What were the two advantages that England had over Germany?
England had recently invented RADAR, and they had a Ergimee, which decoded all of Germany's codes sent out.
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What is the name of the day Roosevelt said, "will live in infamy,"?
The Attack on Pearl Harbor.
100
What was the name of the race that Hitler believed was the master race?
The Aryan race, which is a race that really does not exist.
100
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
He was a general that lead the American forces in Europe on D-Day.
100
Name the trials were the Nazis were tried.
These trials are were called the Nuremberg Trials, and many Nazis were tried ad executed or sentenced to a life in prison.
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Who said, "We shall fight on the beaches, we sahll fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets... we shall never surrender,"?
The Prime Minister of England, Churchill.
200
How did the Japanese treat the people of the lands they conquered?
The Japanese treated the people very cruelly and with violence.
200
What is a ghetto?
A ghetto is the name of a city that the Jews were forced to live in, and they were blocked from the rest of the world.
200
Name the attack on the beaches of Normandy, that helped the Allies win the war.
D-Day is the name of the attack on the beaches of Normandy.
200
Describe what Douglass MacArthur's role in Japan was.
Douglass MacArthur was put in charge of watching over Japan and reforming it into a constitutional democracy. He was to make sure that Japan was ready to become an independent country and help control it until it was ready.
300
What was the Phony war and why was it called that?
The phony war is when the British and German were fighting each other, but no land operations occurred, so it was coined as the "phony war".
300
Name the strategy developed by Douglass MacArthur to attack the Pacific?
He developed the strategy called, "Island Hopping".
300
What was the Final Solution?
The Final Solution is the plan developed by the Nazis that stated how they would kill all Jews.
300
What were Japanese suicide pilots called?
These pilots are called Kamikazes, they would fly a plane full of bombs into enemy ships to blow them up.
300
What was Japan's Government turned into after World War II?
Japan had a constitutional monarchy were the emperor is a figurehead, much like in England, but the constitution is very similar to the American.
400
What was the spark that set off World War II?
The spark that set of World War II was Hitler invading Poland in 1939.
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Which battle turned the tide of the war in the Pacific?
The Battle of Midway turned the tide, it was an Allied victory.
400
Name the largest extermination camp.
Auschwitz was the largest extermination camp, it was in Poland.
400
What was the name of the attack that put Germany on the offensive in Russia?
The Battle of Stalingrad put Germany on the defensive.
400
What kind of government became popular right after World War II, but quickly lost support?
Communism became popular, but due to communists' violent demonstrations, support for communism quickly died down.
500
What was the Atlantic Charter?
The Atlantic Charter was an agreement that upheld free trade among nations, and later served as a peace plan after World War II.
500
Name the march that Allied Prisoners of War were forced to make by the Japanese?
It was called, the Bataan Death March.
500
Describe Kristallnacht, (Night of Broken Glass).
Kristallnicht was the first attack organized by the Nazis against the Jews. They broke the Jews' shops, burned their books, and arrested Jewish men.
500
How did World War II affect civil rights in America?
World War II made fear of Japanese arise. Japanese-Americans were re-located to camps where they were kept until the end of the war so that they could not communicate with Japan as spies.
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Describe conditions for civilians in Europe after World War II.
Many people were left wandering the countryside, with no home to got to. Others we left living in terrible conditions, in a town or city full of rubble.