WWII unit review

Question 1

Appeasement

Answer 1

Appeasement is giving into demands of an aggressor in order to keep peace.

Question 2

Nazi-Soveit Pact

Answer 2

Nazi - Soveit Pact bound Hitler and Stalin to peaceful relationships.

Question 3

Francisco Franco

Answer 3

Francisco Franco was a Spanish general who led nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Republic during the Spanish Civil War.

Question 4

Pacifism

Answer 4

Pacifism is the opposition to all war.

Question 5

Axis Powers

Answer 5

The Axis powers were Germany, Japan, and Italy.

Question 6

Munich Conference

Answer 6

The Munich Conference is when Hitler was given Czechoslovakia.

Question 7

Blitzkrieg

Answer 7

Blitzkrieg was the German name for the Lighting war, and Hitler’s strategy for winning battles.

Question 8

Luftwaffe

Answer 8

Luftwaffe was the Nazi air force.

Question 9

Vichy

Answer 9

The Vichy was a puppet government in Free France.

Question 10

General Erwin Rommel

Answer 10

General Rommel was a German general during WWII.

Question 11

Concentration camps

Answer 11

Concentration camps were where the Jews were being held and killed.

Question 12

Lend Lease act

Answer 12

The Lend Lease Act stated that the U.S could lend or lease war supplies.

Question 13

Pearl Harbor

Answer 13

Pearl Harbor was the navy base located in Hawaii that Japan invaded.

Question 14

Rosie the Riveter

Answer 14

Rosie the Riveter was a poster that promotes women to help out in factories.

Question 15

D-Day

Answer 15

D-Day was an invasion by the allies in Germany.

Question 16

Yalta Conference

Answer 16

Soviet Union would attack Japan three months after Germany surrendered.

Question 17

Third Reich

Answer 17

Third Reich was the name for Hitler’s empire.

Question 18

VE Day

Answer 18

VE Day was the victory day in Europe.

Question 19

Bataan Death March

Answer 19

Bataan Death March was when Japanese POWs were forced to march miles.

Question 20

Island Hopping

Answer 20

Island hopping was a strategy used by the United States to get from island to island.

Question 21

Kamikazes

Answer 21

The Kamikazes were Japanese suicide planes.

Question 22

Manhattan Project

Answer 22

The Manhattan project was a research and development undertaking during WWII that produced the first nuclear weapons.

Question 23

Nuremberg

Answer 23

Nuremberg was the center of the Nazi regime.

Question 24

U.N (United Nations)

Answer 24

U.N. is an international organization that helped increase political and economic cooperation among the members.

Question 25

Fascism

Answer 25

Fascism is a government that is led by a dictator.

Question 26

Benito Mussolini

Answer 26

Benito Mussolini was the fascist leader of Italy.

Question 27

Maginot Line

Answer 27

The Maginot line was the defense for France.

Question 28

Charles de Gaulle

Answer 28

Charles de Gaulle led to Free France against Nazi Germany.

Question 29

Ultra

Answer 29

Ultra was the German code breaker.

Question 30

V1

Answer 30

V1 was a flying bomb used by the Nazi Germany.

Question 31

Big three

Answer 31

The big three were Winston Churchill, FDR, and Joseph Stalin.

Question 32

Dwight Eisenhower

Answer 32

Dwight Eisenhower was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president.

Question 33

Battle of Midway

Answer 33

The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle against Japan.

Question 34

Battle of the Bulge

Answer 34

Last defense for Germany.

Question 35

Joseph Stalin

Answer 35

Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII.

Question 36

FDR

Answer 36

FDR was the president of the United States during WWII.

Question 37

Truman

Answer 37

Truman was the president of the United States at the end of WWII.

Question 38

Churchill

Answer 38

Churchill prime minister of England during WWII.

Question 39

Douglas MacArthur

Answer 39

Douglas MacArthur was an American general for the Army.

Question 40

Adolf Hitler

Answer 40

Adolf Hitler was the Nazi Germany leader.

Question 41

RAF

Answer 41

RAF is the Royal Air Force in Britain.

Question 42

Chester W. Nimitz

Answer 42

Chester W. Nimitz was a United States Navy admiral.

Question 43

Ghandi

Answer 43

Gandhi was an Indian who helped lead towards the Independence of India.

Question 44

HJ

Answer 44

HJ was known as HItler’s Youth.

Question 45

Lebensraum

Answer 45

Lebensraum was living space in Germany.