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World History Ch 31

World War II

QuestionAnswer
Responded to a League of Nations order to return Manchuria to China by withdrawing from the League Japan
How did Japan's actions in Manchuria affect the League of Nations Proved the League of Nations was powerless
Who ordered the invasion of Ethiopia Mussolini
What was the response of the League of Nations to Italy's actions in Ethiopia Imposed economic sanctions
Why were the sanctions placed on Italy ineffective Sanctions did not include oil, coal and iron
Why did the governments of western democracies refuse to get involved in the civil war in Spain They feared a European war
What treaty did Hitler violate when he seized the Rhineland Treaty of Versailles
Which three countries made up the Axis Powers or Anti-Comintern Pact Italy, Germany and Japan
Who was Britain's Prime Minister who agreed to allow Hitler control of the Sudetenland? Neville Chamberlain
At what conference did Hitler gain the Sudetenland in return for respecting Czechoslovakia's sovereignty? Munich
What did Hitler do in 1939 to cause the West to prepare for war? Took over part of Czechoslovakia
Which two countries promised to help Poland defend its borders? Britain and France
Which two countries signed the Non-Aggression Pact? Germany and the Soviet Union
What did Hitler do to cause Britain and France to declare war on Germany? Invaded Poland
What three countries were unsatisfied with the peace settlement following World War I Germany Italy and Japan
This nation was the first to reveal its territorial ambitions by invading Manchuria Japan
Who led the Spanish Nationalists Francisco Franco
Who did the Spanish Nationalists fight for control of Spain Loyalists or Republicans
What agreement did Hitler and Mussolini sign in 1936 Rome-Berlin Axis
The joining of Austria to Germany Anchluss
After annexing Austria, Germany turned its attentions to this country where ethnic Germans lived in a region known as the Sudetenland Czechoslovakia
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain thought this policy would stabilize Europe. Appeasement
This conference decided the fate of Czechoslovakia which was soon invaded by Hitler Munich
On September 1 1939 Hitler sent armies to this country sparking World War II Poland
Control of these two countries gave Hitler an outlet to the Atlantic Ocean Denmark and Norway
Who replaced Chamberlain as Prime Minister of Britain during World War II Winston Churchill
Where did the Allies hope to escape Hitler's advance in France French port of Dunkirk
Name the puppet government set up in France by the Germans Vichy
What was the only thing that stood between Hitler and German domination of western Europe Winston Churchill
What was the only thing Churchill had to offer Hitler Blood toil tears and sweat
What was Britain's policy during World War II Victory at all costs
What did the Germans do hoping to break down Britain's morale Massive bombing of London
To what is Churchill referring with this statement never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few British Royal Air Force
What did US President Franklin Roosevelt do to aid Britain early on in World War II gave the British 50 old American naval destroyers and convinced Congress that a cash and carry policy was needed
What was the purpose of the US Lend Lease Policy The President could lend war equipment to any country whose defense he deemed vital to national security
What country even though out numbered scored victory after victory against the Italians in Libya Britain
What was Churchill's mistake in Africa He diverted troops from Africa to Europe to stop a German advance
In 1939 Germany unleashed this kind of war on Poland and devastated the country in a few weeks. blitzkrieg
A sit down war sitzkrieg
In what three Baltic republics did Stalin force to accept Soviet military bases Lithuania Estonia Latvia
French fortified border Magnot Line
German Air Force Luftwaffe
Roosevelt instituted this policy so Britain could by needed supplies cash and carry
This policy allowed the US to lend war equipment to those nations whose defense was deemed vital to US security lend lease
What was Operation Barbarossa Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union
Hitler's New Order called for elimination these two undesirable elements Jews and Slavs
Systematic killing of more than 6 million Jews Holocaust
In which two countries did the largest number of Jews in Nazi occupied Europe live Poland and Soviet Union
To control the large Jewish population the Nazis forced them into these areas ghettos
When the Nazis rounded up Jews where were the Jews sent Death camps
What did Japan use to divert attention while they acquired territory in Asia Hitler
What was the purpose of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere to rid Asia of European rule
How did the US retaliate to Japan invading Indochina Placed an embargo on the sale of scrap metal to Japan
Why did Japan decide to go to war with the United States US demanded Japan withdraw from China and Indochina and froze all Japanese assets in the United States
On what date did Japan attack Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
When US President Franklin Roosevelt said a date which will live in infamy what was he referring to Pearl Harbor
Why did Hitler want to conquer the vast Soviet steppe to provide living space for the Germans
Why did Hitler want to control Ukraine and Caucasus regions oil reserves
According to Hitler who was NOT part of the Master Race Jews and Slavs
What event put an end to German efforts to win the Battle of the Atlantic with surface ships Britain sinking the Bismarck
What turned the tide of war for the Allies in the Soviet Union Hitler would not allow his troops to retreat during the harsh winter
Who was the British general who stopped the Germans at El Alamein Bernard Montgomery
Who led the Allied Forces during the attack on Sicily General Dwight Eisenhower
Which battle ended Japanese superiority in the Pacific Battle of Midway
Led suicide missions Kamikaze pilots
This city was symbolic in the struggle between the Germans and the Soviets Stalingrad
German Erwin Rommel was knows as the Desert Fox
The Allied invasion of Italy began in conquering the island of Sicily
What happened to Mussolini in Italy when the Allies invaded Was arrested by King Victor Emmanuel III
The Allies launched a leapfrogging campaign at this battle to begin taking back the Pacific Islands Guadalcanal
At what conference did Roosevelt and Churchill tell Stalin their plan to open a second front to the war Tehran Iran
On what date did D Day occur June 6 1944
What invasion successfully freed Paris from German control D Day
What is V E Day Victory in Europe
At what conference was it decided to divide Germany into four parts Yalta
At what conference did the Allies meet to make plans for the occupation of Germany and demand Japan's surrender Potsdam
Who replaced Franklin Roosevelt as president of the United States Harry Truman
On what two cities did the US drop the atomic bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What trials were held to bring Nazi leaders to justice Nuremberg Trials
The Allied plan to land troops in France Operation Overlord
The last desperate offensive by the Germans in World War II Battle of the Bulge
Who shot Mussolini Italian partisans or resistance fighters
Two fierce and bloody battles of the Pacific Iwo Jima and Okinawa
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