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The year Stalin became Premier of
the Soviet Union
What was 1941?
Stalins’ slogan that indicated his
rejection of the Comintern.
What was “Socialism in One Country”?
This term literally translates to
“Killing by Hunger” and was used
to describe the man-made famine
Stalin created in the Ukraine
What is “Holodomor”?
These two men were given the task
of removing Trotsky from the
Soviet Party
Who were Lev Kamenev and
Sergei Zinoviev?
Who is the man holding Stalin’s
daughter? What role did he have
in the Soviet Union? Recount his
tale of Stalin’s death.
Lavrentiy Beria was head of the NKVD.
Standing over Stalin as he was dying, Beria
spewed his hatred towards the dying man.
But when Stalin showed signs of life, Beria
immediately dropped to his knees and
started kissing Stalin’s hands.
After signing a “nonintervention” agreement
regarding the Spanish Civil War,
describe what positions the UK,
France, USSR, Germany, & Italy
took.
After signing a “non-intervention”
agreement regarding the Spanish
Civil War, describe what positions
the UK, France, USSR, Germany, &
Italy took.
Spain’s fascist group, led by
Francisco Franco.
The Falange
These two men would lead the
Indian National Congress
Party up to the date of
Independence.
Who were Mohandas Gandhi &
Jawaharlal Nehru?
The Amritsar Massacre would take place in
1919 as Brigadier-General Dyer would
order troops to fire on Hindus, Sikhs, and
Muslims, many of them congregating to
oppose this British Act.
What was the Rowlatt Act? It
gave the British the ability to
arrest and punish any terror
suspect.
Gandhi’s “swadeshi” policy
encouraged Indians to oppose
British rule through what action?
His “swadeshi” policy involved
boycotting foreign goods, so
Indian citizens were encouraged to
spin their own cloth for clothes.
Along with the misplaced blame of
Versailles, Hitler argues that this
treaty (signed in 1925) was
violated when France and Russia
signed a pact. He then uses this as
his excuse to remilitarize the
Rhineland.
What was the Locarno Pact?
This valuable munitions
factory was located within
Czechoslovakia, just another
reason that area was desirable
to Hitler.
What was the Skoda Arms Works?
The Nazi Foreign Minister and Soviet
politician who met to sign the NaziSoviet Non-Aggression Pact
Who were Joachim von
Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav
Molotov?
This puppet fascist dictator takes
over in Czechoslovakia after the
Munich Pact (to which Benes was
not invited) is signed, and the Nazis invade.
Who was Konrad Heinlein?
Interpret the political cartoon and
identify the political cartoonist
who created it.
The cartoon condemns the French
and British governments for their
failure to protect their “children”
– i.e. the newly formed nations
through the Treaty of Versailles –
from both Hitler and Stalin.
The cartoonist was Britain’s
David Low.
This Belgian King would
surrender in disgrace due to the
enemy agents among his civilian
population that aided the Nazi
invasion. Name the King and the
term for those enemy agents.
Who was King Leopold?
What were the “5th Columnists”?
3 reasons the Allied powers felt
North Africa would be important
in the European Theatre.
What were:
1. control of the important naval
route of the Suez Canal
2. valuable oil region
3. it served as a launching point
for battles (Italy was Churchill’s
“soft underbelly”)
The allied commander in charge of
3 million troops committed to
Operation Overlord.
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
In chronological order, beginning
with 1936, the 3 Acts passed by
American Congress that
gradually increased their
commitment to the Allied war
effort (before they physically
entered WWII). The first act
prohibited the sale of any arms to
belligerents, except Spain.
What were:
1. The Neutrality Acts (’36 & ‘37)
2. “Cash and Carry”
3. “Lend-Lease”
Identify at which conferences the following
decisions were made:
1. Roosevelt & Churchill agree they will
accept nothing but Germany’s
unconditional surrender.
2. The first time Churchill, Roosevelt, and
“Uncle Joe” would meet as a group.
3. Churchill & Truman discuss using the
atomic bomb against
What were:
1. Casablanca (Jan 1943)
2. Teheran (Nov 1943)
3. Potsdam (July 1945)
The date and time of the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbour.
What was December 7th, 1941
7:49am
(I’ll take 8am as your answer)
A key battle, involving only planes
and aircraft carriers, it resulted
statistically in a stalemate, but was
a setback for the Japanese as they
were prevented from taking Port
Moresby.
What was the Battle of the Coral Sea,
May 1942?
This long range bomber attack on
Tokyo didn’t inflict much damage
but alerted the Japanese to the
importance of securing the island
of Midway.
What was the “Doolittle Raid”?
Roosevelt would supply this
Chinese leader with supplies
wrongly believing the weapons
and money would be used to clear
the Japanese out of Burma.
Who was Chiang-kai Shek?
Interpret
In this cartoon, we see Hitler, Mussolini, Daladier,
and Chamberlain gathered around a globe with a
map of Czechoslovakia in the background. Under
Hitler’s chair is a document titled “Power Pact”, and
Stalin has entered the room, obviously not invited to
the meeting.
This cartoon refers to the Munich Conference of
1938 where Hitler is allowed the Sudetenland (the
last stage of appeasement before he marches into all
of Czechoslovakia). Not only is Stalin not invited to
the meeting, but neither is the leader of
Czechoslovakia, Benes.
WWII Trivia
In captivity, General Tojo would
have a medical procedure done.
An American, Jack Mallory,
would inscribe the message
“Remember Pearl Harbour”
into which part of his body?
What were Tojo’s dentures (teeth)?