European Theatre

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Question 1

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What is the operation name of the event most people call "D-Day"?
Answer
  • Market Garden
  • Overlord
  • Normandy
  • Manhattan

Question 2

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Which area did Col. Erwin Rommel command?
Answer
  • North Africa
  • Western Front
  • German Homeland
  • Eastern Front

Question 3

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Check all physical regions in the European Theatre.
Answer
  • Western Europe (Spain, Portugal)
  • Central Europe (France, Germany)
  • Eastern Europe (Poland, USSR/Russia)
  • Middle East (Turkey, Palestine/Israel)
  • North Africa (Egypt, Algeria)
  • Central Africa (Congo, Ethiopia)
  • North America (USA, Canada)
  • Northern Europe (Sweden, UK)

Question 4

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Why did GB and France declare war on Germany?
Answer
  • German army reoccupies the Rhineland
  • Germany invades Poland
  • Sudatenland in Czechoslovakia annexed into Germany
  • Anschluss: Austria annexed into Germany

Question 5

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What happened after the violation of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact?
Answer
  • Japan comes to the aid of Germany, Germany rejects help
  • nothing, Hitler turns around
  • Germany takes over Russia, Stalin escapes to China
  • USSR declares war on Germany, joins the Allied Powers

Question 6

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As Supreme Allied Commander of the Armed Forces, General Dwight Eisenhower controlled all Allied troops, including those of the USSR.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Check all methods that British used to survive the Battle of Britain/the Blitz.
Answer
  • air raid sirens
  • an endless supply of tea and crumpets
  • bomb shelters, usually in London Underground
  • gas masks
  • inspiring speeches by Prime Minister Churchill
  • "Keep Calm and Carry On"
  • lions, witches, and wardrobes

Question 8

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V-E day is May 8th, 1945. What does V-E stand for?
Answer
  • Victory in Europe
  • Vial of Essense
  • Vital to Erwin (Rommel)
  • Victory is Emminent
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