WWII- terminale

Question 1

invasion of poland through launch of molotov-ribbentrop

Answer 1

sept. 1, 1939

Question 2

battle of westerplatte

Answer 2

sept. 1-7, 1939

Question 3

battle of Bzura

Answer 3

sept. 8-19, 1939

Question 4

repositioning of German army

Answer 4

winter 1939 - spring 1940

Question 5

assault on Belgium

Answer 5

may 10, 1940

Question 6

Ardenne and Sedan are targeted

Answer 6

May 13th 1940

Question 7

Nazi troops enter france

Answer 7

june 14th 1940

Question 8

Germany initiated a sea and air blockade on Britain

Answer 8

July 1940

Question 9

German took over Yugoslavia by force

Answer 9

1941-1942

Question 10

Germany invaded USSR territory

Answer 10

1941

Question 11

Operation Barbarossa

Answer 11

June 22nd 1941

Question 12

First attack on the US from Japan

Answer 12

Décembre 1941

Question 13

FDR calls for peace from Japan

Answer 13

Décembre 6th 1941

Question 14

Surprise attack from Japan on Pearl Harbour

Answer 14

December 7th 1941

Question 15

Invasion of China by Japan

Answer 15

1931-1941

Question 16

Invasion of Indochina by Japan

Answer 16

1940-1941

Question 17

Japan continues to take over with the Philippines

Answer 17

may 1942

Question 18

planes sent by US army destroyed by Japan

Answer 18

Spring 1942

Question 19

Allies’ goal to take over North Africa (colonial empires)

Answer 19

end of october 1942

Question 20

British raid on Taranto

Answer 20

November 1940

Question 21

Battle of El Alamaine won by Allies’ forces

Answer 21

November 1942

Question 22

Surrender of Axis troops in North Africa

Answer 22

may 1943

Question 23

British landing in Sicily

Answer 23

July 1943

Question 24

Rome is captured by Allies

Answer 24

June 1944

Question 25

Battle of Stalingrad

Answer 25

July 1942 - feb 1943

Question 26

Battle of Kursk

Answer 26

July 5 - August 23 1943

Question 27

Kursk strategic offensive

Answer 27

july 12th 1943

Question 28

Battle in Midway Island

Answer 28

June 3-6 1942

Question 29

halt of Japanese w/ Allies , victory in Midway Island

Answer 29

June 1942

Question 30

liberation of France in Allies’ working w/Tehran Conference

Answer 30

since fall 1943

Question 31

chosen date for D-Day landing in Normandie

Answer 31

may 1944

Question 32

20K paratroopers sent to circle German troops through the land

Answer 32

jun 5 1944

Question 33

actual date of the D-Day landing under Eisenhower & Operation Bagration on Soviets soldiers’ side

Answer 33

jun 6 1944

Question 34

liberation of Paris (then pushed through Rhine and entered Germany)

Answer 34

aug 25 1944

Question 35

Soviets reconquer Warsaw

Answer 35

jan 1945

Question 36

beginning of kamikaze program from Japan

Answer 36

oct 1944

Question 37

Allies’ landing in Iwo Jima

Answer 37

feb 1945

Question 38

battle of iwo Jima

Answer 38

jan - mar 1945

Question 39

US led by Truman are considering an invasion of Japan

Answer 39

summer 1945

Question 40

Manhattan project directed by Openheimer

Answer 40

since dec 1942

Question 41

Truman hears about the project & sends an ultimatum to Japan

Answer 41

jul. 1945

Question 42

first atomic bomb dropped on industrial city of Hiroshima

Answer 42

aug 6 1945

Question 43

Soviets declare war to Japan (competition w/US)

Answer 43

aug 8 1945

Question 44

second atomic bomb in Nagasaki

Answer 44

aug 9, 1945

Question 45

Japanese representatives board boat anchored on Tokyo Bay to sign surrender = end of the war

Answer 45

sept 2 1945

Question 46

use of nuclear weapons creates a huge debate

Answer 46

1945