Causes of World War II |
#1 |
Great Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union were part of which alliance during World War II? |
Allied Powers |
#2 |
Germany, Italy, and Japan were part of which alliance during World War II? |
Axis Powers |
#3 |
What event caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany in September of 1939? |
Poland |
#4 |
Great Britain's pre-war policy towards Hitler, which was based on the idea that satisfaction of reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe, was known as what? |
Appeasement |
#5 |
Which German government was in power and took the blame for signing the unfavorable Treaty of Versailles? |
Weimar Republic |
World War II |
#1 |
In which two theaters was World War II fought? |
Europe & Pacific |
#2 |
What was the largest land, sea, and air military campaign in history that occurred on June 6, 1944? |
Battle of Normandy |
#3 |
What was the German word for “lightening war” that was a form of attack that used tank divisions and soldiers supported by air attacks to create chaos was used in the invasion of Poland? |
Blitzkrieg |
#4 |
What was Hitler's ultimate intention with regards to the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact? |
Violate the Pact |
#5 |
Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point in the Eastern Front in World War II? |
Germans would be on the defensive in the Eastern front for the remainder of WWII |
Holocaust |
#1 |
The systematic murder of European Jews by the Nazis is known as what? |
Holocaust |
#2 |
Where did the Nazis imprison Jewish people and other “undesirables”? |
Concentration Camps |
#3 |
The deliberate mass murder or physical extermination of a particular racial, political, or cultural group is called what? |
Genocide |
#4 |
The extermination of the Jews by the Nazis that was largely carried out by the Einsatzgruppen was known by what name in Germany? |
Final Solution |
#5 |
Which German laws, defined who was a Jew, excluded Jews from German citizenship, and forbade marriages between Jews and Germans? |
Nuremberg Laws |