World War ll Study Guide

Question 1

Winston Churchill

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Prime minister of UK during WWll

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Charles de Gaulle

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Leader of French government in exile. Led free France against Nazi’s in WWll

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Dwight Eisenhower

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The 34th president of the United States (during WWII)

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Hirohito

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Japanese emperor during WWII

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Adolf Hitler

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Leader of the Nazi party, Fuhrer of Germany

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Douglas MacArthur

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General of the US army during WWII

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Benito Mussolini

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The italian politician who led the fascist party

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Responsible for the research/design of the atomic bomb

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Erwin Rommel

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German general who won many African battles. Nicknamed the “Desert Fox”

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Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)

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32nd president of the United States, created the new deal policies

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Josef Stalin

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Leader of the USSR

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Paul TIbbets

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Pilot who dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan

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Hideki Tojo

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The leader of the Japanese Imperial Army (the ones that took over the Japanese government kinda)

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Harry Truman

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33rd president of the United States

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Isoruko Yamamoto

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Started the Pearl Harbor attack

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Fascism

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Extreme authoritarianism and nationalism

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Nazism

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The political party led by Hitler that instigated WWII, and was responsible for the Holocaust

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Mein Kampf

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German for “My Struggle” Hitler’s part autobiography and part political treatise (written work)

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Appeasement

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Think about what happened in Europe when the Nazi party was allowed to take land, “we’ll give you this land if you don’t invade us”

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Axis Powers

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The three biggest Axis powers were Germany(led by hitler), Italy(led by Mussolini), and Japan(led by the military)

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Isolationism

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Remaining Neutral during foreign affairs

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Third Reich

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The Nazi empire

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Munich Conference

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When the European countries allowed Nazi Germany to take the border regions of Czechoslovakia

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Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact

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A pact signed prior to WWII between Russia and Germany to not make any military advancements against each other

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Blitzkrieg

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A surprise attack intended to ensure a swift victory

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Nagasaki

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The second atomic bomb dropped on Japan

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Hiroshima

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The first atomic bomb dropped on Japan

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Luftwaffe

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The Nazi air force

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Pearl Harbor

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A surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan intended to destroy the majority of the American fleet

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Aryan

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Nazis used this term to describe a person of, "Pure German Blood"

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Holocaust (Know the 3 Stages)

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1. Social Isolation 2. Forced Isolation 3. Final Solution

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Kristallnacht

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"Night of the Broken Glass" 11/9/1938. Organized destruction of Jewish property, over 100 Jews were killed.

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Ghetto

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Poorly built/managed "cities" that Jews were forced to move into

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Final Solution

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A euphemism for the massacre of millions of Jews, death camps that used "showers" full of poisonous gas that would kill mass amounts of Jews at a time

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Genocide

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The mass murder of a certain type of people, like the mass murder of Jews during the Holocaust

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D-Day

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The Allied invasion of Normandy, the largest invasion force in human history

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Kamikaze

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A tactic used primarily by the Japanese in WWII which involved crashing your plane into ships, effectively killing yourself whilst injuring the ship

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Manhattan Project

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The building of the atomic bombs

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Swastika

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The symbol used by the Nazis to represent their political party, it is the Hebrew sign for peace

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Enola Gay

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The name of the plane used to drop the first atomic bomb

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Fuhrer

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German for leader

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Nuremberg Trials

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The trials held by the ALlies after WWII to punish the representatives of the Axis powers

Question 43

Why did appeasement fail 5 times?

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Hitler kept on taking more and more land

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Why was appeasement tried by the Allies?

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To try to keep Germany from invading their countries, they didn't want another WWI

Question 45

What was the first occasion of appeasement tried by the Allies and when did it happen

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Hitler announces that he will no longer follow the Treaty of Versailles - March 1935

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What was the second occasion of appeasement tried by the Allies and when did it happen?

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Hitler is allowed to take Rhineland - March 1936

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What was the third occasion of appeasement tried by the allies and when did it happen?

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The Anschluss is allowed to occur (the uniting of Austria with Germany) - March 1938

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What was the fourth occasion of appeasement tried by the allies and when did it happen?

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Hitler is allowed to take the Sudetenland - September 1938

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What was the fifth occasion of appeasement tried by the allies and when did it happen?

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Hitler is allowed to take all of Czechoslovakia - March 1939

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What was the sixth occasion of appeasement tried by the allies and when did it happen?

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Germany invades Poland - September 1939

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What were the three countries ruled by fascist dictators by the end of the 1930s

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Spain, Italy, and Germany

Question 52

The earliest incident leading up to WWll in Asia was Japan invading ________, A region of China

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Manchuria

Question 53

These two world leaders that signed a non-aggression pact one week before the invasion of Poland that started WWll (hint: they secretly divided Poland among themselves)

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USSR and Germany

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What were the 3 factors that kept countries from challenging the expanding Axis empires?

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A global depression, Memories of WWl, and the belief in isolationism

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What happened at the Munich Conference of 1938? Did Hitler keep his promise?

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Great Britain and France allowed Hitler to take Czechoslovakia. In return, Hitler would not take any more land.

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What were the three major Axis Powers in WWll?

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Germany, Japan, Italy

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Why did the Maginot Line fail and what was it?

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A border that France and Germany made to not allow German invasion. It failed because Germany had advanced armored vehicles to pass it.

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D-Day refers to invading whom?

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France was invaded by the allies.

Question 59

What was the German war strategy used in WWll to overwhelm the enemy?

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Blitzkrieg, or "Lightning War". The Nazis would overwhelm their enemy with frequent bombings and heavy artillery.

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What battle is considered the major turning point in the war against Japan in the Pacific?

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The Battle of Midway

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Around how many Jews were put to death as a result of Hitler's Final Solution?

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6 million

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What Battle was Hitler's last major offensive in Europe? Was it successful?

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The Battle of the Bulge, and it was not successful

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What were the 3 blunders of Adolf Hitler during WWll?

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Declaring war on the USA, Invasion of Russia, and Putting so many resources into the extermination of the Jews

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Which country saw the largest number of Jews killed in the Holocaust?

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Poland

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At which location did Operation Overload meet the most resistance by the Germans? What was the code name of the beach? (hint: over 2,000 Americans were killed here)

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Omaha Beach

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Which cities were sites of atomic explosions?

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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What country saw the most casualties during WWll?

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The USSR

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What organization was created after WWll to prevent another war from starting? It included both USA and USSR.

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The United Nations

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What battle cost the USSR over one million soldiers and it put the Germans on the defensive on the Russian front?

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Battle of Stalingrad, Jul 17, 1942 – Feb 2, 1943

Question 70

(Paragraph Question) Why is the updated political spectrum is better than the original version?

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The old Political spectrum consisted of just a left wing (Communism) and a right wing (Fascism). This political spectrum did not express all political views, while the new spectrum, which added Authority and Liberty, gives a wider range of political views. (Put in your own words)

Question 71

WWII Battle Map Key (Use your battle map) Copy + Paste Link: https://sgs-austin.myschoolapp.com/ftpimages/679/download/download_8021395.pdf

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A = Battle of El Alamein, Allied B = Battle of Tobuk, Axis C = Battle of Leningrad, Allied D = Battle of Berlin, Allied E = Auschwitz (Camp) AB = Battle of Stalingrad, Allied BC = Dunkirk Evacuated, Axis DE = D-Day Invasion, Allied ABC = Battle of the Bulge AC = Neutral Turkey, no battle AD = Monte Casino, Allied