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World War 2 Trivia

Test Prep

Question #1:

What happened at the Casablanca Conference?

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1.) U.S. & Britain said they would only accept an UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER by the Axis Powers

2.) Planning for D-Day began

Question #2:

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At the end of WWII, which country and its capital city were divided into four sectors with the US, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union each occupying and administering one zone?

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Berlin, Germany

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Question #3:

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Altogether, approximately how many people died in the Holocaust?

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11 million total

  • 6 million jews

Question #4:

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What was appeasement? Who was involved in the policy of appeasement and how did it influence the war?

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Appeasement = France & Britain strategy in dealing with Hitler's pre-war aggression by basically ignoring him breaking the Treaty of Versailles

Led to Hitler consuming large parts of Europe and expanding its military

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What was D-Day? When did it take place? Why was it important?

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June 6, 1944

The greatest amphibious invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe by Americans, British, & Canadian forces on the coast of France

To regain control of Nazi-occupied Europe

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The initial success of the German offensive battle was due mainly to the Allies’ being caught off guard:

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Battle of the Bulge

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Why did WWII officially begin?

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Germany attacked Poland, breaking the Munich Pact, and forcing Britain and France to send military aid to Poland

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What happened on December 7, 1941?

Who was involved?

How many casualties?

Why did this event happen? What occurred because of it?

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Attack on Pearl Harbor

Japan attacked United States because of the oil embargo

2000+ Americans died

The United States entered WWII

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What was Winston Churchill and FDR’s plan of attack for World War 2?

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Europe First:

Attack Hitler and regain control of Nazi-occupied Europe

THEN

Go after Japan

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Name ALL of the 4 totalitarian leaders discussed.

What types of governments did they have?

What did they do to their people?

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Benito Mussolini

Italy

Facism

Bring back glory of Rome

Hideki Tojo

Japan

Militarism

Imperialism

Joseph Stalin

Russia

Communism

Absolute

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