The World at War… Again Review for Quiz #1 (notes 1-3)

Click One Time for Answer Many countries had an all-powerful leader- what is another name for this type of leader? dictator Click One Time for Answer

Who was Germany’s leader? Hitler Click One Time for Answer

Who did Adolf Hitler blame for all of Germany’s economic problems? Jews Click One Time for Answer

What was Hitler’s mass murder campaign against the Jews called? Holocaust Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Hitler placed many people in death camps or prisons. What was another name for these camps? Concentration camps Click One Time for Answer

Who was the Soviet leader (who was just as bad as Hitler)? Joseph Stalin Click One Time for Answer

What happened on September 1, 1939? Germany invaded Poland Click One Time for Answer

What happened September 3, 1939? Britain and France, allies of Poland, declared war on Germany. This started World War 2 Click One Time for Answer

Britain, Soviet Union, and the US formed what? Allied Powers Click One Time for Answer

Where were the two main battle fronts or theaters of war fought? Europe/Africa Pacific Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Hitler lead the German Nationalist Socialist Party which was also known as what? Nazis Click One Time for Answer

Another name for the main battle area or front called this theater Click One Time for Answer

Click Three Times for Answers What was the name of the US Naval Base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japan? Pearl Harbor Click Three Times for Answers

Who were the main Axis leaders during WW2 ? Hitler (Germany) Tojo (Japan) Mussolini (Italy) Click One Time for Answer

Who was the military leader of Japan’s forces? Tojo Click One Time for Answer

Who were the main Allied leaders during WW2?? Churchill (Britain) FDR (USA) Stalin (Soviet Union/Russia) Click One Time for Answer

In the 1930s and 1940s, what kind of government did Japan have?? They had a militaristic government Click One Time for Answer

What was the goal of the Allies? force an unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

Why did Hitler begin to take over other countries in Europe?? He felt the results of the Treaty of Versailles were unfair to Germany Click One Time for Answer

What was the US foreign policy before the Pearl Harbor attack? neutrality- to not pick sides in the war (even though we did send supplies to the Allies during the war) Click One Time for Answer

How did European leaders respond to Hitler’s aggression? They gave in to his demands to avoid conflict or war What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

During WW2, when did Germany/Italy declare war on the US? After the US declared war on Japan What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

What is the significance of the Battle of Britain? ? It was the first time that Hitler’s plan of attack failed What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

What happened on December 7, 1941? Japan attacked a US naval base in Hawaii, Pearl Harbor Click One Time for Answer

What was the goal of the Japanese? To control the Far East and gain economic prosperity ($$) for the island nation What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

What was created to get people to join the military in the US? The draft What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

Click Two Times for Answers What was the estimated total number of people murdered during the Holocaust? How many were Jews? 12 million 6 million were Jews Click Two Times for Answers

Who was the leader of France? Charles de Gualle Click One Time for Answer

Who was Britain’s leader? Winston Churchill Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Who was the President of the US when WW2 began and when we eventually joined the war? Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) What was another name for the Nazi Party Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What was the name of the political party in which Hitler was the leader? It was a.k.a the German National Socialist Party. Nazis Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Who was Italy’s leader? Benito Mussolini Click One Time for Answer

Germany, Japan, and Italy were called what? The Axis Powers Click One Time for Answer