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

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Many countries had an all-powerful leader- what is another name for this type of leader?
dictator
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3. Who was Germany’s leader?
Hitler
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4. Who did Adolf Hitler blame for all of Germany’s economic problems?
Jews
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5. What was Hitler’s mass murder campaign against the Jews called?
Holocaust
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Hitler placed many people in death camps or prisons. What was another name for these camps?
Concentration camps
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7. Who was the Soviet leader (who was just as bad as Hitler)?
Joseph Stalin
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8. What happened on September 1, 1939?
Germany invaded Poland
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9. What happened September 3, 1939?
Britain and France, allies of Poland, declared war on Germany. This started World War 2
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10. Britain, Soviet Union, and the US formed what?
Allied Powers
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11. Where were the two main battle fronts or theaters of war fought?
Europe/Africa
Pacific
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Hitler lead the German Nationalist Socialist Party which was also known as what?
Nazis
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13. Another name for the main battle area or front called this
theater
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What was the name of the US Naval Base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japan?
Pearl Harbor
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15. Who were the main Axis leaders during WW2 ?
Hitler (Germany)
Tojo (Japan)
Mussolini (Italy)
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16. Who was the military leader of Japan’s forces?
Tojo
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17. Who were the main Allied leaders during WW2??
Churchill (Britain)
FDR (USA)
Stalin (Soviet Union/Russia)
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18. In the 1930s and 1940s, what kind of government did Japan have??
They had a militaristic government
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19. What was the goal of the Allies?
force an unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers
What was another name for the Nazi Party
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20. Why did Hitler begin to take over other countries in Europe??
He felt the results of the Treaty of Versailles were unfair to Germany
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21. 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)
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22. 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
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23. 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
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24. 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
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25. What happened on December 7, 1941?
Japan attacked a US naval base in Hawaii, Pearl Harbor
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26. 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
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27. What was created to get people to join the military in the US?
The draft
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What was the estimated total number of people murdered during the Holocaust? How many were Jews?
12 million
6 million were Jews
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29. Who was the leader of France?
Charles de Gualle
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30. Who was Britain’s leader?
Winston Churchill
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Who was the President of the US when WW2 began and when we eventually joined the war?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
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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
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Who was Italy’s leader?
Benito Mussolini
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34. Germany, Japan, and Italy were called what?
The Axis Powers
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