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  • 1. Where were many Republican refugees interned after the Spanish Civil War?
A) Camp London
B) Camp Madrid
C) Camp Gurs
D) Camp Berlin
  • 2. What military unit did many Spanish refugees join to improve their conditions in France?
A) Italian Blackshirts
B) Spanish Blue Division
C) French Foreign Legion
D) German Wehrmacht
  • 3. Approximately how many Spaniards joined the French Resistance?
A) 5,000
B) 10,000
C) 100,000
D) 60,000
  • 4. Which military unit was the first Allied unit to enter Paris during its liberation?
A) The Durruti Column
B) 9th Armoured Company
C) 13th Demi-Brigade
D) General Leclerc's Second Division
  • 5. How many Spanish Republicans served in the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion?
A) 500
B) 700
C) 1,000
D) 2,000
  • 6. Who was the Spanish double-agent known by the code name GARBO?
A) Enrique Líster
B) Francisco Franco
C) General Leclerc
D) Juan Pujol García
  • 7. How many Spanish Republicans are cited by Beevor as serving in the Red Army?
A) 200
B) 700
C) 2,000
D) 1,000
  • 8. What was the purpose of the bribes authorised by Winston Churchill to Spanish generals?
A) To support the Spanish Republican government
B) To fund the French Resistance
C) To influence Franco against entering the war
D) To assist the Soviet Union
  • 9. How much money, in today's equivalent, did MI6 spend on bribes to keep Spain out of the war?
A) More than $200 million
B) Less than $10 million
C) Over $1 billion
D) Exactly $50 million
  • 10. When did the 9th Armoured Company enter Paris?
A) June 1941
B) August 1944
C) September 1945
D) May 1940
  • 11. Which communist General joined the Red Army after the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
A) General Leclerc
B) Juan Pujol García
C) Francisco Franco
D) Enrique Líster
  • 12. What role did the majority of the 60,000 Spaniards in the French Resistance play?
A) Tank commanders
B) Naval officers
C) Guerrillas
D) Intelligence analysts
  • 13. What was the official wartime policy of the Spanish State under Francisco Franco during World War II?
A) Support for the Allies
B) Active belligerence
C) Full integration into the Axis
D) Neutrality
  • 14. Which event in June 1940 prompted Spain to shift from strict neutrality to non-belligerence?
A) The invasion of the Soviet Union
B) The attack on Pearl Harbor
C) The Fall of France
D) The Battle of Britain
  • 15. Where did Franco meet with Adolf Hitler to discuss Spain's possible accession to the Axis?
A) Bordighera
B) Berlin
C) Hendaye
D) Madrid
  • 16. What military unit was formed by Spanish volunteers to fight against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front?
A) The Iberian Volunteers
B) The Spanish Legion
C) The Blue Division
D) The Falangist Guard
  • 17. Which minister of foreign affairs replaced the Anglophile Juan Luis Beigbeder in 1940?
A) The Duke of Alba
B) Ramón Serrano Suñer
C) Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa
D) General Juan Vigón
  • 18. What caused Spain to eventually yield to Allied pressure regarding tungsten exports in 1944?
A) A direct military invasion
B) An oil embargo
C) The collapse of the Falangist party
D) A naval blockade of Madrid
  • 19. Why did Spain remain reluctant to enter the war despite ideological sympathy with the Axis?
A) Opposition from the Spanish Catholic Church
B) Lack of interest from Hitler
C) A secret alliance with the Soviet Union
D) Reliance on imports from the UK and the US
  • 20. What was the main outcome of the meeting between Franco and Hitler in Hendaye?
A) Hitler promised Spain the entire African continent
B) Franco agreed to allow German troops in Spain
C) No agreement was reached
D) Spain joined the Axis
  • 21. Which Allied nation's military power did Franco fear most regarding the defense of the Canary Islands and Spanish Morocco?
