World War 2

Question 1

The Battle of the Bulge was a major offensive launched by which counrty?

Answer 1

Germany

Question 2

Which battle marked a turning point in the air war between Germany and Britain during WWII?

Answer 2

Battle of Britain

Question 3

Which military strategy involved a rapid and overwhelming attack to quickly conquer territory?

Answer 3

blitzkreig

Question 4

which american admiral commanded the Pacific Fleet during World War II?

Answer 4

Chester Nimitz

Question 5

Fascist Dictator of Italy

Answer 5

Benito Mussolini

Question 6

what was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944

Answer 6

D-Day

Question 7

Prime minister of Great Britain during wwII

Answer 7

Winston Churchill

Question 8

why were the early months of WWII referred to as the Phony War?

Answer 8

France and Germany waited for the other to attack and nothing happened

Question 9

How did the Kristallnacht demonstrate persecution of the Jews?

Answer 9

Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, synagogues and businesses

Question 10

Why did Japan invade China?

Answer 10

Manchuria was rich in iron and coal

Question 11

The systematic killing of an entire people

Answer 11

genocide

Question 12

Gov’t agency in charge of converting industries from peacetime to wartime production?

Answer 12

War Production Board

Question 13

Who was the President of the United States during most of World War II

Answer 13

Franklin D Roosevelt

Question 14

Which country did Germany sign a non-aggression pact with before WWII?

Answer 14

Soviet Union

Question 15

Army Chief of Staff: Pushed for formation of WAAC

Answer 15

George Marshall

Question 16

Which event marked the formal surrender of Germany, effectively ending WWII in Japan?

Answer 16

V-J Day

Question 17

What was the legislation that allowed the US to provide military aid to foreign countries in WWII?

Answer 17

Lend-Lease Act

Question 18

Who famously stated, “I shall return” and led the Allied forces in the Pacific?

Answer 18

Charles Nimitz

Question 19

What was the name of the agreement that ended world war 1 and placed full blame for the war on Germany?

Answer 19

Treaty of Versailles

Question 20

American General who was the supreme Allied commander for the invasion of Europe; organized D-Day landings

Answer 20

Dwight D Eisenhower

Question 21

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?

Answer 21

Joseph Stalin

Question 22

What political ideology did the fascists of Italy and Nazis of Germany share?

Answer 22

Fascism

Question 23

Fought inflation of prices by freezing wages, prices, and rents; initiated rationing of important goods?

Answer 23

Office of Price Administration

Question 24

American general known for his innovative armor tactics and tough leadership style; nicknamed :Old Blood and Guts”

Answer 24

George Patton

Question 25

Black labor leader who called for a march on Washington D.C. to end all discrimination in the defense industries.

Answer 25

A Philip Randolph

Question 26

Became president when FDR died; gave the order to drop the atomic bomb

Answer 26

Harry S Truman

Question 27

Turning point in the Pacific Theater, where the US Navy destroyed most of the Japanese aircraft carriers

Answer 27

Battle of Midway

Question 28

Legislation that provided education and job training for veterans through the government

Answer 28

GI Bill of Rights

Question 29

Organization founded by James Farmer to confront urban segregation in the North

Answer 29

Congress of Racial Equality (core)

Question 30

making concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid conflict

Answer 30

appeasement