World War II

Question 1

Who was the leader of Germany?

Answer 1

Adolf Hitler

Question 2

How did WW II start?

Answer 2

German invasion of poland

Question 3

Who were the Axis powers?

Answer 3

Germany, Italy, Japan

Question 4

Who were the Allied powers?

Answer 4

USSR, America, France, Great B.

Question 5

What was the battle that turned the tide of the war?

Answer 5

Midway, Stalingrad, El Alamein

Question 6

Who was the leader of Russia?

Answer 6

Mussolini

Question 7

What was Hitlers personal army called?

Answer 7

Nazi Party

Question 8

Who was involved in the Big 4? (countries)

Answer 8

America, France, G.B, Italy

Question 9

How did Hitler isolate the Jews?

Answer 9

He put them in ghettos to die of disease and starvation

Question 10

What was the Holocaust?

Answer 10

Hitler put Jews, Gypsies, etc. into concentration camps where they would die of starvation, disease, and gas.

Question 11

What was the “model” for the concentration camps?

Answer 11

Dachau

Question 12

What year did Hitler come to power?

Answer 12

1933

Question 13

What were the Fascists called in Italy?

Answer 13

The Black Shirts

Question 14

What was Benito Mussolini’s nickname?

Answer 14

IL Duce

Question 15

Who is the leader of the USSR?

Answer 15

Joseph Stalin

Question 16

What is the “Final Solution” ?

Answer 16

Hitler’s plan for treatment of Jews

chooses genocide- systematic killing of an entire people..

Question 17

What were the conditions in Germany before WW1?

Answer 17

The economy collapsed and civil unrest broke out.

Question 18

How many people survived the Holocaust?

Answer 18

Less than 4 million.

Question 19

What did Jewish people have to wear on their clothing at all time?

Answer 19

The star of David.

Question 20

What were some racists beliefs that the Germans had?

Answer 20

Hitler and Nazis say Aryans - Germanic peoples- are “master race”
They launch the Holocaust- semantic murder of Jews and others

Question 21

What year WWII begin and end?

Answer 21

1939-1945

Question 22

3 main causes for WWII

Answer 22

treaty of Versailles, great depression, and the fascist aggression.

Question 23

major pre-war events…

Answer 23

(Hitler invading Rhineland, Austria, and sudentenland

Question 24

Where were most of the wars fought?

Answer 24

eastern and western front

Question 25

How many people died in WW2?

Answer 25

25-30 million