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World War II
World War II Quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles | Stopped paying reparations, built up military and moved military into demilitarized zone |
| What policy did Great Britain and France use when Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles? | appeasement |
| Why did Great Britain and France use appeasement? | World War I had ended just a few years before and they wanted to avoid another war |
| What event started World War II? | Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 |
| What was Hitler and Stalin's agreement regarding Poland? | Germany would attack from the west and the U.S.S.R. would attack from the east and they would split it |
| Name the fighting tactic Germany used during World War II. | blitzkrieg |
| What does blitzkrieg mean? | lightning war |
| What Allied country surrendered to Germany in 1940? | France |
| Why was Germany unsuccessful in the Battle of Britain? | Great Britain had radar and was able to tell when the Germans were coming so they could prepare |
| Why did the Soviet Union switch alliances? | they were betrayed by Hitler when Germany invaded the U.S.S.R. |
| What were the two alliances in World War II? | Axis Powers and Allied Powers |
| Which alliance did Italy join in World War II? | Axis Powers |
| Which alliance did Great Britain join in World War II? | Allied Powers |
| Which alliance did France join in World War II? | Allied Powers |
| Which alliance did Japan join in World War II? | Axis Powers |
| Which alliance did Germany join in World War II? | Axis Powers |
| The Soviet Union was originally a member of the ____ alliance | Axis Powers |
| In 1940, the U.S.S.R. switched to the ____ alliance | Allied Powers |
| Benito Mussolini was the leader of ___ during World War II. | Italy |
| Hideki Tojo was the leader of ___ during World War II. | Japan |
| Josef Stalin was the leader of ___ during World War II. | Soviet Union |
| Winston Churchill was the leader of ___ during World War II. | Great Britain |
| Charles DeGaulle was the leader of ___ during World War II. | France |
| Franklin Roosevelt was the leader of ___ during World War II. | The United States |
| Adolf Hitler was the leader of ___ during World War II. | Germany |
| Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of ___ during World War II. | China |
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lcarson
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