WWII

Question 0

Define imperialism

Answer 0

Taken land\property

Question 1

Define nationalism

Answer 1

Extreme pride in ones nationality or country

Question 2

Define militarism

Answer 2

Building weapons or a strong military

Question 3

Define fascism

Answer 3

A political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nations

Question 4

Germany’s dictator:

What was his view on Government

Answer 4

Adolf Hitler

• rebuild Germany, preach vengeance against democracies, commission, November criminals and Jews Nazi government

Question 5

Italy’s Dictator

What was his view on government

Answer 5

Benito Mussolini

Rebuild the ancient Holy Empire

Remember his view on government

Question 6

How did Joseph Stalin come to power in Russia?

Answer 6

Took control of the communist nation

Question 7

Why did hitler join the German army instead of the Austrian army

Answer 7

To weak, Germany takes anyone

Question 8

After being temporarily blinded by gas, what did hitler believe his purpose in life was? Who did he seek revenge against?

Answer 8

Save Germany, November criminals

Question 9

Name of hitler’s most famous book? Where did he write it?

Answer 9

Mein kampf, prison

Question 10

Who was Paul vin Hindenburg?

Answer 10

President before hitler

Question 11

What was reichstag? What happened to it?

Answer 11

GB congress, burned down

Question 12

What did the enabling act do?

Answer 12

Transferred its power to the president

Question 13

What was the Nuremberg laws? (Be familiar with the examples provided)

Answer 13

Allowing gov’t to legally discriminate against Jews

Question 14

Hitlers invasion of this country is considered to start of WWII

Answer 14

Poland

Question 15

What was the name of Hitlers empire

Answer 15

Third Reich

Question 16

What happened at the Munich conference of 1938? Did it work?

Answer 16

To stop further German aggression in Europe. Result: the Munich pact gave hitler the Sudetenland, to end territorial demand

Question 17

Hitler knew that Germany came closest to victory during WWII when Russia was out of the war, this lead him to do what during WWII

Answer 17

Non-Agression pact with Soviet Union

Question 18

In 1940 the battle of Britain ( German Luftwaffe vs. Royal Air Force RAF) was fought over England, who won and what did it do for the victor?

Answer 18

Briton wins, England people a boost in war

Question 19

In June of 1941 what big mistake does hitler make l?

Answer 19

Tried to invade Russia during the winter

Question 20

In 1941 the U.S. Attempted to stop Japan’s invasion of China (in civil war), what did they do?

Answer 20

Sent warning and said that all trade involving scrap metal and oil

Question 21

What was Japan’s finial response to the U.S attempt to stop Japan’s invasion of China? When did it happen? Where did it happen?

Answer 21

Bombing of Pearl Harbor, dec 7, 1941 Hawaii

Question 22

These battles during August 1942 and February 1943 are considered the bloodiest and the turning point of the war. Where did they take place and who was it between?

Answer 22

Nazi VS. Russian, Stalingrad

Question 23

Where did D-Day take place? What happened and what was the result?

Answer 23

Normany France, largest invasion, allies take back France

Question 24

What did Japan need to become number one power in Asia? Who controlled what they needed?

Answer 24

Control over China and for there oil

Question 25

What was the Doolittle Raids? What happened?

Answer 25

Raid on Tokyo, but caused little damage

Question 26

Who was Douglas MacArthur and why is he important?

Answer 26

Allied commander in the pacific theater

Question 27

Explain what technique is military used during the battles of the pacific

Answer 27

Island hopping

Question 28

Why was fighting in the pacific difficult?

Answer 28

100 deg. And jungle rot and other harsh conditions

Question 29

What was the battle of midway

Answer 29

Japan wants to neutralize and set up base and it shifted the power to the allies

Question 30

What was the battle of Guadalcanal?

Answer 30

Shut down Japanese aggression shifted to U.S. Aggression

Question 31

What was the battle of Iwo Jima?

Answer 31

Puts U.S. Of striking distance of Japan

Question 32

What did the German scientist discover in 1939

Answer 32

Nuclear weapons

Question 33

What was the Manhattan project?

Answer 33

Atomic bomb project (FDR created)

Question 34

True or False Truman knew about the Manhattan project

Answer 34

False

Question 35

What was the purpose of the Potsdam conference?

Answer 35

Decide Post war effects on Europe and what to do about Japan

Question 36

What was the decision of using the atomic bomb based on? Was everybody for it?

Answer 36

To save American lives and money and no

Question 37

Where was the little boy dropped?

Answer 37

Hiroshima

Question 38

Where was the fat man dropped

Answer 38

Nagasaki

Question 39

When did Japan surrender and what is the day known as?

Answer 39

VJ Day! September 2, 1945