ww2

Question 1

Fascism

Answer 1

Political philosophy that places the importance of the nation over that of the individual

Question 2

Antisemitism

Answer 2

Hostility or discrimination towards Jews

Question 3

Land Lease Act

Answer 3

let the US send equipment and resources to the Allies during WWI

Question 4

Totalitarianist Countries

Answer 4

Germany, Soviet Union, Italy

Question 5

Jewish Death Count

Answer 5

6,000,000

Question 6

Kamikaze

Answer 6

Japanese suicide plane

Question 7

Manhattan Project

Answer 7

Secret American project to develop the atomic bomb

Question 8

Totalitarianism

Answer 8

Form of government that controls every aspect of its citizens’ lives.

Question 9

The Holocaust

Answer 9

Nazi Germany’s attempt to murder all European Jews

Question 10

Kristallnacht

Answer 10

Night whem Nazis throughout Germany destroyed Jewish property and terrorized Jews.

Question 11

Soviet Death Count

Answer 11

17,700,000

Question 12

Axis Death Count

Answer 12

802,0300

Question 13

American Death Count

Answer 13

405,400

Question 14

War refugee board

Answer 14

Federal agency created in 1944 to try to help people threatened with murder by the Nazis

Question 15

Death Camp

Answer 15

German camp solely for mass murder

Question 16

Concentration Camp

Answer 16

Place where prisoners are confined usually under harsh conditions

Question 17

Atlantic Charter and Its Significance

Answer 17

British and American statement of goals for fighting World War II

Affirmed sense of solidarity between the U.S. and Great Britain against Axis aggression

Question 18

March 9, 1936

Answer 18

German troops invaded Rhineland

Question 19

GI’s

Answer 19

American soldiers in ww2

Question 20

Carpet Bombing

Answer 20

Planes scattered large numbers of bombs over a wide area

Question 21

Neutrality acts

Answer 21

Law that declared that Us would withhold weapons and loans from nations at war

Question 22

Wannsee Conference

Answer 22

1942 conference in Germany to plan the murder of European Jews

Question 23

Appeasement

Answer 23

Policy of giving into demands in order to preserve peace

Question 24

Why were countries appeasing the Germans?

Answer 24

In order to keep the peace

Question 25

Yalta Conference Stipulations

Answer 25

after Germany's surrender, it would be divided into four occupation zones, controlled by U.S., British, French and Soviets

Question 26

Japan peace treaty with Russia importance

Answer 26

avoid fighting on multiple fronts.

Question 27

What things did Japan lack?

Answer 27

Sufficient Raw materials, markets for its industries

Question 28

What were the circumstances surrounding french surrender?

Answer 28

France was overran by German and Italian forces.

Question 29

George Marshall

Answer 29

US General, created plan for rebuilding Europe (Marshall plan)

Question 30

Blitzkrieg

Answer 30

War tactic that rapidly struck into enemy territory before foe had time to react

Question 31

What did Hitler and Mussolini feel would bolster national pride?

Answer 31

Expansion

Question 32

Yalta Conference

Answer 32

1945 meeting between churchill stalin and roosevelt in which they discussed postwar plans

Question 33

How and why did a trench war break out along the french border?

Answer 33

France had ammassed massive defense system along border with Germany due to Polish invasion

Question 34

Who was Adolf Hitler: How did he rise to power?

Answer 34

German Nazi dictator. Joined Nazi Party and his speech skills and promises lead him to running the state

Question 35

Who was Benito Mussolini?

Answer 35

Italian fascist dictator

Question 36

Why did the U.S. decide to stay neutral?

Answer 36

Believed that American interests would be best served by staying out of other nation's quarrels

Question 37

Why did America feel that they had fought the 1st war?

Answer 37

To make the world safe for democracy

Question 38

What effect did the Depression have on the world?

Answer 38

Economic and political instability which lead to dictators who sought to solve their nations problems

Question 39

How was Mussolini overthrown?

Answer 39

Voted out of power by his own grand council

Question 40

With whom did Germany sign a peace treaty that "eased its concern about being attacked"?

Answer 40

Soviet Union

Question 41

What things was the U.S. doing to prepare itself for war?

Answer 41

Mass production of weaponry. Drafting citizens into the Army. Naval buildup

Question 42

Why did Germany attack Russia? How devastating were the results?

Answer 42

Lebensraum. citizens slaughtered en masse

Question 43

D-day preparation

Answer 43

Allies amassed troops and equipment in Britain. and increased air strikes and bombings in German territory