places and things

Question 1

U-Boats

Answer 1

more efficient submarines than WW1
charging abilities underwater made them better
used by both powers

Question 2

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 2

Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war, weakening economy
humiliation
led to scapegoating by Hitler
Hitler violates the treaty gradually.

Question 3

Radar

Answer 3

radio detecting
info of distance shape position direction etc.
impactful in battle of britain (they could see them coming)

Question 4

League of Nations

Answer 4

an organization created to achieve world peace

Question 5

why did the league of nations fail

Answer 5

it couldn’t really do anything about invasions etc. (no power)
britain and france werent in it
no army
too slow

Question 6

Allies

4

Answer 6

France
Britain
USA
Soviet Union

Question 7

Axis Powers

3

Answer 7

Germany
Italy
Japan

Question 8

Atomic Bomb

Answer 8

deadliest weapon
made by us
caused surrender from Japan

Question 9

Luftwaffe

Answer 9

a german aircraft branch tasked with defending Germany

Question 10

Normandy

Answer 10

the site of D-Day

Question 11

The War Measures Act (WMA)

Answer 11

the federal government broad powers to maintain security and order during “war, invasion or insurrection.”
used to suspend the civil liberties of “enemy aliens” during both world wars.

Question 12

Nuremberg Laws

Answer 12

legally defined being jewish as a race
based off of “racial antisemitism” from the nazis
banned marriage and sex between jews and non-jews
took the citizenship/human rights away from jews