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Geography of WW2

Guess these geographical questions about the second world war
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1) French region where the Allied sea
invasion was launched
Normandy
2) HQ of the Hawaiian naval fleet that was
attacked in Dec 1941
Pearl Harbor
3) After the above attack, Roosevelt declared
war on this nation
Japan
4) Germany invaded this nation in 1938-39, citing
annexation of the Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia
5) The deadliest concentration camp used by the Nazis
Auschwitz
6) The genocide of over 6 million Jews is collectively
called this
Holocaust
7) In Sept 1939, Nazi Germany invaded this neighbor country
Poland
8) Capital of unoccupied France
Vichy
9) This "line" was an area of French fortifications along
the German border
Maginot
10) This German city was firebombed in Feb 1945
Dresden
11) The Soviet Union invasion of Finland in 1939-40 is
often called the
Winter War
12) Dense forest across the Belgium, France, German and
Luxembourg borders, known for the Battle of the Bulge
Ardennes
13) This Norwegian port was a crucial point for iron ore
supplies, making it a reason for German invasion
Narvik
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14) Adolf Hitler originally hailed from this country
Austria
15) Deadly battle fought between the US and Japan on
this strategic island in Feb-March 1945
Iwo Jima
16) This Pacific island battle was fought in June 1942, 6
months after Pearl Harbor
Midway
17) This Normandy beach saw the heaviest Allied casualties
Omaha
18) This Soviet battle fought from 1942-43 saw the
most casualties in the war
Stalingrad
19) Anne Frank and her family were hidden in an attic in
this Dutch city
Amsterdam
20) This North Sea port city in the UK was the target of the
most German destruction
Hull
21) The bombing of the UK by the Nazis was called the
Blitz
22) This Japanese city was bombed on Aug 6, 1945
Nagasaki
23) This second city was bombed 3 days later
Hiroshima
24) The atomic bomb was tested in a remote desert area
in this southwest state
New Mexico
25) Named code talkers, soldiers coded messages in
this native language to prevent Axis translation
Navajo
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