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History Quiz

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What was the primary design consideration behind the Japanese battleship Yamato and her sister ship, Musashi?

To act as commerce and convoy raiders To make up for lack of numbers by defeating multiple enemy battleships at the same time To double as troop carriers and coastal bombardment ships and support Japan’s amphibious invasions across the Pacific To act as “fleets in being,” forcing the enemy to adopt defensive measures even if the ships spend most of their time in harbor

Naval History & Heritage Command

Can you identify this World War II-era submachine gun?

Austen gun Lewis gun Owen gun Bren gun

National Army Museum, UK

What was the name of the U.S. destroyer that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1941, before the U.S. entered World War II, sparking an international incident named after the ship?

USS Buchanan USS Swanson USS Kearny USS Plunkett

Naval History & Heritage Command

It’s no surprise that Germany had built the most submarines during World War II. But do you know which nation had the second largest submarine fleet? (Photo does not necessarily depict a submarine of the correct nation.)

Japan Soviet Union United States British Empire

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The Italian air force launched a small-scale bombing raid over the Middle Eastern kingdom of Bahrain and the city of Dhahran on October 19, 1940. What was the main goal of the raid?

To damage oil refineries and deny fuel to the Royal Navy of Britian To intimidate Bahrain into renouncing its status as a British protectorate and seeking the protection of the Axis powers To kill the king of Bahrain, who would be replaced by his Axis-leaning son To destroy railroads and railway yards, hindering British troop movements across the country

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What was the central idea of the Shōwa Restoration, a political movement named after the Emperor Shōwa (i.e. Hirohito) in the 1930s?

Improving the emperor’s popularity through political and economic reforms designed to improve the quality of life for ordinary citizens Restoring Japan to its former greatness through land conquest in Southeast Asia Giving the emperor and a small group of his advisors total political, economic and military power Restoring the traditional samurai class to prominence by giving its members legal privileges

Imperial Household Agency

Why did John Paul Jones, the 18th century “Father of the U.S. Navy,” get in trouble with the law early in his career?

Agitation against British rule over the Thirteen Colonies Killing a mutineer onboard his ship Suspicions of piracy Smuggling

Charles Willson Peale

The Iberian Pact was signed between Spain and another country in March 1939, just before the end of the Spanish Civil War. What was the other signatory country?

Nazi Germany, which received a promise that Spain would later repay German help offered during the civil war Britain, which recognized the new government in exchange for a promise of Spanish neutrality in future European wars Portugal, whose promise of non-aggression helped the two countries solidify the neutrality of the Iberian Peninsula Italy, which agreed to respect Spain’s African territories in exchange for the Spanish respect of new Italian conquests in Africa

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Manchuria (Manchukuo in Japanese) was a Japanese puppet state in Northeast China before and during World War II. Mengjiang (also known as Mengkukuo) was another Japanese puppet state in Asia. Where was it?

Burma French Indochina Thailand Inner Mongolia

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On October 19, 1939, a month and a half after World War II began, Britain and France signed a treaty of mutual assistance with a country. The two powers promised to aid the country if it came under attack, and the country promised to fight on Britain’s and France’s side if the war spread to the Mediterranean. Which country was it?

Turkey Greece Spain Syria

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