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Who is Churchill
Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII
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Who is Pius XI
Pope who condemned Nazis in 1937
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What are Germany and Russia (USSR)
World War II began when, within weeks of each other, these two countries invaded Poland
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What is 1939 to 1945
Years WWII began and ended
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What are Spain and Portugal
Along with Switzerland, these two countries remained neutral
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Who is Eisenhower
American general who led the Normandy Invasion
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Who is Pius XII
Pope during WWII
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What are Austria and the Sudentenland
Prior to the beginning of WWII, Hitler had already annexed this country and this section of Czechoslovakia
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What is the Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Major event that happened after the Nazi invasion of Poland that brought the US into the war; December 7, 1941
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What are America and Britain
After Japan attacked these two countries, they joined the war and eventually together invaded Normandy to defeat Hitler in the west.
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Who is Hitler
Responsible for the Holocaust; committed suicide
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Who is Roosevelt
US president who died in office during WWII
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What are England and France
Two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland, these two countries declared war
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What is V-J Day
Victory over Japan day, August 15, 1945
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What are Germany and Russia (USSR)
These two countries fought a decisive battle at Stalingrand, which caused Hitler's defeat in the east.
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Who is MacArthur
Commander of the American forces in the Pacific
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Who is Stalin
Communist dictator of the USSR during WWII
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What are Belgium and Holland
Hitler first attacked Denmark and Norway in Scandinavia, and then these two countries which enabled his tanks to roll into France
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What is D-Day
This is the name for the day of Normandy invasion; June 6, 1944
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What are Italy and Germany
These two countries had already surrendered by the time the atomic bomb was dropped
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Who is Mussolini
Axis dictator whose country was the first to surrender
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Who is Truman
Made the decision to drop the atomic bomb
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What are Italy and Japan
These two countries were Hitler's allies in the Axis Powers
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What is V-E Day
Victory in Europe day, May 8, 1945
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What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The War ended with Japan's defeat, brought about by the destruction of these two locations by atomic bombs
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