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History Quiz
The destroyers-for-bases deal gave Britain 50 old U.S. destroyers in exchange for land grants in British possessions which allowed the U.S. to build naval and air bases there. How long was the lease on the bases specified to be?
50 years
99 years
100 years
indeterminate
U.S. Navy
Can you identify this two-turreted World War II-era superheavy tank that never got into service?
French FCM F1
American T28
British TOG II
Soviet T-100
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The Westerplatte peninsula located inside the city of Danzig (Gdansk) famously came under German attack on the first day of World War II and fell after 6 days of heroic Polish resistance. What was the function of the Polish facilities on the peninsula at the time?
Railway yard
Docks
Post office
Ammunition depot
Bundesarchiv
How did British General Bernard Law Montgomery become commander of the British Eighth Army in North Africa, where he would go on to stop Rommel’s advance?
He was recommended by the previous commander.
Churchill insisted that Montgomery should get the position.
The previous, freshly-appointed commander died and Montgomery was the quickest replacement.
The chief of the Imperial General Staff picked him based on their shared past service.
Department of Defense
Where was the famous German Tiger I heavy tank first deployed in combat?
North Africa
The Eastern Front
Italy
France
Jmh2o / Wikipedia
What was the original concept behind the World War II German StuG armored fighting vehicles?
Accompanying infantry on the attack and providing supporting fire
Engaging attacking enemy tanks from prepared positions
Being a more cost-effective alternative for tanks
Spearheading assaults against fortified positions
Roland Turner / Wikipedia
Hitler often wore a brown jacket, but traded it for a grey military uniform for public appearances later on. When did he start wearing the uniform?
March 7, 1936, when German troops entered the demilitarized Rhineland in defiance of the Versailles Treaty
September 30, 1938, when the Munich Agreement allowed Germany to annex a part of Czechoslovakia
September 1, 1939, when World War II began with the German invasion of Poland
June 14m 1940, when Germany captured Paris
National Archives at College Park
What is German SS officer Kurt Gerstein known for?
Persuading his unit to surrender to U.S. troops without a fight, saving lives on both sides
Trying to warn the outside world about the Nazi mass killings going on in extermination camps
Being the only SS member to participate in the Valkyrie plot to assassinate Hitler
Allowing an entire transport of Jews to escape from the train carrying them to a concentration camp
Wikipedia
Which national leader said these words in a radio broadcast on September 3, 1939, two days after World War II began? "You can imagine what a bitter blow it is to me that all my long struggle to win peace has failed. Yet I cannot believe that there is anything more or anything different that I could have done and that would have been more successful.”
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Polish President Ignacy Mościcki
German dictator Adolf Hitler
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
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The “fireside chats” were a famous series of radio broadcasts delivered by President F. D. Roosevelt during the 30s and World War II. Which of these four topics was NOT addressed in a chat during the war?
The Arsenal of Democracy
The coal crisis
The announcement of unlimited national emergency
The fall of Berlin
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