Interwar and WWII review

Question 1

Which city was the target of a Nazi aerial attack for two months in 1940?

Accepted Answer

London

Question 2

Germany, Italy and Japan formed the________________ (an alliance) during World War II

Accepted Answer

Axis

Question 3

To show its disapproval of Japan's invasion of Manchuria during the 1930s, the Americans

Accepted Answer

Placed an embargo on Japan

Question 4

The Nazis seemed they would win until they were badly beaten at this decisive battle

Accepted Answer

Stalingrad

Question 5

Who coordinated the Allied invasion of Normandy, France?

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower

Question 6

"Never was so much owed by so many to so few" reflects efforts of pilots during

Accepted Answer

Battle of Britian

Question 7

What happened first?

Accepted Answer

Japanese invasion of Manchuria

Question 8

The leader of the United Kingdom during World War II was a man named

Accepted Answer

Churchill

Question 9

“Operation Barbarossa” refers to Hitler’sconquest of

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Soviet Union

Question 10

What are the economic and political causes of WWII?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

What US figure oversaw the United States occupation of Japan?

Accepted Answer

MacArthur

Question 12

What happened first?

Accepted Answer

Fall of France

Question 13

Which of the following was considered to be a Super Power after World War II

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 14

Important islands close enough to the mainland to launch bombing raids on Japanese cities

Accepted Answer

Okinawa and Iwo Jima

Question 15

Casualties after the World War 2 were

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Way worse than the Great War

Question 16

What happened first?

Accepted Answer

Japanese Invasion of South East Asia

Question 17

“D-Day” refers to the:

Accepted Answer

Allied invasion of France

Question 18

What was the purpose of the Axis invasion of North Africa

Accepted Answer

all the above

Question 19

An ultra fortified defense between France and Germany that was presumed to be “impenetrable”.

Accepted Answer

Maginot Line

Question 20

During the inter-war period, which Italian leader formed the Fascist party?

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 21

In 1931, Japan invaded ______ while most of the world was suffering through _______.

Accepted Answer

Manchuria, an economic depression

Question 22

This man was in overall command of all Allied Forces everywhere in Europe

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower

Question 23

The general and military leader of the Japanese war machine during the Second World War

Accepted Answer

Tojo

Question 24

What happened first?

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Invasion of Poland

Question 25

What made Blitzkrieg so successful?

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all of the above

Question 26

What happened first

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Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Question 27

The turning point in the Pacific where American carriers destroyed the Japanese carriers was at

Accepted Answer

Midway

Question 28

What newly independent nation was created after World War I from land belonging to Germany?

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 29

The meeting that took place after the Nazis surrendered was called …

Accepted Answer

Potsdam Conference

Question 30

The leader of the USSR responsible for Five Year Plans, collectivization and the Great Purges:

Accepted Answer

Stalin

Question 31

This man was the emperor of Japan

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Hirohito

Question 32

What happened first?

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Battle for Stalingrad

Question 33

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to

Accepted Answer

Destroy the U.S. Pacific fleet and delay U.S. interference

Question 34

Who were some of the people that the Nazis targeted for extermination?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 35

The Nazis seemed they would win until they were badly beaten at this decisive battle

Accepted Answer

Stalingrad

Question 36

Which of these were causes of BOTH World War I and II?

Accepted Answer

German militarism

Question 37

Other examples of genocides beside the Holocaust include

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 38

The “Final Solution” was carried out by:

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Nazis

Question 39

Stalin really wanted the USA and UK to

Accepted Answer

Open a major front against the Nazis in France

Interwar and WWII review

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Interwar and WWII review

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