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bham-STAR-World War II-2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
Question | Answer |
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Stalin and Hitler signed what agreement? | Non-aggression pact |
What is the strategy of Blitzkrieg? | Attack with a combination of speed and overwhelming force |
The Soviets started beating the Germans at the Battle of? | Stalingrad |
Two Pacific War Battles that were major turning points in the war for the allies. | Midway and Guadalcanal |
Laws made by Hitler to limit the Jews such as taking away their German citizenship. | Nuremberg Laws |
Hitler's plan to rid(exterminate) the world of Jews? | Final Solution |
Battle that was the turning point(when the Allies started to win) in Africa. | El Alamein |
Appeasement failed when Hitler invaded _______. | Czechoslovakia |
Japan attacked Midway Island so that it could ____ | destroy the American fleet |
Iwo Jima was an important objective for the American military because | U.S. planes could bomb Japan from there. |
Which group controlled most of Europe right before D-day? | Axis Powers |
What was the United States policy that allowed President Roosevelt to send war materials to countries fighting the Axis powers? | Lend-Lease Act |
The Americans were able to break the Japanese Navy's _____ ______ and defeat them at the battle of _______. | secret code, Midway |
D-Day is the largest _________ invasion in history. | seaborne |
Hitler invaded the Soviet Union breaking which agreement between the two? | non-aggression pact |
Kamikaze pilots valued ___ ______ more than individual life. | national honor |
Why were people of Japanese descent forced into internment camps during WW II? | They were thought to be enemies. |
In order to shorten the war and eliminate the need for an invasion of Japan, President Truman decided to use the ____ _____. | Atomic bombs |
Who was the leader of Italy and why did he want to attack North Africa? | Mussolini, bring back the greatness of Rome |
Which of the following was the location of a Nazi extermination camp? | Auschwitz |
Hitler attacked the civilians in London during the Battle of Britain, what was his reasoning for doing this? | He wanted to terrorize the British people into surrendering |
What countries, besides Czechoslovakia, were acquired during appeasement? | Sudetenland and Austria |