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NWHG WW2
Chapter 13.1, 13.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who are the Axis Powers | Italy, Germany and Japan |
| Who are the Allied Powers at the beginning of WWII | Great Britain & her Commonwealth Nations, France & Poland |
| What are the years in which WWII was fought | 1939 - 1945 |
| How did FDR describe America's role in supplying arms and foods to Great Britain while remaining a neutral nation | an arsenal of democracy |
| What event marked the beginning of WWII | Russia & Germany invade Poland |
| What other countries were invaded by Germany | Denmark & Norway followed by Belgium Netherlands & Luxembourg |
| Who was the leader of Italy | Benito Mussolini |
| Who was the leader of Germany | Adolf Hitler |
| Who was the leader of Japan | Emperor Hirohito, but ruled by General Tojo |
| Who was the leader of Russia | Joseph Stalin |
| Who was the leader of Great Britain | Prime Minister Winston Churchill |
| Who was the leader of the US | President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| What is "national socialism" | A political idea that the leaders of a country are more valuable than the citizens; that some people groups are inferior and that the leader is infallible. |
| What is fascism | A political idea that the government should control most of the country's resources and people have very few freedoms. |
| What is communism | A political idea that the government owns everything and distributed resources as it sees fit. |
| What is militarism | A political idea that the military should rule the country. |
| What is the first country attacked by Japan in 1937 | China |
| What is the first country attacked by Italy | Ethiopia |
| What is the name of the battle where Germany bombed London for 8 months | Battle of Britain |
| What country did Germany attack in June 1941 | Soviet Union |
| Why did Germany attack her diplomatic friend, Russia | Germany wanted to force Russia to supply her with war supplies & food. |
| What is a dictator | A person who rules by force and does not allow freedoms to the citizens. |
| What country was invaded by both Germany and Italy | France |
| How did Germany attack the supplies sent by the US to Great Britain | submarine (torpedoes) |
| What Congressional law set up a plan for America to provide war supplies to Great Britain | Lend-Lease Act |
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