Ww2

Question 1

Battle of britain

Answer 1

First major military campaign fought entirely by air forces;
UK RAF defends against German Luftwaffe (1940).

Question 2

Battle of Stalingrad

Answer 2

Brutal battle where the USSR defeats Germany; marks the turning point on the Eastern Front (1942-43).

Question 3

D-DAY

Answer 3

June 6, 1944.
Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France across five beaches; a major step toward victory in Europe.

Question 4

Dieppe Raid

Answer 4

1942 Canadian-led raid on the French coast; disastrous with heavy losses but valuable lessons for D-Day.

Question 5

Longest campaign of WWII (1939-45); Allies fought German U-boats to secure vital shipping merchant routes.

Answer 5

Battle of the Atlantic

Question 6

Pearl Harbor Attack

Answer 6

December 7,
1941. Japan’s surprise attack on the US naval base in Hawaii to get resource rich; caused the US to enter the war.

Question 7

Battle of Hong Kong

Answer 7

• Battle of Hong Kong: December 1941.
Japan invades Hong Kong; Canadian and British troops suffer heavy losses and are captured.

Question 8

Siege of Leningrad

Answer 8

Germans siege over leningrad Over 1 million civilians died due to starvation, cold, and bombardment, but the city never surrendered.

Question 9

Operation barbarossa

Answer 9

June 1941.
Germany invades the USSR; the largest military operation in history, leading to heavy German losses.

Question 10

Adolf hitler

Answer 10

Dictator of Nazi Germany; initiated WWIl and orchestrated the Holocaust.

Question 11

Winston Churchill

Answer 11

Prime Minister of the UK; famous for his speeches and leadership during the war.

Question 12

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer 12

US President during most of WWil; led the country through Pearl Harbor and into victory.

Question 13

Joseph stalin

Answer 13

Fascist dictator of Italy; allied with Hitler but was overthrown in 1943.

Question 14

Mackenzie King:

Answer 14

Prime Minister of Canada; led the country’s war effort and supported Allied strategies.

Question 15

Axis powers

Answer 15

Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan aiming for global domination.

Question 16

Allied Powers:

Answer 16

Coalition of nations, including the UK, US, USSR, and Canada, fighting against the Axis.

Question 17

The holocaust

Answer 17

Systematic extermination of 6 million Jews and millions of others (Roma, disabled, etc.) by the Nazis.

Question 18

Anti-Semitism

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Prejudice and hatred against Jews, heavily promoted by the Nazis.

Question 19

Concentration Camps

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Detention centers for political prisoners and minorities; forced labor and starvation were common.

Question 20

Death Camps

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Camps like Auschwitz where mass executions using gas chambers occurred.

Question 21

Genocide

Answer 21

Deliberate mass killing of a group based on ethnicity, religion, or culture.

Question 22

Nuremberg Trials

Answer 22

Post-war trials of Nazi leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Question 23

Total War

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A war strategy where all resources and people are mobilized for the war effort.

Question 24

War Crimes

Answer 24

Violations of the laws of war, including targeting civilians, mistreatment of prisoners, and mass killings. In WWIl, examples include the Holocaust, the Nanking Massacre by Japanese forces, and the use of slave labor by the Nazis.