history test

Test Review: World War II

What was the territory Hitler wanted from Czechoslovakia?

Why was Dunkirk significant?

What was the Battle of Britain?

What was Operation Torch?

After Operation Torch, what did Hitler do in France?

What was Operation Barbarossa?

What was strange about Stalin's behavior before the German invasion?

What did the Nazi's want to do with the Soviet Union after they conquered it?

In June 1941, what did Stalin find out that ended up making a huge difference in the war on the Ostfront?

What did Stalin order the factories in the western part of the U.S.S.R. to do?

What was Stalin's Order Number 227?

What was Stalin's Order Number 270?

What did Chuikov do when he took over the defense of Stalingrad?

What happened to the German Army that was in Stalingrad?

What did Hitler order General Paulus to do with the 250,000 man army inside Stalingrad?

At the beginning of the war, what advantage did Italy have over Great Britain in Africa?

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After Churchill fired Auchinlek in North Africa, who ultimately became the commander of the British Eighth Army in North Africa?

Why was Rommel unable to get adequate supplies of food, ammunition, fuel and medicine in North Africa?

Within a week of Rommel's return, how many tanks did the Axis have left during the Second Battle of El Alamein?

How did the Vichy French respond to the Allied invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch?

After the Allies recaptured North Africa, where did they invade next?

What was Operation Overlord?

Be able to explain what D Day was.

Why was Pearl Harbor significant?

What was the Bataan Death March?

Why were the Battles of Midway and Gaudalcanal significant?

Where did Churchill, Stalin, and FDR meet in late 1943?

What did Stalin want to happen with Poland? Why was this significant?

What was the "Race for Berlin?" What was this like for civilians?

Know what the U.S. "island hopping" strategy was in the Pacific.

What were the fighting conditions on Iwo Jima and Okinawa like?

How many Japanese civilians committed suicide on Okinawa?

What was strategic bombing? How did it affect civilians?

Why was the use of atomic bombs so significant?