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| What was the codename for the Allied invasion of North Africa into Vichy French colonies? | Operation Torch |
| What was Hitler's codename for his planned invasion of Britain? | Operation Sealion |
| What was the codename for Germany's invasion of the Russia? | Operation Barbarrossa |
| Who was the brilliant Afrika Korps commander of the German Panzer Divisions? | Field Marshall Erwin Rommel |
| What was Rommel's nickname? | The Desert Fox |
| What jaunty British commander led His Majesty's forces to victory at El Alamein? | General Bernard Montgomery |
| What was the German strategic objective in the drive eastward across North Africa? | Oil Fields of Arabia |
| What strategic priority did FDR and Churchill agree upon for fighting the war? | Relieve England by defeating Hitler in Europe first. |
| Who was Britain's Prime Minister who symbolized his country's dogged determination to survive? | Winston Churchill |
| Who was commander of the Free French forces in exile in England? | Charles De Gualle |
| Who was the totalitarian leader of the Soviet Union? | Josef Stalin |
| Why was the Battle of Stalingrad the turning point of Germany's eastern front? | It was a decisive defeat which proved that the Wehrmacht was not invincible and marked the end of German eastward expansion.. |
| What Russian General led the people of Stalingrad and the Red Army in the massive resistance at Stalingrad? | General Zhukov |
| What other ally (nicknamed "General") was critical in the Russian victory at Stalingrad? | The bitter Russian winters |
| Why was the fighting to secure Italy so difficult when the Italian government had secretly surrendered to the Allies before the invasion? | Hitler sent seasoned troops to man 3 defensive lines across the spine of Italy. |
| What document was the Japanese plan for Asian dominance long before they attacked Manchuria? | The Tanaka Memorial |
| What did the Japanese do to make their conquest of Manchuria look legal? | They placed Henry Pu Yi, the last Manchu emperor, on the throne of Manchuoko as a puppet ruler. |
| What Chinese city was so violently destroyed and its people ravaged that it is called a "rape"? | Nanking |
| What target did the Japanese surprise attack on December 7, 1941? | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? | They wanted to destroy the American Seventh Fleet so they would have no opposition to continued Pacific conquest. |
| What is the Luftwaffe? | German Air Force |
| What is the RAF? | Britain's Rouyal Air Force |
| What was the air war over England called? | Battle of Britain |
| What is Blitzkreig? | Lightning War, Germany's rapid attack |
| What is the London Blitz? | Germany's nightly bombing raids of London and other cities. |
| What "miracle" saved the British and some French troops as Hitler pushed their backs to the English Channel? | Dunkirk |
| What was the codename for the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944? | Operation Overlord |
| What is D-Day? | The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 |
| What was Germany's defensive wall built from the Netherlands to Spain? | The Atlantic Wall |
| What was so remarkable about the D-Day invasion? | It was the lagest sea/land invasion in world history. |
| What are Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword? | Normandy landing beaches for the Allied invasion. |
| Why did the Germans not send in their reserves to fight at Normandy? | They wre convinced the Allies main landing would be at Calais. |
| What battle was the turning point for the fighting in Europe? | Normandy Invasion |
| What was the final Germanm counter-offensive called in Europe? | Battle of the Bulge |
| Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe? | American General Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| What was VE Day? | May 7, 1945, the German surrender. |
| What bombing campaign wrecked destruction on the German civilian population? | The bombing of Dresden |
| What is appeasement? | Granting concessions to a hostile nation to avoid further conflict. |
| What meeting between Hitler and Britain's Neville Chamberlain granted Germany concessions of Czechoslovakia in return for the promise not to invade Poland? | Munich conference |
