Trivia Review: World War II

Round 1: Between the Wars & the Rise of Dictators

Round 1: Question 1 QUESTION: This treaty, signed by the French & the Germans in 1925 signified an attempt to establish a lasting peace between the former enemies. ANSWER: The Locarno Treaty

Round 1: Question 2 QUESTION: This was the name of Germany’s interwar government – a government that attempted democracy in the aftermath of World War I ANSWER: The Weimar Republic

Round 1: Question 3 QUESTION: What are three factors contributing to Hitler’s rise to power in Germany prior to WWII ANSWER: Germany’s economy was struggling; Resentment about Treaty of Versailles, German nationalism, Fear of Communism

Round 1: Question 4 QUESTION: List at least three major characteristics of fascism, as seen in Nazi Germany. ANSWER: Extreme militarism, extreme nationalism, heavy censorship, youth indoctrination, propaganda, separate social classes, etc.

Round 1: Question 5 QUESTION: List three major dictators of the World War II era, as well as the country to which each belonged. ANSWER: Adolf Hitler – Germany; Benito Mussolini – Italy; Joseph Stalin – Soviet Union; Francisco Franco - Spain

Round 2: Early Aggression

Round 2: Question 1 QUESTION: During the 1930s, one of Hitler’s primary goals was to establish the Third German Empire – an empire that would supposedly last for 1,000 years. What was the name of this empire? ANSWER: The Third Reich

Round 2: Question 2 QUESTION: The occupation of this land is often considered to be Hitler’s FIRST violation of the Treaty of Versailles. ANSWER: The Rhineland (strip of land between France & Germany)

Round 2: Question 3 QUESTION: List the 3 countries, in order, that were Hitler’s earliest (pre-war) territorial aggressions. ANSWER: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland

Round 2: Question 4 QUESTION: Explain the decision that was made at the Munich Conference. ANSWER: Great Britain & France “allowed” Hitler to take Czechoslovakia, as he promised that it was his “last territorial demand”

Round 2: Question 5 QUESTION: This diplomatic agreement was signed by both Hitler and Stalin; agreed to not attack one another & they would split Poland into two different zones of occupation after Germany invaded ANSWER: Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

Round 3: Axis Aggression

Round 3: Question 1 QUESTION: In the year 1940, these were the primary AXIS powers. ANSWER: Germany, Italy and Japan

Round 3: Question 2 QUESTION: In 1939, this event marked the beginning of World War II. ANSWER: The German invasion of Poland (September 1st)

Round 3: Question 3 QUESTION: After the fall of France in 1940, the Nazis established a puppet regime in Southern France. What was the name of this regime? ANSWER: The Vichy Regime

Round 3: Question 4 QUESTION: What was the significance of the outcome of the Battle of Britain? ANSWER: Germany abandoned plans to invade Britain after the RAF successfully defended Britain and the British refused to surrender

Round 3: Question 5 QUESTION: Explain the conflict that emerged between the U.S. and Japan in the months preceding the bombing of Pearl Harbor. ANSWER: Japan was attempting to build an empire; U.S. felt threatened; warned to stop; did not stop; oil embargo; bombing

Round 4: Allied Advance

Round 4: Question 1 QUESTION: This battle is considered the turning point of the war in Europe because the Soviet Union started pushing back the Germans to the west ANSWER: Battle of Stalingrad

Round 4: Question 2 QUESTION: What were the Japanese attempting to attain during the Battle of the Coral Sea? ANSWER: Australia (first time since Pearl Harbor that a Japanese advance had been stopped)

Round 4: Question 3 QUESTION: This battle is known as the final German offensive on the Western Front. ANSWER: The Battle of the Bulge

Round 4: Question 4 QUESTION: In terms of the Soviet Union, what was the significance of D-Day? ANSWER: It was the opening of the 2nd front in Western Europe (Stalin had been asking for…)

Round 4: Question 5 QUESTION: What did Stalin agree to do at the Yalta Conference? ANSWER: Stalin agreed to join war effort against Japan within 90 days of Germany’s surrender

BONUS ROUND QUESTION: Put the following events in correct chronological order: Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor; Hitler invades Poland; U.S. enters WWII; Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima/Nagasaki; Germany surrenders; Battle of Britain; D-Day Invasion

BONUS ROUND ANSWER: Hitler invades Poland Battle of Britain Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor U.S. enters WWII D-Day invasion Germany surrenders Atomic bomb is dropped on H/N

Round 5: The Holocaust

Round 5: Question 1 QUESTION: Describe the Nazi attitude toward their own race and toward others ANSWER: The Germans were a superior race of people; All others were inferior

Round 5: Question 2 QUESTION: Other than Jewish people, identify another group of people that were victims of Nazi persecution ANSWER: Communists, Socialists, Gypsies, Slavs, Jehovah Witnesses, Homosexuals, Mentally & Physically Disabled, Asocials

Round 5: Question 3 QUESTION: What was term for the place the Jewish people were taken initially, before being sent to concentration camps, and where were they located? ANSWER: Ghettos; Poland

Round 5: Question 4 QUESTION: What was “The Final Solution to the Jewish Question”? ANSWER: Annihilation of the Jewish race, carried out through death camps

Round 5: Question 5 QUESTION: Identify 2 ways the Nuremberg Laws restricted the rights of the Jewish population. ANSWER: Jewish Newspapers could no longer be sold; Jews lost the right to vote; Jews had to surrender drivers’ licenses & car registrations; Jews were required to carry identification cards; Jewish passports & papers were marked with a “J”

BONUS ROUND QUESTION: Identify 2 similarities and 2 differences between the treatment of the Jewish population by the Nazis and the treatment of the Japanese American population by the Americans. ANSWER: Similarities: discrimination, had to move/go to camps, were not allowed to leave, both were compensated by governments in years following Differences: Jewish people were abused and killed systematically and were sent to other countries; Japanese Americans did not experience genocide, they stayed in America, not all were sent to camps