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World War II Test

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What year did World War II begin and end? 1939 - 1945
Who became the leader of the Nazi party? Adolf Hitler
Did Hitler gain control of the Reichstag? Yes.
What is the Reichstag? The German legislature.
Who was appointed the chancellor of Germany? Adolf Hitler.
What title did Hitler take? Fuhrer.
What does Fuhrer? "Leader of the German people."
What is the Gestapo? Nazi secret police.
What method did Hitler use to gain control of the media? Propaganda.
What did Hitler form to gain the support of younger people? The Hitler Youth.
Who became the fascist dictator of Italy in 1922? Benito Mussolini.
Who was the military leader of Japan? Hideki Tojo.
What place did Japan also invade? China.
Who ignored the Treaty of Versailles? Hitler.
What did Hitler use to rebuild the German military. Conscription?
What's conscription? The draft.
Where did Hitler send his troops. Rhineland.
What's DMZ A demilitarized zone.
What two countries did Hitler take over? In 1938, Hitler and the Nazis took control of Austria and part of Czechoslovakia.
What's the Munich Agreement? British and French leaders met with Hitler and Mussolini in Munich, Germany in 1938 and appeased Hitler by giving him part of Czechoslovakia
Who was not at the Munich Agreement conference? The Czechs.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said the agreement meant what? "Peace in our time".
Who was British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain later replaced by? Winston Churchill.
Hitler took the rest of what country? Czechoslovakia.
What countries were part of the Allied Powers? Britain, Russia, US, and China.
What countries were part of the Axis Powers? Germany, Italy, and Japan.
When and how did WWII start? On Sept. 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland.
What does Blitzkrieg mean? It means “lightning war,” referred to the rapid, all-out, offensive attack by the Nazis.
When did Britain and France declare war on Germany? On Sept. 3, 1939,.
By 1940 what countries has Germany taken over. Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.
Who was the battle of Britain between? Between the RAF - Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe - German Air Force
Where was the battle of Stalingrad? Russia.
When and what was D-day? (June 6, 1944) - when the Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France .
Who led D-day? U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
What were the beaches code names? Utah, Omaha, Juno, Gold, and Sword.
What was the major turning point in the war? Allied forces had pushed the Germans back and regained control of 80 square miles of French coast.
When was the bombing of Pearl Harbor? December 7, 1941.
What was President FDR's famous quote about Pearl Harbor? "A date that will live in infamy.
What were four major battles in the Pacific? Pearl Harbor, Midway Island, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
Why were Japanese-Americans were rounded up and placed in internment camps because media and politicians on the west coast . Because the Americans thought they were spies.
What's .V.E day? Victory over Europe.
What's the Manhattan project? The building of an atomic bomb.
Who authorized the dropping of two atom Harry S. Truman.
What were the two atomic bombs called? Fat Boy and Little Man.
What two Japanese cities were bombed. Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What was the name of the plane that dropped the first bomb? Enola Gay.
What does V.J day stand for? Victory over Japan day it was the day the Japanese surrendered.
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