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Which German general was known as the "Desert Fox" due to his campaigns in North Africa?
A) Gerd von Rundstedt
B) Heinz Guderian
C) Friedrich Paulus
D) Erwin Rommel
What was the Japanese strategy of conducting multiple, simultaneous offensives against Allied positions known as?
A) Kamikaze
B) Bushido
C) Hara-kiri
D) Nanshin-ron
Which U.S. general famously said, "I shall return" after leaving the Philippines?
A) George S. Patton
B) Omar Bradley
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which strategic bombing campaign targeted German industrial and civilian areas?
A) Operation Pointblank
B) Operation Gomorrah
C) The Blitz
D) Battle of Britain
Which German battleship was sunk by the Royal Navy off the coast of France in 1941?
A) Bismarck
B) Tirpitz
C) Scharnhorst
D) Graf Spee
Which country was Adolf Hitler born in?
A) Germany
B) Poland
C) Austria
D) Hungary
Which aircraft was the main heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force and other British Commonwealth air forces?
A) Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
B) Lancaster Bomber
C) B-29 Superfortress
D) Short Stirling
What was the name given to the British fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain?
A) The Few
B) The Brigade
C) The Spitfire Aces
D) The RAF Elite
Which U.S. general famously said, "I shall return" after leaving the Philippines?
A) George S. Patton
B) Omar Bradley
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
What was the main code-breaking facility of the British during World War II?
A) Tower of London
B) MI5 Headquarters
C) Bletchley Park
D) Scotland Yard
Which battle was considered the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front?
A) Battle of Moscow
B) Siege of Leningrad
C) Battle of Stalingrad
D) Battle of Kursk
What was the primary role of the "Merrill's Marauders" in the Pacific Theater?
A) Naval blockade
B) Paratrooper drops
C) Jungle warfare in Burma
D) Island hopping strategy
Which Japanese city was the target of the second atomic bomb dropped by the United States?
A) Tokyo
B) Hiroshima
C) Nagasaki
D) Yokohama
Which battle, fought between June and August 1942, marked the southernmost advance by the Axis powers in the Soviet Union?
A) Battle of Moscow
B) Battle of Stalingrad
C) Battle of Sevastopol
D) Battle of Kursk
What was the name of the major effort to deceive the Germans about the intended invasion target in Normandy?
A) Operation Double Cross
B) Operation Bodyguard
C) Operation Mincemeat
D) Operation Torch
Who was the leader of the Free French Forces during World War II?
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) Philippe Pétain
C) Maurice Gamelin
D) Henri Giraud
Which operation was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Sea Lion
C) Operation Overlord
D) Operation Typhoon
What was the name of the peace treaty signed between Japan and the Allies in 1951?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Potsdam Declaration
C) Treaty of San Francisco
D) Yalta Agreement
What was the main goal of the German Blitzkrieg strategy?
A) Prolonged siege warfare
B) Quick and decisive victory
C) Guerrilla warfare
D) Naval blockade
Who was the British Prime Minister at the start of World War II?
A) Clement Attlee
B) Winston Churchill
C) Neville Chamberlain
D) Anthony Eden
