Spain
When the war was finally over what type of government did Spain then have for the next 36 years?
A dictatorship
Who were the main casualties of the bombing of Guarnica?
Women, children, and the elderly
What is the Katyn Massacre?
When the Soviets marched thousands of Polish officers into the Katyn Forrest, shot them, & put them in large unmarked graves
In the subway tunnels
What kept Hitler from taking Moscow?
Winter came early and it got down to 60 below zero
Did the Japanese accomplish their mission of getting the US out of the way?
NO, quite the opposite
Who did Fracisco Franco appoint to take his place?
Juan Carlos, the grandson of King Alfonso XIII
What was Picasso's painting of Guernica a picture of?
The town where Hitler tested his weapons of war and paid tribute to the victims of the bombing.
Poland was a stepping stone for Germany to go where?
The Soviet Union
What was the name of the 10 day rescue of British soldiers from one side of the English Channel to the other?
Operation Dynamo or "the Miracle of Dunkirk"
What did Stalin order the peasant farmers to do when he knew Hitler was coming?
Burn anything that Hitler might could use
Daily Double - What day of the week was Pearl Harbor bombed?
Sunday
What was Francisco Franco's nickname?
Generalissimo
Why did Spain not get involved with WWII?
It was exhausted from it's own civil war
Which British Prime Minister fell for Hitler's "good guy" routine?
Neville Chamberlain
Daily Double - What does Blitzkrieg mean?
Lightning war
What leader hid in isolation for 11 days following Hitler's invasion of his country?
Stalin
What is the famous line spoken by Franklin D Roosevelt the day after the attack?
"A date which will live in infamy"
There were six groups associated with the Left in Spain during this time, name 3 of them.
Republicans, Liberals, Socialists, Communists, Trade union workers and anarchists, farmers
There were six groups on the "Right", name 3 of them.
Monarchists, Conservitives, Army leaders and rebels, Roman Catholic Church, Fascists, Wealthy landowners
How many lives were lost when Germany took over Austria?
None, it was bloodless
When Hitler took over northern France, what was significant about the surrender?
It was in the exact train car where Germany signed the armistance that ended WWI
What was declared about Rommel after his death?
He was deemed "innocent of any war crimes"
How long did the attack on Pearl Harbor last?
Less than 2 hours (1 hr 45 min)
Who is the famous artist in this lesson?
Picasso
Francisco Franco impressed who?
Adolf Hitler
What did Hitler believe Germany needed more of?
"Living Space"
Who were the two countries that were the Allied powers at the beginning of the war?
France and Great Britian
What is Rommel's nickname?
The Desert Fox
Which ship became a tomb for the soldiers trapped inside at Pearl Harbor?
The USS Arizona
What sparked the Spanish Civil War?
Politics drove the king of Spain to leave his country
Who was the best man at Francisco Franco's best man at his wedding?
King Alfonso XIII (when he was a prince)
more than 50
What are the three countries that make up the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, and Soviet Union
Which concentration camp were Thessolonian Jews deported to?
Auschwitz
Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?
They wanted access to more resources in Southeast Asia and China and the US was in the way