17.2

Question 1

how did hitler earn his early victories

Answer 1

the blitzkreig wars

Question 2

why did germany postpone its invasion of britain

Answer 2

the british air force was inflicting major losses on luftwaffe bombers

Question 3

what factors hindered germany’s invasion of the soviet union

Answer 3

the attack was delayed because of problems in the balkans; failure of mussolini’s invasion of greece exposed hitler’s southern flank to british air bases

Question 4

how did the japanese bring the us into war

Answer 4

the japanese aircraft bombed pearl harbor in hawaii

Question 5

who led japan in its attack on the pacific

Answer 5

hideki tojo

Question 6

what victories lent optimism to german troops in early 1942

Answer 6

german forces broke through british defenses in egypt and advanced towards alexandria

Question 7

what events caused the tide of war to turn against germany

Answer 7

a german offensive in the soviet union led to the capture of crimea

Question 8

what events caused the tide of war to turn against japan

Answer 8

american naval forces stopped the japanese advance and saved austrailia from being invaded