WW2 History Test

what are the three events that ‘started ww2’ depending on perspective

1. Japan invaded china

2. Germany invades poland

3. Pearl Harbor

what was the Japenese objective in WW2

to dominate asia

why did Japan attack the United States

U.S. cut off supply of steel and oil

what were germany’s 3 objectives

1. to reunite the German people

2. to conquer europe

3. defeat the Soviet union

what caused the rise of Nazism in Germany

1. anger and hatred from losing WW1

2. economic depression

3. hatred of the Jewish people/ evolution

WW2 began for the United States on what date

Dec. 7. 1941

what happened on that date (Dec 7 1941)

pearl harbor

who are the axis

germany, Japan, italy

who are the allies

u.s. Russia, england

how and when did Adolf Hitler come to power

was democratically elected in 1933

who are the Brown Shirts

street mobs of people (protesting) enforced their worldview through intimidation

what did Hitler and Stalin sign (bonus)

non agression pact

what does Nazi stand for

national socialist

what was the philosophical foundations of Nazism

evolution, the idea that human life is the same as animal life and it does not have value

what is anti-semitism

racial hatred against jews

what is Blitzkrieg

Lighting war, Germany’s fast attack using planes and tanks

What countries did Hitler conquer

Western europe in 1940, and Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, and norway

what was the battle of dunkirk

british army escaped german encirclement, and escaped back to england

what was the battle of britan

germany tries to bomb england into submission

who was winston churchill

Prime minister of england

who was the leader of the Soviet union during WW2

Joseph stalin

who is the president who was elected more than twice

Franklin D. Roosevelt

what was operation Barbarossa

the largest land invasion in history, hitler’s attack on russia

what amphibious battle served to show the determination of American troops

Guadalcanal

Omar Bradley the American general was known as a hero to?

the infantry men of WW2

who was the overall commander of the Allied (british American) troops?

Dwight d. Eisenhower

what famous american tank commander was known for his aggressive attacks?

George Patton

what American general led a brilliant defense of the Phillipines before eventually being forced to evacuate

Douglas McCarther

what leading Naval Officer commanded the U.S. Troops in the Pacific

Admiral Nimitz

what battle was the turning point of the war in the pacific

battle of midway

What happened (battle of Midway)

Battle between carrier fleets, U.S. destroyed most of Japanese fleet

what battle’s were the turning point in the war in europe

battle of Britain and Stalingrad

what happened at each one (Britan and Stalingrad)

Russians defeated Germans at Stalingrad, British defeated germans

the battle of Kursk was what?

largest tank battle in history, russians beat germans

what is D day

allies amphibious invasion of France

who was a leading German general (not a Nazi) who was forced to commit suicide after being accused of treason by Adolph hitler

Erwin Rommel

where did the allies first attack, the attack second, the third in Europe

1. North africa

2. Italy

3. france

what was the battle of the buldge

germany’s last effort to defeat the allies- major attack

what were concentration camps

german camps where Jews were imprisoned and murdered

how many Jews were killed during WW2

roughly 6 million

what is the final solution

nazi plan for the extermination of all Jews living in europe

what was a very common way jews were killed during ww2

gas chambers

who is Heinrich himmler

hitler’s right hand man, head of ss, architect of the final solution

what is kamikaze

japenese pilots who used their own planes to destroy American ships while still in them

what is Island hopping

an amphibious invasion that conquers an island, using that island to keep hopping

what was the Manhattan project

the project to build atomic bomb

what happened at Hiroshima and Nagasaki

US dropped atomic bombs, wiping out the cities

why was the decision made and why was it a good decision to drop the bomb

japan refused to surrender, and Soviet union was conquering Asia

the alternative was countless more lives being lost

who was the US chief of staff during WW2

george marshall