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Historical Occupations True or False

Answer true or false to these questions about foreign armies occupying land.
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1. Napoleon occupied Moscow
Yes, during the Napoleonic wars.
True
False
2. The United States has occupied Mexico City
Yes, during the Mexican-American war.
True
False
3. Italy alone took Athens during WWII
The first invasion of Greece by Italy failed, but the Germans later helped them take Athens.
True
False
4. Italy occupied Addis Ababa in WWII
Yes, during the second Italo-Ethiopian war.
True
False
5. Hannibal briefly occupied Rome
Despite reigning terror throughout Italy, Hannibal never entered Rome.
True
False
6. China occupied Lhasa
China annexed Tibet, including its capital Lhasa.
True
False
7. Russia conquered part of Japan during the Russo-Japanese war
Much of the war took part on the Korean Peninsula and not mainland Japan.
True
False
8. Japan occupied Singapore
Japan took Singapore in WWII.
True
False
9. Japanese forces stepped foot on Australia
Although no large Japanese force landed on Australia and there was no fighting on the island, a reconnaissance party did land there.
True
False
10. The Dutch had land in South America
The Dutch had the colony of Suriname.
True
False
11. The British currently have land in Africa
None of the British overseas territories are on African soil.
True
False
12. The Spanish currently have land in Africa
Spain has two enclave cities in Morocco.
True
False
13. The Germans occupied Liechtenstein in WWII
Like Switzerland, Liechtenstein remained neutral during WWII.
True
False
14. Japan held Port Moresby for a few days
Although there was a lot of fighting on and around New Guinea, allied forces successfully thwarted a potential large scale attack of the city.
True
False
15. Japanese forces set foot in India
Japanese forces did set foot and fight battles in northeastern India.
True
False
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9 Comments
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Level 55
Nov 10, 2022
You might want to add explanations for after people take the quiz to clarify what territory is possessed or when the occupation happened
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Level 64
Nov 13, 2022
I just did that, thanks!
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Level 69
Feb 29, 2024
I think the Addis Ababa question is misleading as the didnt occupy it in WWII but in 1936 and held in till after WWII. You might want to clarify the question
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Level 78
Feb 29, 2024
Might want to add "mainland" to the UK/Africa one, because Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha are considered to be part of Africa.

Also maybe more of a variety, as the title says Historical but a lot of these are from WWII.

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Level 70
Feb 29, 2024
UK does have territory in Africa with HAT
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Level 70
Feb 29, 2024
UK does have territory in Africa with HAT
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Level 69
Feb 29, 2024
I thought this quiz was going to be about historical jobs, such as a farrier or elevator operator.
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Level 88
Feb 29, 2024
Same, was expecting something like "Did any cavemen operate ice cream vans?"
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Level 55
Sep 10, 2025
The Addis Ababa question seems misleading, especially if you say yourself that it was occupied 3 years years before WW2 and had been integrated into Italian East Africa by WW2