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Nazi propaganda term
The “Arsenal of Democracy” referred to the United States' role in supplying weapons, vehicles, and materials to Allied nations during WWII.
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Akihito
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Hirohito
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Hideki
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Shōwa
Japan’s emperor during World War II was Emperor Hirohito, who remained a symbolic figure throughout the war and Japan’s surrender.
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Naval assault
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Failed airborne Allied operation
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Nazi counterattack
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Code-breaking
Operation Market Garden was a failed Allied operation in 1944 aimed at capturing key bridges in the Netherlands to outflank German defenses.
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George Marshall
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Douglas MacArthur
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Bernard Montgomery
General Douglas MacArthur led the island-hopping campaign in the Pacific, strategically capturing key islands to advance toward Japan.
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Poland
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Germany
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Soviet Union
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Italy
The Soviet Union experienced a brutal siege at Leningrad, where German forces blockaded the city for nearly 900 days, causing massive civilian suffering.
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Battle of Midway
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Battle of Bataan
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Battle of Guam
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa in 1945 saw U.S. Marines suffer enormous casualties in one of the war’s bloodiest and final battles.
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Dunkirk
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Stalingrad
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Battle of the Atlantic
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Kursk
The Battle of the Atlantic ultimately destroyed much of the German Navy, as Allied forces overcame U-boat threats and secured crucial shipping routes.
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Mindoro
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Cebu
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Clark
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Luzon
Clark Air Base was the U.S. base attacked by Japan in the Philippines shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941.
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Western Europe
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Italy
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Scandinavia
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North Africa
The Atlantic Wall was located along the western coast of Europe, built by Nazi Germany to defend against an Allied invasion from the sea.
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Limiting civilian goods use
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Political reform
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Food inflation
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Industrial output
Rationing during the war referred to the controlled distribution of scarce resources, such as food, fuel, and clothing, to support the military and ensure equitable access for civilians.
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Belgium
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Czechoslovakia
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France
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Poland
Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, triggered Britain and France to declare war, starting World War II.
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