WWII

Question 1

Anschluss

Answer 1

The union of Austria and Germany

Question 2

Appeasement

Answer 2

to give in to an aggressor’s demands for peace, Western democracies gave in to Germany

Question 3

Pacifism

Answer 3

opposition of all war, refusal of fighting, the Great Depression caused many governments to go into pacifism.

Question 4

Sanctions

Answer 4

Penalties placed upon someone, Italy had sanctions against them for violating international law.

Question 5

Neutrality

Answer 5

Supporting neither side during war, the US was neutral sometime during WWII.

Question 6

Nonaggression Pact

Answer 6

Soviet and Germans agreed not to attack each other during WWII. Germans broke pact and invaded Soviet.

Question 7

Invasion of Poland

Answer 7

Germans and Soviet invaded Poland, sparked off WWII.(Sep. 1, 1939)

Question 8

Blitzkrieg

Answer 8

”lightning war”, military tactic to create confusion among enemies. Mobile forces and concentrated firepower are used.

Question 9

Operation Barbarossa

Answer 9

Invasion of Soviet by Germany. (June 21, 1944)

Question 10

Pearl Harbor

Answer 10

Surprise Naval Japanese attack on America, led to US joining WWII. (Dec. 7, 1941)

Question 11

Dunkirk

Answer 11

Battle that evacuated allied powers from Europe.(May 1940)

Question 12

Radar

Answer 12

New war technology of WWII. able to track enemies near.

Question 13

Sonor

Answer 13

Used in water during wwii. Used to navigate, communicate, and detect objects near or in water.

Question 14

Holocaust

Answer 14

-A genocide of Jews ran by Hitler.

Question 15

Stalingrad

Answer 15

Deadliest battle, Germans struggled due to harsh weather. Soviet stopped Germans progressed.

Question 16

Rommel’s advance

Answer 16

German marshal in WWII, led in North African Campaign, invasions of France, Normandy.

Question 17

Battle of the Bulge

Answer 17

German Campaign against allies, failed planned, allies destroyed Germans.

Question 18

Kamikaze

Answer 18

Japan’s suicide attacks used to destroy warships.

Question 19

Battle of Coral Sea

Answer 19

Battle in the Pacific theatre between Japan and US/Austria. Strategic victory for allies.

Question 20

Homefront

Answer 20

Activities of civilians in a nation at war. Significant part of war efforts.

Question 21

Island hopping

Answer 21

crossing an ocean by a series of islands instead of one long journey. US started this during the Pacific War.

Question 22

United Nations

Answer 22

est. Oct, 1945 promoted peace and cooperation.

Question 23

V-E Day

Answer 23

May 8, 1945, formal acceptance of Nazi’s surrender.

Question 24

V J Day

Answer 24

August 14,1945 Japan surrendered to allies.

Question 25

Winston Churchill

Answer 25

Prime minister of Britain, led Britain against Nazi’s during WWII.

Question 26

Stalin

Answer 26

dictator of Soviet Union, transformed Soviet into military superpower, saved Hitler from a war on two fronts.

Question 27

Roosevelt

Answer 27

32nd president of US, worked with Churchill and Stalin against Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Question 28

Truman

Answer 28

33rd president of US, dropped atomic bombs on Japan. ending WWII.

Question 29

Fascism

Answer 29

Ideology of glorifying military. Big cause of WWII. Germany and Italy used fascism, extreme nationalism

Question 30

Axis Powers

Answer 30

Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria.

Question 31

Allied Powers

Answer 31

U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia.

Question 32

Hideki Tojo

Answer 32

General and Prime Minister of Japan during WWII. Executed as a war criminal. Ordered Pearl Harbor attacks.

Question 33

Benito Mussolini

Answer 33

Fascist Prime Minister of Italy during WWII, fought alongside Hitler.

Question 34

Ghettos

Answer 34

Places all Jews would be deported to during WWII. Used to segregate Jews from everyone.