WW2 Study Sesh

Question 1

what is appeasement?

Answer 1

in order to avoid ward, the countries of Europe used appeasement with Hitler when he started to take back land Germany had lost in WW2

Question 2

dictator

Answer 2

the leader of a country

Question 3

axis powers and its members

Answer 3

italy, japan, germany,

Question 4

allied powers and its members

Answer 4

US, Great Britian, france, soviet union, beligium

Question 5

victory gardens

Answer 5

freed up agricultural produce, packaging, and transportation resources for the war effort, and helped offset shortages of agricultural workers.

Question 6

scrap metal drives

Answer 6

used scrap metal to make weapons

Question 7

churchill

Answer 7

great britain dictator

Question 8

hitler

Answer 8

germany dictator

Question 9

why is einstein important to WW2?

Answer 9

responsible holocaust

Question 10

invasion of normandy (D-Day)

Answer 10

this was the first battle that the allies said we might win this war and this was thier first major loose

Question 11

atomic bombs

Answer 11

made japan surrender

Question 12

how did the european leaders respond to german aggression?

Answer 12

appeasement

Question 13

why did european countries declare war on germany?

Answer 13

invading poland

Question 14

identify and describe ways that germany italy and japan were similar:

Answer 14

they all had dictators and wanted to take over more land. they made bad decision when invading countries

Question 15

explain what the slogan “do your part” meant for the american homefront

Answer 15

everyone at home could pitch in and do something to help towards the success of the war - making uniforms, growing food, working in factories that produced weapons

Question 16

who were the code talkers and what technological development did their work lead to?

Answer 16

native americans

Question 17

what was the holocaust

Answer 17

when the germans killed jew and put theem in concentration camps or made them work

Question 18

describe ways that women, japanese americans, and african americans were discriminated against during WW2

Answer 18

discrimination

Question 19

what was the executive order that established the japanese internment camps? what was the reason for it?

Answer 19

Executive Order 9066
The attack on pearl harbor created fear in japanese citizens

Question 20

explain how germany was divided following WW2

Answer 20

Great britain, russia, US, France

Question 21

what were the politcal effects of WW2?

Answer 21

soviet union created a communist union