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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Battle of Dunkirk (1940)? | German victory where Allied forces evacuated France |
| When did France surrender to Germany? | July 1940. |
| What were U-Boats used for? | German submarine warfare in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. |
| What was the Battle of Britain? | RAF air defense that stopped a Nazi invasion in 1940. |
| What happened in September 1941? | Hitler broke the non-aggression pact and invaded the Soviet Union. |
| Why did the U.S. enter WWII? | Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 |
| When did Germany declare war on the U.S.? | December 11, 1941. |
| Why was North Africa important? | Control of the Suez Canal and Middle Eastern oil. |
| What was Operation Husky? | Allied invasion of Sicily (July–Sept 1943). |
| When did Italy surrender? | September 29, 1943 |
| What happened to Mussolini? | He was imprisoned and later killed in April 1945 |