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Multiple choice here we go again second world war and world history

Which city of Japan was bombed on the 9th of March 1945?

  1. Hiroshima

  2. Tokyo

  3. Nagasaki

  4. Iwo Jima
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Japanese city of Tokyo was bombed on 9th March 1945. American bombers dropped fire bombs without a specific target on the Japanese city of Tokyo.
  • These fire bombs created a huge firestorm destroying 16 square miles of the city and causing 100000 civilian casualties.
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What was the name of the racial law introduced by the Nazis?

  1. Human Rights Law

  2. Nuremberg Laws

  3. Nazi Laws

  4. Reichstag Laws
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
The Nuremberg Laws were passed in the year 1935 by the Nazis. The law was racist in nature and was against the Jews. It concluded that Jews could not be German citizens.
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On 6th August 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of _______________.

  1. Osaka

  2. Tokyo

  3. Yokohama

  4. Hiroshima
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
On 6th August 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Within minutes, over 70000 people were dead and as many again injured. One square mile of the city was totally destroyed.
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Which country led the Manhattan Project related to the development of nuclear weapons?

  1. USA

  2. France

  3. Germany

  4. Japan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The US led the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb. It employed 130000 people and costed $2 billion. It made the first successful nuclear test on 16th July 1945.
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Name the two Japanese islands that were invaded by the Americans.

  1. Kyushu and Honshu

  2. Yakushima and Okinawa

  3. Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

  4. Honshu and Yakushima
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
The Japanese islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa were invaded by the Americans. The battle was fierce with high casualties on both the American as well the Japanese side.
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What was the 'final solution' according to the Nazis?

  1. World peace

  2. Killing the Jews

  3. Attacking Poland

  4. Invading the Soviet Union
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
The Nazis called the killing of the Jews the ‘final solution’. They considered the Jews as an inferior race and planned to wipe the Jews out of Europe.
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When was the Victory in Europe (VE) day commemorated in Britain?

  1. 7 May 1945

  2. 9 May 1945

  3. 3 May 1945

  4. 8 May 1945
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • The Victory in Europe (VE) day was commemorated on 8 May 1945 in Britain.
  • It was the date when the Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces.
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Which memorial is located in Leamington Spa?

  1. Berlin Memorial

  2. London Memorial

  3. Heydrich Memorial

  4. Czech Memorial
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Czech Memorial fountain stands in Jephson Gardens in Royal Leamington Spa where Czech forces were stationed in the war.
  • It was unveiled on the 26 October 1968, as a memorial to all the Czechs and Slovaks who died in the war and particularly to the seven Czech patriots who assassinated Heydrich.
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When is the Holocaust Memorial day commemorated every year?

  1. 27 January

  2. 26 January

  3. 29 January

  4. 28 January
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The Holocaust Memorial Day was introduced in the year 2001. Since then, 27th January every year was commemorated as Holocaust Memorial day.
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Jab Kubis and Josef Gabcik were two __________ patriots who planned an attack on Reinhard Heydrich.

  1. German

  2. British

  3. Czech

  4. French
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • On 29 December 1941 two Czech patriots, Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik, were parachuted into Czechoslovakia by the Royal Air Force.
  • They met up with the local resistance and planned the attack on Reinhard Heydrich.