World war 2

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Which was the location of a nazi extermination camp?

Auschwitz.

Which battle marked the final German offensive?

Battle of bulge.

Which towns were British troops most likely to reach first?

Courseulles.

How many beaches were targeted landing sites for forces coming from water?

Five.

What prompted Great Britain to declare war on Germany?

German invasion of Poland.

Where were the atomic bombs dropped?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

What was addressed by the Nuremberg trials?

Holocaust.

What was significant about the battle of midway?

It turned the war into the pacific agains japan.

What was not a departure point in Great Britain?

London.

What was an area targeted by the U.S. first army?

Omaha beach.

Which of the officers did not command D-day forces?

Patton

What event occurred on the day described as "a date which will live in infamy"?

Pearl Harbor

The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?

Surprise and overwhelming force.

What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?

That hitlers advances could be blocked.

What caused the Japanese emperor to have reduced power after war?

The Allie's insistence.


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