WWII

Question 0

What did Occupation Of Austria (Anschluss) do for the Germans?

Answer 0

Due to O.O.A. it improve Germany’s strategic position in France allowing them to move on to phase 2, destruction of Czechs

Question 1

Occupation of Austria was?

Answer 1

Hitler threatened Austria w/ invasion
•wanted Austria Chancellor to in put Austria Nazi’s in charge of gov’t
•New Gov’t invited Germ troops to enter & maintain law/order
•March 13 1938 Hitler annexed Austria to Germany

Question 2

Invasion of Czechoslovakia was?

Answer 2

France and Britain did not have enough force to defend Czech now that they have the Central Europe

Question 3

Sudetenland was?

Answer 3

Sept 15 1938 Hitler demanded cession of Suden., North Western Czechs inhabited by ethic Germans

Question 4

Munich Conference ?

Answer 4

Britain, France, German, & Italy reached an agreement that Germ. troops would occupy Sud. of Czechs

Question 5

What did the Munich Conference led to?

Answer 5

Western Allies abandon the Czechs and Soviets were helpless

Question 6

Neville Chamberlain was who?

Answer 6

British Prime Minister, thought agreement at MC meant “peace for our time”

Question 7

What was appeasement ?

Answer 7

Appeasement is giving in to an aggressor to make peace

Question 8

What led to the Invasion of Poland?

Answer 8

Non-Aggression Pact between Germans and Soviets

Question 9

Invasion of Poland was?

Answer 9

The treaty w/ Soviets gave Hitler the free range to attack Poland

Question 10

Who declared war on Germany after the Invasion in Poland ?

Answer 10

Britain and France

Question 11

What was Blitzkrieg?

Answer 11

“Lighting War” used in the Invasion of Poland meant quick, precision, & heavy artillery

Question 12

Attempted invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion)

Answer 12

Target air base

Question 13

British Advantages was?

Answer 13

• High Morale
• Code Breaker - Enigma
• Radar

Question 14

What was the Non-Aggression Pact?

Answer 14

August 23, 1939 Soviets & Germs will not fight

Question 15

Purpose for Non-Aggression Pact?

Answer 15

• Germs can avoid two front war
• Germs can invade Poland
• Soviets get part of Poland

Question 16

Operation Barbarosa (Stalingrad) was?

Answer 16

•Invasion of Soviets
Broke Non-Aggression Pact
•Turning Point in the war

Question 17

Soviets Advantages?

Answer 17

• weather=winter

* Re-enforcements

Question 18

Battle Of Stalingrad Location?

Answer 18

Eastern Front, industrial center on the Volga River

Question 19

Why was Stalingrad attacked first?

Answer 19

Hitler wanted to attack a major city instead of Cavasus

Question 20

Stalingrad was?

Answer 20

(Nov 1942 - Feb 1943)

Germ troops stopped and became encircled, finally forced to surrender Feb 2

Question 21

What happen to the Germ army?

Answer 21

Entire German sixth army of 300,000 was lost

Question 22

Invasion of Occupied France, Normandy, D-Day

Answer 22

Greatest Naval Invasion on five Beachheads on beaches of Normandy

Question 23

What were the five beachheads?

Answer 23

• Utah
• Omaha
• Gold
• Sword
• Juno

Question 24

Pearl Harbor ?

Answer 24

Dec. 7 1941 Japanese carrier attacked U.S. Naval base on the Hawaiian Islands; Master mind of attack was Yamamodo

Question 25

Reasons Japan attacked U.S. ?

Answer 25

Japan Brutal in China •The Rape of Nanking, Dec. 1947 U.S. & Britain opinion changed •Cut off Oil/Steel supply to Japs Aggression

Question 26

Why did Japan want to expand?

Answer 26

To spread Asia culture

Question 27

What was the Battle of Midway?

Answer 27

June 4, American carrier planes destroyed all four of the attacking Japanese aircraft carriers and established American naval superiority in the Pacific

Question 28

What was Island Hopping?

Answer 28

* Douglas MacArthur implanted technique * attacked less defended * less populated * for less casualties * to set up air bases

Question 29

Where was the atomic bomb dropped ?

Answer 29

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

Question 30

What was the code name for atomic bomb?

Answer 30

Manhattan Project

Question 31

What was the FIRST atomic bomb ?

Answer 31

Trinity Bomb in Almogordo, New Mexico

Question 32

Motives for Atomic Bomb?

Answer 32

* Expensive * End War Quicker * Experimentation * Save American Lives * Revenge for Pearl Harbor * Scare Soviets

Question 33

Who was the superior commander of the Allied Forces and took charge on D-Day?

Answer 33

Dwight Eisenhower

Question 34

President Truman & the Atomic Bomb?

Answer 34

Truman new little about the bombs since he took over for Roosevelt

Question 35

Yalta Conference was?

Answer 35

How they (Big Three) would clear occupation in Europe and rebuild

Question 36

The Tehran Conference was when?

Answer 36

Opening a second front against germany with help from western allies was decided by the "Big Three" Roosevelt, Stalin, & Churchill