WWII

Question 1

Anschluss

Answer 1

Region of German annexation in Austria, search for lebensraum, linguistically/culturally similar

Question 2

Sudetenland

Answer 2

Region of German annexation in Czechoslovakia, search for lebensraum, linguistically/ culturally similar

Question 3

Appeasement

Answer 3

Allies allow Hitler’s expansion thinking he gets what he already took, but no more, in order to avoid war

Question 4

Munich Conference

Answer 4

1938, the meeting (between Germany, Britain, France, and Italy) where the appeasement policy was decided

Question 5

Neville Chamberlain

Answer 5

Prime Minister of Britain from 1937 to 1940, known for his role in appeasement

Question 6

Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

Answer 6

1939, agreement between Stalin and Hitler to not invade each other, Hitler now feels like he can take other lands

Question 7

Blitzkrieg

Answer 7

German war tactic, “lightning war,” very effective-took most of Europe this way, tanks supported by aircraft followed by army

Question 8

Dunkirk

Answer 8

French and British troops trapped on Dunkirk beaches in France by German forces, British navy and private boats evacuated troops to Britain

Question 9

The Battle of Britain

Answer 9

1940-41, air battle for Britain (last free Allied European country), Royal Air Force has tech advantage with radar, Britain wins

Question 10

Total War

Answer 10

WWII affected everybody (soldiers and civilians) in many ways, targeting civilians as a war tactic (bombing, war crimes), propaganda, rations,

Question 11

Japanese Empire in Asia (Pan-Asianism)

Answer 11

kind of like Nationalism but on a larger scale, defending Asian countries and kicking out Western empires in favor of home rule

Question 12

Operation Barbarossa

Answer 12

1941, German land invasion of the Soviet Union, breaks Nazi-Soviet Pact and surprises Stalin, Soviets move factories and civilians out German reach

Question 13

Rape of Nanking

Answer 13

Mass rape of Chinese citizens by Japanese soldiers during their invasion/occupation of the Chinese city of Nanking

Question 14

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Answer 14

Japanese bombing of the US military base in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the beginning of the US’s involvement in WWII

Question 15

The Battle of Midway

Answer 15

US planes destroyed attacking Japanese ships, US established naval superiority in the Pacific

Question 16

Island Hopping

Answer 16

The US/Allied strategy in the Pacific, seizing some islands (while leaving unuseful ones) working their way towards mainland Japan.

Question 17

1942 Turning Point

Answer 17

The Axis powers, mostly Germany, go from offense to defense, Allies are in favor to win

Question 18

Battle of Stalingrad

Answer 18

1942-43, largest battle in WWII, Hitler wanted to capture the oil rich region around the Black Sea, Soviets succeed

Question 19

Normandy Invasion/D-Day/Operation Overlord

Answer 19

Over 150k Allied troops cross the English Channel and land in Normandy (amphibious invasions), ready for land invasion of Germany

Question 20

Victory in Europe

Answer 20

May 8 1945, Allies invade Germany (USSR in Berlin) and Germany surrendered

Question 21

Potsdam conference

Answer 21

Meeting in 1945 between the Allies to establish post war order, Truman (US) Churchill (UK) and Stalin (USSR) were the biggest names there

Question 22

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Answer 22

The two Japanese cities that the US dropped atomic bombs on to end WWII

Question 23

Allied Powers

Answer 23

1939-Britain, France
1941-USA, USSR, China

Question 24

Axis Powers

Answer 24

Germany, Italy, Japan