WWII EXAM REVIEW. Causes of WWII Hitler was like “Guys, I really want to make Germany an empire…so I think I’ll just annex my home country.” 1. What country.

WWII

EXAM REVIEW

Causes of WWII

• Hitler was like “Guys, I really want to make Germany an empire…so I think I’ll just annex my home country.”

1. What country did he annex?

2. What was this annexation called?

Gimmee all the land thata way!

Causes of WWIILater, Hitler was like “Um, I want

to make my empire even larger. So I think I’ll take the Sudetenland also.”

3. Where was the Sudentenland?4. Hitler met with the Prime

Minister of Great Britain and France at what conference?

5. What was the term that we would use to describe G.B.’s and France’s policy of letting the Fuhrer do what he wants so he doesn’t throw a tantrum?

I WANT the Sudetenland!!!

Causes of WWII

Hitler (and Ms. S.) once said, “You never want to fight a two front war!”

6. So he signed a treaty with which country?

7. These two countries agreed to invade which country and divide the spoils of war, marking the start of WWII?

Two front wars make me sad…

Causes of WWII

8. Which country’s Civil War was sort of a “dress rehearsal for WWII”?

9. Who was the leader of that country?

Start of the War

10. After the war began, Hitler immediately began his “lightening war” in Eastern Europe…what is the term that’s used to describe this type of offensive? Hint: It’s also a term used in a pretty awesome Ramones song…

Start of the War

• After sitzkrieging around for several months waiting for something to happen, Hitler launched a surprise invasion through the low countries of Denmark and Belgium and invaded France from the North… – “The North”, you say? – “Yes, the North!”

11. What was Hitler going AROUND in order to invade France from the North?

12. What did he have to go THROUGH?

Start of the War

13. What was the name of the Battle that occurred in western France that saw the French and British forces back to the shoreline of the Atlantic, resulting in their fleeing across the English Channel on just about anything that would float?

14. What was the name of the French puppet government set up after France fell to the Nazis? France

Start of the War

15. Who was the guy that became the leader of Free France, saying that “France lost the battle, but France has not lost the war”?

• Hint: There is an airport named after this guy…

16. To which city did the Free France leaders flee?

The Holocaust

• In 1935, Hitler and his henchmen were like, “Bros, it would be smart to put some laws in place to strip the Jews of all their civil rights. It would also be super awesome if we could boycott their businesses and prevent Aryan Germans from marrying the Jews to keep the blood lines pure.”

17. What were these laws called?

The Holocaust

• In November of 1938, the Nazis decided to wage a pogrom against Jews all throughout Germany, destroying businesses, synagogues and killing 91 German Jews.

18. This was called what?

19. What is the translation?

The Holocaust

• After legally persecuting the Jews in Germany, Hitler and his henchmen sent millions of Jews to these sectioned-off portions of Polish cities to work.

20. What were these places called?

The Holocaust

21. What was the name used to describe the Nazi policy of genocide against the Jews and other “unwanted” members of society, that ultimately planned for mass executions?

22. What is the word that means “discrimination against Jews”?

America and the War

• So Roosevelt, was like, “Yo, we don’t want to get involved in another war in Europe. Let’s totally remain neutral. BUT, you know, the British are pretty cool. So we should maybe give them some props. Let’s help a brother out and sell them some provisions. BUT, let’s make them pay up front and pick up the goods themselves.”

23. What was this provision called?

Bah Humbug…help us out

Frankie!

America and the War

24. So, Japan was like, “Man we need to build a huge empire. BUT we know those stinking Americans are definitely going to get all high on their horse and try to stop us. They told us they won’t sell us any more _____. What jerks! How the heck are we going to take over the South Pacific now?”

Translation: “Stinking Americans”

America and the War

25. So after we totally stiffed the Japanese because they invaded China and did some pretty nasty stuff, those militarists planned an attack on Pearl Harbor because it was the home to what?

26. What was the “day which shall live in infamy”?

The Homefront

• So, now that we’re at war, we probably need to beef up our military and do some other stuff to, you know, get ready for war.

• Soooo, FDR put in place this government agency to make factories that produced vacuum cleaners start to spit out artillery shells, and asked Henry Ford to stop producing Model Ts and start producing B-29 Superbombers.

27. What was the name of this government agency?

The Homefront

• Ladies, hey ladies…we need YOU!

28. What was the popular

term used for most women who worked on the home front in war industries doing things like welding the fuselages of planes and operating cranes?

This is not nearly as fun as it looks…

The Homefront

29. Because food and gasoline was in such short supply, what did people on the home front have to do?

May I have some more please?

The War in Europe

30. What was the name of Hitler’s failed invasion of Britain?

31. The Blitz on London was carried out by the German air force, known as the ________?

The War in Europe

32. Hitler stabbed Stalin in the back, breaking the Nazi-Soviet Pact when he invaded the U.S.S.R. What was the name of that planned invasion?

The War in Northern Africa

33. Who was the “Desert Fox”? Bring it on

The War in Europe

34. What was the date of D-day?

35. Where did we invade?

36. Who fought the Germans at Juno Beach?

Say Rex, where doya suppose the Allies

will attack?

The War in Europe• So after D-day we were kicking butt and taking names…• But, that crazy Hitler wouldn’t concede defeat!• So, in a last ditch effort the Germans planned a major

surprise attack against the Allies, which was initially pretty darned successful…

37. What was the name of this battle? How did it get its name?

The War in the Pacific

38. On the same day Pearl Harbor was attacked, the Japanese also attacked this country in the South Pacific where there was a strong US military presence…

39. After fighting for 4 months we surrendered…what happened to those soldiers who surrendered?

The War in the Pacific

40. Why was the Battle of the Coral Sea significant?

The War in the Pacific

41. What name was given to the units of Japanese suicide bombers?

The Bomb

42. What was the name of the super secret project put in place by the US government to research and develop a nuclear weapon?

43. Who led this project? (No, spelling doesn’t count!)

It’s da bomb!

The Bomb44. What city was

bombed first? Why was this city selected?

45. What was the name of the second city?

46. What were the names of the bombs?