WWI, Depression, and WWII

Question 1

Who were The Axis and their leaders?

Answer 1

Germany - Adolf Hitler
Italy - Benito Mussolini
Japan - Emperor Hirohito

Question 2

What were they trying to do?

Answer 2

All three nations were attempting to expand power and land possessions.

Question 3

Who were The Allies and their leaders?

Answer 3

Soviet Union - Joseph Stalin
Great Britain - Winston Churchill
France* - Charles de Gaulle
U.S.A. (after Dec. 7, 1941) - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 4

When and why did the war begin?

Answer 4

Germany took over several European territories, and the British and French warned them to stop or war would begin.
Hitler ignored their threats. After Germany invaded Poland in Sept. 1939, the war began.
War truly began in April 1940

Question 5

What is the term for the German’s tatic of moving quickly with tanks and soldiers to attack enemies before they were prepared to defend?

Answer 5

Blitzkrieg

Question 6

What was the Lend-Lease Act in WWII

Answer 6

Allowed the U.S. to loan or lease supplies to G.B. because they could not afford to pay U.S.

Question 7

What were the casualties and damages of pearl harbor?

Answer 7

8 battleships and 180 fighter planes were destroyed; 2,000 people dead and 1,000 wounded

Question 8

What did the U.S. do in response?

Answer 8

Declared war on Japan the next day