World War 2

Question 1

who declares war on germany

Answer 1

britain and france

Question 2

after the “phony war” where does hitler send troops

Answer 2

west to denmark and norway

Question 3

what was the phony war

Answer 3

when fighting came to a stop for the winter

Question 4

where does france send their military forces while preparing for germany

Answer 4

the border with belgium where germany attacked in ww1

Question 5

what did the french think was invasion proof

Answer 5

the ardennes

Question 6

where does germany invade in france

Answer 6

the ardennes

Question 7

what was the miracle at dunkirk

Answer 7

french and british troops evacuate from german invasion to britain, keeps he allies in the war

Question 8

what does hitler do in britain “the blitz”

Answer 8

constantly drops bombs on them to try and break their morale before they invade

Question 9

what did stalin ordered while germany attacked the soviet union

Answer 9

a scorched earth policy, destroyed cities, and crops making it harder for germans to refuel and resupply

Question 10

what is an isolationist

Answer 10

a person favoring a policy of remaining apart of world affairs

Question 11

what is an interventionist

Answer 11

to involve oneself in the affairs of the world

Question 12

what advice does lindbergh take on america joining the war

Answer 12

the advice from george washington warning the people of america against becoming entangled in european alliances

Question 13

what position does fdr have about american involvement

Answer 13

he wanted to help aid the british in the war

Question 14

what was the holocaust

Answer 14

nazi plan to exterminate the jewish people

Question 15

what is genocide

Answer 15

deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation

Question 16

what were concentration camps

Answer 16

camps designed to organize large groups of jewish people

Question 17

what were work camps

Answer 17

where prisoners would be forced into slave labor to fuel industry of the war

Question 18

what were death camps

Answer 18

camps where mass executions would take place

Question 19

what was the boycott of jewish business

Answer 19

isolate jews socially and economically from society

Question 20

what were the nuremberg laws

Answer 20

laws passed depriving german jews of their citizenship

Question 21

what was kristallnacht

Answer 21

the first act of violence against jews, nationwide campaign of terror against germany’s jewish population

Question 22

what were jewish ghettos

Answer 22

forced jews from their homes to live in slum areas in occupied territory

Question 23

what was the final solution

Answer 23

plan to kill mass numbers of jewish people in death camps

Question 24

what was executive order no. 9066 allow to occur

Answer 24

it forced over 110,000 japanese americans to leave their homes in the west and sent to live in an internment camp

Question 25

why did they create this

Answer 25

the government was concerned that the japanese americans may be spies trying to sabotage the american war effort

Question 26

3 issues with passing this order

Answer 26

none of the japanese americans has been charged with crimes against the government
people forced into the camps were deprived of their liberty
2/3s had been born in he united states, 70% of peop were forced into camps

Question 27

2 factors that caused hysteria against japanese americans

Answer 27

japan had a lot of victories in the beginning of the war , worried these these victories came from spies
thought there were spies , combined with racism