Markus Zusak
WWII
Leaders
Holocaust
100
Who did Markus marry?
Mika Zusak
100
Name three of the major Allied powers.
Great Britain, France, U.S.
100
Who was the German dictator?
Adolf Hitler
100
Where were most people put in to be executed?
Concentration and death camps
200
What background was Zusak's mother and father?
His mother was German and his father was Australian
200
What were the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan.
200
Who was Britain's prime minister?
Churchill
200
What was the final solution?
To get rid of all the Jews
300
Name two jobs Markus did before he became an author
House painter, janitor, high school English teacher
300
Why did the USA join the war?
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
300
Name the leader that lead the Soviet Union in World War II.
Joseph Stalin
300
When did the holocaust begin and end?
1933-1945
400

When was Zusak born? Be sure to include the year

June 23, 1975

400
In what month did Germany surrender?
May
400
Who was the Japanese leader of WWII?
Hideki Tojo
400
Which country were deaths camps in?
Poland
500
What degrees did Zusak have and where did he graduate?
University of New South Wales

History and English

500
How long was Italy in the Axis powers during the war?
Until September 8, 1943
500
What Italian leader was overthrown and put in jail but rescued by the Germans in 1945?
Benito Mussolini
500
About how many Jews were killed and where were most of them killed in?
About 6 million Jews killed and most were in Auschwitz
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