A) The United Kingdom
B) The Soviet Union
C) The United States
D) France
  • 22. What did the United States and the United Kingdom use to keep Spain neutral in 1940?
A) Promises of postwar colonial expansion
B) Diplomatic recognition of the Franco regime
C) Threats of atomic warfare
D) Economic inducements
  • 23. Which German leader advised Franco to keep Spain out of the war?
A) Joseph Goebbels
B) Hermann Göring
C) Adolf Hitler
D) Wilhelm Canaris
  • 24. In 1945, why did Francoist Spain break relations with the Empire of Japan?
A) To gain entry into the League of Nations
B) Japanese massacres of Spanish citizens and missionaries
C) Japan's invasion of Spanish Morocco
D) Pressure from the Soviet Union
  • 25. When was Spain finally admitted to the United Nations?
A) 1945
B) 1955
C) 1948
D) 1950
  • 26. What did Hitler want in the Canary Islands for his planned naval war with America?
A) A satellite launch site
B) Naval and air bases
C) Agricultural land for food
D) Control of mineral mines
  • 27. Which pro-British minister replaced the Germanophile Serrano Suñer in 1942?
A) Juan Luis Beigbeder
B) General Juan Vigón
C) The Duke of Alba
D) Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa
  • 28. Where was most of the Spanish Army initially stationed in 1940 and 1941?
A) Southern Spain
B) The Balearic Islands
C) North Africa
D) The Pyrenees
  • 29. To which area did Franco eventually redeploy his troops to defend against a potential German invasion?
A) The Portuguese border
B) The Pyrenees
C) The Atlantic coast
D) The Mediterranean coast
  • 30. When was the Ministry of the Air Force established in Spain?
A) 1943
B) 1945
C) 1940
D) April 1939
  • 31. How many Army Corps were based in the peninsula after the reorganization at the end of the Civil War?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Eight
D) Ten
  • 32. What event in 1942 prompted Franco to order a partial mobilization of the army?
A) Allied landings in North Africa
B) The invasion of Poland
C) The signing of the Tripartite Pact
D) The fall of Paris
  • 33. Which military region was created in 1944 with its headquarters in Granada?
A) VIII Military Region
B) IX Military Region
C) X Military Region
D) First Military Region
  • 34. What was the main reason Franco had to restrain attempts to expand the Navy and Air Force?
A) Shortage of raw materials
B) Lack of qualified personnel
C) Fiscal reasons
D) Allied pressure
  • 35. Which tank model used in the Spanish Civil War was considered out of date by 1940?
A) Tiger I
B) Panther
C) Russian T-26
D) Sherman
  • 36. How many cruisers were operational in the Spanish Navy during the war?
A) Six
B) Four
C) Two
D) Eight
  • 37. Which cruiser served as the flagship of the Spanish Navy?
A) Méndez Núñez
B) Canarias
C) Galicia
D) Navarra
  • 38. Which of the following aircraft was part of the Spanish Air Force inventory?
A) P-51 Mustang
B) Messerschmitt Bf 109
C) Supermarine Spitfire
D) B-17 Flying Fortress
  • 39. What was the codename for the planned German attack on Gibraltar?
A) Operation Hendaye
B) Operation Mediterranean
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Felix
  • 40. Which leader did Franco meet in Hendaye in October 1940?
A) Hermann Göring
B) Wilhelm Keitel
C) Benito Mussolini
D) Adolf Hitler
  • 41. What was the amended version of Operation Felix called?
A) Operation Felix-Heinrich
B) Operation Hendaye-Final
C) Operation Mediterranean-West
D) Operation Barbarossa-Felix
  • 42. According to Wilhelm Keitel, what should Germany have done instead of attacking Russia?
A) Signed a peace treaty with Britain immediately
B) Focused on the Eastern Front
C) Invaded the United States
D) Strangled the British Empire by closing the Mediterranean
  • 43. What did Hermann Göring suggest offering Britain if Gibraltar had been captured?
