Name __________________________________________ Date ________________________
WWII Review Questions
Due the day of the test.
1. Describe what happened at the Munich Conference. ________________________________
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2. What two countries signed the Nonaggression Pact in August of 1939? __________________
3. What is appeasement? ________________________________________________________
4. The Axis Powers were _______________, __________________, and __________________.
5. On September 1, 1939 Hitler attacked ____________________________, starting WWII. By
September 3 ___________________ and __________________ had declared war on Germany.
6. Blitzkrieg or __________________ was Germany’s new military strategy that involved fastmoving airplanes and tanks, followed by massive infantry forces to take the enemy by surprise.
7. France’s unsuccessful prewar decision to stop the German invasion was known as
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8. How did Germany attempt to destroy Great Britain in the Battle of Britain? ______________
9. Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII? __________________________________
10. When Germany invaded Russia what policy did Russia follow? _______________________
11. When did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur? _____________________________________
12. What was D-Day? When did it occur? What was VJ-Day? When did it occur? ___________
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13. What were the nicknames given to the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan?
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14. What happened to Germany after WWII? ________________________________________
15. Prior to entering WWII American foreign policy was to remain _______________________.
16. What was decided by the Nazis at the Wannsee Conference? _______________________
17. Where did most of the largest battles take place during WWII? ______________________
18. ________________________ was the ethnic cleansing of Muslims in the former Yugoslavia.
19. _____________________________________ was the first modern Genocide.
20. ______________________________________ was the Pol Pot’s Purge of rivals or problems.
21. What US President gave the command to drop the atomic bombs? ____________________
22. Japan surrendered to what US General? _________________________________________
23. What took place at the Yalta and Potsdam Conference’s? ____________________________
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