WWII

Question 1

Kristallnacht

Answer 1

“The night of broken glass.”
Many were killed
Many houses were burned down
Awful night

Question 2

Non-Aggression Pact

Answer 2

A pact to say that Russia and Germany would not fight.
Hitler did not want to fight on two fronts
The Russians were threatening and Hitler was intimidated

Question 3

Order 9066

Answer 3

• President FDR (Roosevelt) authorizes the “relocation” of all Japanese citizens during WW II in 1942
• Tens of thousands of Japanese Americans were forcefully moved to internment camps, in many cases losing their homes, businesses, and belongings

Question 4

Bevin Boys

Answer 4

The name of the men (aged 18-25) who worked in in the coal mines as an alternative to military service

Question 5

November Revolution (Weimar)

Answer 5

The Communist party threatening to take Germany’s government by force
Although it failed, it supported Hitler’s point and showed the German people that their government was not working.

Question 6

Japanese Imperialism

Answer 6

Japanese imperialism was not only about increasing their territory. It was also about a sense of mission and facial superiority.
Their expansion unfolded gradually.
Many Japanese people thought of it as bringing their Asian brethren together.

Question 7

Battle of Britain

Answer 7

A battle in which the RAF defended the United Kingdom from the German Luftwaffe. This battle was fought entirely by air and lasted about a year, lasting from July 1940 to May or June 1941.

Question 8

Operation Torch

Answer 8

In 1942, Patton led UK and US troops through North Africa to invade German territory

Question 9

Manhattan Project

Answer 9

code name for the secret United States project masterminded by Robert Oppenheimer in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II. Took place in New Mexico (not Manhattan)

Question 10

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Answer 10

Leader of the Allied forces in Europe then was elected to be Pres. of the USA. Organized D-Day.

Question 11

Hideki Tojo

Answer 11

Prime minister of Japan during World War II who believed in superiority and invincibility of Japan

Question 12

Benito Mussolini

Answer 12

Fascist Dictator of Italy. Caused death of nearly 100,000 Libyans. Signed a “Pact of Steel” with Hitler.

Question 13

Battle of Bataan

Answer 13

• American and allied forces were isolated by the Japanese army without supplies.
• Essentially abandoned by the US and left to starve or be captured.
• Survivors endured the famous batten “Death March” where soldiers were treated ruthlessly by the Japanese Army.

Question 14

Winston Churchill

Answer 14

• Named Prime Minister of Britain in 1940.
• Though of as a courageous, no-nonsense leader.
• Engaging speaker.
• Ruthless military strategist.

Question 15

D-Day

Answer 15

• Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944
• Largest amphibious invasion in history.
• The turning point in the war for the allies.

Question 16

Josef Stalin

Answer 16

• Assumed power of the Russian Revolutionaries after Lenin’s death.
• 1932-1933 famine ensued, killing 5-6 million citizens

Question 17

Trinity Test

Answer 17

• Started the Atomic Age- 1945
• Successful detonation of the first atomic bomb
• Took place in New Mexico.

Question 18

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

Answer 18

• President during the beginning of WWII
• Could not convince Congress to enter the war until Pearl Harbor
• Used technological innovations to reach people (“Fireside chats”)
• Funded the Manhattan Project
• Signed Executive Order 9066

Question 19

Harry S. Truman

Answer 19

Became president when FDR died

Gave the order to drop the atomic bomb

Question 20

Japan’s relationship with China

Answer 20

Japan tried to take a lot of China’s resources and territory because Japan is struggling because its population was growing and they were running out of supplies. They started to do this when they took Manchuria, a region full of natural resources.

Question 21

Neville Chamberlain

Answer 21

Great British prime minister before Winston Churchill. He tried to make peace with Hitler and then eventually declared war.