European War 1939-1945

Question 1

Blizkrieg

Answer 1

Lightning War

Question 2

Invasion of Poland

Answer 2

September 1st, 1939

Question 3

No country suffered greater misery, destruction, and loss of life in WWII than..

Answer 3

Poland

Question 4

330,000 British and French troops are evacuated to England in what became known as…

Answer 4

“Miracle of Dunkirk”

Question 5

The German objective is to destroy the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy in preparation for an invasion of the British Isles

Answer 5

Battle of Britain

Question 6

Desert Fox

Answer 6

Field Marshall Erwin Rommel

Question 7

June 22, 1941 Hitler invades

Answer 7

Russia (Soviet Union)

Question 8

Fuhrer Directive 21

Answer 8

“The Rules of war no longer apply”

Question 9

Joseph Stalin; Order 227

Answer 9

“Not a step back”

Question 10

The Russians call World War II

Answer 10

“The Great Patriotic War”

Question 11

For Hitler the temptations for invasion are to great

Answer 11

1. It’s the heart of Communism
2. It’s where Lebensraum is to be found
3. It’s the home to the largest Jewish population in the world

Question 12

For the remainder of the war, the battle between the Soviet Union and Germany will simply be called

Answer 12

The Russian Front

Question 13

Passed by Congress in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1938

Answer 13

Neutrality Acts

Question 14

“If you got the cash, we got the goods, come get em”

Answer 14

Cash and Carry

Question 15

The 1st peacetime draft in US history

Answer 15

Selective Service Act of 1940

Question 16

The Us will give $46 Billion in aid

Answer 16

Lend lease

Question 17

Won’t be repealed until

Answer 17

Vietnam