| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Germany air force was known as | Luftwaffe | 76%
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| Stalin's army was also known as | The Red army | 76%
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| Allies now need to remove Germans from north Africa to get to | Italy | 66%
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| General in charge of North African battle, "Blood and guts" | Patton | 66%
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| what was the fraction of working women that were married | 3/4 | 62%
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| Japan lost _aircraft carriers(#) | 4 | 59%
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| main heavy bombing aircraft used | B-17 | 59%
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| Hitler wanted to attack ____ in Russia(January 1943) | Stalingrad | 55%
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| Oil fields Hitler invaded Russia for | Caucasus | 52%
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| Allies system designed to protect ships | Convoy | 52%
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| Hitlers living space | lebensraum | 52%
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| Mussolini escapes and Hitler puts him in charge of a ____ state in northern Italy | Puppet | 52%
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| Who bombed Germany at night | RAF | 52%
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| July 1943 Eisenhower captures ____ resulting in Italy's surrender | Sicily | 52%
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| German U-boats were in what was called | Wolfpacks | 52%
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| large # of bombs over a wide area, including civilians | carpet bombing | 48%
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| Japan Admiral that planed to destroy American aircrafts at midway | Yamamoto | 48%
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| June 6, 1944: Normandy, France invasion | D-day | 45%
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| who was thee supreme commissioner of the invasion(our 34th president) | Eisenhower | 45%
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| What letter meant Victory against fascism abroad and Victory against discrimination at home (double_) | V | 45%
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| American Admiral that focused carriers at midway | Chester Nimitz | 41%
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| image of wartime working women | Rosie the Riveter | 41%
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| Who bombed Germany in the day | Americans | 38%
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| labor leader demanded AfricanAmer. equality | A. Philip Randolph | 38%
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| Americans first capture of japan soil came at battle of | Guadalcanal | 38%
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| Invasion of France was called | Operation Overlord | 38%
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| Another form of bombing that took out infrastructure and military bases | Strategic bombing | 38%
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| Japan lost ___ air crafts(#) | 250 | 34%
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| Spanish speaking neighborhoods(California) | Barrios | 34%
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| battle name where Hitler launched counterattack in Belgium creating a bulge | Battle of the Bulge | 34%
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| japan takes colonies from America, Britain and _____ | Dutch | 34%
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| April 30th,___ commits suicide | Hitler | 34%
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| American style used to get to japan | island hopping | 34%
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| Allied forces freed | Paris, Brussels, Belgium, Netherlands | 34%
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| president in charge after FDR | truman | 34%
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| war cost | 330 billiion | 31%
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| FDR signs executive order _____ to end discrimination at home and employ African Americans | 8802 | 31%
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| Decoded Japans message | Code breakers | 31%
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| The battle above used this style which was popular in the Vietnam war | Jungle Warfare | 31%
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| suicide planes | kamikazes | 31%
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| second atomic bomb was dropped on (august 9th) | Nagasaki | 31%
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| American sailors fight Mexicans over their Un-American looking suits | Zoot suit riots | 31%
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| most decorated military unit in usa history | 442nd Regimental Combat Team | 28%
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| month Soviets capture German capital of Berlin | April | 28%
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| Mussolini's mistress who is killed along with himself | Claretta Petacci | 28%
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| who staged non violent protest against discrimination | CORE | 28%
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| $50 million was spent on | daycare centers | 28%
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| People called the large amount of bombings | Firestorms | 28%
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| first atomic bomb was dropped (august 6th) | Hiroshima | 28%
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| soviets attacking from the east free Latvia, Romania, Slovakia & _____ | Hungary | 28%
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| japans were ____or confined in camps | interned | 28%
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| Who increased membership | NAACP | 28%
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| Mex. Farmers: help w. farm labor shortage in South | Bracero Program | 24%
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| The development of the atomic bomb was also known as the | Manhattan project | 24%
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| code name of the each with most resistance | Omaha | 24%
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| Day that the Germans surrender | May 7, 1945 | 21%
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| General that led 1st and 3rd Armies pushing Germans back | Omar bradley | 21%
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| Fictional army set up under Patton to get Germany to send top tank division was where | Calais | 17%
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| battle that freed Philippines | Leyte Gulf: | 17%
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| set wages and max prices | Office of Price Administration | 17%
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| Famous quote about conservation | Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without! | 17%
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| Victory in Europe Day | V-E Day | 17%
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| kill as much enemy as poss. before you get killed. | banzai charges | 14%
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| flag was raised on | Mt. Surabachi | 14%
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| When did japan surrender | August15 | 10%
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