HIstory

Question 1

What were the blitzkrieg tactics

Answer 1

(Lighting war) involved launching sudden, intense attacks on enemies using fighter aircraft and tanks followed by the advance of ground troops

Question 2

The blitz

Answer 2

Describes a period when major cities across the UK were target of sustained bombing campaigns by the German Air Force

Question 3

Define antisemitism

Answer 3

Prejudice, hatred or hostility against Jews

Question 4

appeasement policy

Answer 4

Policy adopted by Britain and France towards Germany from mid 1930s until 1939. Was designed to avoid second war by granting certain allowances to Hitler and the Nazis

Question 5

The Great Depression

Answer 5

A period of severe economic downturn between 1929 and 1934 that affected most countries around the world

Question 6

When did France surrender

Answer 6

22nd of June 1940

Question 7

Causes of WW2

Answer 7

ToV, LoN, Appeasement policy, Rise of Hitler and the nazis

Question 8

Why did the ToV make germans angry

Answer 8

Terms created a weak and unstable economy in Germany with mass unemployment and severe rates of inflation. Over time this lead to a sense of resentment and bitterness among the Germans. Many felt they had been unfairly treated

Question 9

Dunkirk

Answer 9

May - June 2940. More than 300 000 allied troops were cut off by Germany forces and evacuated from French port of Dunkirk

Question 10

Date of the ToV

Answer 10

28th of June 1919

Question 11

ToV major powers

Answer 11

Britain, France, USA and Italy

Question 12

Australias involvement in the war

Answer 12

Siege of Tobruk, Kokoda, Homefront (woman working)

Question 13

When was the fall of Singapore

Answer 13

February 15th, 1942

Question 14

What happened in the fall of Singapore

Answer 14

Britain surrendered resulting in aussies and British being captured, Japan attacked Aus, Australia realized they need new allies as they cant rely of Britain they turn to USA

Question 15

Who declared war on japan

Answer 15

Australia, USA, Netherlands

Question 16

When was Pearl Harbor

Answer 16

7th of December, 1941

Question 17

What was Pearl Harbor

Answer 17

When the Japanese bombed USA’s biggest naval base, causing America to get involved in the war

Question 18

What were 2 threats made by japan on Aus

Answer 18

Darwin bombings, submarines in Sydney Harbour

Question 19

Leaders of ww2

Answer 19

Harry Truman (USA), Charles Gualle (France), Winston Churchill (Britian), John Curtis and Robert Mazies (Aus)

Question 20

What was the night of the broken class

Answer 20

A series of attacks on Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues.

Question 21

When was Kokoda

Answer 21

July 1942

Question 22

What was the Kokoda campaign

Answer 22

When Australia went to war with Japan to protect Port Moresby

Question 23

what were some characteristics of the nazi party

Answer 23

It’s ideology was built on German Nationalism, Anti-communism, Antisemitism, the stab in the back myth and the idea that ethic Germans were racially superior

Question 24

What is the stab in the back myth

Answer 24

The belief that Germany was not defeated in WW1, but was betrayed by socialists and Jews on the homefront

Question 25

What are the Terms of the ToV

Answer 25

BRAT
Blame
Reparations (pay damages)
Army restrictions (100,00 men, no Air Force, no conscription, limited production of weapons and ammo
Territory (lost 12%)

Question 26

Why was the LoN Unsuccessful

Answer 26

Minor success in early stages but America’s absence ultimately led to the failure to prevent ww2

Question 27

When was operation Barbarossa

Answer 27

22nd June 1941

Question 28

Why did Japan surrender

Answer 28

As the USA dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6th-9th of august 1945

Question 29

When was the end of the air in Europe

Answer 29

8th may 1945

Question 30

What is operation Barbarossa

Answer 30

When German forces attempted to invade Russia for living space and resources. Germans were within striking distance of the capital but were unprepared for the severity of the winter and were met by stubborn resistance