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What battle was considered the “turning point” of the war in Europe? The Battle of Stalingrad

What battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany? The Battle of the Bulge

What battle effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers? The Battle of Midway

What battle was part of the three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East and occurred on February 1945? The Battle of Iwo Jima

Which battle was primarily fought between two of the outstanding commanders of World War Two, Montgomery and Rommel? The Battle of El Alamein

Who is the Nazi dictator that led Germany in World War 2? Adolf Hitler

Who was Britain's leader during World War 2 and a British statesman? Winston Churchill

Who’s United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany? Dwight Eisenhower

Who’s the Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition ( )? Joseph Stalin

Who’s the United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II? Douglas MacArthur

What was the primary tank used by the United States during World War II? M4 Sherman

Who designed as an infantry-support tank, and was not originally intended to engage enemy armor? Panzer 4

What was the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry of any nation and called "the greatest battle implement ever devised" by General George S. Patton? M1 Grand

What were submachine guns developed in Nazi Germany and used extensively by paratroopers, tank crews, platoon and squad leaders, and other troops during World War II? MP40

What was known informally as the "Tommy Gun", "Trench Broom", and "Trench Sweeper”? Thompson Sub Machine Gun

What happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 to end the war between the Allies and Japan? Atom Bomb

What happened when Soviet soldiers with lowered standards of the defeated Nazi forces during the Victory Day parade in Moscow, on June 24, 1945? Took Over Berlin

Which country’s population decreased by about 40 million during the war; of these, 8.7 million were combat deaths. Soviet Russia

What country was split into two after it was taken over by the Allies? Germany

Name a country that became a communist government under the Soviet sphere of influence near Baltic Sea? Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, or East Germany

Which war was the most destructive conflict in history. It cost more money, damaged more property, killed more people, and caused more far-reaching changes than any other war in history, World War 1 or World War 2? MAKE YOUR BETS!

World War 2