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Question 1

Blitzkrieg

Answer 1

lightening war

Question 2

invasion poland

Answer 2

sept 1 1939

Question 3

no country will suffer greater misery, destruction, and loss of life in ww2 than

Answer 3

poland

Question 4

330,000 british and french troops are evacuated to england in which becomes known as the

Answer 4

miracle of dunkirk

Question 5

the german objective is to destroy the royal air force and the royal navy in prep for an invasion of the british isles

Answer 5

battle of britain

Question 6

desert fox

Answer 6

field marshal erwin rommel

Question 7

june 22 1941 hitler invades

Answer 7

russia (soviet union)

Question 8

fuhrer directive 21

Answer 8

rules of war no longer apply

Question 9

order 227

Answer 9

not a step back

Question 10

the russians call ww2

Answer 10

the great patriotic war

Question 11

for hitler the temptation for invasion was too great

Answer 11

1. its the heart of communism
2. its where lebensraum is to be found
3. its home to the largest jewish population

Question 12

for the remainder of the war, the battle between the soviet union and germany will simply be called

Answer 12

the russian front

Question 13

passed by congress in 1935, 1936, and 1938

Answer 13

neutrality acts

Question 14

if you got the cash we got the goods, come get em

Answer 14

cash and carry

Question 15

1st peace time draft of us history

Answer 15

selective service act of 1940

Question 16

the us will give 46 billion in aid

Answer 16

lend lease

Question 17

pearl harbor gets the us into ww2

Answer 17

pearl harbor december 7, 1941

Question 18

the axis powers

Answer 18

germany- adolf hitler
italy- benito mussolini
japan- hideki tojo

Question 19

the allied powers

Answer 19

america- fdr
england- winston churchill
soviet union (russia) - joseph stalin- collectively known as the big 3
china

Question 20

seize vital materials necessary to the war effort

Answer 20

war production board

Question 21

first combat in european theater

Answer 21

operation torch, north african invasion

Question 22

ole blood and guts

Answer 22

george s. patton

Question 23

fdr issues his controversial unconditional surrender ultimatum

Answer 23

casablanca conference

Question 24

stalingrad, this defeat “shatters the myth

Answer 24

the most important battle of ww2 and the turning point in europe

Question 25

allies invade ______ july 10, 1943 mussolini is forced from power, italy withdraws

Answer 25

sicily

Question 26

d-day, allies invade normandy in france

Answer 26

june 6, 1941, operation overlord

Question 27

the supreme allied commander in europe

Answer 27

dwight d eisenhower

Question 28

3rd army

Answer 28

pattons

Question 29

largest tank battle in history

Answer 29

battle of kursk

Question 30

hitler’s last offensive at the war

Answer 30

battle of the bulge

Question 31

sell out

Answer 31

the yalta conference

Question 32

april 12 1945, fdr dies

Answer 32

harry s truman now president

Question 33

may 7, 1945

Answer 33

germany surrenders unconditionally