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World War II

World War II. Question 1 - 10. When did America enter into WWII?. Answer 1 – 10. December 7, 1941. Question 1 - 20. When was V-E Day?. Answer 1 – 20. May 8, 1945. Question 1 - 30. When did WWII begin in Europe?. Answer 1 – 30. September 1, 1939. Question 1 - 40.

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World War II

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  1. World War II

  2. Question 1 - 10 When did America enter into WWII?

  3. Answer 1 – 10 December 7, 1941

  4. Question 1 - 20 When was V-E Day?

  5. Answer 1 – 20 May 8, 1945

  6. Question 1 - 30 When did WWII begin in Europe?

  7. Answer 1 – 30 September 1, 1939

  8. Question 1 - 40 When was the D’Day invasion of Normandy?

  9. Answer 1 – 40 June 6, 1944

  10. Question 1 - 50 What is “Mein Kampf” or “My Struggle?”

  11. Answer 1 – 50 Hitler’s book laying out his plan for preserving the German Aryan race.

  12. Question 2 - 10 Japan invaded what region in order to acquire its natural resources to feed its thriving industrial society?

  13. Answer 2 – 10 Manchuria

  14. Question 2 - 20 Concentration camps and extermination camps with gas chambers were part of Hitler’s?

  15. Answer 2 – 20 Final Solution

  16. Question 2 - 30 Why did the United States enter WWII?

  17. Answer 2 – 30 Because Japanese planes bombed the Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

  18. Question 2 - 40 Prior to entering WWII, how did the U.S. attempt to aid England? (3 ways)

  19. Answer 2 – 40 The Lend-Lease Act The Destroyers-for-Bases Deal Passing a modified Neutrality Act in 1939 to allow arms sales on a cash-and basis.

  20. Question 2 - 50 What was Kristallnacht?

  21. Answer 2 – 50 Jewish citizens attacked Night of Broken Glass Jewish businesses and home raided

  22. Question 3 - 10 Japan depended on the U.S. for oil, iron and scrap metal, items which FDR and Congress restricted because they were considered what type of materials?

  23. Answer 3 – 10 Strategic Materials

  24. Question 3 - 20 Why did the English and French leaders attempt to appease Hitler when he made his first demands?

  25. Answer 3 – 20 Because the destruction of World War I was still fresh in their minds.

  26. Question 3 - 30 When Hitler invaded Poland and France, he used a new method of warfare called?

  27. Answer 3 – 30 Blitzkrieg

  28. Question 3 - 40 In the UN Security Council, who are the permanent members with veto powers?

  29. Answer 3 – 40 United States U.S.S.R (Russia) England China France

  30. Question 3 - 50 What was the American strategy for defeating Japan in the Pacific called?

  31. Answer 3 – 50 Island-Hopping

  32. Question 4 - 10 Who were the three main Axis powers during WWII?

  33. Answer 4 – 10 Japan Italy Germany

  34. Question 4 - 20 Who were the five main Allied powers during WWII?

  35. Answer 4 – 20 United States U.S.S.R (Russia) France China England

  36. Question 4 - 30 Who was the supreme Allied commander, in overall command of the D’Day invasion of France? (A future president)

  37. Answer 4 – 30 Dwight D. Eisenhower

  38. Question 4 - 40 Who was the U.S. President at the end of WWII?

  39. Answer 4 – 40 Harry S. Truman

  40. Question 4 - 50 Who was the Prime Minister of England during WWII?

  41. Answer 4 – 50 Winston Churchill

  42. Question 5 - 10 Who was the U.S. President through the Great Depression and most of WWII?

  43. Answer 5 – 10 Franklin D. Roosevelt

  44. Question 5 - 20 Who led the American team of engineers and scientists building the atomic bomb?

  45. Answer 5 – 20 Robert Oppenheimer

  46. Question 5 - 30 Who was the Nazi dictator of Germany during WWII?

  47. Answer 5 – 30 Adolf Hitler

  48. Question 5 - 40 Who was the French General who organized free French forces fighting with the Allies?

  49. Answer 5 – 40 Charles De Gaulle

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