World War II
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Kristallnacht was an important event in the
Holocaust because it was
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ANSWER: An attack on Jewish homes,
business, and synagogues.
What was the goal of Hitler’s Final Solution?
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Answer: It was genocide of people that the
Nazis considered inferior.
Where were most the Nazi death camps
located? Name the most notorious camp.
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ANSWER: Poland, Auschwitz
Which event or condition would be most
significant in a war crimes trial?
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ANSWER:The government allowed the
mass murder of civilians.
What significant crimes were prosecuted at
the Nuremberg Trials?
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ANSWER: Crimes against humanity
(Holocaust) and fighting a war of aggression.
Who formed an alliance with Germany, suffered
military defeats to the Allies, and was
overthrown by the Italian king in 1943?
ANSWER: Benito Mussolini
Who commanded the Allied forces in Europe,
led the D-Day invasion of mainland
Europe and helped unite Allied troops?
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ANSWER: Dwight D. Eisenhower
“My good friends, for the second time in our history, a
British Prime Minister has returned from Germany
bringing peace with honor. I believe it is peace in our
time…Go home and get a nice quiet sleep.”---Neville
Chamberlain, April 30, 1938 (following his return from
the Munich Conference)
The quote reveals the belief that what British policy would
prevent war?
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ANSWER: Appeasement of Hitler
Whose stand against Hitler was the most
significant in mobilizing the Allied
powers: Roosevelt, MacArthur, or
Churchill
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ANSWER: Churchill
Who agreed with Winston Churchill on the
Atlantic Charter and laid the groundwork
for the United Nations?
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ANSWER: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Why did Hitler sign a non-aggression treaty
with Stalin on the eve of World War II?
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ANSWER: To allow Germany to invade
Poland without Soviet opposition.
In 1939, France and Great Britain declared
war on Germany as a direct result of…
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ANSWER: Germany’s invasion of Poland
What crucial lesson was learned at the Battle
of Britain?
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ANSWER: That Hitler’s advances could
be blocked.
What battle marked the final German
offensive in the European Theater?
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ANSWER: Battle of the Bulge
Which of the following countries suffered high
civilian and military casualties because it was
invaded and partially occupied during World War
II: Great Britain, the Soviet Union, or Japan?
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ANSWER: Soviet Union
What caused the Japanese emperor to have
reduced power after the war?
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ANSWER: The Allies’ insistence. The new
Japanese Constitution gave more power to the
elected Prime Minister.
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will
live in infamy…”—from a speech by Franklin D.
Roosevelt to Congress.
The purpose of President Roosevelt’s speech was …
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ANSWER: To persuade Congress to declare war
against Japan
What was the significance of the Battle of
Midway?
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ANSWER: It turned the war in the Pacific
against the Japanese.
What did the Allies’ strategy of “island
hopping” in the Pacific involve?
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ANSWER: Attacks only on islands that
were not well defended but closer to Japan.
Where were the atomic bombs dropped?
• ANSWER: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy
that depended on what advantage?
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ANSWER: Surprise and overwhelming
force against the enemy
What was the significance of the Atlantic
Charter both during and after the war?
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ANSWER: It upheld free trade and choice of
government, and it became the plan for postwar
peace (UN).
Early in World War II, which country did the
Allied leaders decided that they had to
defeat first?
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ANSWER: Nazi Germany
TRUE or FALSE
Civilians support the war effort by
rationing, working in war industries, and
scrap metal drives.
• ANSWER: TRUE
What was a major factor in the German defeat at the
Battle of Stalingrad? (Hint: This defeated
Napoleon too!)
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ANSWER: The long Russian winter