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Chapter 22

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"What clause of the Treaty of Versailles angered Germany The war guilt clause
"What did the Treaty of Versailles force Germany to pay Steep reparations
"What global crisis helped dictators rise to power The Great Depression
"Who became dictator of the Soviet Union in the nineteen twenties Joseph Stalin
"What type of government did Stalin establish A brutal totalitarian regime
"What did Mussolini promise to restore in Italy The greatness of the Roman Empire
"What title did Mussolini take Il Duce
"What was Hitlers failed nineteen twenty three uprising called The Beer Hall Putsch
"What book did Hitler write in jail Mein Kampf
"What ideology did Hitler promote in Mein Kampf Racial nationalism and Aryan supremacy
"What political party did Hitler lead The National Socialist German Workers Party or Nazi Party
"What event was blamed on communists to help Hitler gain power The burning of the Reichstag
"In what year did Hitler become chancellor of Germany Nineteen thirty three
"What tradition shaped Japans government before WWII Military rule
"Who became prime minister of Japan in nineteen forty one Hideki Tojo
"What region did Japan invade in nineteen thirty one Manchuria
"What conference did Japan withdraw from in nineteen thirty four The Washington Naval Conference
"What nation did Japan declare war on in nineteen thirty seven China
"What region did Germany remilitarize in nineteen thirty six The Rhineland
"What defensive line did France build after World War One The Maginot Line
"What region of Czechoslovakia did Hitler demand in nineteen thirty eight The Sudetenland
"What agreement allowed Hitler to take the Sudetenland The Munich Conference
"What policy describes giving in to Hitler to avoid war Appeasement
"What was the German annexation of Austria called The Anschluss
"What event officially started World War Two Germany invading Poland on September one nineteen thirty nine
"What pact did Germany sign with the Soviet Union in nineteen thirty nine The Nazi Soviet Nonaggression Pact
"What nations declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland France and Great Britain
"What nations formed the Axis Powers Germany Italy and Japan
"What does Blitzkrieg mean Lightning war
"What war took place in Spain from nineteen thirty six to nineteen thirty nine The Spanish Civil War
"Who won the Spanish Civil War The fascists under Franco
"What was the German air force called The Luftwaffe
"What were German tank units called Panzer divisions
"What happened at Dunkirk in nineteen forty British and French troops were trapped and evacuated
"Who led the fascist movement in Italy Benito Mussolini
"What type of government did Hitler establish in Germany A totalitarian dictatorship
"What region did Germany seize without a fight in nineteen thirty eight Austria
"What tactic did Germany use to conquer Poland quickly Blitzkrieg
"What two nations secretly agreed to divide Poland Germany and the Soviet Union
"What did the Munich Conference symbolize The failure of appeasement
"What industrial region did Germany occupy in nineteen thirty six The Rhineland
"What was the purpose of the Maginot Line To defend France from German invasion
"What did Hitler violate by rebuilding Germanys military The Treaty of Versailles
"What was the German strategy combining tanks planes and fast infantry Blitzkrieg
"What was the name of Hitlers autobiography Mein Kampf
"What did Hitler blame Germanys problems on Communists and Jews
"What was the name of Japans alliance with Germany and Italy The Rome Berlin Tokyo Axis
"What did Japan seek to control in Asia A sphere of influence
"What nation warned early about Hitlers aggression Great Britain under Winston Churchill
"What did Germany want from Norway Access to Swedish iron ore and the Atlantic
"Who was the Norwegian traitor who helped Germany Vidkun Quisling
"What happened to France in June nineteen forty France surrendered to Germany
"What was the British evacuation of trapped troops called The Dunkirk evacuation
"What did Churchill send to rescue trapped troops at Dunkirk Every type of boat available
"What was the evacuation at Dunkirk called The Dunkirk evacuation
"What German plan aimed to invade Britain Operation Sea Lion
"What does the term Blitz refer to German bombing campaign against Britain
"What battle took place from summer to fall of nineteen forty The Battle of Britain
"What technology helped the RAF detect incoming German planes Radar
"What does RAF stand for Royal Air Force
"What was the German invasion of the Soviet Union called Operation Barbarossa
"What was Hitlers goal in Operation Sea Lion To invade and conquer Great Britain
"What prevented Germany from winning the Battle of Britain The RAF and radar detection
"What did the Blitz target in Britain London and major industrial cities
"What did Operation Barbarossa violate The Nazi Soviet Nonaggression Pact
"What season stopped the German advance in the Soviet Union The Russian winter
"What two cities did Germany reach the outskirts of in nineteen forty one Moscow and Leningrad
"What was the German strategy used in early victories Blitzkrieg
"What did Churchill famously promise Britain during the war Blood toil tears and sweat
"When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor December seven nineteen forty one
"Where did the Japanese attack the United States Pearl Harbor Hawaii
"How many American aircraft were destroyed at Pearl Harbor Over three hundred
"What other Allied bases did Japan capture after Pearl Harbor Guam Hong Kong Wake Island and the Gilbert Islands
"What happened in the fall of the Philippines Japanese forces defeated American and Filipino troops
"Who led the first American air raid on Japan Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
"How many B twenty five bombers were used in the Doolittle Raid Sixteen
"What Japanese cities were bombed in the Doolittle Raid Tokyo and three others
"What effect did the Doolittle Raid have on Americans It boosted morale
"What effect did the Doolittle Raid have on Japan It surprised and embarrassed them
"What battle halted Japanese expansion in the Pacific The Battle of Midway
"How many Americans served in the military during World War Two Fifteen million
"Who commanded German forces in North Africa Erwin Rommel
"Who defeated Rommel in North Africa Bernard Montgomery
"What was the Allied invasion of North Africa called Operation Torch
"Who led Operation Torch Dwight D Eisenhower
"Where did Operation Torch land troops Casablanca Oran and Algiers
"What was the Allied strategy of invading Italy called Up the Boot
"What was the codename for the D Day invasion Operation Overlord
"When did D Day occur June six nineteen forty four
"How many assault beaches were used on D Day Five
"What city did the Allies push toward after landing in France Paris
"What German counterattack created a fifty mile bulge in Allied lines The Battle of the Bulge
"What forest did Germany attack through in the Battle of the Bulge The Ardennes Forest
"Which Allied commanders stopped the German advance in the Bulge Montgomery and Patton
"What was the largest naval battle in history The Battle of Leyte Gulf
"What were Japanese suicide pilots called Kamikazes
"How many ships were sunk or damaged by kamikazes Over three hundred
"When did U S Marines land on Iwo Jima February nineteen nineteen forty five
"What was the bloodiest battle in the Pacific The Battle of Okinawa
"What tragic event happened on Okinawa Thousands of Japanese civilians died by suicide
"What did Okinawa show about a future invasion of Japan It would be extremely costly
"Where did Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin meet in nineteen forty five Yalta
"What was the group of leaders at Yalta called The Big Three
"Who was Roosevelts new vice president in his fourth term Harry Truman
"What did Stalin agree to do at Yalta Help defeat Japan in exchange for Asian territory
"What did the Allies agree to do with Germany at Yalta Divide Germany and its capital
"What did Allied troops discover as they liberated Europe The Holocaust and the mass murder of millions
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