Another WWII Study Guide

Question 1

In this agreement, that was signed between Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin, they promised not to attack one another, had a secret agreement to divide Poland among themselves and to allow the USSR to take over Finland and the Baltic countries.

Answer 1

nonaggression pact

Question 2

Germany used this military strategy on Poland, that included the use of fast-moving airplanes and tanks, to attack them quickly and by surprise.

Answer 2

blitzkrieg

Question 3

France and Britain declared war on German, and waited for Germany to attack, but nothing happened. The newspapers called it a “phony war”, but Germany called it a

Answer 3

sitzkrieg

Question 4

He was Britain’s new Prime Minster who stated, “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets…we shall never surrender”.

Answer 4

Winston Churchill

Question 5

This declaration was created secretly between President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. It upheld free trade among nations and gave the people the right to choose their own government.

Answer 5

Atlantic Charter

Question 6

When President Roosevelt addressed Congress, he declared that this was “a date that would live in infamy”.

Answer 6

December 27, 1941

Question 7

This country attacked Pearl Harbor by surprise and drew the United States into WWII.

Answer 7

Japan

Question 8

This Allied commander developed a strategy called island-hopping to get past islands that were well defended and seize islands that were not well defended.

Answer 8

Douglas MacArthur

Question 9

Under the leadership of Adolph Hitler, the Nazis developed a new racial order under which the declared that the Germanic peoples or ______________ were a master race.

Answer 9

Aryans

Question 10

According to the Nazis, anyone that was not a part of the master race was inferior, so they began a systemic mass slaughter of Jews and other groups that the believed were beneath them. This was called the ________________________.

Answer 10

Holocaust

Question 11

The Nazis herded Jews into these overcrowded areas that were sealed with barbed wire and stone walls, and hoped they would ultimately die. These areas are called __________________.

Answer 11

Ghettos

Question 12

What was Hitler’s ultimate plan for the Jews called?

Answer 12

Final Solution

Question 13

What is the systemic murder of an entire group of people called?

Answer 13

genocide

Question 14

The Japanese suicide pilots were called ____________________?

Answer 14

kamikazes

Question 15

During this event, 22 Nazi leaders were charged with waging a war of aggression and accused of committing “crimes against humanity”.

Answer 15

Nuremberg Trials

Question 16

To ensure that peace would prevail, Douglas MacArthur began this process to disband the Japanese armed forces.

Answer 16

demilitarization

Question 17

In February of 1946, Douglas MacArthur and others created a new constitution for Japan. This process of creating a government elected by the people is called _______________.

Answer 17

democratization

Question 18

According to the chart, which dictator was a forceful leader and believed in private property with strong government controls?

Answer 18

Adolph Hitler

Question 19

According to the chart, which dictator was charismatic and an extreme nationalist?

Answer 19

Benito Mussolini

Question 20

According to the chart, which dictator created a sound communist state and believed the state should own all property?

Answer 20

Joseph Stalin