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Quizzes - 1940s History

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1 What Happened in ...? (1940's edition)
The turbulent decade of the 1940's, year by year. Good luck!
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10 Q
john_sunseri
Jan 05 10
1995 plays
2 A Slice in Time: 1940s History 2
This is the second of my quizzes on world events, people and places made famous from 1940-1949. Good Luck!
Tough
10 Q
brewster76
Jul 29 08
2079 plays
3 TWTYTW 1948
That Was the Year that Was 1948. How much do you know about my birth year?
Average
10 Q
shvdotr
Feb 18 11
525 plays
4 A Slice in Time: 1940s History
This is a follow-up to my first quiz on the 1940s. See if you can spot the person, place or event that made headlines year-by-year.
Average
10 Q
brewster76
May 21 08
2823 plays
5 The 20th Century - 1941-1950
This is a quiz about the decade of the 1940's. One question per year. Good Luck!
Tough
10 Q
sportcon
Oct 07 00
6183 plays
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Last Updated Aug 08 12 5:13 PM

Some sample questions from this category:

* In 1941, The British Broadcasting Corporation began broadcasting to Europe urging the creation of resistance forces. What letter became a symbol for these forces?
* What American university was the site of the first man-made self-sustained and controlled nuclear chain reaction in 1942?
* The Mark I, one of the first digital computers was completed at this university in 1944.
* In 1946, the first bikini bathing suit was modeled in Paris. How did this wonderful item get its name?
* In 1947, Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act. With what did the act deal with?


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