Poland to Pearl Harbor

Question 1

When did WWII start?

Answer 1

when Germany invades Poland in 1939

Question 2

lightening warfare (fast and furious)

Answer 2

blitzkreig

Question 3

both armies of the Germans and French faced each other along the Maginot line

Answer 3

phony war

Question 4

fortress between the two countries

Answer 4

Maginot line

Question 5

amphibious operation that miraculously rescued the British and French armies

Answer 5

Miracle at Dunkirk

Question 6

led the Free French forces in resisting capitulation to Germany during World War II

Answer 6

Charles de Gaulle

Question 7

code name

Answer 7

Operation Sea Lion

Question 8

Hitler plans to invade and conquer Britain

Answer 8

Battle of Britain

Question 9

German air force

Answer 9

Luft waffe

Question 10

British royal air force

Answer 10

RAF

Question 11

prime minister who said “we shall never surrender”

Answer 11

Winston Churchill

Question 12

London attacked for 57 consecutive days and nights

Answer 12

The blitz

Question 13

new British invention that turned the tide of the battle

Answer 13

radar

Question 14

“lifeline of Great Britain” longest continuous battle of WWII

Answer 14

Battle of the Atlantic

Question 15

wolf packs

Answer 15

German U-boats

Question 16

Great Britain, France, Soviet Union and later the USA

Answer 16

allied powers

Question 17

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Answer 17

Axis power

Question 18

stay out of European affairs

Answer 18

Isolationism

Question 19

purpose was to limit the USA involvement in future wars

Answer 19

Neutrality Acts

Question 20

USA assisted Great Britain with supplies

Answer 20

cash and carry program

Question 21

the USA could lend or lease arms or other supplies to any country

Answer 21

lend-lease program

Question 22

invasion of soviet union

Answer 22

operation Barbarossa

Question 23

red army

Answer 23

russians

Question 24

900 day/seige

Answer 24

battle of leningrad

Question 25

fought for control over the russian oil fields ( bloodiest battle of the eastern front)

Answer 25

battle of stalingrad

Question 26

russian campaign

Answer 26

Hitlers greatest mistake

Question 27

first American bombing crew to complete 25 missions

Answer 27

memphis belle

Question 28

USA naval base in the Pacific

Answer 28

Battle of pearl harbor

Question 29

admiral of the Japanese navy

Answer 29

Isoroko Yamamoto

Question 30

tora tora tora

Answer 30

Japenese code war- surpise had been achieved