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World War II Era
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Benito Mussolini was the head of
what party during World War II?
Communist Party
National Socialist Party
National Fascist Party
Democratic Party
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Benito Mussolini became the head of
the National Fascist Party after
overthrowing the Prime Minister of
Italy.
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What happened after Adolph Hitler
pulled Germany out of the League of
Nations?
Hitler formed a treaty with Mussolini
Hitler declared war on the United States
All of the above
None of the above
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Along with Benito Mussolini, Adolph
Hitler formed the Pact of Steel,
otherwise known as the Rome-Berlin
Axis.
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Adolph Hitler was the leader of what
German political party?
Communist Party
Republican Party
National Socialist Party
National Fascist Party
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Following World War I, the National
Socialist Party or the Nazi Party was
founded, and Adolph Hitler was
appointed chancellor of Germany.
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World War II in Europe, officially
started when__________.
Germany and Italy formed their axis
British forces evacuated from Dunkirk
Germany invaded Poland
None of the above
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Once Germany invaded Poland, it
marked the beginning of World War II
in Europe.
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The United States felt it was
extremely important to gain control of
the __________ from Japan.
Hawaii
Guadalcanal
Philippines
Aleutian Islands
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The United States needed to gain
control of the Aleutian Islands, in
fear of the Japanese launching an
aerial attack on the West Coast of
the United States.
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What was the first American invasion
of a Japanese island during World
War II?
Battle of Okinawa
Burma Campaign
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of the Coral Sea
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The Battle of Iwo Jima was believed to
be the deadliest and fiercest battle of
the Pacific Theater.
Recognize this? Raising
of the Flag Memorial at
Arlington
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What is the largest seaborne
invasion of all time?
Allied Invasion of Sicily
Invasion of Normandy
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Berlin
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At the Invasion of Normandy, Allied
Forces were led by the United
Kingdom and the United States into
the largest seaborne invasion of all
time.
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In order to open up supply lines to
the Middle East and the Far East,
who wanted to invade Italy?
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
George S. Patton
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill thought his strategy
would also occupy Germany while
Allied forces were planning their
invasion of Normandy.
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“Fat Man” is the code name of the
atomic bomb dropped on ________.
Peleliu
Nagasaki
Okinawa
Hiroshima
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“Fat Man” was dropped on the city of
Nagasaki of August 9, 1945. The heat
blast reached 7,000º fahrenheit.
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“Little Boy” was an atomic bomb
dropped on the city of _________.
Nagasaki
Peleliu
Okinawa
Hiroshima
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“Little Boy” was dropped on the city of
Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and
almost 140,000 people were killed.
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