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100
To prevent being attacked on the western side of Germany, Hitler made a pact with the USSR. What is the name of this pact?
Non-aggression pact or Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
100
Who became the sole leader of Germany upon the death of President Hindenburg?
Adolf Hitler
100
Hitler began speaking to masses of people talking about this movement. What is the name of this movement?
National Socialism (Nazism)
100
In what battle did the Japanese air force ambush an important naval base in Hawaii?
Pearl Harbor Attack
100
After World War II, the United States declared to be the world’s ______ _______.
Super power
200
Effort during World War II in which the first nuclear weapon was to be developed.
Manhattan Project
200
Who was elected British Prime Minister on May 10, 1940 and played a big role in the Battle of Britain?
Winston Churchill
200
The Nazis won voters mainly from this group of people.
Lower social classes
200
The Atomic Bomb was developed by the ________ and used against _____.
United States and Japan
200
T/F: At one point in World War II, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.
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300
What is the name of the piece of work Hitler wrote while serving jail time as a World War I prisoner?
Mein Kapmpf
300
On December 8, this man delivered a speech, asking for Congress to declare war on Japan.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
300
In the Battle of Britain, Britain and Germany partook in the world’s _____________.
World's first airborne battle
300
This battle was the turning point of World War II.
D-Day
300
Name one sub division that formed when Hitler re-established the NSDAP in Munich.
S.S. Hitler Youth League of German Girls
400
What is the name of the type of warfare used by the Germans in which the tactic was based on speed and surprise?
Blitzkreig warfare
400
What is the name for german police who arrested many Jews and invaded Jewish shops?
Gestapos
400
What is the name of the first bomb that was dropped on Japan?
The Hiroshima bomb
400
The day the Allied Powers declared victory over the Axis Powers (May 8, 1945).
V-E Day
400
Name three nations Germany invaded and subjugated.
Denmark, Norway, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
500
What is the name of the term used to describe a right-winged political ideology that implements strong military control and dictatorship over a nation.
Fascism
500
What is the name of the American physicist who directed the Manhattan project?
Dr. Julius Robert Oppenheimer
500
What is the global WWII death toll?
11 million
500
What is the name of the day when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces (August 14, 1945)?
V-J Day
500
Name two Allied Powers and two Axis Powers.
Allied: USA, Britain, USSR, and Canada Axis: Germany, Italy, and Japan
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