World War II

Question 1

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 1

The harsh punishment of Germany after being blamed for WW1

Question 2

What effects did the Treaty of Versailles have against Germany?

Answer 2

Germany lost territory, had to pay reparations, and had strict military limits.

Question 3

How did Hitler respond to the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 3

HItler violated the treaty by forming a union with Austria (Anchluss) and expanding.

Question 4

What was Adolf Hitler’s home country, party, and major achievements?

Answer 4

Adolf Hitler (Germany): Fascist, wrote Mein Kampf, promoted Nazism and lebensraum (living space).

Question 5

What was Benito Mussolini’s home country, and party?

Answer 5

Benito Mussolini (Italy): Fascist leader

Question 6

What was Joseph Stalin’s home country, party, and nickname?

Answer 6

Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union): Communist, known as “The man of steel”.

Question 7

What was Francisco Franco’s home country, party, and role in WW2?

Answer 7

Francisco Franco (Spain): Fascist, stayed neutral during WW2

Question 8

What was Hideki Tojo’s home country, and party?

Answer 8

Hideki Tojo (Japan): Militarist leader

Question 9

What does appeasement mean?

Answer 9

Policy of giving in to aggressors to avoid war (ex, allowing Hitler to take Sudeteland)

Question 10

Who criticized appeasement, and what was the famous quote?

Answer 10

Winston Churchill criticized appeasement, and this was the famous quote: “Appeasement is like feeding a dragon…”

Question 11

What was the League of Nations, and was it or was it not effective?

Answer 11

The League of Nations was created after WW2 to resolve disputes peacefully, but was weak and ineffective.

Question 12

What’s the meaning of Blitzkreig?

Answer 12

“Lightning war”

Question 13

What’s the meaning of Non- Aggression Pact?

Answer 13

A pact Germany and the Soviet Union agreed not to attack each other, which was later broken.

Question 14

What was the “Miracle of Dunkirk”?

Answer 14

British civilians rescued trapped soldiers with boats -a miracle.

Question 15

What was the Battle of Stalingrad?

Answer 15

The turning point in the war, when Germany started to lose. Allied forces surrounded Germany, many died due to starvation and cold.

Question 16

What happened at Pearl Harbor, and what was its significance?

Answer 16

Japan attacked US after US cut their oil supply, and it led to US officially joining the war.

Question 17

What was the Doolittle Raid, and why did it happen?

Answer 17

US bombed Tokyo, as revenge for Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.

Question 18

What was Dwight D. Eisenhower’s home country, and his role in WW2?

Answer 18

Eisenhower was from U.S, and he planned D-Day.

Question 19

What was FDR’s home country, and what was his role in WW2?

Answer 19

FDR was from U.S, and he was the president during WW2.

Question 20

What was Douglas MacArthur’s home country, and what was his role in WW2?

Answer 20

MacArthur was from U.S, and he accepted Japan’s surrender.

Question 21

What was Charles de Gaulle’s home country, and what was his role in WW2?

Answer 21

Charles de Gaulle was from France, and he led Free France against the Nazis.

Question 22

What was Winston Churchill’s home country, and what was his role in WW2?

Answer 22

Churchill was from the UK, and he criticized appeasement.

Question 23

Where did D-Day happen? And who led it?

Answer 23

D-Day was the Allied invasion of Normandy, led by Eisenhower

Question 24

Who was General Patton, and what was his role in WW2?

Answer 24

He was the U.S general who led the 3rd Army in Europe after Normandy.

Question 25

Why did the Victory in Europe happen?

Answer 25

Hitler commited suicide in April 1945

Question 26

Why did the Victory in Japan happen?

Answer 26

Japan surrendered after Hiroshima and Nagasaki's bomings; accepted by MacArthur.

Question 27

What does Rosie the Riveter symbolize?

Answer 27

She symbolizes women joining the workforce durimg the war.

Question 28

What was rationing?

Answer 28

It's when resorces such as meat, sugar, and coffee were rationed using coupons.

Question 29

What were the Internment Camps during WW2?

Answer 29

It's when Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps (labor camps) after Pearl Harbor, as a U.S "precaution" to asure that there were no spies sent from Japan.

Question 30

The African American Soldiers served in __________?

Answer 30

segregated units.

Question 31

What were the Nuremburg laws?

Answer 31

Laws that stated that anyone with Jewish blood was considered Jewish. It was one of the first steps toward the Holocaust.

Question 32

What was Kristallnacht?

Answer 32

Also known as "The Night of Broken Glass", this day was when anti-Jewish attacks happened across Germany. Synagogues, houses, businesses wre burned, stolen from, etc.

Question 33

Who was Dr. Joseph Goebbels and what was his role during WW2?

Answer 33

Goebbels was a Nazi propaganda minister, and he promoted book burning. He was in Hitler's circle of closest "friends".

Question 34

What was the Liberation?

Answer 34

When Jewish camps were freed by Allied Forces.

Question 35

What were the Nuremburg trials?

Answer 35

When Nazi leaders were punished for war crimes.

Question 36

How did civilians follow the war?

Answer 36

They used the radio, because TV wasn't widespread yet.

Question 37

What was FDR's quote about Pearl Harbor?

Answer 37

"A day that will live in infamy"