Englard WW2

Question 1

What was the invasion of Poland?

Answer 1

This event started WW2 and Poland was quickly defeated by Germany because Poland lacks natural boundaries (it has very flat plains that were easy to conquer)

Question 2

What happened at Pearl Harbor?

Answer 2

Japan launched a surprise attack against the United States. This event brought us into the war

Question 3

Why did Hitler fail to conquer Russia/Soviet Union?

Answer 3

They failed to conquer Russia/Soviet Union at the Battle of Stalingrad because of the harsh climates (Severe winter) and large size of the nation. The same was true of Napoleon Bonaparte 130 years earlier. Geography has always been Russia’s best defense

Question 4

What was the D-Day Invasion?

Answer 4

This was the beginning of the final Allied push against Germany. It resulted in the eventual defeat of Germany.

Question 5

What was the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Answer 5

This was the final event of WW2. The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. Japan surrendered soon after

Question 6

What was the holocaust?

Answer 6

This was the event in WW2 in which Hitler and the Nazis tried to kill all Jews in Europe. 6 million Jews and 6 million non-Jews were killed during this event.

Question 7

What is a genocide?

Answer 7

The attempt to exterminate (kill off) an entire group of people. All genocides are considered human rights violations. The Holocaust is an example of genocide

Question 8

What were the results of the WW2?

Answer 8

Formation of the United Nations and Nuremberg trials

Question 9

What is the United Nations?

Answer 9

It is the organization that was created after WW2 in order to solve international problems (like poverty and disease) and prevent future wars. 191 nations (almost the entire world) currently belongs to the United Nations. They also created the Declaration of Human Rights. Main goal is to maintain world peace

Question 10

What is the Declaration of Human Rights?

Answer 10

It is a document created by the United Nations that lists the rights that ALL people should have within their nations. This includes the right to freedom of speech, the right to life, and the right to participate in government

Question 11

What was the Nuremberg trials?

Answer 11

This is the court case where the surviving Nazis who helped Hitler carry out the Holocaust were put on trial. 19 Nazi leaders were executed or sentenced to imprisonment as a result of crimes against humanity (genocide). This was important because they demonstrated that individuals in government could be held accountable for their actions.

Question 12

What was WW2?

Answer 12

It’s the second major global conflict of the twentieth century. It was fought mainly in Europe and on the islands of the Pacific Ocean

Question 13

What were the Japanese aggression?

Answer 13

Japan took over Korea, Manchuria (Northeastern China) and much of Southeast Asia in order to gain natural resources/raw materials (like coal and iron) and the Rape of Nanking

Question 14

What was the Rape of Nanking?

Answer 14

It was a brutal event in which the Japanese raped and killed Chinese civilians (non-soldiers) in the city of Nanking. It was a major human right violation

Question 15

What was the Italian aggression?

Answer 15

Benito Mussolini of Italy invaded and took over Ethiopia (country in Africa)

Question 16

What was the German aggression?

Answer 16

Adolf Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles in a number of ways. He built up the German military and drafted soldiers into the army. He places soldiers in the Rhineland (an area between Germany and France). He also took over the neighboring countries of Austria and Czechoslovakia. He stopped paying reparations.

Question 17

How did WW2 happen?

Answer 17

WW2 was allowed to happen because very little was done early on to stop Hitler, Mussolini, or Japan. The league of the nation failed and appeasement leads to this war.

Question 18

What was the League of Nation?

Answer 18

It was an international organization created after WW1 in order to prevent war. It failed to stop the aggression

Question 19

What was appeasement?

Answer 19

This is a policy where an aggressive nation is given what they want by the other nations in order to avoid war. At the Munich conference in Germany, Great Britain appeased Hitler by giving him control over Czechoslovakia. This led Hitler to demand even more land.

Question 20

Why did WW2 start?

Answer 20

It started when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. Three days later, Britain and France declared war on Germany

Question 21

When did Hitler decide to form the German Empire

Answer 21

1937, He announced his plans to form the Third Reich

Question 22

Which side did Stalin decide to work with?

Answer 22

Stalin signed a nonaggression pact with Hitler

Question 23

Who was the Axis power?

Answer 23

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Question 24

Who was the Allied power?

Answer 24

England, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union

Question 25

Why was the battle of Britain significant?

Answer 25

It showed people that it was possible to resist Hitler and the Nazis

Question 26

What was Japan required to do when the war ended

Answer 26

Demilitarize- break apart its military

Democratize- establish a democratic government