History Quiz: Night Two: A Rising Threat Flashcards
Name the Axis Powers
Germany
Italy
Japan
Name the Allied powers in WW2
France
United Kingdom
Which part of China did Japan invade in 1931?
North-Eastern China
What was the full name of the Nazi party in Germany?
National Socialist German Workers Party
What was the name of FDR’s plan to help restore the American economy during the Great Depression?
The New Deal
What was the name of the agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union signed shortly before WW2 started?
Non- Aggression Pact
What was the name of the German approach to warfare known for speed and surprise movements?
Blitzkrieg
When did Winston Churchill become Prime Minister of Britain?
May 10th 1940
Which leader was prime minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944?
Hideki Tojo
The U.S issued an embargo against Japan in 1941 cutting off Japanese access to which important resource?
Oil
What term describes the policy of trying to pacify a nation through negotiation in order to prevent war, used by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in response to Germany before Britain entered WW11?
A). Nationalism
B). Appeasement
C). Militarization
D). Attrition
(B) Appeasement
Joseph Stalin sent millions of people to work camps in which area of the Soviet Union?
A). St. Petersburg
B). Moscow
C). Siberia
D). Murmansk
(C) Siberia
What is the name of the air campaign launched by the Germans against Britain during the summer and fall of 1940?
A). Battle of Midway
B). Battle of Luftwaffe\
C). Battle of Britain
D). Battle of Stalingrad
(C) Battle of Britain
Which military leader commanded the U.S. army in the Pacific right before and during WW11?
A). George S. Patton
B). Douglas MacArthur
C). George Marshall
D). Dwight Eisenhower
