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Quiz episode 3

Test your investigative skills and knowledge of history below. Just answer true or false and then click through for the answers. The questions are based on the three cases of episode three.

Good luck!

1. The invasion of Southern France by the Allies on August 15, 1944 was known as "Operation Anvil."
 True
 False
2. In World War II Navy lingo, a LCT is an abbreviation for a type of ship known as a "Lesser Cargo Transport."
 True
 False
3. The Abolitionist Movement in the United States began just before the Civil War.
 True
 False
4. The first man-made dyes appeared after World War II.
 True
 False
5. People are rarely seen smiling in Victorian photographs because smiling was considered improper.
 True
 False
6. Mail-order brides became popular in the 1970s.
 True
 False