Reviewing World War II
Which German occupation came first: the Rhineland or Austria? The Rhineland in 1936 – Austria was occupied in 1938
What 1931 action started World War II in Asia? Japan’s invasion of Manchuria
Who was the fascist leader who took power in Italy through a violent coup? Mussolini
Who was Tojo and what was his role? The leader of Japan’s ruling military council.
Who was Roosevelt? President of the US during WW II
Who was Churchill? Prime Minister of Great Britain during WW II
What did Germany get from the Munich Conference? Permission from Britain to annex the Sudetenland / Czechoslovakia
Which team won the English Premier League yesterday in one of the greatest sporting events ever? Manchester City
What conditions in Europe after WWI encouraged the rise of dictators? Increased nationalism and patriotism, along with economic difficulties Resentment over the Treaty of Versailles
Identify an “ism” that is associated with totalitarianism Fascism, communism, Nazism
What does Hitler’s Mein Kampf say about the Treaty of Versailles? That it was an unfair betrayal of Germany by the Jews
What was Hitler’s justification for annexing Austria? All the German people should be in one united German nation
Which American Idol winner has sold the most albums? Kelly Clarkson (21 million) Carrie Underwood has ~ 14 million
What was the 1939 diplomatic agreement that drastically changed the situation in Europe? The Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact
What was the Allied invasion of France called? D-Day
X Czechoslovakia
X Austria
X Poland
X Germany
X France
X USSR
What was the most important reason the Allies won World War II? The USSR out-numbered the Germans and destroyed the Nazi army
Roughly how many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust? 5,900,000
What nation suffered the most total deaths during WW II? The USSR
What happened in Hiroshima & Nagasaki? The United States dropped atomic bombs