II svetski rat 39-42

Question 1

What was the duration of the Second World War?

Answer 1

1939-1945

Question 2

Which two alliances clashed during the Second World War?

Answer 2

Axis Powers and Anti-Fascist Coalition

Question 3

Name three countries that were part of the Axis Powers.

Answer 3

• Germany
• Italy
• Japan

Question 4

What caused the outbreak of the Second World War?

Answer 4

Dissatisfaction of Germany, Italy, and Japan with the Paris Peace Conference order

Question 5

What were the two major battlefields in the Second World War?

Answer 5

• Europe (including the Mediterranean and North Africa)
• Southeast Asia (including the Pacific Ocean)

Question 6

True or False: The term ‘total war’ was first used during the Second World War.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

What did the Axis powers’ plan for a ‘new order’ entail?

Answer 7

Displacement and physical destruction of entire peoples (‘lower races’)

Question 8

Which groups suffered particularly badly in Europe during the Second World War?

Answer 8

• Jews
• Slavic peoples (including Serbs)
• Roma

Question 9

Estimate the number of lives lost during the Second World War.

Answer 9

More than 50 million

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The Second World War was the largest war conflict in the history of _______.

Answer 10

[mankind]

Question 11

Which countries led the Anti-Fascist Coalition?

Answer 11

• Great Britain
• USSR
• USA

Question 12

What was a significant consequence of Germany’s overestimation of its strength in the war?

Answer 12

Germany attacked the Soviet Union in 1941

Question 13

What type of warfare became more prominent during the Second World War compared to the First World War?

Answer 13

Total war

Question 14

What was a major factor in the aggressive foreign policy of the Axis Powers?

Answer 14

Desire to expand territories and acquire new sources of raw materials