impi yezwe yesibili (ww2 hisoyru notes)

Question 1

What was forged between Hitler and Mussolini?

Answer 1

An alliance called Berlin Axis

Question 2

Mussolini’s special supporters

Answer 2

“Black shirts”

Question 3

Mussolini’s March on Rome forced which king to name him prime minister :D

Answer 3

King Victor Emmanuel III

Question 3

Operation Torch

Answer 3

The invasion of North Africa led by Dwight E. Eisenhower

Question 3

D-day

Answer 3

the Allied invasion of occupied France on the shores of Normandy (June 6, 1944) Led by Eisenhower and was the combined effort of U.S. Britain, and Canadian forces

Question 4

Kamikaze Attack

Answer 4

“Divine Wind “ Suicide attack by Japanese pilots

Question 5

Manhattan Project

Answer 5

Atomic bomb project by the U.S.

Question 6

Josef Mengele

Answer 6

An SS doctor at Auschwitz notorious for horrific experiments on twins and gypsies.

Question 7

United Nations

Answer 7

An international organization that encourages cooperation among nations and works to prevent future wars

Question 8

Blitzkrieg

Answer 8

Lightning Warfare

Question 9

Axis Powers

Answer 9

A military alliance with Germany, Italy and Japan in 1940.

Question 10

The Big Three:

Answer 10

FDR (USA), Winston Churchill (Great Britain) and Joseph
Stalin (Soviet Union)

Question 11

Iwo Jima and Okinawa

Answer 11

two critical islands were captured by the U.S. early in 1945
a. islands were said to be in “Japan’s backyard”

Question 12

Nuremberg Laws of 1935

Answer 12

proclaimed the Jews were not citizens of Germany

Question 13

Jews were forced from their homes into ___

Answer 13

ghettos (restricted areas within the cities where Jews were
contained)

Question 14

Final Solution

Answer 14

Cover name for the plan to kill all the Jews of Europe

Question 15

Why was Germany weak at this time?

Answer 15

The Great Depression, Versailles Treaty, Post-war inflation crippled Germany’s economy

Question 16

What did Mussolini do as Prime Minister?

Answer 16

He reduced unemployment, created many public works programs to help aid the unemployed, modernized agriculture and industry, improved transportation and education.

Question 17

Mein Kampf

Answer 17

Hitler’s book he wrote while he was imprisoned with the details of his plans for Germany once he assumes power

Question 18

Reichstag

Answer 18

German Parliament / House of
Representatives

Question 19

Rhineland

Answer 19

region just outside NE France)

Question 20

Neville Chamberlain

Answer 20

Prime Minister-England

Question 21

How did the conditions in Italy after World War 1 help Mussolini come to power?

Answer 21

Civilians were outraged they did not recieve lands that the allies had promised them. They faced unemployment and workers went on strike. Trade declined and taxes rose

Question 22

How did Mussolini treat his critics?

Answer 22

He imprisoned, exiled and murdered them.

Question 23

Why did the French build the Maginot Line?

Answer 23

Because they were worried about a German invasion

Question 24

What caused U.S. workers to lose their jobs?

Answer 24

U.S. workers lost their jobs because when better technologies were made, overproduction ensued and prices were lowered.