World War II
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- Q1The alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.The Triple EntenteThe Allied PowersThe Central PowersThe Axis Powers30s
- Q2The term for the series of military operations that took place in Western Europe during World War II, consisting of the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.D-DayC-DayV-DayR-Day30s
- Q3The term for the military alliance of the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and other countries during World War II, opposed to the Axis Powers.The Allied PowersThe Triple EntenteThe Central PowersThe Axis Powers30s
- Q4The term for the event that marked the official surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe, taking place on May 8, 1945.VE DayPearl Harbor AttackHiroshima BombingDunkirk Evacuation30s
- Q5The policy of appeasement adopted by European powers towards Adolf Hitler's aggressive expansionist policies in the lead-up to World War II.ContainmentIsolationismAppeasementInterventionism30s
- Q6What term describes the strategy used by the United States to defeat Japan by capturing key Pacific islands one by one during World War II?Trench WarfareTotal WarGuerilla WarfareBlitzkriegIsland Hopping30s
- Q7What term refers to the release of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States during World War II?BlockadeFirebombingAtomic BombingsBlitzkrieg30s
- Q8What term is used to describe the surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy against the United States naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941?Battle of StalingradPearl Harbor attackHiroshima bombingNormandy invasion30s
- Q9What term is used to describe the systematic killing of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime during World War II?HolocaustInquisitionCrusadePogrom30s
- Q10What term refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group?AnnexationSurrenderGenocideArmistice30s
- Q11What term refers to the group of nations, including the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, that fought against the Axis powers during World War II?EnemiesNeighborsAlliesComrades30s
- Q12What term refers to the political party led by Adolf Hitler that was responsible for the rise of fascism in Germany during World War II?RebelPatriotMonarchNazi30s
- Q13What term is used to describe the period of time in Europe from 1939 to 1945 during which World War II was fought?World War IIKorean WarCold WarVietnam War30s
- Q14Which leader of the Soviet Union played a key role in leading the country during World War II and negotiating with the Allies?Adolf HitlerJoseph StalinBenito MussoliniWinston Churchill30s
- Q15Which country was part of the Axis Powers during World War II, alongside Germany and Italy?United KingdomFranceSoviet UnionJapan30s