HASS WW2 Study

Question 1

What year did the Treaty of Versailles end world war one?

Answer 1

1919

Question 2

What year did the great depression happen?

Answer 2

1929

Question 3

When did WW2 begin

Answer 3

Spt 1st, 1939 - Germany invades Poland

Question 4

When was the Blitz on Britain

Answer 4

September 1940

Question 5

When did Singapore surrender?

Answer 5

14th February 1942

Question 6

When did the Battle of Stalingrad begin and end?

Answer 6

August 1942 - January 1943

Question 7

When did Germany surrender?

Answer 7

9th May - 1945

Question 8

What were the conditions of the Treaty of Versaillies?

Answer 8

a) give up land for other countries
b) lose all overseas colonies
c) Limit army to 100’000
d) No battleships, tanks, aircraft or heavy artillery.
e) pay countries billions in reparations for WW1

Question 9

What was the German reaction from the TOV?

Answer 9

Germany was angry, caused the ‘Stab in the back’ conspiracy. German’s thought they were betrayed by a socialist Jew forcing the country to surrender.

Question 10

What are the three main causes of WW2?

Answer 10

Treaty of Versailles, Nazi foreign policy and Appeasement.

Question 11

What was the Nazi Foreign Policy?

Answer 11

Nazi’s believed Germans were the master race, so they created a agenda so they could dominate the weak.

Question 12

What was the NFP agenda?

Answer 12

a) Reject TOV, regain military power
b) Reclaim lost German land
c) All German speaking people must be in Germany
d) Form a union of anti-communists
e) Desire to use military to get what they want

Question 13

Describe Appeasment

Answer 13

Britain and France never opposed Germany as it rejected the TOV. Britain did this as they did not want another war with Germany and France did this as they were politically disjointed and did not have the capability to begin a war.

Question 14

Describe the Great Depression and how Hitler benefited from it.

Answer 14

In 1929, the US Stock Market crashed causing worldwide economic failure. Germany was affected the worst with 33% unemployed.

Nazi party preached on returning Germany to former greatness, the desperate German population listened, giving the Nazi party more political power and popularity.

Question 15

Describe what was the blitz and what life was like during it.

Answer 15

May 1940 - British army retreated from German offense, Germany decided to bomb the UK to defeat them. Every night from Sept 1940 - May 1941 UK was bombed.

Many died and were injured but the morale stayed high to show the Germans they could not defeat them. Life still went on and everyone adapted. Milkman still delivered milk haha.

Question 16

Describe the fall of Singapore

Answer 16

SIngapore had the main British military base in Asia and on 8th Dec 1941, Japan invaded, overpowering Britain until they surrendered.

Question 17

What was the significance of the fall of Singapore?

Answer 17

80’000 prisoners were taken, 15’000 were Aussies. Australia was left to defend themselves from Japan’s invasion. Australia formed an alliance with America. Very significant for the war and for the future.

Question 18

Describe Kokoda and significance.

Answer 18

Japan and Australia fought tirelessly to capture Port Moresby. Australia eventually pushed Japan back and away, defending themselves from a supposed Japanese invasion.

Question 19

Describe the bombing of Darwin.

Answer 19

19th Feb 1942 - Darwin bombed by 242 Japanese aircraft without any warning. Australia was very disorganised and many soldiers ran away, misunderstanding their orders. Once the attack was finished, the government did not let the public know about the bombing as to not worry society about a Japanese attack. Little did we know, Japan just wanted to neutralize the base.

Question 20

What was the objective of Stalingrad campaign?

Answer 20

It was first to gain control of oil but changed to capturing the city of Stalingrad

Question 21

What other countries assisted Germany in Stalingrad?

Answer 21

Hungary, Romania and Italy

Question 22

Describe the Stalingrad battle

Answer 22

When Germany entered the city, they captured 90% of it while fighting extremely effective soviet troops until the Russian counter attack.

The Russian counter attack was surrounding the entire city and then launching a major offensive attack. The other countries helping Germany retreated, leaving Germany alone to surrender.