World War II

Question 1

These embarrassing defeats force Mussolino to approach ___ for help

Answer 1

Hitler

Question 2

In April of 1941, German troops blitzkrieg into the ___, defeating ___, ___, and ___ by June 1, 1941

Answer 2

-Balkans
-Greece
-Albania
-Yugoslavia

Question 3

At the same time, the German Afrika Korpse was formed, and began invade Egypt

Answer 3

-Erwin Rommel-The Dessert Fox

Question 4

By the summer of 1941, German troops were driving forces through ___ on their way to ___

Answer 4

-Egypt
-Cairo

Question 5

Germany also saw the chance to deal a ___

Answer 5

Sleeping enemy a fatal blow

Question 6

June 22, 1941-Operation Barborosa

Answer 6

Hitler betrays the pact with Stalin and invades the Soviet Union

Question 7

German troops raced through ____, ____, ____, and the ____

Answer 7

Eastern Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuaniam and the Soviet Union

Question 8

By December of 1941, Germany had conquered over ___ miles of ___, inflicted more than ___, and where within sites of the

Answer 8

-500 miles
-Soviet Territory
-1.7 million casualties in the Red Army
-Kremlin in Moscow before halting their attacks for the winter

Question 9

It appeared that nothing could stop the Germans,

Answer 9

and 1942 might bring about the end of the war.

Question 10

Meanwhile, in the Pacific……….

Answer 10

Meanwhile, in the Pacific……….

Question 11

Japan’s war against China was starting to___

Answer 11

Grind on

Question 12

Since 1937, Japan conquered large areas of China, but___

Answer 12

failed to bring about an end to the war

Question 13

Supplies, mainly___, were starting to diminish and their only reliable supplier was the

Answer 13

-Oil
-United States

Question 14

-If the war were to continue,

Answer 14

Japan needed new resources, and new access to oil

Question 15

In June of 1940, Japan invaded the French colony ____

Answer 15

of Indo-China (Vietnam)

Question 16

The United States places an ___ on ___ for this act, and found itself on count that would end with no ____

Answer 16

1.oil embargo
2.Japan
3.oil

Question 17

During the summer of 1940, japan began to devise a plan to force the united states into ____

Answer 17

lifting the embargo, and withdrawing from the Pacific.

Question 18

The Plan:

Answer 18

-Deal a decisive blow to the U.S ability to launch a offensive operations in the Pacific

-While the U.S. is recovering, sieze key islands in the Pacific and fortify them

-By the time the U.S. is ready to retake lost territory, the Japenese would be so entrenched that fighting would be horrific and bloody.

-The U.S., seeing the war would be too costly, would negotiate a peace favorable to Japan

Question 19

who came up with a bold plan on where the decisive blow would land?

Answer 19

Admiral Yamomoto of the Imperial Japan.

Question 20

What was the navies bold plan?

Answer 20

-Japanese carriers would secretly leave Japan, and launch an attack on the 7th Fleet in Pearl Harbor
-Through out November of 1941, Yamamoto and a fleet composed of 4 Japanese carriers approached the Hawaiian Islands.

Question 21

On the morning of December 7, 1941, _____

Answer 21

Japanese airplanes surprised the 7th fleet

Question 22

Tora, Tora, Tora-

Answer 22

means tiger, tiger, tiger. It was Japans code word

Question 23

The attacks continued all morning, until the last wave was called off by Yamamoto.

Answer 23

-4 battleships sunk
-3 battleships damages
-2,402 Americans killed

Question 24

The next day-

Answer 24

Franklin Roosevelt asks congress for a declaration of war on Japan

Question 25

Following the Pearl Harbor attack,

Answer 25

Japan began the second phase of their plan

Question 26

December 8, 1941 Japanese troops invaded:

Answer 26

-The Philippines
-Wake island
-Guam
-Hong Kong (British)
-New Guinea

Question 27

___ declared war on the United States

Answer 27

Germany

Question 28

By February of 1942, American forces on islands being invaded where forced to

Answer 28

surrender

Question 29

Philippines

Answer 29

-Douglass McArthur ordered to abandon his troops and go to Australia
-Over 75,000 American and Filipino troops surrender
-Bataan Death March

Question 30

British Prime Minister

Answer 30

Winston Churchill

Question 31

American commander in the Philliphines

Answer 31

Douglas Macarther

Question 32

Code word for the German Invasion of the Soviet Union-

Answer 32

Operation Barbarossa

Question 33

Architect of the Pearl Harbor attack-

Answer 33

Admirral Yomomato

Question 34

Geramany conquered Polland when?

Answer 34

1939

Question 35

Germany invaded these countries in order to bypass the Maginot Line-

Answer 35

Belgium and Holland

Question 36

Describes the Air and Sea war between the U.S and Germany-

Answer 36

Battle of Britain

Question 37

Period of inaction in the western front in 1940-

Answer 37

Sitzkrieg or Phony war

Question 38

French puppet state created by Germany after French defeat-

Answer 38

Vitchy France

Question 39

Colony invaded by Japan in June 1940-

Answer 39

French Indo-China

Question 40

Most well known battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor-

Answer 40

USS Arizona

Question 41

The Japanese conquered this island in the invasion route to australia

Answer 41

New Guinie

Question 42

British Colony conquered by Japan in 1941-

Answer 42

Hong Kong

Question 43

Where British and French army escaped German army-

Answer 43

Dunkirk

Question 44

Name of Germanies air force-

Answer 44

Luftwaffe

Question 45

Name of British Air Force-

Answer 45

Royal Airforce or the RAF