WWII

Question 1

leader of Nazi Germany*

Answer 1

adolf hitler

Question 2

leader of Italy*

Answer 2

Benito Mussolini

Question 3

an aggressive nationalistic movement that considered the nation more important than the individual*

Answer 3

fascism

Question 4

USSR stands for ____*

Answer 4

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Question 5

nazi is an acronym meaning _____*

Answer 5

Nationalist Socialist German Worker’s party

Question 6

Hitler wrote his book in prison called Mein Kampf, which means

Answer 6

“My Struggle”

Question 7

the lower house of the German parliament

Answer 7

the Reichstag

Question 8

nazi parliamentary units were called

Answer 8

Storm Troopers

Question 9

hitler gave himself the title of ___ ____ which means “the leader”

Answer 9

Der Fuhrer

Question 10

Emperor of Japan

Answer 10

Hirohito

Question 11

Japanese minister of war*

Answer 11

Hideki Tojo

Question 12

invasion of Nanking, China, where the Japanese destroyed the city and killed 300k residents

Answer 12

the rape of Nanking

Question 13

the unification of Germany and Austria

Answer 13

the Anschluss

Question 14

the conference where France & Britain agreed to appease Germany*

Answer 14

the Munich Conference

Question 15

massive tanks, waves of aircraft and paratroopers, to break through and encircle enemies. “lightning war” *

Answer 15

blitzkrieg

Question 16

338k British and French troops saved from German attack

Answer 16

the “Miracle at Dunkirk”

Question 17

German air force*

Answer 17

luftwaffe

Question 18

made it illegal for Americans to sell arms to any country at war

Answer 18

The Neutrality Act of 1935

Question 19

the axis powers

Answer 19

Japan, Italy, Germany (JIG)

Question 20

act that required “cash and carry basis”

Answer 20

Neutrality act of 1937

Question 21

the German air battle*

Answer 21

the Battle of Britain

Question 22

wanted the repeal of the neutrality laws and stronger actions against Germany

Answer 22

the Fight for Freedom Committee

Question 23

opposed any intervention to help the Allies

Answer 23

the America First Committee

Question 24

allowed the US to lend or lease arms to any country considered “vital to the defense of the United States”

Answer 24

the Lend-Lease Act

Question 25

declared that the entire western half of the Atlantic was part of the western hemisphere and therefore neutral

Answer 25

the Hemispheric Defense Zone

Question 26

committed both nations to a postwar world of democracy, nonaggression, free trade, economic advancement, and freedom of the seas

Answer 26

the Atlantic Charter

Question 27

Japan depended on the US for many key materials, including:

Answer 27

scrap iron, steel, & especially oil

Question 28

items important for fighting a war

Answer 28

strategic material

Question 29

Roosevelt blocked the sale of _______ and _______ to Japan

Answer 29

airplane fuel and scrap iron

Question 30

in 1941, FDR began sending lend-lease aid to ___ & ___

Answer 30

China & Russia