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MWC Chapter 9 World War II (Jones)
MWC Chapter 9 World War II (Jones)
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1
Germanys rapid success in the first months of the war-
support of the League of Nations
use of the blitzkrieg, which caught countries unprepared
the superiority of German naval forces
continuing appeasement policy of Britain and France
2
Britain, France, and the U.S. declared war on Germany at the same time.
False
True
3
German Air Force
Dunkirk
Luftwaffe
Anschluss
Sudetenland
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Why did France surrender to Germany?
France was unable to fund its war effort.
France did not receive military support from Britain.
The French people favored Hitler.
France was overrun by German and Italian forces.
5
Lightning war-German strategy for fighting
Kamakazi
Blitzkrieg
Auschwitz
Luftwaffe
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Royal Air Force
Air Force of Soviet Union
Air Force of Germany
Air Force of America
Air Force of Britain
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Italy, Germany, and Japan
Central Powers
Allied Powers
The Good Guys
Axis Powers
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Country Germany invaded in September 1939
Poland
Czechoslovakia
France
Britain
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Allowed the U.S. President to sell or lend war supplies to any country vital to the U.S.
Allied Acts
Roosevelt's Acts
Lend-Lease Acts
Neutrality Acts
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1.Japan/U.S. sign peace treaty 2.USSR declares war on Japan 3 Japan surrenders 4.US drops bomb
Put in order: 4-3-2-1
Put in order: 1-2-3-4
Put in order: 2-3-1-4
Put in order: 4-2-3-1
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How did the Nazis implement Hitler's "Final Solution"?
They broke the pact with Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union
They used the blitzkrieg to overwhelm countries they invaded
They built six special camps in occupied Poland.
Passed Nuremberg laws to strip German Jews of citizenship.
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Japanese pilot who undertook a suicide mission
kamikaze
Nisei
Tokyo pilots
Issei
13
How did the new technology of splitting the atom end WW II?
Allies developed new energy supply to power aircraft.
U.S. scientists created a new bomb to be used against Japan.
Allied scientists used it to destroy Axis forces in Europe.
The threat of nuclear warfare forced Germany to surrender.
14
International organization formed in 1945 at the end of World War II
United Nations
Disunited Nations
League of Nations
World of Nations
15
Ship that accommodates the taking off and landing of airplanes, and transports aircraft
Pacific carrier
Aircraft carrier
Navy carrier
Atlantic carrier
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1.Battle of Britain 2.Germany invades Poland 3.Gemany invades USSR 4.Germany invades Rhineland
Put in order: 4-2-1-3
Put in order: 4-3-2-1
Put in order: 1-2-3-4
Put in order: 2-4-1-3
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Britain, France, USSR, and (later) the United States
Allied Powers
Central Powers
Axis Powers
The "Bad Guys"
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City in France where over 300,000 Allied troops were evacuated because of German advances
Paris
Cannes
Lyons
Dunkirk
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code name for June 6, 1944, day Allied forces invaded France during WW II-led to liberation
V-J Day
D-Day
A-Day
V-E Day
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The policy of giving in to an aggressor's demands in order to keep the peace
Dunkirk
Luftwaffe
Appeasement
Kamikaze
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1)Italy and Germany declare war on US 2)Japan attacks Pearl Harbor 3)US declares war on Japan
Put events in order 1-2-3
Put events in order 3-2-1
Put events in order 2-3-1
Put events in order 2-1-3
22
Series of war crimes trials held in Germany after World War II
Berlin Trials
Nuremberg Trials
London Trials
Munich Trials
23
Final defeat of the Nazis was due to the
The capture of Hitler and his top generals
the ability of Allied forces to surround Germany
German people turning against Hitler
the weakening of the Nazi alliance with the Soviet Union
24
May 6, 1945, the day the Allies won World War II in Europe
V-WW II Day
V-E Day
V-At Last Day
V-J Day
25
Purpose of the war crimes trials
to decide the future of Eastern Europe
to punish Germany and Japan for participation in the war
to hold Axis leaders accountable for their wartime actions
to reestablish Europe's pre-war borders
26
During Battle of Stalingrad, the Soviets moved their factories east and were able to recover
False
True
27
British Prime Minister who said "we shall never surrender"
Winston Churchill
Bernard Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erwin Rommel
28
Importance of rationing and war bond drives to the Allies-
shifted production from consumer goods to war materials
increased enlistments in the armed forces
made sure they had resources needed to support war effort
encouraged loyalty and stifled dissent
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Not considered an undesirable by the Nazis
Aryans
Mentally ill
Jews
Gypsies
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Main goal of the D-Day invasion
to end Italy's participation in the war
to force Germany to fight on two fronts
to destroy Germany's capacity to make weapons
to force Hitler's immediate surrender
