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What English code breaker created a machine that helped to decrypt Nazi messages? What was the first Nazi concentration camp?
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What English code breaker created a machine that helped to decrypt Nazi messages?
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Alan Turing was a famous code breaker to decrypt messages.
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What was the first Nazi concentration camp?
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Dachau was the first concentration camp.
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Which two countries were the first to declare war on Germany?
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Britain and France were the first two countries to declare war on Germany.
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What German battleship destroyed the British battlecruiser HMS Hood?
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Bismarck destroyed this British battle cruiser.
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What was the first action the Nazis took against Jews?
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A boycott of all Jewish-run businesses was their first action.
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Overall, the Battle of Britain is considered to be a victory for who?
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Britain.
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On which region of the Soviet Union did Hitler place the highest priority?
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Ukraine and southern Russia.
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What happened to the Soviet air force during the opening days of the German invasion?
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Up to 2,000 Soviet aircraft were destroyed while still on the ground.
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What was Italy's primary role in the war?
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It distracted Germany from accomplishing its main objectives.
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In which battle did the Axis powers lose about a quarter of their total troops on the Eastern Front?
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The Battle of Stalingrad.
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What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
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The Enola Gay was the name of the bomber that dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima.
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What was the second city the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on?
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Nagasaki was the second city where a nuclear bomb was dropped by the United States.
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What British general surrendered to Japanese forces at the Battle of Singapore?
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Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival's.
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Against which country did the Soviet Union instigate an armed conflict in late 1939?
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They instigated an armed conflict with Finland.
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What were the first two western European countries that Germany invaded?
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Germany invaded Norway and Denmark.
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Which was the first Axis Power to surrender?
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Italy was the first Axis Power to surrender.
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Via what route did Russians manage to send some supplies to Leningrad during the German siege of the city?
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A supply route across Lake Ladoga.
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Which battle involved the largest engagement of tanks in history?
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The Battle of Kursk involved the largest engagement of tanks in history.
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How many Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7,1941?
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353 Imperial Japanese fighter planes,bombers,and torpedo planes.
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How many U.S. battleships were sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
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All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged with four sunk.
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What was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II?
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The Battle of the Bulge.
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What was the Nazi code name for a planned invasion of the United Kingdom during WW2?
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Operation Sea Lion was the code name.
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Which German Army general tried to assassinate Hitler?
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Claus von Stauffenberg
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What were Jews in Nazi Germany forced to wear on their clothing?
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They were forced to wear a yellow Star of David.
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What was unique about the Doolittle Raid?
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The bombers were launched from an aircraft carrier.
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Who was the Japanese admiral behind the Pearl Harbor attack?
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Yamamoto was the admiral behind the Pearl Harbor attack.
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What U.S. action created tension with Japan?
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Its establishment of a trade embargo against Japan.
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What agreement,signed on September 27,1940,created the Axis Powers?
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The Axis Powers were created by the Tripartite Pact.
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What was the code name for the Battle of Okinawa?
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Operation Iceberg was the code name for the Battle of Okinawa.
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How did Hitler die?
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Hitler died from a gunshot. He was the one who fired the gun.
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