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