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WW2 - Korean War

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Who was the commander of the "Fighting Red Tails"? Col. Benjamin Davis, Jr.
Who was the first black American to earn the rank of Major General in the US Air Force? Col. Benjamin Davis, Jr.
Who was the leader of Free China during WWII? Chiang Kai-shek
Who did Chinese Communists drive out of China with the help of the Soviet Union? Chiang Kai-shek
Who is the biggest mass murderer in history? Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII? Joseph Stalin
Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during WWII? Winston Churchill
Who was the president of the US during WWII? Franklin D. Roosevelt
Where was President Roosevelt when he died in April 1945? Little White House, Warm Springs, GA
Who was the Supreme Allied Commander of the European forces during WWII? Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
What did Gen. Eisenhower urge the soldiers to do before invading Normandy? Pray to God "beseech the blessing of Almighty God..."
On what day did the invasion of Normandy begin and what is this special day called? June 6, 1944, D-Day
Who fought in both WWII and the Korean War? Gen. Douglas MacArthur
What did Gen. MacArthur promise the Philippine people before he obeyed orders to retreat from the island? "I shall return!"
Who led the Third Army in a victorious invasion of Italy? Gen. George Patton
Who decided to drop the bomb on Japan? Pres. Harry S. Truman
What is the murder of six million Jews and other "inferior" people groups by Nazis called? Holocaust
Where did the Nazis force the Jews to stay during WWII? Concentration Camps
What structure became a symbol of communism? Berlin Wall
What was put in place to keep citizens of communist-controlled East Berlin from escaping into free West Berlin? the Berlin Wall
What nation-state was established in May 1948 as a haven for Jews from all over the world? Israel
What did Gen. MacArthur tell Pres. Truman upon receiving orders to contain the North Koreans and their allies, Communist China, instead of defeating the communist-controlled government? "There is no substitute for victory."
When was the Korean War? 1950 - 1953
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