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U.S. History
World War II
Question | Answer |
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Who committed suicide and was the dictator of Germany during the war? | Adolf Hitler |
Who was the British Prime Minister during most of the War? | Winston Churchill |
What term was made up by Mussolini to refer to Germany and Italy? | Axis powers |
What was the first nation to fall at Blitzkrieg? | Poland |
In what town did France sign its surrender in a railroad car? | Compiegne |
Who was the U.S. president at the Yalta Conference? | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
Who was know as the Fuhrer? | Hitler |
Who was head of the German secret police? | Himmerick Himmler |
What country was the Lend-Lease extended to because of Hitler's attack in 1941? | Soviet Union |
Who was responsible for solving what Hitler called the "Jewish problem"? | Himmler |
Who was the American commander who left the Philippines? | Douglas McArthur |
At what conference did Roosevelt and Churchill give land in Asia to Russia? | Yalta Conference |
What was considered the "soft underbelly" of Europe? | Italy & Sicily |
What country was invaded on D-Day? | France |
Who ran for president in 1944 against Roosevelt? | Thomas E. Dewey |
Who became president of the U.S. upon the death of Roosevelt? | Harry Truman |
On what city was the first atomic bomb dropped? | Hiroshima |
On what city was the second atomic bomb dropped? | Nagasaki |
What dictator was killed by his own people? | Mussolini |