World War II

1.By the end of WWII, how many countries were Allies? Add This: 50

2. Why was Italy unhappy with the Treaty of Versailles? Italy had gained less land than had been expected. Add this: This allowed Mussolini to come to power under the idea of Facism Facism:Fascism /ˈfæʃɪzəm/ is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism

3.How did economic hardship affect Hitler’s rise to power? Germans lost their jobs and money lost its value (Inflation), so they were looking for a strong leader to help them. Video

4.Who did the Nazis blame for Germany’s defeat in WWI? The Jews Video 'The struggle between the people and the hatred amongst them is being nurtured by very specific interested parties. It is a small, rootless, international clique that is turning the people against each other, that does not want them to have peace... It is the people who are at home both nowhere and everywhere, who do not have anywhere a soil on feel at home everywhere. [Man in audience shouts 'The Jews!'] They are the only ones who can be addressed as international, because they conduct their business everywhere, but the people cannot follow them.'

5.After Hitler and Mussolini came to power, what did they do to people that opposed them? They jailed them or killed them

Cartoon Break Write down three ways that Hitler controlled Germany.

6.What does the name “Stalin” mean? Steal

7.What happened on September 1, 1939? Germany invaded Poland; WWII began Add This: Appeasement- The United States and other former allies allowed Hitler to invade countries prior to the point under the idea of Appeasement or “allowing” them to do what they want instead of fighting.

8.Why didn’t the Soviet Union come to Poland’s aid after they were invaded by Germany? Stalin and Hitler signed an agreement not to fight each other and secretly agreed to divide up Poland.

9.What was the “Night of Broken Glass?” What happened to the Jewish people in Germany? Most of the synagogues in Germany were burned down. Jewish homes and businesses were destroyed and the Jewish people were forced into concentration camps.

10.When did France surrender? June 1940

11.Who was the U.S. president during the beginning of the war? FDR

12.Why did the Soviet Union become part of the Allies? After Germany conquered most of Western Europe, Germany turned on the Soviet Union and invaded the Soviet Union.

Royal Air Force

14.What technology helped the RAF defeat the Germans? Radar

15. Where is Pearl Harbor located? Hawaii

16.Why did Japan target Pearl Harbor? Japan needed oil for its war in China

17. How did the attack on Pearl Harbor affect Japanese Americans? Many Japanese Americans experienced mistreatment and racial prejudice. Japanese Americans on the West Coast were forced to move to internment camps.

18. What was the name of the 1943 Oscar winning film? Casablanca

19. How did WWII affect women in the United States? For the first time many women went to work in the factory lines, defense plants, and shipyards. It was also the first war to include women in the military in large numbers.

20.What were “Bouncing Betties”? German mines in the cold waters of the French coast

21. Name the Big Three. Which of the three Ally leaders was a dictator? Joseph Stalin (dictator), FDR, Winston Churchill Dictatorship (Autocratic) Constitutional Monarchy Presidential Republic

22. What was Stalin’s purpose for altering war images? Stalin wanted to gain Soviet support for the war, so he altered images to elicit sympathy for the Soviet cause.

Propaganda Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

23. During the Battle of Stalingrad, how did starving German soldiers deal with food shortages? They ate their own horses

24. What was the significance of the symbol “Kilroy was here”? It signifies “A U.S. serviceman was here”

25. When and what was D-Day? June 6, 1944 The beginning of the largest allied invasion

26.Where in France did the allies land on D-Day? Normandy

27. What was the significance of V-E Day? What did V-E stand for? Victory in Europe

28. What did the Big Three decide to do with Germany after V-E Day? They decided to divide Germany into four occupation zones: Soviet; U.S., British, and French

29. True or False? WWII ended on V-E Day. False

30. Who became president after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in April 1945? Truman

31. Which battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific? Midway

32. What was the name of the secret group of people who built the atomic bomb? Manhattan Project

33. What was the first target of the atomic bomb? Hiroshima