A) A seat in the Axis powers
B) Control over France
C) Full independence for all colonies
D) Peaceful traffic through the Mediterranean
  • 44. How did the German plans for Spain change as the war progressed against the Axis?
A) They were abandoned completely after 1940
B) They remained exactly the same
C) They became progressively less aggressive
D) They became more aggressive
  • 45. Between January 1940 and February 1944, how many cases of German U-boats being replenished in Spanish ports were recorded?
A) 25 or 26
B) 45 or 46
C) 5 or 6
D) 10 or 11
  • 46. Which Spanish port was used most frequently for U-boat replenishment?
A) Las Palmas
B) Cádiz
C) Vigo
D) Ferrol
  • 47. Which German supply ship was the target of a limpet mine attack in Las Palmas in May 1940?
A) Bessel
B) Max Albrecht
C) Thalia
D) Corrientes
  • 48. When did Spanish troops occupy the Tangier International Zone?
A) 22 June 1941
B) 11 October 1945
C) 14 June 1940
D) 1 September 1939
  • 49. In what year were the international institutions of Tangier abolished by Spain?
A) 1941
B) 1940
C) 1944
D) 1952
  • 50. What material was supplied in the largest quantity to U-boats in Spanish ports?
A) Lubricants
B) Gas-oil
C) Heavy oil
D) Torpedoes
  • 51. What was the primary mineral exported from Spain to Germany for its armaments industry?
A) Wolfram
B) Nickel
C) Copper
D) Aluminum
  • 52. Which organization conducted intelligence operations in Spain during the war?
A) Abwehr
B) SS
C) Kriegsmarine
D) Gestapo
  • 53. What was the target of the sabotage attack in June 1943?
A) Spanish parliament
B) Madrid train station
C) Gibraltar dockyard
D) Barcelona harbor
  • 54. Who was the operations chief for the sabotage network in the Campo de Gibraltar?
A) Eleuterio Sánchez Rubio
B) Luís Carrero Blanco
C) Emilio Plazas Tejera
D) Manuel Romero Hume
  • 55. What was the name of the British auxiliary minesweeper destroyed by Spanish agents in 1942?
A) HMS Royal Oak
B) HMT Erin
C) HMT Honju
D) HMS Argus
  • 56. Which rail station served as a conduit for smuggling people out of Vichy France?
A) Hendaye
B) Irún
C) Canfranc
D) Portbou
  • 57. Who provided Spanish documentation to Hungarian Jews during the war?
A) José María Finat y Escrivá de Romaní
B) Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa
C) Ángel Sanz Briz
D) Serrano Súñer
  • 58. Which individual impersonated the Spanish Ambassador to continue protecting Jews in Budapest?
A) Léon Degrelle
B) Otto Skorzeny
C) Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
D) Giorgio Perlasca
  • 59. Who compiled a list of Jews in Spain to deliver to Himmler?
A) José María Finat y Escrivá de Romaní
B) Luís Carrero Blanco
C) Hans Frank
D) Francisco Franco
  • 60. Which organization operated openly in Barcelona to assist refugees?
A) American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
B) The League of Nations
C) The Vatican Relief Service
D) The Red Cross
  • 61. In what year did Japan conclude the bilateral agreement with Spain regarding reparations?
A) 1945
B) 1960
C) 1957
D) 1954
  • 62. When was the reparation payment actually made to Spain?
A) 1954
B) 1955
C) 1945
D) 1957
  • 63. In which former Spanish colony did the destruction of Spanish property occur?
A) Philippines
B) Puerto Rico
C) Cuba
D) Guam
  • 64. How many bilateral agreements did Japan conclude in 1954 regarding reparations?
A) 100
B) 1
C) 54
D) 10
  • 65. What was the approximate number of Spanish citizens killed during the Japanese occupation?
A) Over a thousand
B) Over a hundred
C) Less than ten
D) Exactly fifty
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