stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
WW2 Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
WW2 Review
WW2 Review
35 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
497 plays
#D-dayherosrock
Flashcards
35 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
35
Answers
1
The Weimar Republic was the post world war 1 government of which country?
Germany
France
Russia
Poland
2
The Germans first used blitzkrieg tactics on which country
Poland
France
USSR
Finland
3
What region of France did the D-day invasion take place in France?
Paris
Calais
Caucasus
Normandy
4
Who was the leader of Japan during WW@
Hideki Tojo
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
5
Which nations came to be known as the Axis powers
Germany, Italy, Australia
Germany, Italy, Japan
Germany, Italy, USSR
Germany, Japan, Spain
6
What does the term genocide mean
terrorizing of the citizens of a nation by a government
acting out of anti-semitic beliefs
deliberate extermination of a specific group of people
killing people for the express purpose of creating terror
7
Which technology advancement helped Britain fight off Germany in Battle of Britain
British morale
Radar
More aircraft
Enigma Code
8
Which scientist was in charge of the Manhattan Project?
Robert Oppenheimer
Albert Einstein
Enrico Fermi
Warner von Braun
9
The Axis powers worried FDR because the U.S. would be drawn into.....
taking in millions of refugees
fighting a 2 ocean war
fighting on U.S. soil
joining the Allies
10
The strategy of island hopping in the Pacific involved attacks on what?
islands that were Japanese strongholds
All Japanese held islands
islands not well defended but strategically important
All islands within 500 miles of Japan
11
When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany
when the U.S. declared war
Before the war began
after France was invaded and divided
When they declared war
12
What was the name of the site of the Nazi war crime trials?
Nuremberg
Berlin
Normandy
Moscow
13
What country did Germany use for the Concentration Camp
france
switzerland
poland
russia
14
What was the name of the German operation to attack Great Britain
nuremberg
barbarossa
overlord
sea lion
15
Which of the following features did Nazi society stress to its citizens
nationalism
individual rights
a classless society
isolationism
16
How did the Germans SS troops deal with "undesirables"
death camps
concentration camps
deportation
all of the above
17
What was the intended purpose of the Maginot Line?
to protect France from German invasion
to protect France from Italian invasion
to protect Britain from German invasion
to protect Germany from Austria invasion
18
Hitler's book Mein Kampf in English translates to ...?
My struggle
Well-being
My country
Aryan race
19
Which country invaded the Rhineland in 1936
Japan
Germany
Soviet Union
Italy
20
What Nazi commander was nicknamed the Desert Fox?
Adolf Hitler
Erwin Rommel
Heinrich Himmler
Reinhard Heydrich
21
What is the operation name for the invasion of Normandy?
sea lion
nuremberg
barbarossa
overlord
22
The largest Concentration camp was...?
Auschwitz
Berlin
Luftwaffe
Normandy
23
In what country was the Fascist party led by Mussolini formed?
Russia
Italy
Germany
Japan
24
What was the name given by Hitler to his supposed "master race"
Aryans
Einsatzgruppen
Untermenschen
Uebermencschen
25
The U.S. entered WW2 as a direct result of what event?
attacks on U.S. ships in the Atlantic
the attack on Pearl Harbor
the invasion and division of France
the invasion and division of Poland
26
The term blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what?
the ability to make long, steady advance
surprise and quick, overwhelming force
a system of fortification
out waiting the opponent
27
What was Hitler's main goal for achieving "lebensraum" or living space for the Germany?
attack Jews
form secret police force
conquer other countries
demand dictatorial powers
28
Which country invaded China in 1938 as part of territorial expansion for resources
Germany
Italy
USSR
Japan
29
Hitler's plan to invade the Soviet Union was called operation?
Nuremberg
Barbarossa
Sea Lion
Overlord
30
Which was
NOT
a totalitarian leader
Neville Chamberlain
Joseph Stalin
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
31
What phrase was used by Supreme Court to justify internment of Japanese Americans
guaranteed security
national defense
military necessity
military security
32
What invention helped make the attack on Pearl Harbor possible?
accurate radar
heavy bombers
aircraft carriers
attack submarines
33
Who was the supreme commander of the Allied forces during WW2
Bernard Montgomery
Dwight D Eisenhower
Erwin Rommel
George Patton
34
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
A policy allowing the president to provide arms to countries
a statement of war aims compiled by Roosevelt and Churchill
Nonaggression pact between Germany and USSR
an order to shoot German U-boats on sight
35
When did Hitler promise not to take any more land
Munich Pact
Treaty of Versailles
Lend lease Act
Atlantic Charter
